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China warns Canada of ‘consequences’ of helping US in Huawei case
BEIJING - China warned Canada on Friday that it needs to be aware of the consequences of aiding the U.S. in a case involving the Chinese tech giant Huawei that is believed to have sparked the detentio...
May 31, 2019 U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (left) and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a meeting in Ottawa on May 30, 2019. (Prime Minister Justin Trudeau/Twitter)
Girl believed to be tiniest newborn weighed as much as apple
SAN DIEGO - When she was born, the baby girl weighed about the same as an apple. A San Diego hospital on Wednesday revealed the birth of the girl and said she is believed to be the world's tiniest sur...
May 30, 2019 This December, 2018 photo provided by Sharp HealthCare in San Diego shows what is believed to be the world's tiniest surviving baby, weighing 245 grams (about 8.6 ounces) at birth, next to a caregiver's index finger. Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns said Wednesday, May 29, 2019 the baby named Saybie was born at 23 weeks and three days. She was sent home weighing 5 pounds (2.27 kilograms) in mid-May after nearly five months in neonatal intensive care. The hospital says the baby's family gave permission to share the story while remaining anonymous. (Sharp HealthCare via AP)
UK Brexit Party scores big as Conservatives, Labour bashed
By Jill Lawless And Gregory Katz LONDON - Veteran euroskeptic Nigel Farage said Britain should get set to leave the European Union without a divorce deal, after a European Parliament election saw his ...
May 27, 2019 Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage is interviewed after the results were announced at the counting center for the European Elections for the South East England region, in Southampton, England, early Monday, May 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Tornado kills 2 people and injures 29 others in Oklahoma
EL RENO, Okla. - A tornado levelled a motel and tore through a mobile home park near Oklahoma City overnight, killing two people and injuring at least 29 others, authorities said Sunday. The twister t...
May 26, 2019
And the winner of the ‘Game of Thrones’ is …
LOS ANGELES - Winter has come and winter has gone, thelast of the heads have been lopped off and the last of the dragon fire has been spit as "Game of Thrones" aired its 73rdand final episode Sunday n...
May 20, 2019
Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97
LOS ANGELES - Doris Day, the honey-voiced singer and actress whose film dramas, musicals and innocent sex comedies made her a top star in the 1950s and '60s and among the most popular screen actresses...
May 13, 2019 FILE - In this Jan. 28, 1989 file photo, actress and animal rights activist Doris Day poses for photos after receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award she was presented with at the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Day, whose wholesome screen presence stood for a time of innocence in '60s films, has died, her foundation says. She was 97. The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday, May 13, 2019, at her Carmel Valley, California, home. (AP Photo, File)
Slain teen charged attacker in Colorado school shooting
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. - When a gunman burst into his high school classroom, Kendrick Castillo did not hesitate. The 18-year-old immediately charged, pinning the attacker to the wall before Castillo w...
May 09, 2019 This undated photo provided by the Joshua Jones family shows Joshua Jones. The family of Jones put out a statement saying he was shot twice while disarming one of the attackers who allegedly walked into the STEM School Highlands Ranch through an entrance without metal detectors and opened fire in two classrooms Tuesday, May 7, 2019. (Courtesy of the Joshua Jones family via AP)
N. Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in possible new warning
By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim And Foster Klug SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea fired two suspected short-range missiles on Thursday, South Korea's military said, its second weapons launch in...
May 09, 2019 People watch a TV showing a file photo of North Korea's weapon systems during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 9, 2019. North Korea on Thursday fired at least one unidentified projectile from the country's western area, South Korea's military said, the second such launch in the last five days and a possible warning that nuclear disarmament talks could be in danger. The signs read: Announcement of security meeting at 7:00 PM". (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Harry, Meghan ‘absolutely thrilled’ about birth of baby boy
WINDSOR, England - Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, gave birth to a healthy baby boy early Monday, a beaming Prince Harry announced to the world, declaring he's "incredibly proud" of his wife. The baby ...
May 06, 2019 FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 file photo, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive at the annual Endeavour Fund Awards in London. Buckingham Palace said Monday May 6, 2019, that Prince Harry's wife Meghan has gone into labor with their first child. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Plane was heavy with extra fuel before deadly crash landing
MOSCOW - A Russian airliner that took off from Moscow was airborne for just 28 minutes before returning to make an emergency landing while still heavy with unburned fuel, which then ignited after a ro...
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