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'Ugly Betty' co-creator Silvio Horta dies in Miami at 45

MIAMI - Award-winning producer Silvio Horta, who was acclaimed for creating the hit series "Ugly Betty" with actress Salma Hayek, has died. He was 45. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner said Wedne...

Jan 10, 2020

California lawmakers eye back-up power for cellphone towers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - When the nation's largest electric utility preemptively shut off power last fall to prevent wildfires in California, customers lost more than just their lights - some lost their p...

Jan 10, 2020

Spiritual guru Marianne Williamson ends 2020 White House bid

DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, the spiritual guru and bestselling author, ended her campaign on Friday, weeks before voting begins, saying she did not want t...

Jan 10, 2020

Iran crash and missile claims put Ukraine president in bind

MOSCOW - As allegations swirl and denials clash over what caused the fatal crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran this week, Ukraine's president is caught in the middle. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy o...

Jan 10, 2020

Pelosi: House moving to send impeachment to Senate next week

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday the House will take steps next week to send articles of impeachment to the Senate ending Democrats' blockade of President Donald Trump's Senate tria...

Jan 10, 2020

Boeing travails begins to ripple, 2,800 jobs in Kansas

WICHITA, Kan. - Aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems has announced it is laying off 2,800 employees at its Wichita, Kansas, facility due to the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max. The layoffs threaten...

Jan 10, 2020

US announces new sanctions on Iran after missile strikes

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is announcing new sanctions on Iran following this week's missile strikes by the Islamic Republic on U.S. bases in Iraq. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasu...

Jan 10, 2020

Pakistan mosque blast kills senior police officer, 13 others

QUETTA, Pakistan - A powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in southwest Pakistan during Friday evening prayers, killing a senior police officer and at least 13 civilians, police said. The bombing...

Jan 10, 2020

Weinstein lawyers want judge off rape case over texting jabs

NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein's lawyers asked the judge in his New York City rape case to step aside Wednesday, a day after he threatened to jail the disgraced movie mogul for texting in the courtroom. ...

Jan 10, 2020

Oklahoma woman charged with racist vandalism pleads guilty

NORMAN, Okla. - An Oklahoma woman has pleaded guilty to spray-painting racist, anti-gay and anti-Semitic graffiti on Democratic Party offices and other properties in central Oklahoma in 2019. The Okla...

Jan 10, 2020