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AP source: Jeffrey Epstein found injured in NYC jail cell

NEW YORK - Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein was found injured on the floor of his cell early this week in the federal jail where he is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, a person familiar wit...

Jul 25, 2019

Justice Dept. will execute inmates for first time since 2003

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department says it will carry out executions of federal death row inmates for the first time since 2003. The department says five inmates will be executed, starting in Decembe...

Jul 25, 2019

New British PM Johnson urges EU to renegotiate Brexit deal

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the European Union on Thursday to rethink its refusal to renegotiate the Brexit deal, setting himself on a collision course with both the bloc and h...

Jul 25, 2019

B.B. King's 'Lucille' guitar going up for auction

LOS ANGELES - Her name was "Lucille," and in B.B. King's hands she gave voice to the "King of the Blues." Julien's Auctions announced Tuesday that King's black Gibson ES-345 prototype guitar is among ...

Jul 25, 2019

76th Venice Film Festival to embrace, not reject, Netflix

ROME - The 76th Venice Film Festival will feature three Netflix productions alongside Hollywood titles, embracing the streaming giant again after the Cannes Film Festival excluded it for a second year...

Jul 25, 2019

Paris hits new heat record, London boils in Europe heat wave

PARIS - Hot, hotter, hottest! Paris, London and places across Europe are sweltering under all-time high temperatures or near-record heat Thursday as the second heat wave this summer bakes the continen...

Jul 25, 2019

Li Peng, Chinese premier during Tiananmen crackdown, dies

BEIJING - The legacy of former Chinese Premier Li Peng is reflected in modern China itself, where extended and broad-based economic growth is inextricably coupled with authoritarian political controls...

Jul 25, 2019

Boris Johnson chosen as new UK leader, now faces Brexit test

LONDON - Boris Johnson, Britain's blustering Brexit campaigner, was chosen as the U.K.'s next prime minister on Tuesday, with a resounding mandate from the Conservative Party but conflicting demands f...

Jul 25, 2019

Avenatti: Trump aims Justice Department at political enemies

NEW YORK - Michael Avenatti told reporters President Donald Trump is the real criminal after the California attorney appeared at a New York hearing on criminal charges he cheated porn star Stormy Dani...

Jul 25, 2019

Rapper A$AP Rocky charged with assault over fight in Sweden

STOCKHOLM - A Swedish prosecutor has charged rapper A$AP Rocky with assault over a fight in Stockholm last month. Prosecutor Daniel Suneson said in a statement Thursday that he filed charges against t...

Jul 25, 2019