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No bail for border militia group leader on weapons charge

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A federal magistrate judge ordered the leader of an armed group that detained asylum-seeking families near the U.S.-Mexico border to remain jailed Monday as he awaits trial on a fe...

May 01, 2019

BYU student comes out as gay in valedictorian speech

SALT LAKE CITY - A student who came out as gay during a valedictorian speech at Mormon-owned Brigham Young University has drawn praise from fellow students and notable figures such as Kristin Chenowet...

May 01, 2019

Woodstock co-founder insists anniversary festival still on

NEW YORK - Woodstock 50 will go on despite the loss of a major financial partner, according to the organizers of the beleaguered anniversary event. In a statement released late Monday, Woodstock 50 co...

May 01, 2019

Florida lawmakers pass bill allowing more armed teachers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - More Florida classroom teachers could carry guns in school under a bill passed Wednesday by state lawmakers, the latest response to last year's mass shooting at a Parkland high sch...

May 01, 2019

UK defence secretary fired over Huawei leaks

LONDON - British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson was summarily fired Wednesday after an investigation into leaks from a secret government meeting about Chinese telecoms firm Huawei. In a letter to ...

May 01, 2019

Boeing CEO defends safety record amid 2 deadly crashes

The CEO of Boeing defended the company's safety record and declined to take any more than partial blame for two deadly crashes of its bestselling plane even while saying Monday that the company has ne...

May 01, 2019

White House wants $4.5 billion in emergency border funding

WASHINGTON - The White House is asking Congress for an additional $4.5 billion in emergency spending for border security. That's according to two people familiar with the request who spoke to The Asso...

May 01, 2019

Uganda's opposition pop star Bobi Wine jailed over protest

KAMPALA, Uganda - The Ugandan pop star and opposition politician known as Bobi Wine was remanded to a maximum-security prison on Monday after being charged over his alleged role in a street protest la...

May 01, 2019

Israeli Eurovision hero says there's no place for boycott

JERUSALEM - Israel's winner of last year's Eurovision song contest said Monday there was no place for boycott calls of this year's competition in Tel Aviv, saying that to snub such a popular world eve...

May 01, 2019

Semenya loses appeal against IAAF testosterone rules

GENEVA - Caster Semenya lost her appeal Wednesday against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners. The Court of Arbitration for Sport's panel of three judg...

May 01, 2019