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Barry's flood threat lingers as storm slowly sweeps inland

NEW ORLEANS - Tropical Depression Barry dumped rain as it slowly swept inland through Gulf Coast states Sunday, sparing New Orleans from a direct hit but stoking fears elsewhere of flooding, tornadoes...

Jul 16, 2019

'Game of Thrones,' 'Veep,' 'Big Bang,' seek final Emmy nods

LOS ANGELES - "Game of Thrones" is seeking to claim the Emmy Awards version of the Iron Throne one last time. When the Emmy nominations are released Tuesday, the HBO fantasy saga could be in the runni...

Jul 16, 2019

Meek Mill seeks new trial, judge after decade-long probation

PHILADELPHIA - Lawyers for Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill will ask an appeals court Tuesday to overturn a 2008 drug and gun conviction that's kept the Philadelphia rapper on probation for a decade. The...

Jul 15, 2019

R. Kelly expected to appear for court hearing Tuesday

CHICAGO - R&B singer R. Kelly is expected to appear in a Chicago federal courtroom on charges that he recruited girls and women to have illegal sex with him and then covered up the crimes by payin...

Jul 15, 2019

Trump abortion restrictions effective immediately

WASHINGTON - Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women to abortion providers immediately, the Trump administration said Monday, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulati...

Jul 15, 2019

EU slaps sanctions on Turkey over gas drilling off Cyprus

BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers on Monday turned up the pressure on Turkey after approving an initial batch of sanctions against the country over its drilling for gas in waters where EU me...

Jul 15, 2019

Australian model sentenced for airline flight disturbance

LOS ANGELES - An Australian model has been sentenced in Los Angeles to community service and probation but no prison time for slapping a flight attendant and going on an obscene tirade during a flight...

Jul 15, 2019

Diddy's 'Making the Band' officially coming back to TV

NEW YORK - Diddy's "Making the Band" is officially coming back to TV. The music mogul announced Monday that the hit series, where he discovered groups including platinum-sellers Danity Kane, would ret...

Jul 15, 2019

Barbie goes glam rock to honour David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust

NEW YORK - Barbie has been many things over the years. Now, she's dressed as Ziggy Stardust. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie's iconic "Space Oddity," Barbie overse...

Jul 15, 2019

Weakened Barry unleashes a final blast of torrential rains

NEW ORLEANS - Though Tropical Depression Barry failed to unleash catastrophic flooding in New Orleans, it still swamped parts of Louisiana with up to 17 inches (43 centimetres) of rain and transformed...

Jul 15, 2019