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'SNL' rescinds cast invitation to Gillis over YouTube video

NEW YORK - "Saturday Night Live" has rescinded its invitation to a cast member who posted a video last year in which he used a racial slur for Chinese people and derided Asians trying to learn English...

Sep 16, 2019

AP source: New York prosecutors subpoena Trump's tax returns

New York City prosecutors have subpoenaed President Donald Trump's tax returns. A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday that the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyr...

Sep 16, 2019

Brad Pitt asks astronaut: Who was better? Clooney or me?

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Brad Pitt, star of the new space movie "Ad Astra," had a burning question for a real-life astronaut. "Who was more believable? Clooney or Pitt?" In a televised call Monday, NASA...

Sep 16, 2019

Video deleted from Minnesota first lady's tense policy forum

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A deleted video from a forum that turned tense over racial issues demonstrates some of the political risks in Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz's push for criminal justice reform. Walz ...

Sep 16, 2019

UAW official: GM's offer came too late to avoid strike

DETROIT - A strike by over 49,000 United Auto workers against General Motors could have been averted had the company made its latest offer sooner, the union's top negotiator said in a letter to the co...

Sep 16, 2019

Canadian Luke Kirby wins Emmy for guest role on 'Mrs. Maisel'

LOS ANGELES - An Emmy Awards newcomer from Canada upset a category of comedy veterans while a trio of established stage and screen actors were honoured for guest TV performances at Sunday's creative a...

Sep 16, 2019

Propane explosion kills firefighter, injures 6 others

FARMINGTON, Maine - A powerful propane explosion levelled new construction that houses a non-profit after crews arrived to investigate the smell of gas Monday morning, killing one firefighter and inju...

Sep 16, 2019

White House says bin Laden son killed in US operation

WASHINGTON - The White House announced Saturday that Hamza bin Laden , the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the terrorist organization, was killed in ...

Sep 16, 2019

Trump says US locked and loaded in response to drone attack

WASHINGTON - Tensions are flaring in the Persian Gulf after President Donald Trump said the U.S. is "locked and loaded" to respond to a weekend drone assault on Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure th...

Sep 16, 2019

'Handmaid's Tale,' 'Mrs. Maisel' guest stars capture Emmys

LOS ANGELES - A trio of Emmy-honoured actors are winners again for their guest performances in TV series, joined by an awards newcomer. Bradley Whitford and Cherry Jones received trophies for their "T...

Sep 16, 2019