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Supreme Court sides with Trump in birth control opt-out case

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in its effort to allow more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women as required by the Affordable Care A...

Jul 08, 2020

Coppola and Henson companies get loans for winery, puppetry

LOS ANGELES - From a godfather of cinema to Kermit the Frog, the U.S. government's small-business lending program sent money into unexpected corners of the entertainment industry. While legendary name...

Jul 08, 2020

Harvard, MIT sue to block ICE rule on international students

BOSTON - Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration's decision to bar international students from staying i...

Jul 08, 2020

'Palm Springs' arrives for the Groundhog Days of quarantine

NEW YORK - Though most of the films that have debuted during the pandemic never got to screen for packed movie houses, "Palm Springs" had the kind of premiere filmmakers dream of. At the Sundance Film...

Jul 08, 2020

Fox's Carlson criticized for saying Democrats hate America

NEW YORK - Television's most popular political host, Tucker Carlson, says leaders of the Democratic party should be disqualified from running the country because they "despise" it. That led the Biden ...

Jul 08, 2020

Depp cross-examined in libel case over Heard 'abuser' label

LONDON - Johnny Depp faced a second day of cross-examination Wednesday by lawyers for British tabloid The Sun, which is defending a libel claim after calling the Hollywood star a "wife beater." Depp i...

Jul 08, 2020

July 14 bail hearing date set for Epstein's ex-girlfriend

NEW YORK - Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend will appear remotely by video for a July 14 courthouse arraignment and bail hearing on charges she recruited girls for him to sexually abuse over two decades...

Jul 08, 2020

University of California system names 1st Black president

SAN FRANCISCO - Dr. Michael Drake was chosen Tuesday to be president of the University of California, the first Black leader in the system's 150-year history. Drake, a seasoned university administrato...

Jul 07, 2020

Victims' family asks for delay of federal inmate's execution

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Family members of the victims of an inmate scheduled to be put to death next week asked a federal judge to delay his execution Tuesday, saying the coronavirus pandemic puts them at...

Jul 07, 2020

Texas passes 10,000 confirmed new virus cases in single day

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas surpassed 10,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day Tuesday for the first time, crossing a sobering milestone rarely seen since the pandemic first hit the U.S. in March. The r...

Jul 07, 2020