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Fatal confrontation: Mexican TV star must come back to US

MIAMI - A Florida judge has rescinded an order allowing a Mexican soap opera star to travel outside the U.S., saying he's likely to face a more serious charge from a fatal traffic confrontation than t...

Apr 06, 2019

Ex-officer charged with fatally shooting woman in his car

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A former vice squad officer in Ohio was charged Thursday with fatally shooting a woman who was sitting in his unmarked police vehicle in what the man says was an act of self-defence. ...

Apr 06, 2019

Ex-reality TV cast member gets 1-year term in fraud case

NEW YORK - A former cast member of the reality TV series "Bad Girls Club" was sentenced to a year in prison for stealing the debit card information of a man found dead from a drug overdose in his Manh...

Apr 06, 2019

Charles, William, Harry: 3 princes help launch 'Our Planet'

LONDON - A new eight-part Netflix series chronicling life on Earth and the threat posed by climate change has received a royal sendoff at London's Natural History Museum. Prince Charles lauded the "Ou...

Apr 06, 2019

Oklahoma drops some claims against opioid manufacturers

OKLAHOMA CITY - A week after reaching a $270 million settlement with the maker of OxyContin, Oklahoma's attorney general Thursday dropped some claims against other drugmakers in a lawsuit alleging the...

Apr 06, 2019

Ex-Auburn football coach Tuberville to run for Ala. Senate

LAS VEGAS - Former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville is joining the Republican race to win back the Alabama Senate seat from Democrat Doug Jones in 2020. Tuberville announced his candi...

Apr 06, 2019

Congress invokes powers to challenge Trump on war in Yemen

WASHINGTON - Rejecting a plank of President Donald Trump's foreign policy, the House on Thursday invoked never-before-used powers to demand that his administration withdraw support from the Saudi-led ...

Apr 06, 2019

Mormons ease opposition to same-sex couples and their kids

SALT LAKE CITY - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday repealed rules that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and that labeled same-sex couples as sinners eligible for e...

Apr 06, 2019

Flint water crisis takes centre stage in new play

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The Flint water crisis has been the subject of several documentaries and even a network drama, but now the issue is taking centre stage in a new play at the University of Michigan. ...

Apr 06, 2019

Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan is latest Democrat seeking White House

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan jumped into the 2020 presidential race on Thursday, portraying himself as a candidate who can bridge Democrats' progressive and working class wings to win the White...

Apr 06, 2019