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Mueller declares his Russia report did not exonerate Trump
WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday that charging President Donald Trump with a crime was "not an option" because of federal rules, but he used his first public remarks on the R...
May 31, 2019
Couture Council to honour Louboutin and his red-soled shoes
NEW YORK - From a tiny bottle of nail polish, a luxury fashion empire was born. Designer Christian Louboutin says he was experimenting in his factory one day when he suddenly seized his assistant's bo...
May 31, 2019
Elite 8: National Spelling Bee too easy for octet of champs
OXON HILL, Md. - There were warning signs throughout a marathon day of spelling that this Scripps National Spelling Bee would not conclude like any other in the event's 94-year history. Rishik Gandhar...
May 31, 2019
Judge: Kodak Black should remain jailed until trial
MIAMI - Federal prosecutors in Miami on Wednesday successfully appealed a judge's decision to release rapper Kodak Black on bond after his arrest for a weapons violation. In a hearing in U.S. District...
May 31, 2019
Paris wants a 'Princess Diana Square' at site of her death
Paris City Hall wants to name a small plaza after Princess Diana, at the site of the 1997 car crash that killed the cherished British royal. The site is adjacent to the Alma Tunnel where the accident ...
May 31, 2019
Migos' Offset has charges in phone-slapping case dismissed
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - Police in suburban Atlanta have dropped a felony charge against the rapper Offset, who was accused of knocking a cellphone out of a fan's hands. Sandy Springs police Sgt. Sam Wors...
May 31, 2019
Trump urges Roy Moore not to run for US Senate in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - President Donald Trump on Wednesday discouraged Alabama Republican Roy Moore from running for U.S. Senate again in 2020, saying the GOP must regain the once reliably red state and M...
May 31, 2019
Hotline to help human trafficking victims, educate public launches across Canada
A national hotline to help victims and survivors of human trafficking is now taking calls, with the organization behind the service saying it hoped the new resource would also fill crucial gaps i...
May 31, 2019
Dutch hostage held by Filipino militants killed in gunbattle
MANILA, Philippines - A long-held Dutch hostage was fatally shot by his militant captors Friday when he tried to escape during a gunbattle in the jungles of the southern Philippines, military official...
May 31, 2019
Record flooding causes levee breach in western Arkansas
DARDANELLE, Ark. - Officials say a levee along the Arkansas River has breached, prompting an evacuation of a rural area in the western part of the state. The levee breached early Friday at Dardanelle,...
May 31, 2019