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California sues over $1B in cancelled high-speed rail money

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California sued Tuesday to block the Trump administration from cancelling nearly $1 billion for the state's high-speed rail project, escalating the state's feud with the federal g...

May 21, 2019

Author: 'Game of Thrones' finale was ending, also beginning

NEW YORK - What's next for "Game of Thrones?" The author, whose work was adapted into the HBO series that drew a record-setting numbers of viewers for Sunday's finale, says it's "been a wild ride." Ge...

May 21, 2019

Tennessee's House speaker to resign after no confidence vote

NASHVILLE - Tennessee's embattled House Speaker Glen Casada says he plans to resign following a vote of no confidence by his Republican caucus. Casada announced the decision Tuesday, just a day after ...

May 21, 2019

Former Obama official Susan Rice has book out in October

NEW YORK - Susan E. Rice, the former national security adviser and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has a book coming out this fall. "Tough Love" will be published Oct. 8, Simon & Schuster a...

May 21, 2019

Jamie Oliver's UK restaurant chain collapses into insolvency

LONDON - Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's British restaurant chain has become insolvent, putting 1,300 jobs at risk. The firm said Tuesday that it had gone into administration, a form of bankruptcy prote...

May 21, 2019

AP sources: Former CIA chief Brennan to brief Dems on Iran

WASHINGTON - House Democrats will hear from former CIA Director John Brennan about the situation in Iran, inviting him to speak next week amid heightened concerns over the Trump administration's sudde...

May 21, 2019

Australia's leader vows to get back to work after shock win

SYDNEY, Australia - A jubilant Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed Sunday to get straight back to work afterashock election victory by his conservative government that has left bewildered v...

May 21, 2019

India's marathon election ends, vote count begins Thursday

KOLKATA, India - Voting in India's mammoth national election ended Sunday with the seventh and final phase of a grueling poll that lasted more than five weeks, as exit polls predicted a victory for Pr...

May 21, 2019

Saudis say they will defend themselves, as Trump warns Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia does not want war but will not hesitate to defend itself against Iran, a top Saudi diplomat said Sunday after the kingdom's energy sector was targeted this p...

May 21, 2019

Elle Fanning OK after fainting at Cannes dinner

CANNES, France - Elle Fanning says she fainted at a Cannes Film Festival dinner because he dress was too tight. The 21-year-old actress collapsed at the Chopard Trophee dinner Monday evening at Cannes...

May 21, 2019