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Brunei invokes laws allowing stoning for gay sex, adultery

SINGAPORE - New Islamic criminal laws that took effect Wednesday in Brunei that punish gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death have triggered an outcry from countries, rights groups and cel...

Apr 05, 2019

Loughlin, Huffman set for court appearances in college scam

BOSTON - Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman faced court appearances Wednesday on charges they took part in the college bribery scandal that has ensnared dozens of wealthy parents. The actres...

Apr 04, 2019

Michelle Williams aids cause of equal pay for equal work

WASHINGTON - Michelle Williams, who has seen firsthand the disparity in men and women's pay, joined lawmakers and activists Tuesday in the Capitol to support the principle of equal pay for equal work....

Apr 04, 2019

Maduro loyalists strip Venezuela's Juan Guaido of immunity

CARACAS, Venezuela - Maduro loyalists stripped Venezuela's Juan Guaid of immunity Tuesday, paving the way for the opposition leader's prosecution and potential arrest for supposedly violating the cons...

Apr 04, 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 04, 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 04, 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 04, 2019

2nd Texas chemical fire in about 2 weeks kills worker

HOUSTON - A tank holding a flammable chemical caught fire at a Texas plant Tuesday, killing one worker, critically injuring two others and sending panicked employees fleeing over a fence to safety. Ha...

Apr 04, 2019

As Baltimore struggles, latest scandal sucks away attention

Baltimore already faced daunting challenges: soaring violent crime, a thriving drug economy and poverty so intense that some derelict neighbourhoods look like they were hit by a plague. Now, Mayor Cat...

Apr 04, 2019

Flint water crisis takes centre stage in new play

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A new play at the University of Michigan tells the story of the Flint water crisis through the voices of residents, activists, scientists and politicians. Jose? Casas interviewed mo...

Apr 04, 2019