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Prosecutors accuse Weinstein of mishandling ankle monitor

NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein violated his bail conditions by mishandling his electronic ankle monitor, which left his whereabouts unrecorded for hours at a time, a New York prosecutor argued Friday. Pr...

Dec 06, 2019

Buffalo bishop resigns under fire for handling of misconduct

NEW YORK - Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo resigned Wednesday, forced to step aside amid mounting calls for his ouster from his staff, priests and public over his handling of allegations of clergy se...

Dec 06, 2019

Pelosi to deliver public statement on Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she would deliver an unusual public statement on the status of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, Pelos...

Dec 06, 2019

Germany expels Russian diplomats in probe of Berlin killing

BERLIN - Germany expelled two Russian diplomats Wednesday over the brazen killing of a Georgian on the streets of Berlin in August as prosecutors said evidence suggested the slaying was ordered either...

Dec 06, 2019

US gains a robust 266,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 3.5%

WASHINGTON - Hiring in the United States jumped last month to its highest level since January as U.S. employers shrugged off trade conflicts and a global slowdown and added 266,000 jobs. The unemploym...

Dec 06, 2019

Deadly explosion in Slovakia; buildng at risk of collapse

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Officials say a gas explosion in an apartment block in Slovakia has killed at least five people and others are trapped on the roof of the building. Firefighters say the explosio...

Dec 06, 2019

6-story building collapses in Nairobi; at least 2 killed

NAIROBI, Kenya - A six-story building collapsed in Kenya's capital on Friday, officials said, with at least two people killed and others trapped in the debris. Associated Press video showed people che...

Dec 06, 2019

Indian police fatally shoot 4 suspects in gang-rape case

SHADNAGAR, India - Indian police on Friday fatally shot and killed four men suspected of raping and killing a woman in southern India, leading some to celebrate their deaths as justice in a case that ...

Dec 05, 2019

R. Kelly charged with paying bribe before marrying Aaliyah

NEW YORK - Federal prosecutors are accusing singer R. Kelly of scheming with others to pay for a fake ID for an unnamed female a day before he married R&B singer Aaliyah, then 15 years old, in a s...

Dec 05, 2019

Pearl Harbor commemoration to go on after fresh tragedy

HONOLULU - Officials will beef up security as usual for the ceremony to remember those lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor 78 years ago, with service members and dignitaries confronting a fresh tragedy...

Dec 05, 2019