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Settlement expands transgender restroom rights in N Carolina

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 23, 2019

Senate confirms Army veteran Mark Esper secretary of defence

WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed Army veteran and former defence industry lobbyist Mark Esper as secretary of defence. Esper's confirmation ends a stretch of seven months the Pentagon didn't have...

Jul 23, 2019

Wrongful death suits filed in SC prison riot

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

Jul 23, 2019

5 things you may not know about Boris Johnson, UK's next PM

LONDON - Here are five things you may not know about Boris Johnson, who is set to become Britain's next prime minister on Wednesday: HE HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN SO CONFIDENT While Johnson is known for his b...

Jul 23, 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 23, 2019

'Joker,' Tom Hanks' Mr. Rogers pic among TIFF selections

LOS ANGELES - An origin story about the Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix, a Mr. Rogers biopic with Tom Hanks and a film about strippers scamming Wall Street bankers with Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B are a...

Jul 23, 2019

Li Peng, former hard-line Chinese premier, dies at 91

BEIJING - Li Peng, a former hard-line Chinese premier best known for announcing martial law during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, has died. He was 91. The official Xinhua News Agenc...

Jul 23, 2019

Boris Johnson wins race to be leader of UK's Conservative Party and will be country's next prime minister

LONDON - Brexit hardliner Boris Johnson has won the race to lead Britain's governing Conservative Party, and will become the country's next prime minister. He defeated his rival Jeremy Hunt overwhelmi...

Jul 23, 2019

Attorney Avenatti faces judge in Stormy Daniels-related case

NEW YORK - California attorney Michael Avenatti is due to return to a New York court to face charges accusing him of cheating porn star Stormy Daniels out of $300,000 in a book deal. The pretrial hear...

Jul 23, 2019

Police get arrest warrant as survivor recalls Kyoto arson

TOKYO - Japanese police have obtained an arrest warrant for a suspect as soon as he regains consciousness from injuries in a deadly arson at a Kyoto anime studio, officials said Sunday. Kyoto police s...

Jul 22, 2019