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Trump flip-flops on tax cuts, citing 'strong economy'

WASHINGTON - A day after considering cutting taxes to promote economic growth, President Donald Trump on Wednesday changed course and said he would abandon the idea because the nation already had "a s...

Aug 22, 2019

LA Opera names lawyer to lead Placido Domingo investigation

SAN FRANCISCO - Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it will immediately open a "thorough and independent investigation" into allegations of sexual harassment against the opera star Placido Domingo, the com...

Aug 22, 2019

Philly police head resigns as bias suit roils department

Philadelphia's police commissioner resigned Tuesday amid allegations that members of his department engaged in sexual harassment and racial and gender discrimination against two women serving in the r...

Aug 22, 2019

Miley Cyrus takes to Twitter to deny cheating rumours

NEW YORK - Miley Cyrus denied rumours Thursday that she cheated on her soon-to-be ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth. In stream-of-consciousness mode, the pop star concluded : "You can say I am a twerking, po...

Aug 22, 2019

Patriots safety Chung indicted on cocaine possession charge

LACONIA, N.H. - New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung has been indicted in New Hampshire on a charge of cocaine possession, according to court paperwork released Thursday. A Belknap County grand j...

Aug 22, 2019

Weinstein to be rearraigned as DA seeks actress's testimony

NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to be arraigned Monday on a new indictment, court officials said, as prosecutors seek to bolster their case with testimony from an actress who has accused him ...

Aug 22, 2019

Charges dropped against alleged thief of McDormand Oscar

LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors on Tuesday dropped the case against a man charged with stealing Frances McDormand's Oscar statuette from a 2018 Academy Awards after-party. Terry Bryant's felony grand theft ...

Aug 22, 2019

Ex-Michigan State star Cleaves acquitted in sex assault case

FLINT, Mich. - A jury acquitted former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves on Tuesday of allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in a motel room four years ago. The verdict announced in a ...

Aug 22, 2019

Sudan protesters, army announce new ruling body after deal

CAIRO - Sudan's pro-democracy movement and the army announced a joint ruling body on Tuesday, formally disbanding the military council that took power after the ouster of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bas...

Aug 22, 2019

Ex-baseball players Dotel, Castillo linked to DR drug ring

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel and cited ex-infielder Luis Castillo for their alleged links to a drug-traffick...

Aug 22, 2019