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Ex-wife of slain former NBA player pleads guilty

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleaded guilty Thursday to facilitation of first-degree murder in his shooting death nine years ago, a surprise development in o...

Jul 25, 2019

Feds: More people could be charged in R. Kelly case

CHICAGO - A prosecutor has told a federal judge in Chicago that more charges and more defendants could be added to the case against R&B singer R. Kelly that alleges child pornography and other cri...

Jul 25, 2019

Mueller hearing reaches just under 13 million viewers

NEW YORK - Nearly 13 million people watched former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony before two House committees on the three biggest broadcast and cable news networks. The Nielsen company sa...

Jul 25, 2019

US sanctions Maduro's stepsons for alleged food corruption

BOGOTA - The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on three stepsons of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro, accusing them of forming part of a sophisticated scheme that stole hundreds of millions in doll...

Jul 25, 2019

Agreement affirms North Carolina transgender restroom rights

RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal judge approved a legal settlement Tuesday affirming transgender people's right to use restrooms matching their gender identity in many North Carolina public buildings. The co...

Jul 25, 2019

Esper is sworn in as defence secretary to succeed Mattis

WASHINGTON - It took seven months, but President Donald Trump on Tuesday finally got a Senate-confirmed secretary of defence to succeed Jim Mattis. Mark Esper, an Army veteran and former defence indus...

Jul 25, 2019

Wrongful death suits filed in SC prison riot

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Two lawsuits filed Tuesday allege that South Carolina corrections officials violated prisoners' constitutional rights by failing to prevent a riot in which seven inmates were killed l...

Jul 25, 2019

Score! Megan Rapinoe book to be published next year

NEW YORK - Soccer star Megan Rapinoe has scored again, this time with a book deal. Penguin Press announced Thursday that Rapinoe's book, currently untitled, will be published in Fall 2020. Penguin is ...

Jul 25, 2019

HBO chief: Sorry, fans, no 'Game of Thrones' do-over

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The clamour from "Game of Thrones" fans for a do-over of the drama's final season has been in vain. HBO programming chief Casey Bloys said Wednesday there was no serious consid...

Jul 25, 2019

HBO chief skeptical about another 'Big Little Lies' season

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The future of "Big Little Lies" is as uncertain as the legal fate of the Monterey Five. HBO programming chief Casey Bloys says he's taking a cautious approach to pursuing anoth...

Jul 25, 2019