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2 US warplanes crash off Japan; 1 crew dead, 5 missing
TOKYO - One of two crew members recovered after two U.S. warplanes collided and crashed off Japan’s coast early Thursday is dead and five others remain missing, the U.S. military said. The Marin...
Dec 06, 2018
Berlin film fest to open with new movie from Lone Scherfig
BERLIN - Organizers of the Berlin International Film Festival say the 2019 event will open with a premiere of Danish director Lone Scherfig’s new movie, “The Kindness of Strangers.” ...
Dec 06, 2018
Bloody rivalry erupts between al-Shabab, IS group in Somalia
NAIROBI, Kenya - A bloody rivalry has emerged between extremist groups in Somalia as the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab hunts upstart fighters allied to the Islamic State group, who have begun demanding pr...
Dec 06, 2018
3 contrasting contenders in Germany vie to succeed Merkel
BERLIN - Three high-profile contenders are vying to lead Angela Merkel’s party as the longtime German chancellor makes way after 18 years for a successor who could shape the European Union’...
Dec 06, 2018
Koreas to verify removal of border guard posts next week
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The two Koreas will exchange inspection teams across their heavily armed border next week to verify each other’s works to remove some of their front-line guard posts,...
Dec 06, 2018
Sails make a comeback as shipping tries to go green
LONDON - As the shipping industry faces pressure to cut climate-altering greenhouse gases, one answer is blowing in the wind. European and U.S. tech companies, including one backed by airplane maker A...
Dec 06, 2018
Supreme Court seems likely to keep double jeopardy exception
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court seemed likely Thursday to preserve a constitutional rule that allows state and federal governments to prosecute someone for the same crime. Several justices expressed co...
Dec 06, 2018
Alleged California serial killer to keep public defender
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A suspected California serial killer cannot afford a private attorney, a judge ruled Thursday, keeping in place a public defender in a case expected to cost taxpayers $20 million....
Dec 06, 2018
Pearl Harbor re-burials across the US give families closure
HONOLULU - More than 75 years after nearly 2,400 members of the U.S. military were killed in the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, some who died on Dec. 7, 1941, are finally being laid to rest in cemet...
Dec 06, 2018
Sean Penn working on documentary on Saudi writer's death
ANKARA, Turkey - A Turkish official says Sean Penn is in Turkey working on a documentary about the slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Yasin Aktay, an adviser to ...
Dec 06, 2018