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Gas explosion shakes downtown Durham, North Carolina

DURHAM, N.C. - Emergency officials responded Wednesday morning to a gas explosion and fire at a building in downtown Durham, North Carolina, authorities said. The city of Durham tweeted that people sh...

Apr 10, 2019

Huffman to plead guilty next month in admissions scam

BOSTON - Felicity Huffman will appear in Boston's federal court next month to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scam. The "Desperate Housewives" star's plea hearing has been rescheduled f...

Apr 10, 2019

Europe hurt by US trade threats, central bank says

FRANKFURT - Global trade conflicts, including U.S. threats to impose tariffs, are holding back the eurozone economy, the European Central Bank's president said Wednesday as he underlined its readiness...

Apr 10, 2019

Advisers: Baltimore's mayor still recovering from pneumonia

BALTIMORE - Close advisers to embattled Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh say she's still recovering from a serious case of pneumonia. The Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday that Catherine Pugh continues to ...

Apr 10, 2019

Scientists reveal first image ever made of a black hole

WASHINGTON - Scientists on Wednesday revealed the first image ever made of a black hole, depicting its hot, shadowy edges where light bends around itself in a cosmic funhouse effect. Assembling data g...

Apr 10, 2019

Judge orders detention of former Peruvian president

LIMA, Peru - A judge in Peru has ordered the 10-day detention of former President Pedro Pablo Kucyznksi as part of a money laundering probe into his consulting work for the company at the heart of Lat...

Apr 10, 2019

Abuse accusations stir up Vienna State Opera ballet academy

BERLIN - The director of the Vienna State Opera on Wednesday called for allegations of abuse at its renowned youth ballet academy to be cleared up in full, expressing shock at "unacceptable" events. A...

Apr 10, 2019

Trump: Uganda must capture kidnappers of freed US tourist

KAMPALA, Uganda - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Uganda to find the kidnappers of an American tourist who has been freed amid conflicting reports over whether a ransom was paid for her re...

Apr 10, 2019

Sanders quiets his critics as he becomes a 2020 front-runner

DAVENPORT, Iowa - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is quieting critics who questioned whether he could recapture the energy of his upstart 2016 campaign, surpassing his rivals in early fundraising and esta...

Apr 10, 2019

US labels elite Iran force a foreign terrorist organization

WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization, an unprecedented declaration against a foreign government that may prompt retalia...

Apr 10, 2019