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Michigan AG: Lame-duck ballot drive law is unconstitutional

LANSING, Mich. - Michigan's attorney general said Wednesday that a Republican-enacted law making it harder to put proposals on the statewide ballot is unconstitutional, declaring that lawmakers had no...

May 24, 2019

"Low force" blast in French city injures 7; cause is unclear

LYON, France - A "low force" blast hit a busy pedestrian street Friday in the French city of Lyon, injuring seven people as it shattered the glass from a refrigerated shop cooler, a local official sai...

May 24, 2019

Colorado rancher pleads not guilty in killing of fiancee

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. - A Colorado rancher suspected of killing his fiancee and burning her body pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and solicitation to commit murder charges. Patrick Frazee entered th...

May 24, 2019

Michael Avenatti charged with defrauding Stormy Daniels

NEW YORK - Michael Avenatti, the attorney who rocketed to fame through his representation of porn star Stormy Daniels in her battles with President Donald Trump, was charged Wednesday with ripping her...

May 24, 2019

Jury: Vermont man guilty of murder in wrong-way crash

BURLINGTON, Vt. - A Vermont jury on Wednesday found a wrong-way driver who claimed he was on a secret mission guilty of murder in the deaths of five teenagers killed on an interstate highway. The jury...

May 24, 2019

Blackface photo investigation in Virginia hits a dead end

NORFOLK, Va. - The mystery of whether Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was in the racist yearbook photo that nearly destroyed his career remains unsolved. A monthslong investigation ordered up by Eastern V...

May 24, 2019

Ready, aim, oops! Historic tank turns lemon-lime yellow

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - A Korean War era tank owned by the West Virginia National Guard has turned bright lemon-lime yellow. The reason was a mystery until the sponsor of a science fiction club at Bluefiel...

May 24, 2019

Trump says US to send 1,500 more troops to Middle East

WASHINGTON - The U.S. will bolster its military presence in the Middle East with an additional 1,500 troops, President Donald Trump said Friday amid heightened tensions with Iran. Trump said the troop...

May 24, 2019

1990s drama 'Party of Five' reboot involves deported parents

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - "Party of Five," a 1990s teen drama that focused on a family grappling with life after the death of their parents, is getting a reboot with a Mexican American family whose parents ...

May 24, 2019

Missouri governor signs bill banning abortions at 8 weeks

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed a bill that bans abortions on or beyond the eighth weeks of pregnancy without exceptions for cases of rape or incest, making it among t...

May 24, 2019