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$768M Powerball winner bought ticket in Milwaukee suburb

NEW BERLIN, Wis. - A single ticket that matched all six Powerball numbers to win the estimated $768.4 million jackpot - the third-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history - was sold in a Milwaukee subu...

Mar 30, 2019

16 dead after blast outside restaurant in Somalia's capital

NAIROBI, Kenya - An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside a busy restaurant in Somalia's capital, killing at least 16 people, police said Thursday. Capt. Mohamed Hussein told The Associated Press...

Mar 30, 2019

Pope explains reluctant ring kiss: Fear of spreading germs

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has set the record straight about why he pulled his hand away when throngs of people lined up this week to kiss his ring: for fear of spreading germs. Vatican spokesman Ale...

Mar 30, 2019

City leaders: Smollett owes Chicago $130K for investigation

CHICAGO - City officials have ordered Jussie Smollett to pay $130,000 to cover the cost of the investigation into his report of a street attack that Chicago police say was staged to promote his career...

Mar 30, 2019

At least 19 killed by Bangladesh high-rise building blaze

DHAKA, Bangladesh - A fire swept through a high-rise office building in Bangladesh's capital on Thursday, killing at least 19 people and injuring about 70 others, officials said. The blaze trapped man...

Mar 30, 2019

Rescued migrants safe in Europe after hijacking oil tanker

VALLETTA, Malta - A group of migrants desperate not to go back to Libya made it safely to Europe on Thursday after commandeering the oil tanker that rescued them at sea - a drama that underlined contr...

Mar 30, 2019

Chicago prosecutor open to investigation into Smollett case

CHICAGO - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx says she's open to an outside investigation into her office's decision to drop all charges against Jussie Smollett. In a Friday night op-ed for the Chic...

Mar 29, 2019

George Clooney calls for boycott of hotels over anti-gay law

LOS ANGELES - George Clooney is calling for the boycott of nine hotels in the U.S. and Europe with ties to the sultan of Brunei, which next month will implement Islamic criminal laws to punish gay sex...

Mar 29, 2019

Georgia lawmakers approve 'heartbeat' abortion ban

ATLANTA - Bucking intense opposition from abortion rights groups, citizens, physicians groups and even Hollywood celebrities, Georgia lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a "heartbeat" abortion ban...

Mar 29, 2019

Chicago prosecutor defends decision to drop Smollett charges

CHICAGO - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx on Wednesday defended the decision by her staff to drop charges that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist, anti-gay attack in January. Foxx re...

Mar 29, 2019