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Acclaimed novelist Ernest Gaines dies at 86

NEW ORLEANS - Novelist Ernest J. Gaines, whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantation germinated stories of black struggles that grew into universal tales of grace and beauty, has died. He was...

Nov 07, 2019

Celebrities, others ask Texas to halt inmate's execution

HOUSTON - Supporters of a Texas death row inmate who will face lethal injection in less than two weeks for a murder he says he didn't commit are mounting a final push in the courts and on social media...

Nov 07, 2019

Woman fired over access to leaked tape of ABC's Amy Robach

NEW YORK - A CBS News employee has lost her job following reports that she may have been involved in the leak of video that showed ABC's Amy Robach complaining that her bosses didn't run a story about...

Nov 07, 2019

Lobsterman rescues deer trapped in water off Maine coast

HARRINGTON, Maine - A Maine lobsterman hauled in an unusual catch 5 miles off the coast - a live deer. Ren Dorr says he was setting traps when he saw a young deer Monday morning. He says the deer had ...

Nov 07, 2019

Judge orders Trump to pay $2M for charity foundation misuse

NEW YORK - A New York judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million to an array of charities to resolve a lawsuit alleging he misused his own charitable foundation to further his ...

Nov 07, 2019

Toyota 2Q profit up 1% on healthy global sales

TOKYO - Japan's top automaker Toyota said Thursday its net profit edged 1% higher in July-September as vehicle sales grew around the world. Toyota Motor Corp.'s profit for the second fiscal quarter to...

Nov 07, 2019

Study says school shooters showed warning signs

WASHINGTON - Most students who committed deadly school attacks over the past decade were badly bullied, had a history of disciplinary trouble and their behaviour concerned others but was never reporte...

Nov 07, 2019

White House and Pelosi part ways on relief for drug prices

WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday signalled President Donald Trump's blunt thumbs-down to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Her office's sharp retort:...

Nov 07, 2019

Drug cartel gunmen kill 9 US citizens in an ambush in Mexico

MEXICO CITY - Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs along a dirt road, slaughtering six children and three women - all U.S. citizens living in northern Mexico - in a grisly attack that left one vehic...

Nov 07, 2019

ABC says interview with Epstein accuser wasn't ready to air

NEW YORK - ABC News faced questions Tuesday about its reluctance to air a sensitive story of alleged sexual misconduct after a leaked video emerged of reporter Amy Robach complaining about how her bos...

Nov 07, 2019