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Top French minister resigns over alleged lavish lifestyle

PARIS - The No. 2 in the French government has resigned over reports that he has been living a lavish lifestyle at the expense of France's taxpayers. Ecology Minister Francois de Rugy said on Tuesday ...

Jul 16, 2019

Graphic suicide scene edited out of '13 Reasons Why' finale

LOS ANGELES - Netflix has decided to remove a graphic suicide scene from the Season 1 finale of its show "13 Reasons Why" as the series prepares to launch its third season. Show creator Brian Yorkey s...

Jul 16, 2019

Leaked UK memo says Trump axed Iran deal to spite Obama

LONDON - A U.K. newspaper has published more leaked memos revealing a British ambassador's blunt assessments of the Trump administration, including one in which the envoy to Washington claimed Preside...

Jul 16, 2019

Hong Kong police fight with protesters amid rising tensions

HONG KONG - Police in Hong Kong fought with protesters on Sunday as they broke up a demonstration by thousands of people demanding the resignation of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's chief exec...

Jul 16, 2019

Calls for investigations after power restored in Manhattan

NEW YORK - A Manhattan power outage that temporarily turned off the bright lights of the big city only lasted for a few hours, but left plenty of lingering questions and calls for investigations on Su...

Jul 16, 2019

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