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China deploys Confucius in bid to boost religion controls

BEIJING - China has begun five-day Confucian culture immersion courses for religious leaders in the sage's hometown as part of a campaign to extend government control over faith communities through a ...

May 29, 2019

Knife-wielding man attacks schoolgirls in Japan, killing 2

KAWASAKI, Japan - A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming "I will kill you!" attacked a group of schoolgirls near a school bus parked at a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, killing two...

May 29, 2019

Britney Spears' restraining order on ex-manager extended

LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears' restraining order against her former manager will stay in place for roughly two weeks after a judge on Tuesday suspended a court hearing where he fought the restrictions ...

May 29, 2019

Star witness against 'El Chapo' to be sentenced in Chicago

CHICAGO - A star government witness at the New York trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is being sentenced in Chicago, where prosecutors are seeking extraordinary leniency for the for...

May 29, 2019

'Jeopardy' champ James Holzhauer nears Ken Jennings' record

LOS ANGELES - James Holzhauer's "Jeopardy" winning streak is still going and he may be on track to surpass Ken Jennings' record earnings in the next month. Holzhauer on Monday won his 28th straight ga...

May 29, 2019

The big flag might stay; 'The Profit' might not go to jail

RALEIGH, N.C. - Maybe television's "The Profit" won't have to make business deals behind bars after all. Marcus Lemonis, star of CNBC's so-named reality television show, had said Wednesday that he wou...

May 29, 2019

Size of an apple: Girl becomes tiniest newborn to survive

SAN DIEGO - When she was born, the baby girl weighed about the same as an apple. A San Diego hospital on Wednesday revealed the birth of the girl and said she is believed to be the world's tiniest sur...

May 29, 2019

China dangles a potentially harmful new threat in trade war

WASHINGTON - Facing new trade sanctions and a U.S. clampdown on its top telecommunications company, China issued a pointed reminder Wednesday that it has yet to unleash all its weapons in its trade wa...

May 29, 2019

Author Wally Lamb sued by ex-inmate over new book

HARTFORD, Conn. - A former Connecticut prison inmate has filed a lawsuit alleging she hasn't been paid for her contribution to a new book by author Wally Lamb and accusing Lamb of harassing and intimi...

May 29, 2019

Bill Buckner, forever known for October error, dies at 69

Bill Buckner was an All-Star and batting champion, a gritty gamer who was welcome on any team. A reliable fielder, too. But a little grounder forever changed his legacy. Buckner, who made one of the b...

May 29, 2019