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Paul Simon wraps up farewell tour back home

NEW YORK — Paul Simon ended his final concert tour under a moonlit sky on home turf Saturday, telling an audience in a Queens, N.Y. park that their cheers "mean more than you can know.

Sep 23, 2018 3:20 AM Read more >

Militants attack Iran military parade, killing at least 25

TEHRAN, Iran — Militants disguised as soldiers opened fire Saturday on an annual Iranian military parade in the country's oil-rich southwest, killing at least 25 people and wounding over 60 in the deadliest terror attack to strike the country in near

Sep 22, 2018 6:32 PM Read more >

Maria's death toll climbed long after rain stopped

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Disabled and elderly people were discharged from overwhelmed hospitals with bedsores that led to fatal infections. Medical oxygen ran out. People caught lung infections in sweltering private nursing homes and state facilities.

Sep 22, 2018 4:12 PM Read more >

Comcast beats Fox in Sky auction with $39B bid

LONDON — Comcast has emerged as the top bidder for European broadcaster Sky after a rare auction held by British regulators. After three rounds of secret bidding on Friday and Saturday, Comcast offered the higher price of 17.28 pounds ($22.

Sep 22, 2018 4:02 PM Read more >

Tanzania death toll 209 as survivor found in capsized ferry

NAIROBI, Kenya — It was a stunning discovery. As rescue divers probed a capsized Tanzanian ferry two days after the disaster and the death toll soared past 200, a man was found in an air pocket, alive.

Sep 22, 2018 3:41 PM Read more >

Danny DeVito receives lifetime achievement award in Spain

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain — Actor Danny DeVito has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at Spain's most prestigious film festival in the northern coastal city of San Sebastian.

Sep 22, 2018 3:05 PM Read more >

Vatican, China make breakthrough deal on bishop appointments

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican and China said Saturday they had signed a "provisional agreement" over the appointment of bishops, a breakthrough on an issue that stymied diplomatic relations for decades and aggravated a split among Chinese Catholics.

Sep 22, 2018 1:11 PM Read more >

Trump wants to rid Justice Department of 'lingering stench'

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Sep 22, 2018 10:39 AM Read more >

It's tapped: Beer flows as Oktoberfest opens in Munich

MUNICH — The first keg has been tapped and the beer is flowing as the 185th Oktoberfest gets underway in Munich. Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap in the first keg on Saturday with two blows of a hammer and the cry of "O'zapft is" — "it's tapped.

Sep 22, 2018 7:21 AM Read more >

GOP, Kavanaugh accuser in standoff over her Senate testimony

WASHINGTON — A high-stakes standoff between Republicans and the woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of a three-decade-old sexual attack stretched into the weekend after the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman said his panel would vote Monday on Kavanaugh'

Sep 22, 2018 12:41 AM Read more >