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Japan apologizes to those forcibly sterilized, vows redress

TOKYO - Japan's government apologized Wednesday to tens of thousands of victims forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law and promised to pay compensation. Chief Cabinet Secretar...

Apr 23, 2019

UN: Pro-government forces kill more Afghans than insurgents

KABUL - Afghan and international forces had killed more civilians than insurgents in the first three months of the year, the U.N. announced Wednesday, the first time the deaths caused by the governmen...

Apr 23, 2019

Sri Lanka military gets special powers after deadly bombings

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's president gave the military sweeping police powers starting Tuesday in the wake of the Easter bombings that killed nearly 300 people, while officials disclosed that in...

Apr 23, 2019

Kohl's wants more of your Amazon returns

NEW YORK - Kohl's wants you to skip the post office and bring your Amazon returns to its stores. The department store chain said Tuesday that it will accept Amazon returns at all its 1,150 stores star...

Apr 23, 2019

Strong earthquake hits remote mountain region in India

American seismologists say a magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook a remote part of India near the border with China early Wednesday, in a mountainous region that has experienced huge quakes in the past. U.S...

Apr 23, 2019

Handful of US states are poised to legalize sports betting

HELENA, Mont. - The number of states allowing sports betting is poised to expand. Governors in Montana and Iowa are considering measures that would allow residents to wager on sports, while Indiana la...

Apr 23, 2019

Egypt voters approve referendum extending president's rule

CAIRO - Voters in Egypt approved constitutional amendments allowing President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to remain in power until 2030, election officials said Tuesday, a move that critics fear will cement...

Apr 23, 2019

Henry Bloch, co-founder of tax company H&R Block, dies at 96

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Henry Bloch, who helped found tax preparation giant H&R Block, died Tuesday at age 96, the company announced. Bloch died of natural causes at St. Luke's Hospice in Kansas City. ...

Apr 23, 2019

Saudi Arabia beheads 37 for terrorism crimes; most Shiites

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded 37 Saudi citizens, most of them minority Shiites, in a mass execution across the country for alleged terrorism-related crimes. It also pu...

Apr 23, 2019

Michelle Obama headlines college signing day event at UCLA

LOS ANGELES - Former first lady Michelle Obama and a host of celebrities will join thousands of students to celebrate college signing day. Obama, Conan O'Brien, Kelly Rowland, Bebe Rexha, Jesse Willia...

Apr 23, 2019