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Trump downplays North Korean missile tests
May 25, 2019 - 4:09 PM

TOKYO - President Donald Trump is downplaying recent North Korean missile tests, tweeting from Tokyo that they're not a concern for him — even though they are for Japan.
Officials warn about Juneau bear that charged man
May 25, 2019 - 4:15 PM

JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska state officials are warning people about a brown bear that charged a man at Juneau's Salmon Creek Trail.
The Latest: World War II soldier buried in Montana
May 25, 2019 - 4:06 PM

BOZEMAN, Mont. - The Latest on funeral services for a WWII solider from Montana whose remains were identified last year. (all times local):
Woman facing eviction gets help from Arnold Schwarzenegger
May 25, 2019 - 4:01 PM

LOS ANGELES - A 102-year-old woman facing eviction from her California home of nearly 30 years is getting help from Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Free dump sites for beetle-killed trees in Mat-Su Borough
May 25, 2019 - 3:57 PM

PALMER, Alaska - The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is offering free sites for residents to dispose of spruce beetle-killed trees.
Venezuela negotiators return to Norway for crisis talks
May 25, 2019 - 3:56 PM

CARACAS, Venezuela - Representatives of the Venezuelan government and opposition have returned to Norway for a mediation effort aimed at resolving the political crisis in the South American country, the Norwegian government said Saturday.
Bernie Sanders holds first home state rally of 2020 campaign
May 25, 2019 - 3:50 PM

MONTPELIER, Vt. - Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders held his first home state rally of his 2020 campaign, telling a large crowd on the Vermont Statehouse lawn that his ideas that seemed radical to some in the last presidential election — such as health care for all and raising the minimum wage — are not so radical today.
Mexico's environment minister resigns for delaying flight
May 25, 2019 - 3:49 PM

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's minister of the environment has presented her resignation to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador after receiving criticism for an air flight.
'Queen of Great Power' chosen at Bolivian festival
May 25, 2019 - 3:20 PM

LA PAZ, Bolivia - Organizers of the Lord Jesus of the Great Power Festival, which fuses Andean and Catholic cultures, have chosen the queen to head the annual event which will mobilize 74,000 dancers and more than 4,000 musicians in the Bolivian city of La Paz.
Bong d'Or: Korean director wins Cannes' top prize
May 25, 2019 - 3:11 PM

CANNES, France - South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's raucous social satire "Parasite," about a poor family of hustlers who find jobs with a wealthy family, won the Cannes Film Festival's top award, the Palme d'Or, on Saturday.
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