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'Full House' to big house in college scheme? Experts differ

BOSTON - Could Aunt Becky be headed to prison? It could go either way, experts say. Some of the wealthy parents accused of paying bribes to get their kids into top universities may get short stints be...

Mar 21, 2019

EU leaders open to Brexit delay but demand UK passes deal

BRUSSELS - European Union leaders said Thursday they were likely to grant Britain a short delay in its departure from the bloc if the U.K. government can win parliamentary support next week for its EU...

Mar 21, 2019

Analysis: Victory over Islamic State may be short-lived

WASHINGTON - In a campaign that spanned five years and two U.S. presidencies, unleashed more than 100,000 bombs and killed untold numbers of civilians, the U.S. military engineered the destruction of ...

Mar 21, 2019

First artificial intelligence Google Doodle features Bach

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google is celebrating composer Johann Sebastian Bach with its first artificial intelligence-powered Doodle. Thursday's animated Google Doodle shows the composer playing an orga...

Mar 21, 2019

James Corden returns to host the 2019 Tony Awards

NEW YORK - James Corden is returning to host the 73rd annual Tony Awards. The American Theatre Wing on Tuesday announced that the host of CBS' "The Late Late Show" will preside over Broadway's biggest...

Mar 21, 2019

Escaped wallaby goes on walkabout in Dallas neighbourhood

DALLAS - A wallaby who apparently escaped his owners went on a walkabout in an east Dallas neighbourhood before being recaptured. Tim Tiernan said he and his wife were taking a morning walk Wednesday ...

Mar 21, 2019

Dutch prosecutors consider terror motive in tram shooting

UTRECHT, Netherlands - Dutch investigators probing the deadly tram shooting in the city of Utrecht sharpened their focus Tuesday on a possible extremist motive, as judicial authorities revealed that t...

Mar 21, 2019

Emergency ascent in Indian Ocean as sub fills with smoke

ALPHONSE ISLAND, Seychelles - A British scientist and her American pilot made an emergency ascent from 100 metres (328 feet) beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean on Tuesday after smoke filled the c...

Mar 21, 2019

K-pop star Jung Joon-young arrested in sex video scandal

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korean police on Thursday arrested K-pop singer Jung Joon-young over allegations that he illegally shared sexually explicit videos of women taken without their knowle...

Mar 21, 2019

Daniels: 'Pain and anger' around 'Empire' in recent weeks

LOS ANGELES - "Empire" co-creator and executive producer Lee Daniels says the weeks since cast member Jussie Smollett was arrested and charged with fabricating a racist and homophobic attack have been...

Mar 21, 2019