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Climate has Fonda picking up where she left off in the 1970s

WASHINGTON - Stepping briskly into a U.S. Capitol police vehicle Friday, Jane Fonda is returning to civil disobedience after a nearly half-century break, inspired by the climate activism of Swedish te...

Oct 18, 2019

False alarm: Retail tag prompts suspicious package response

ATLANTA - A discarded security tag has caused a scare in downtown Atlanta. An employee reported a beeping sound coming from a trash bin outside a state government building in the heart of downtown Fri...

Oct 18, 2019

Jury reaches decision on sentence for 'Boy Next Door Killer'

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles jury has decided whether a man prosecutors have dubbed "The Boy Next Door Killer" will get a sentence of death or life in prison for the killings of two women and the attem...

Oct 18, 2019

Trump taps Perry deputy to replace him at Energy Department

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he is nominating a deputy to Energy Secretary Rick Perry to replace him in the top job at the Energy Department. Trump tweeted Friday that Dan Brouillette's ex...

Oct 18, 2019

38 people cited for violations in Clinton email probe

WASHINGTON - The State Department has completed its internal investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's use of private email and found violations by 38 people, some of whom ...

Oct 18, 2019

IMF, World Bank leaders appeal for an end to trade wars

WASHINGTON - The leaders of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank appealed to their 189 member countries on Friday to resolve widening disagreements on trade and other issues, warning tha...

Oct 18, 2019

'Tarzan' actor Ron Ely's wife killed; son shot by deputies

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - "Tarzan" actor Ron Ely's wife was stabbed to death in their California home by their 30-year-old son, who was then shot and killed by sheriff's deputies, authorities said Wedne...

Oct 18, 2019

British family deported after illicit U.S. border crossing: agency

A British family that made an unauthorized crossing from British Columbia into the United States was deported Wednesday after nearly two weeks in federal custody, ending an ordeal that famil...

Oct 18, 2019

Officials: Blast at Afghan mosque kills 62 during prayers

KABUL - An explosion rocked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan as dozens of people gathered for Friday prayers, causing the roof to collapse and killing 62 worshippers, provincial officials said. The att...

Oct 18, 2019

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd is dead at 62

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd, who led two Silicon Valley giants, has died at 62. Oracle confirmed his death Friday, but gave no cause. Hurd was on medical leave, which Oracle announced in September . Durin...

Oct 18, 2019