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Bank CEO pleads not guilty in bid to get Trump post

NEW YORK - A banker who prosecutors say tried to buy himself a senior post in President Donald Trump's administration by making risky loans to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded not ...

May 25, 2019

Nik Wallenda and sister plan highwire walk over Times Square

NEW YORK - For his next trick, daredevil Nik Wallenda plans to cross New York's Times Square - without his feet touching the ground. ABC announced Thursday that Wallenda and his sister Lijana will cro...

May 25, 2019

Police hunt suspect after explosion in French city of Lyon

PARIS - French police are hunting a suspect following an explosion that wounded 13 people in a busy pedestrian street Friday in the city of Lyon. Police issued an appeal for witnesses Saturday with a ...

May 25, 2019

Trump arrives in Tokyo for state visit, golf and sumo

TOKYO - Under the threat of potentially devastating U.S. tariffs on autos, Japan was ready to roll out the newest phase of its charm offensive targeting President Donald Trump as it welcomed him on a ...

May 25, 2019

Strong showing for pro-EU parties in Dutch EU vote

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Pro-European Dutch parties were predicted Thursday to win most of the country's seats in the European Parliament, with right-wing populist opponents of the European Union mana...

May 24, 2019

Celebrity chef Mario Batali facing assault charge in Boston

BOSTON - Celebrity chef Mario Batali is facing a criminal charge on allegations that he forcibly kissed and groped a woman at a Boston restaurant in 2017. Batali, who recently gave up financial stakes...

May 24, 2019

Authorities raid 247 Colorado homes growing black market pot

DENVER - Authorities said Friday they raided hundreds of black market marijuana operations in Colorado that flouted the state's cannabis law by growing tens of thousands of plants in Denver-area homes...

May 24, 2019

'Here we go again': Judge blocks Mississippi abortion ban

JACKSON, Miss. - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy. "Here we go again," ...

May 24, 2019

Michigan AG: Lame-duck ballot drive law is unconstitutional

LANSING, Mich. - Michigan's attorney general said Wednesday that a Republican-enacted law making it harder to put proposals on the statewide ballot is unconstitutional, declaring that lawmakers had no...

May 24, 2019

"Low force" blast in French city injures 7; cause is unclear

LYON, France - A "low force" blast hit a busy pedestrian street Friday in the French city of Lyon, injuring seven people as it shattered the glass from a refrigerated shop cooler, a local official sai...

May 24, 2019