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By JOHN ANTCZAK, Associated Press MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — Virgin Galactic’s tourism spaceship climbed more than 50 miles high above California’s Mojave Desert on Thursday, reaching for the first time what the company considers the boundary of space. The rocket ship hit an altitude of 51 miles (82 kilometers) before beginning …

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators voted Thursday to recommend that the U.S. end its assistance to Saudi Arabia for the war in Yemen and put the blame for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi squarely on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in …

Please DO stop the music. Pop singer Rihanna took to Twitter after learning her 2007 single “Please Don’t Stop the Music” was played numerous times for the waiting crowds at the Trump campaign rally held in UTC’s McKenzie Arena. According to the singer, she will be taking action towards having …

By KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH and NICK PERRY, Associated Press SUVA, Fiji (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex was rushed through her visit to an indoor market in Fiji’s capital Wednesday due to concerns about the large crowd that came to greet her in the relatively confined space. Meghan chatted with one vendor …

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey will “never allow a cover-up” of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, a senior official in Turkey’s ruling party said Saturday, reflecting international skepticism over the Saudi account that the writer died during a “fistfight.” The comment was one …

By ROD McGUIRK and GREGORY KATZ, Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, are expecting their first child in the spring, Kensington Palace said Monday. The announcement came hours after Harry and the former Meghan Markle arrived in Sydney at the start of …

Twitter Yes, CVS customers can opt for a digital receipt, but many still choose to have a paper copy printed out. And while jokes about the super-long proof of purchases have been an ongoing joke for years, it recently prompted a hilarious comparison to Meghan Markle’s veil at the royal …

Against The Odds, A Royal Wedding Worth Watching I belong to a generation of Americans for whom the idea of not only a royal wedding but a royal marriage was largely established by Charles and Diana, the Prince and Princess of Wales.

The U.S. Women’s hockey team shocked the world on Wednesday as they won 3-to-2 and ended Canada’s run of four straight gold medals in the sport. This is the first U.S. Women’s hockey gold medal in 20 years. The good times continued to roll as the U.S. Women’s cross-country skiing …

The United States has won seven medals so far in the 2018 winter olympics, four of which are gold. For women’s snowboarding, we have Chloe Kim, 17, who won a gold in the women’s halfpipe final with a score of 98.25. Jamie Anderson, 27, won a gold medal in the …