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Nuclear industry push for reduced oversight gaining traction

WASHINGTON - Fewer mock commando raids to test nuclear power plants' defences against terrorist attacks. Fewer, smaller government inspections for plant safety issues. Less notice to the public and to...

Jul 18, 2019

British Open back at Royal Portrush and puts on quite a show

PORTRUSH, Ireland - An emotional opening shot by Darren Clarke. A shocking one by Rory McIlroy. Tiger Woods had his worst score to start a British Open. Brooks Koepka quickly got into contention again...

Jul 18, 2019

Rapper YG's home searched after deputy-involved shooting

LOS ANGELES - Authorities searched the Los Angeles-area home of rapper YG on Thursday in connection with a police shooting in Compton that killed a bystander earlier this month. Deputy Marvin Crowder,...

Jul 18, 2019

Iowa governor's aide now says Tupac email not tied to ouster

IOWA CITY, Iowa - A spokesman for Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds now says a mass email praising rapper Tupac Shakur wasn't the reason Reynolds ousted an agency director. Reynolds spokesman Pat Garrett was ask...

Jul 18, 2019

Hamilton, Schwarzenegger tease R-rated 'Terminator' sequel

SAN DIEGO - Leave the kids at home, "Terminator: Dark Fate" is getting an R-rating. Director Tim Miller tells the audience at San Diego Comic-Con that the fans demanded it. To kick off the annual fan ...

Jul 18, 2019

Trump says American warship destroyed Iranian drone

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries. Trump says it's the latest "hostile" acti...

Jul 18, 2019

Deemed dangerous, Epstein denied bail in sex abuse case

NEW YORK - A judge denied bail for jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges Thursday, saying he poses a danger to the public and might use his "great wealth and vast resources" to f...

Jul 18, 2019

Trump says not happy with backers' 'send her back' chant

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Thursday he was unhappy with his supporters chanting "send her back" after he assailed a young Democratic congresswoman who he's suggested should leave the U.S...

Jul 18, 2019

Arizona waterfall featured in Beyoncé 'Lion King' video

SUPAI, Ariz. - For a few hours, Beyonc had a famed blue-green waterfall in northern Arizona to herself. The Havasupai (hav-uh-SU'-peye) Tribe says it was honoured to grant the singer's request to film...

Jul 18, 2019

Johnny Clegg, anti-apartheid musician in South Africa, dies

JOHANNESBURG - Johnny Clegg, a South African musician who performed in defiance of racial barriers imposed under the country's apartheid system decades ago and celebrated its new democracy under Nelso...

Jul 18, 2019