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US sanctions Maduro's son as it raises pressure on Venezuela

BOGOTA - The Trump administration on Friday announced sanctions on the son of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a move to increase pressure on family members of top officials backing the socialis...

Jun 28, 2019

Pride on display on 50th anniversary of Stonewall uprising

New York City is marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, days of unrest in Manhattan's Greenwich Village that began with a police raid on a gay bar and catalyzed a sustained LGTBQ libe...

Jun 28, 2019

Dixie Chicks say new album is coming

LOS ANGELES - The Dixie Chicks took the long way around, but they're returning with new music soon after a 13-year hiatus. The award-winning group's lead singer, Natalie Maines, took to Instagram rece...

Jun 28, 2019

Cuba Gooding Jr. faces judge in groping case

NEW YORK - Lawyers for Cuba Gooding Jr. are providing a court with video they say will show the actor did not grope a woman at a New York City bar. The prosecution, meanwhile, presented the court Wedn...

Jun 28, 2019

2 more deputies fired for inaction after school shooting

MIAMI - Two additional deputies have been fired as a result of an internal affairs investigation into the response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that killed 17 pe...

Jun 28, 2019

R. Kelly's lawyers ask judge to dismiss sex abuse lawsuit

CHICAGO - R. Kelly's lawyers want a Chicago judge to toss a 2019 lawsuit alleging the singer sexually abused a minor a little over 20 years ago. The Chicago Sun-Times reports their motion to dismiss w...

Jun 28, 2019

'One Day At a Time' rescued from cancellation by Pop TV

LOS ANGELES - There are more days ahead for "One Day at a Time." The CBS Corp.-owned cable channel Pop TV says Thursday it's greenlighted a new season of the reboot cancelled by Netflix. In a statemen...

Jun 28, 2019

Lawsuit seeks to block Georgia law that bans most abortions

ATLANTA - A federal lawsuit filed Friday in Atlanta is the latest effort by abortion providers and advocacy groups to challenge a wave of restrictive abortion laws passed in conservative states. Lawye...

Jun 28, 2019

US consumers increase spending a modest 0.4% in May

WASHINGTON - Consumer spending increased 0.4% in May, a modest gain that suggests Americans remain confident enough about the economy's outlook to keep shopping. The Commerce Department said Friday th...

Jun 28, 2019

Justices won't revive Alabama ban on abortion procedure

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court won't revive Alabama's ban on the most commonly used procedure in second-trimester abortions. The measure has been blocked by lower courts. The justices on Friday reject...

Jun 28, 2019