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VIDEO: 'Mass show of loyalty' in N Korea

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
North Korea has staged a mass rally to show support for the country's new young leader Kim Jong-un, just a day after a failed rocket launch that provoked international criticism.
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Death row Scot threatened judge

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
A Scot who spent two decades on death row could be sent back to jail in America after admitting threatening a judge.
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Jolie-Pitt engagement certain to fuel media frenzy

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Will and Kate were just the warm up for the true wedding of the century....
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The Book of Santorum

Mitt Romney would be wise to take a good hard look at what Rick Santorum did right and what he did wrong during his campaign.

VIDEO: Journey to the Titanic wreck site

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
It has been 100 years since the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in North Atlantic, with the loss of more than 1,500 lives.
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Iran rejects West's proposal on nuclear curbs

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iranian negotiators on Thursday rejected proposals by six world powers to curb Tehran's nuclear program, and demanded answers to their own counteroffer meant to alleviate concerns about Iran's ability to build atomic weapons....

US, Canada alone at summit in Cuba stance

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) -- A summit of 33 Western Hemisphere leaders opens Saturday with the United States and Canada standing firm, but alone, against everyone else's insistence that Cuba join future summits....

US, Canada alone at summit in Cuba stance

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) -- A summit of 33 Western Hemisphere leaders opens Saturday with the United States and Canada standing firm, but alone, against everyone else's insistence that Cuba join future summits....

Feds seek evidence after fiery Calif. standoff

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Federal and local law officers are combing through the ruins of a Modesto apartment complex where a suspect died in a fiery police standoff, seeking evidence on the blaze and what led to the fatal shooting of a deputy and a locksmith....
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Feds seek evidence after fiery Calif. standoff

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Federal and local law officers are combing through the ruins of a Modesto apartment complex where a suspect died in a fiery police standoff, seeking evidence on the blaze and what led to the fatal shooting of a deputy and a locksmith....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Strong storm brings rain, snow to California

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A strong spring storm lashed California with rain, fierce winds and blinding snow in the mountains and gave new life to some ski resorts that had closed for the season....
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Obama wants to show he's serious about trade

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) -- President Barack Obama's challenge as he rubs shoulders with CEOs and political leaders from the Americas this weekend is convincing U.S. business that he's serious about expanding trade while persuading Latin American leaders to once again look northward....
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AK island residents worry after C. Guard killings

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Law officers are reassuring residents of Alaska's Kodiak Island that they're not in immediate danger following the shooting deaths of two workers at a Coast Guard communications station, but no reports of any arrests have left people on edge....
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AK island residents worry after C. Guard killings

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Law officers are reassuring residents of Alaska's Kodiak Island that they're not in immediate danger following the shooting deaths of two workers at a Coast Guard communications station, but no reports of any arrests have left people on edge....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Taliban, criminals escape from jail in Afghanistan

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan officials say more than a dozen prisoners, including criminals and members of the Taliban, have escaped from a jail in northern Afghanistan....

FACT CHECK: Romney on taxes, education and more

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Did Vice President Joe Biden really call for a new global business tax on U.S. companies operating abroad? Could it be true that half of high school students in the 50 largest cities don't graduate? And is President Barack Obama pushing Roman Catholics to "violate the tenets of their faith" with his expansion of mandatory contraception coverage?...

FACT CHECK: Romney on taxes, education and more

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Did Vice President Joe Biden really call for a new global business tax on U.S. companies operating abroad? Could it be true that half of high school students in the 50 largest cities don't graduate? And is President Barack Obama pushing Roman Catholics to "violate the tenets of their faith" with his expansion of mandatory contraception coverage?...

FACT CHECK: Romney on taxes, education and more

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Did Vice President Joe Biden really call for a new global business tax on U.S. companies operating abroad? Could it be true that half of high school students in the 50 largest cities don't graduate? And is President Barack Obama pushing Roman Catholics to "violate the tenets of their faith" with his expansion of mandatory contraception coverage?...

FACT CHECK: Romney on taxes, education and more

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Did Vice President Joe Biden really call for a new global business tax on U.S. companies operating abroad? Could it be true that half of high school students in the 50 largest cities don't graduate? And is President Barack Obama pushing Roman Catholics to "violate the tenets of their faith" with his expansion of mandatory contraception coverage?...

FACT CHECK: Romney on taxes, education and more

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:12
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Did Vice President Joe Biden really call for a new global business tax on U.S. companies operating abroad? Could it be true that half of high school students in the 50 largest cities don't graduate? And is President Barack Obama pushing Roman Catholics to "violate the tenets of their faith" with his expansion of mandatory contraception coverage?...
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