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Fire at New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people, prime minister says

Fire at New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people, prime minister says

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An overnight fire at a four-story hostel in New Zealand's capital has killed at least six people, the prime minister said Tuesday.
UN migration agency elects American as 1st woman director, replacing her European boss

UN migration agency elects American as 1st woman director, replacing her European boss

GENEVA (AP) — Amy Pope of the United States elbowed aside her European boss Monday to land the top job at the International Organization for Migration, winning her bid to become the first woman to lead the U.N. migration agency.
UN migration agency elects American as 1st woman director, replacing her European boss

UN migration agency elects American as 1st woman director, replacing her European boss

GENEVA (AP) — Amy Pope of the United States elbowed aside her European boss Monday to land the top job at the International Organization for Migration, winning her bid to become the first woman to lead the U.N. migration agency.
Bear in a tree holds Michigan city in suspense for hours on Mother's Day

Bear in a tree holds Michigan city in suspense for hours on Mother's Day

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A city in northern Michigan has a new Mother's Day memory: A 350-pound bear was in a tree for hours, watched by dozens of people, before it fell asleep and dropped onto mattresses below.
Bear in a tree holds Michigan city in suspense for hours on Mother's Day

Bear in a tree holds Michigan city in suspense for hours on Mother's Day

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A city in northern Michigan has a new Mother's Day memory: A 350-pound bear was in a tree for hours, watched by dozens of people, before it fell asleep and dropped onto mattresses below.
Prosecutor ends probe of FBI's Trump-Russia investigation with harsh criticism, but no new charges

Prosecutor ends probe of FBI's Trump-Russia investigation with harsh criticism, but no new charges

WASHINGTON (AP) — A special prosecutor has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign with withering criticism of the bureau but a meager court record that fell
Prosecutor ends probe of FBI's Trump-Russia investigation with harsh criticism, but no new charges

Prosecutor ends probe of FBI's Trump-Russia investigation with harsh criticism, but no new charges

WASHINGTON (AP) — A special prosecutor has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign with withering criticism of the bureau but a meager court record that fell
Turkish President Erdogan heads to a runoff election that will decide who leads a key NATO country

Turkish President Erdogan heads to a runoff election that will decide who leads a key NATO country

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish voters will head back to the polls in two weeks for a runoff election to decide if conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or his main rival will lead a country struggling with sky-high inflation as it plays a key ro
Turkish President Erdogan heads to a runoff election that will decide who leads a key NATO country

Turkish President Erdogan heads to a runoff election that will decide who leads a key NATO country

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish voters will head back to the polls in two weeks for a runoff election to decide if conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or his main rival will lead a country struggling with sky-high inflation as it plays a key ro
Man with baseball bat attacks Virginia congressman's staffers; suspect in custody

Man with baseball bat attacks Virginia congressman's staffers; suspect in custody

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly says a man with a baseball bat walked into his office in Fairfax, Virginia, asked for him — and then assaulted two members of his staff.