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Waithe wishes she'd done more on 'Chi' misconduct reports

LOS ANGELES - Lena Waithe, creator of Showtime's "The Chi," says she should have intervened more aggressively about allegations of misconduct by the show's star Jason Mitchell. Waithe said on syndicat...

May 31, 2019

US officials to put off oil leases near sacred tribal land

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has agreed to put off oil and gas leasing for a year on land that Native Americans consider sacred surrounding Chaco Culture National Histor...

May 31, 2019

Kutcher testifies he knocked on slain woman's door in 2001

LOS ANGELES - Ashton Kutcher testified at a Los Angeles murder trial Wednesday that he went to pick up a 22-year-old fashion-design student to go out for drinks one night 18 years ago and left when sh...

May 31, 2019

Principal: I accidentally plagiarized Ashton Kutcher speech

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. - A West Virginia principal accused of plagiarizing Ashton Kutcher in an address to his school's graduating class says he didn't mean to use someone else's work. The News and Sentin...

May 31, 2019

Cardi B makes court appearance in strip club melee

NEW YORK - Cardi B has made a court appearance in a case stemming from a fight at a New York strip club. The Grammy-winning rapper appeared sombre and did not speak during Friday's hearing. She is due...

May 31, 2019

Qatar prime minister to travel to Saudi Arabia amid boycott

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Qatar's prime minister will travel to Saudi Arabia for two summits in the kingdom, authorities announced Wednesday, a visit that would mark the highest-level contact betw...

May 31, 2019

UN atomic watchdog raises questions of Iran's centrifuge use

VIENNA - The U.N. atomic watchdog said Friday that Iran continues to stay within the limitations set by the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, but reported its stockpiles of low-enriched uranium and...

May 31, 2019

Report: Huawei cuts meetings with US, sends US workers home

BEIJING - The Financial Times reported Friday that tech giant Huawei has ordered its employees to cancel technical meetings with American contacts and has sent home numerous U.S. employees working at ...

May 31, 2019

US consumer spending slows to 0.3% gain in April

WASHINGTON - Consumer spending slowed in April while inflation was up, but still far below the target set by the Federal Reserve. The Commerce Department said Friday that spending increased 0.3% in Ap...

May 31, 2019

Canadian tourist recounts aftermath of boat collision on the Danube

BUDAPEST, Hungary - A Canadian tourist who was on the Danube River in Budapest when two boats collided Wednesday says the experience was "surreal and "sobering". Ken Hoffer, of Halifax, says he was on...

May 31, 2019