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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp down across US, Europe

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are down. All three social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger, were not loading as of early Sunday morning. Downdetector.com, a site that monitors site outa...

Apr 14, 2019

Seychelles president's underwater speech: Protect our oceans

DESROCHES ISLAND, Seychelles - In a striking speech delivered from deep below the ocean's surface, the Seychelles president is making a global plea for stronger protection of the "beating blue heart o...

Apr 14, 2019

New 'Star Wars' film promises 'The Rise of Skywalker'

"No one is ever really gone," says the voice of Luke Skywalker in the first teaser trailer for "Star Wars: Episode IX," which audiences finally learned will be called "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker...

Apr 14, 2019

Malaysia revives China-backed rail link, cost cut by a third

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's government said Friday it has decided to resume a China-backed rail link project, after the Chinese contractor agreed to cut the construction cost by one-third. The...

Apr 14, 2019

Suicide bombing at open-air market in Pakistan kills 20

QUETTA, Pakistan - A suicide bomber targeted an open-air market in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens of others, police and hospital of...

Apr 14, 2019

Johnny Depp's ex-wife asks judge to dismiss his lawsuit

FAIRFAX, Va. - Actress Amber Heard asked a judge Thursday to dismiss a $50 million defamation lawsuit her ex-husband Johnny Depp filed over an op-ed about domestic violence she wrote in The Washington...

Apr 13, 2019

Uber reveals strong growth, huge losses ahead of IPO

SAN FRANCISCO - Uber is providing a look under the hood of its business in the lead-up to its hotly anticipated debut on the stock market, revealing strong growth but an ongoing struggle to overcome h...

Apr 13, 2019

City of Chicago sues Jussie Smollett for investigative costs

Chicago filed a lawsuit against Jussie Smollett on Thursday in a bid to recoup the costs of investigating a racist, anti-gay attack that authorities say was orchestrated by the "Empire" actor as a pub...

Apr 13, 2019

Israeli spacecraft crashes in attempt to land on moon

YEHUD, Israel - An Israeli spacecraft crashed into the moon just moments before touchdown, failing in an ambitious attempt to make history Thursday as the first privately funded lunar landing. The spa...

Apr 13, 2019

Ex-Obama WH counsel charged with lying in lobbying probe

WASHINGTON - Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig was indicted Thursday on charges of making false statements and concealing information in a federal foreign lobbying investigation that interse...

Apr 13, 2019