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Sri Lanka arrests 40 suspects after bombings, toll up to 310

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - As a state of emergency took effect Tuesday giving the Sri Lankan military war-time powers, police arrested 40 suspects, including the driver of a van allegedly used by the suicid...

Apr 22, 2019

Myanmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the final appeal of two Reuters journalists and upheld seven-year prison sentences for their reporting on the military's brutal crackdo...

Apr 22, 2019

Officials say 6 people died in Texas small plane crash

DALLAS - A man who was part-owner of a plane that crashed Monday in Texas, killing all six people aboard, said he and his friend who owned the plane regularly volunteered to fly sick people in remote ...

Apr 22, 2019

Iran sanctions send oil prices, supply concerns higher

NEW YORK - The Trump administration's decision to impose sanctions on countries that buy Iranian oil is raising concerns about global crude supply and sending oil prices to their highest levels since ...

Apr 22, 2019

A Trump Fed choice steps aside, and another faces new doubts

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's efforts to reshape the Federal Reserve stumbled on Monday, with one of his potential nominees for the Fed's board withdrawing from consideration and another being...

Apr 22, 2019

Quake sways buildings in Mexico City; some evacuations

MEXICO CITY - A magnitude 5.4 earthquake in southern Mexico caused tall buildings to sway in the Mexican capital Monday, prompting hundreds of office workers to briefly evacuate along a central avenue...

Apr 22, 2019

Kansas' new governor vetoes mandate on abortion 'reversal'

TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas' new Democratic governor on Monday vetoed a measure that would require clinics and doctors to tell their patients about a disputed treatment to stop a medication abortion after a...

Apr 22, 2019

UK's Prince Louis about to celebrate his first birthday

LONDON - The youngest child of Prince William and his wife Kate is about to celebrate his first birthday. Prince Louis will mark the milestone Tuesday. He is fifth in line to the throne, behind his gr...

Apr 22, 2019

Melinda Gates talks 'brash' Microsoft culture in new book

SEATTLE - Looking back at her time as an early Microsoft employee, Melinda Gates said the brash culture at the famously tough, revolutionary tech company made her want to quit, but that she didn't dis...

Apr 22, 2019

Trump kicks off annual White House Easter Egg Roll

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump kicked off the annual Easter Egg Roll Monday - the White House's biggest social event of the year. "I want to wish everybody a very happy Easter," Trump said, addre...

Apr 22, 2019