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Jon Stewart keeping up pressure on Mitch McConnell

NEW YORK - Comic Jon Stewart used his buddy Stephen Colbert's late-night show to keep the heat on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for passage of legislation to replenish a victims' fund for fir...

Jun 20, 2019

Sheer spectacle: Paris is the real star of menswear shows

PARIS - The French capital, in all its splendor and architectural beauty, was the star of Paris Fashion Week Thursday as houses put on elaborate outdoor displays in some of the city's most iconic squa...

Jun 20, 2019

Duke and Duchess of Sussex to start new foundation

LONDON - Kensington Palace says the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be starting their own foundation to support their charitable endeavours, formally spinning off from the entity Prince Harry and Prin...

Jun 20, 2019

Shanahan drops bid to lead Pentagon, citing 'painful' past

WASHINGTON - Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan stepped down Tuesday before his formal nomination ever went to the Senate, citing a "painful" family situation that would hurt his children and r...

Jun 20, 2019

Correction: California-Vaccination Legislation story

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In a story June 18 about changes to a vaccinations bill, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the group Educate. Advocate. remains opposed because the legislation now ca...

Jun 20, 2019

Texas says DNA technology jeopardizes cases

AUSTIN, Texas - With a name that sounds like futuristic fiction, Rapid DNA machines roughly the size of an office printer have helped solve rape cases in Kentucky, identified California wildfire victi...

Jun 20, 2019

Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook already rules daily communication for more than 2 billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency, too. The social network unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to...

Jun 20, 2019

Massachusetts woman cleared of murder in baby's death

WORCESTER, Mass. - A Massachusetts woman who lived in a home where authorities found the remains of three dead babies has been cleared of second-degree murder. A judge said Thursday that prosecutors d...

Jun 20, 2019

St. Louis abortion clinic to defy state over pelvic exam

ST. LOUIS - Missouri's only abortion clinic, already facing the threat of losing its license, says it will defy the state by refusing to perform a required pelvic examination days before an abortion. ...

Jun 20, 2019

The Rock and other stars promote positivity at MTV awards

LOS ANGELES - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson didn't make a household name for himself by conforming to someone else's idea of who he should be, an approach he encouraged others to take while accepting a to...

Jun 19, 2019