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Taiwan leader Tsai gets party nod to run for re-election

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has won a ruling party primary, setting up a likely run for re-election in January. The Democratic Progressive Party announced the primary results Thur...

Jun 12, 2019

Arch Madness: Blues win 1st Stanley Cup, beating Bruins 4-1

BOSTON - Blues goalie Jordan Binnington was waiting patiently, as NHL rookies learn to do, while the Stanley Cup was passed from teammate to teammate across the recently conquered ice of the new Bosto...

Jun 12, 2019

Man arrested in deaths of Dallas transgender woman, 2 others

DALLAS - A 33-year-old man has been arrested in the slayings of three women in Dallas, including a transgender woman whose death brought nationwide attention, police said Wednesday. Kendrell Lavar Lyl...

Jun 12, 2019

Badly-made fake license plate leads to arrest in California

MOORPARK, Calif. - A big-rig truck driver has been arrested after authorities spotted a phoney license plate on his rig. How could they tell? Well, the Ventura County Sheriff's Department says the 196...

Jun 12, 2019

Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. convicted of rape

SAN DIEGO - Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. - the son of a Hall of Famer who himself earned more than $40 million during his career - has been convicted of raping a 58-year-old homeless woman las...

Jun 12, 2019

Utah ski resort wants out of lawsuit against Gwyneth Paltrow

PARK CITY, Utah - A Utah ski resort where Gwyneth Paltrow is accused of crashing into and injuring a skier asked Monday to be dismissed from a lawsuit, contending the dispute should be settled between...

Jun 12, 2019

Mira Sorvino says she is a 'survivor of date rape'

ALBANY, N.Y. - Mira Sorvino has revealed that she's a survivor of date rape in an attempt to lend her voice to a push for stronger sexual assault laws in New York. The Oscar-winning actress choked up ...

Jun 12, 2019

Wife of US Rep. Hunter to change plea in corruption case

SAN DIEGO - The wife of U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter is planning to change her not-guilty plea in a federal corruption case alleging that she and her husband, a close ally of President Donald Trump, spent ...

Jun 12, 2019

Ex-Michigan State dean guilty of neglect in handling Nassar

LANSING, Mich. - A former dean who had oversight of now-imprisoned sports doctor Larry Nassar at Michigan State University was found guilty Wednesday of neglect of duty and misconduct in office but ac...

Jun 12, 2019

Maine becomes 8th state to legalize assisted suicide

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine legalized medically assisted suicide on Wednesday, becoming the eighth state to allow terminally ill people to end their lives with prescribed medication. Democratic Gov. Janet ...

Jun 12, 2019