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Mired in crises, North Korea's Kim to open big party meeting

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Coronavirus restrictions that have significantly limited his public appearances. Warning signals for an economy battered by pandemic-related border closings and natural dis...

Dec 28, 2020

After naming bombing suspect, focus turns to motive

NASHVILLE - With federal officials having identified the man believed to be behind Nashville's Christmas Day bombing, authorities now turn to the monumental task of piecing together the motive behind ...

Dec 28, 2020

Hezbollah says it has doubled its arsenal of guided missiles

BEIRUT - The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah said Sunday his group now has twice as many precision-guided missiles as it had a year ago, saying Israel's efforts to prevent it from acquiring them have fa...

Dec 28, 2020

Asia Today: Governor of hotspot Thai province infected

BANGKOK - The governor of a province at the centre of an expanding COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand has been confirmed infected with the coronavirus after meeting with public health officials including t...

Dec 28, 2020

Gibraltar’s border with Spain still in doubt after Brexit

BARCELONA, Spain - While corks may have popped in London and Brussels over the end to a four-year saga known as Brexit, there is one rocky speck of British soil still left in limbo. Gibraltar, a Briti...

Dec 28, 2020

Man charged in Illinois bowling alley shooting that killed 3

ROCKFORD, Ill. - A U.S. serviceman from Florida has been charged in a shooting at an Illinois bowling alley that left three people dead and three wounded, authorities said Sunday. Winnebago County Sta...

Dec 27, 2020

Authorities: Utah's Ty Jordan died in accidental shooting

DALLAS - Ty Jordan, a star freshman running back for the University of Utah, died at a Dallas-area hospital after accidently shooting himself, authorities said Sunday. University officials announced J...

Dec 27, 2020

Activist, champion: Naomi Osaka is AP Female Athlete of Year

With tennis, like so much of the world, shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, Naomi Osaka found herself with time to read and think. And while she won the U.S. Open for her third Grand Slam t...

Dec 27, 2020

Nashville explosion investigation prompts FBI to search home

NASHVILLE - Federal agents converged Saturday on the home of a possible person of interest in the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville as investigators scoured hundreds of tips and leads in the bl...

Dec 27, 2020

Avalanches kill 10 in mountainous area near Iran’s capital

TEHRAN, Iran - A series of avalanches in Iran killed 10 people in a mountainous area north of the capital, state TV reported Sunday. The report said rescue teams were searching for a number of missing...

Dec 27, 2020