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American astronaut's dreams of seeing space becoming reality

A Mainer who's headed to the International Space Station says she's always dreamed of being in space and "seeing this giant ...

Global stocks modestly higher in quiet holiday trading

Global stock indexes were mostly moderately higher in quiet holiday trading on Good Friday as some markets were closed.

Qatari official: Afghan talks postponed indefinitely

A first round of Afghan-to-Afghan peace talks that would have seen Taliban and government officials sit together for the ...

Jose Benavidez, Terence Crawford

Crawford defends vs Khan, seeks win first and respect after

Sometimes it bothers Terence Crawford. He will dominate a fight so completely that it's hard to find minutes, forget about ...

Putin envoy in Caracas rejects US revival of Monroe Doctrine

As Venezuela's reliance on Russia grows amid the country's unfolding crisis, Vladimir Putin's point man in Caracas is pushing ...

Minister at secretive N Carolina church sentenced for fraud

A minister at a secretive church in North Carolina has been sentenced to 34 months in prison and ordered to pay $466,960 in ...

Donald Trump Jr.

What the Mueller report says about Trump-Russia contacts

In a sweeping two-year investigation, special counsel Robert Mueller identified numerous contacts between President Donald ...

Marc Lamparello

St Patrick's suspect previously arrested at other cathedral

A college philosophy teacher arrested after entering St. Patrick's Cathedral carrying two cans of gasoline, lighter fluid and ...

BMW adds nearly 185,000 vehicles to recall over fire risk

BMW is adding nearly 185,000 vehicles in the U.S. to a 2017 recall for possible engine fires. Two years ago the company ...

Citing safety, college cancels Polish conservative's speech

Middlebury College has canceled a lecture by a conservative Polish speaker out of safety concerns two years after the school ...

WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart undergoes surgery for torn Achilles

Reigning WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart has undergone surgery to repair her ruptured right Achilles tendon. The Seattle Storm said ...

The Latest: NYC cathedral suspect had booked flight to Italy

The Latest on a man with gas cans arrested at St. Patrick's in New York City (all times local): 1 p.m. Police say a man ...

Brit who helped save Thai kids rescued from Tennessee cave

Authorities say a diver who helped save a youth soccer team from a flooded cave in Thailand last year has himself been ...

Olympic skateboard selection begins with Dew Tour in June

Stops on the Dew Tour skateboarding circuit will serve as qualifying events for the sport's Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo ...

Network bosses pleased with NFL TV packages for this season

Howard Katz has the most unenviable task in the National Football League. As the league's senior vice president of ...

Nelly Korda shoots a 63, leads by 1 at Lotte Championship

Nelly Korda took advantage when Hawaii's tough trade winds took a break. Korda rolled in the last of her nine birdies at the ...

Mueller report release spirals into political gamesmanship

After nearly two years of waiting, America will get some answers straight from Robert Mueller— but not before President ...

After Notre Dame, support for torched black churches swells

The crowdfunding campaign to raise money for three African American churches gutted by arson in Louisiana began a week ago, ...

Path cleared for Cuban exiles to sue

The Trump administration is opening the door for lawsuits against foreign firms operating on properties Cuba seized from ...

Historic US church tests sprinklers in wake of Notre Dame

A sprinkler system check at a church that was frequented by George Washington and Benjamin Franklin drew a crowd Wednesday, ...