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"Harry Potter" books burned at Catholic parish in Poland

WARSAW, Poland - Priests at a Catholic parish in northern Poland have burned books, including the "Harry Potter" series, and other items that their owners said had evil forces. Images from the burning...

Apr 01, 2019

Baltimore health providers bought mayor's books

BALTIMORE - Kaiser Permanente says it paid Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh more than $100,000 for about 20,000 copies of her "Healthy Holly" children's books during a period when it sought a city contr...

Apr 01, 2019

Movie theatre owners, studios and stars convene at CinemaCon

LAS VEGAS - The movie industry - everyone from the Hollywood studios that produce the films to the companies that make the screens, speakers and seats in theatres - are descending on Las Vegas this we...

Apr 01, 2019

Police: 'Several' bodies found at suburban Bismarck business

MANDAN, N.D. - Police responding to a medical call at a North Dakota business on Monday found "several" bodies, authorities said. The Mandan Police Department issued a three-sentence news release conf...

Apr 01, 2019

R. Kelly lawyer: Michael Avenatti charges raise questions

CHICAGO - A lawyer for R&B singer R. Kelly says charges in New York accusing attorney Michael Avenatti of trying to shake down Nike raise questions about his role in helping Chicago prosecutors br...

Apr 01, 2019

China says 30 killed fighting mountain forest fire

BEIJING - A fire high in the mountains of western China's Sichuan province has killed 30 firefighters and others, the government said Monday. The deaths occurred after a change of wind Sunday as the f...

Apr 01, 2019

Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle shot and killed at 33

LOS ANGELES - Rapper Nipsey Hussle was fatally shot outside the clothing store he founded to help rebuild his troubled South Los Angeles neighbourhood, police said, cutting short a career that earned ...

Apr 01, 2019

Cities go dark for Earth Hour, bring light to climate change

NEW YORK - Cities around the world marked Earth Hour on Saturday by turning off lights at 8:30 p.m. local time in a call for global action on climate change. Earth Hour, spearheaded by the World Wildl...

Apr 01, 2019

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's exaggerations about the Russia probe

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is taking his interpretation of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation well beyond the facts. He says he's been fully exonerated based on a four-page...

Apr 01, 2019

Harris eyes reform as candidate, was cautious as prosecutor

WASHINGTON - When Kamala Harris made her much-heralded arrival in Washington as California's first black U.S. senator, she made a curious early decision. Within months of her swearing-in, she sponsore...

Apr 01, 2019