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Queen Elizabeth expresses thanks for 'support and kindness'

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II has expressed her thanks for all the "support and kindness" shown following the death of her husband, Prince Philip. In a statement Wednesday posted on social media on her ...

Apr 21, 2021

'Sliver of hope.' Relief, caution as Floyd verdict absorbed

NEW YORK - When the verdicts came in - guilty, guilty and guilty - Lucia Edmonds let out the breath she hadn't even realized she'd been holding. The relief that the 91-year-old Black woman felt floodi...

Apr 21, 2021

Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan drop out of Super League

MADRID - Atltico Madrid and Inter Milan both decided to drop out of the Super League on Wednesday. The moves came a day after the six Premier League clubs gave up on the controversial breakaway compet...

Apr 21, 2021

Globes group ousts member over his Black Lives Matter email

LOS ANGELES - A former president of the organization that hosts the Golden Globes has been dropped from the group's board after sending an email that called Black Lives Matter a "hate movement." The H...

Apr 20, 2021

DiCaprio, Fonda urge US not to sign climate deal with Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO - Dozens of celebrities including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix on Tuesday called on U.S. President Joe Biden to refrain from signing any environmental agreem...

Apr 20, 2021

Biden praying for 'the right verdict' in Chauvin trial

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was "praying the verdict is the right verdict" in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. He said he believed the case, which had...

Apr 20, 2021

General says Afghan withdrawal will make terror fight harder

WASHINGTON - In a blunt assessment Tuesday, the top U.S. general for the Middle East told Congress it will be extremely difficult but not impossible for the U.S. to find, track and take out counterter...

Apr 20, 2021

Also roaring back from pandemic: earth-warming emissions

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Global warming emissions are expected to spike this year as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic and economies begin to recover. Worldwide energy-related carbon dioxide...

Apr 20, 2021

Jim Steinman, hitmaker for Meat Loaf and Celine Dion, dies

NEW YORK - Jim Steinman, the Grammy-winning composer who wrote Meat Loaf's bestselling "Bat Out Of Hell" debut album as well as hits for Celine Dion, Air Supply and Bonnie Tyler, has died, his brother...

Apr 20, 2021

UN seeks $29M for St. Vincent amid new volcanic threats

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The United Nations announced Tuesday that it is seeking $29.2 million to help St. Vincent recover from ongoing volcanic eruptions that have destroyed homes and crops, contamina...

Apr 20, 2021