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John Singleton of 'Boys N the Hood' in coma after stroke

LOS ANGELES - "Boyz N the Hood" director John Singleton is in a coma at a Los Angeles hospital eight days after suffering a major stroke, court papers filed Thursday showed. The 51-year-old director's...

Apr 26, 2019

Day 2 at New Orleans Jazz Fest: Sunshine and Santana

NEW ORLEANS - Sunshine and Santana. Both are expected to be welcome sights on the second day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. There have been some disappointments in the run-up to the ...

Apr 26, 2019

US economy grew at strong 3.2% rate in first quarter

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.2% annual rate in the first three months of the year, a far better outcome than expected, overcoming a host of headwinds including global weakness, risi...

Apr 26, 2019

Uber to sell shares at $44 to $50 each in stock market debut

NEW YORK - Ride-hailing giant Uber is planning to sell 180 million shares for between $44 and $50 per share, in a sign of caution. That would raise up to $9 billion for the San Francisco-based company...

Apr 26, 2019

Baltimore mayor urged to resign after federal raids

BALTIMORE - Supporters of Baltimore's embattled mayor have grown largely quiet as a chorus of resignation calls has dramatically swelled following raids of her government offices, her two city homes a...

Apr 26, 2019

China's Xi promotes building initiative amid debt worries

BEIJING - President Xi Jinping promised Friday to promote high financial standards for China's infrastructure-building initiative as Beijing tries to dispel complaints the multibillion-dollar program ...

Apr 25, 2019

Japan apologizes to forcibly sterilized people, vows redress

TOKYO - Japan's government apologized Wednesday to tens of thousands of people who were forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law which was designed to "prevent the birth of poor...

Apr 25, 2019

UN: Pro-government forces kill more Afghans than insurgents

KABUL - Afghan and international forces were responsible for more civilian deaths in the first three months of 2019 than the Taliban and other militants, a new U.N. report said Wednesday. It marks the...

Apr 25, 2019

Murray taken 1st in NFL draft, followed by Bosa and Williams

NASHVILLE - Defying NFL custom and at least temporarily creating a quarterback quandary, the Arizona Cardinals led off the NFL draft Thursday night by selecting Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray, the ...

Apr 25, 2019

Pilot rescued from plane that crash-landed atop Idaho tree

MCCALL, Idaho - A pilot who was trying to crash-land this week in an Idaho field instead brought his small plane to rest at the top of a 60-foot (18-meter) tree, officials said. Pilot John Gregory was...

Apr 25, 2019