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US charges: Mexico ex-security chief took bribes from cartel

NEW YORK - Mexico's former top security chief has been indicted in New York City on charges he accepted a fortune in drug-money bribes from kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's notorious Sinaloa cartel...

Dec 12, 2019

Handke takes Nobel Literature Prize amid protest

STOCKHOLM - Author Peter Handke received his Nobel Literature Prize on Tuesday amid criticism of him in Sweden and abroad as an apologist for Serb war crimes in the 1990s. Handke accepted the 9 millio...

Dec 12, 2019

Stormy Daniels' lawyers argue for timely lawyer-fee payments

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A judge should grant attorney fees to lawyers who represented porn actress Stormy Daniels in a lawsuit against Ohio's capital city before competing claims on Daniels' $450,000 settlem...

Dec 12, 2019

Judiciary panel debates Trump impeachment, moves toward vote

WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee launched a lively, marathon session Thursday ahead of voting on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. a historic step as the deeply partisa...

Dec 12, 2019

Exxon Mobil prevails in lawsuit over climate regulations

NEW YORK - Exxon Mobil won Tuesday in a closely watched lawsuit over the costs of climate change, with a judge saying there was no proof the energy giant duped investors about the toll that regulation...

Dec 12, 2019

10 ex-NFL players charged with defrauding healthcare program

WASHINGTON - Ten former NFL players have been charged with defrauding the league's health care benefit program, the Justice Department said Thursday. They include five former players on the Washington...

Dec 12, 2019

The Associated Press picks the top moments on TV from 2019

NEW YORK - Many have noticed how fragmented our TV viewing is, with multiple competing streaming services and dozens of channels pulling us in different directions. But the year also saw some jaw-drop...

Dec 12, 2019

Increased activity on New Zealand volcano stymies recovery

WHAKATANE, New Zealand - Experts said geothermal activity on a New Zealand volcanic island increased significantly on Wednesday, dealing a blow to relatives waiting for crews to recover the bodies tha...

Dec 12, 2019

Bill Cosby sex assault verdict upheld; spokesman lashes out

Bill Cosby lost his bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction Tuesday, as an appeals court upheld the verdict in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. In its ruling, the Superior Court affi...

Dec 12, 2019

Reese Witherspoon honoured at Women in Entertainment gala

LOS ANGELES - Reese Witherspoon remembered when she met with several film production studios in 2011 to ask them how many movies were being developed for women. The studios' responses nearly floored h...

Dec 12, 2019