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Judge bans border activist from mentioning Trump in trial

TUCSON, Ariz. - A judge banned an Arizona border activist charged with harbouring immigrants from mentioning President Donald Trump during his retrial, which began Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge R...

Nov 12, 2019

Australia's highest court agrees to hear cardinal's appeal

CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's highest court has agreed to hear an appeal from the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children. The High Court of Australia said Wednesday t...

Nov 12, 2019

Palin says she learned of divorce plans from attorney

JUNEAU, Alaska - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she learned her husband was seeking a divorce in an email from his attorney. The revelation came in an interview released Tuesday with James Dobson...

Nov 12, 2019

De Niro named Screen Actors Guild life achievement honoree

LOS ANGELES - Robert De Niro will receive the Screen Actors Guild's life achievement award. The guild announced that De Niro will be the 56th recipient of its highest honour at its SAG Awards on Jan. ...

Nov 12, 2019

No. 1 milk company declares bankruptcy amid drop in demand

Got milk? Increasingly, Americans don't, and that led the nation's biggest milk producer to file for bankruptcy Tuesday. Dean Foods blamed a decadeslong drop in milk consumption that has seen people t...

Nov 12, 2019

War epic 'Midway' bests 'Doctor Sleep' at the box office

LOS ANGELES - Despite a fresh injection of four big movies into the marketplace including a Stephen King adaptation, a World War II epic, a glossy, holiday-themed romantic comedy and a family friendly...

Nov 12, 2019

Remains found in Alabama during search for missing girl

DEMOPOLIS, Ala. - Police searching for a 5-year-old Florida girl who's been missing since last week found human remains in rural Alabama, authorities said Tuesday. The team looking for Taylor Rose Wil...

Nov 12, 2019

Scandal-hit Nissan's profits crash amid lower global sales

TOKYO - Japanese automaker Nissan reported Tuesday that its July-September profit tumbled to half of what it earned the year before as sales and brand power crumbled following the arrest of its former...

Nov 12, 2019

Supreme Court lets Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit go forward

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 2...

Nov 12, 2019

Singer Andrea Bocelli: 'Absurd' to shun opera legend Domingo

MIAMI - Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is defending opera legend Placido Domingo and calling it "absurd" that opera houses have cancelled the star's performances before sexual harassment allegations aga...

Nov 12, 2019