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Feds seek dismissal of plutonium lawsuit; no quake concerns

RENO, Nev. - The U.S. Energy Department is asking a federal judge in Reno to dismiss the state's lawsuit challenging plutonium shipments to Nevada, adding that the material at the storage site north o...

Apr 17, 2019

Bus carrying Germans crashes, kills 28 on Portugal's Madeira

LISBON, Portugal - A tour bus carrying German tourists crashed on Portugal's Madeira Island on Wednesday, killing 28 people and injuring 28 others, local authorities said. The bus carrying 55 people r...

Apr 17, 2019

Parole granted for driver in deadly 1981 Brink's heist

ALBANY, N.Y. - Former radical activist Judith Clark was granted parole Wednesday after serving more than 37 years behind bars for her role as getaway driver in a 1981 Brink's armoured truck robbery th...

Apr 17, 2019

Attacked newsroom: Pulitzer commemorated with sombre silence

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Capital Gazette staff members stayed silent and somberly exchanged hugs Monday when the Maryland newspaper won a special Pulitzer Prize citation for its coverage and courage in the fa...

Apr 17, 2019

AP journalists win Pulitzer for coverage of Yemen civil war

NEW YORK - A team of three Associated Press journalists won a Pulitzer Prize in international reporting Monday for their work documenting torture, graft and starvation in Yemen's brutal civil war. Rep...

Apr 17, 2019

Both sides want Weinstein hearing closed to media, public

NEW YORK - Both sides in Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault case want the media and the public barred from the disgraced movie mogul's next court appearance. Prosecutors argue the April 26 hearing shou...

Apr 17, 2019

Former Michigan trooper convicted in teen's Taser death

DETROIT - A former Michigan state trooper was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the death of a Detroit teenager who crashed an all-terrain vehicle and died when he was shot with a Tas...

Apr 17, 2019

Celeb or stranger? Study weighs Americans' interest in birds

NEW YORK - Whooping cranes, common ravens and peregrine falcons are among the celebrities of the sky in the eyes of Americans, even those who've never laid eyes them. The ruffed grouse or purple marti...

Apr 17, 2019

Israel's president formally nominates Netanyahu as PM

JERUSALEM - Israel's president on Wednesday formally nominated Benjamin Netanyahu for a fourth consecutive term as prime minister, officially launching a process that is expected to result in a new go...

Apr 17, 2019

AP Interview: Ivanka Trump says Africa would inspire her dad

ABIDJIAN, Cote d'Ivoire - On a trip to Africa to promote women's economic empowerment, Ivanka Trump said the White House should be judged by its actions toward a continent that her father has privatel...

Apr 17, 2019