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Hugs, tears mark taping of final 'Big Bang Theory' episode

BURBANK, Calif. - Hugs and tears marked the final taping of "The Big Bang Theory," a lovefest for its stars, crew and audience alike. The studio audience cheered Jim Parsons and other stars of the top...

May 01, 2019

Police: 8 shot, 1 fatally, in latest Baltimore shooting

Baltimore city leaders urged witnesses to share what they know with police after a gunman fired indiscriminately into a crowd enjoying Sunday afternoon cookouts, killing a man and wounding seven other...

May 01, 2019

Correction: Synagogue Shooting-California story

POWAY, Calif. - In versions of a story April 28-30 about a shooting at a California synagogue, The Associated Press misspelled the first name of the wounded rabbi. It is Yisroel, not Yishoel. A correc...

May 01, 2019

Physicians seeking Walter Jones seat advance to GOP runoff

RALEIGH, N.C. - Two physicians advanced Tuesday to a Republican runoff in the special election to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Walter Jones Jr. The last candidate standing from the 17-member GOP field u...

Apr 30, 2019

Mueller frustrated with Barr over portrayal of findings

WASHINGTON - A Justice Department official says special counsel Robert Mueller expressed concern to Attorney General William Barr about how the findings of his Russia investigation were being portraye...

Apr 30, 2019

North Carolina campus shooting leaves 2 dead, 4 injured

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A shooting on a North Carolina university campus left two people dead and four wounded Tuesday, prompting a lockdown and chaotic scene in the state's largest city. UNC Charlotte issu...

Apr 30, 2019

Jussie Smollett will not return to 'Empire' for next season

LOS ANGELES - Fox Entertainment says Jussie Smollett will not return to "Empire" in the wake of allegations by Chicago officials the actor lied about a racially motivated attack. The studio released a...

Apr 30, 2019

Judge throws out ex-Penn State president's conviction

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A federal judge threw out former Penn State President Graham Spanier's misdemeanour child-endangerment conviction on Tuesday, less than a day before he was due to turn himself in to ...

Apr 30, 2019

Inspector in Kraft case says she saw evidence of trafficking

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A Florida health inspector testified Tuesday that she saw possible evidence of human trafficking at the massage parlour where police say New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft...

Apr 30, 2019

US searches of phones, laptops at airports rising, suit says

WASHINGTON - U.S. government searches of travellers' cellphones and laptops at airports and border crossings nearly quadrupled since 2015 and are being conducted for reasons beyond customs and immigra...

Apr 30, 2019