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Lawyer: Deal close in Weinstein sexual misconduct lawsuits

NEW YORK - A tentative deal is close to settling lawsuits brought against the television and film company co-founded by Harvey Weinstein, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by scores of women. ...

May 23, 2019

Trump moves to escalate investigation of intel agencies

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is directing the U.S. intelligence community to "quickly and fully co-operate" with Attorney General William Barr's investigation of the origins of the multi-year p...

May 23, 2019

Pot backers ask Maine to put locals, small businesses first

PORTLAND, Maine - Marijuana enthusiasts in Maine used a public hearing Thursday to implore the state to protect the small businesses and growers they think should make up the backbone of its budding c...

May 23, 2019

Tesla shares bounce on leaked memo about rising sales

Shares of Tesla, suffering one of the worst stretches in company history, rebounded Thursday after CEO Elon Musk told employees that orders are up. The company's stock closed up 1.4% to $195.49 on a v...

May 23, 2019

"Big Bang Theory" finale gets galactic ratings to win week

LOS ANGELES - In its last blast, "The Big Bang Theory" topped the TV ratings by a light-year. The back-to-back, two-episode finale of the nerdy CBS comedy's 12-season run drew 18.5 million live viewer...

May 23, 2019

California sues over $1B in cancelled high-speed rail money

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California sued Tuesday to block the Trump administration from cancelling nearly $1 billion for the state's high-speed rail project, escalating the state's feud with the federal g...

May 23, 2019

US charges WikiLeaks founder with publishing classified info

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with receiving and publishing classified information. The charges are contained in an 18-count indictment announced Thu...

May 23, 2019

Inmate acquitted of guard's slaying in Delaware prison riot

WILMINGTON, Del. - A jury on Thursday acquitted an inmate accused of leading a riot at Delaware's maximum-security prison during which a guard was killed and other staffers taken hostage. Jurors delib...

May 23, 2019

Michael Jackson's estate and former manager settle lawsuit

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit between a former manager of Michael Jackson and his estate. The settlement announced Thursday with Tohme Tohme (TOH'-mae TOH'-mae) end...

May 23, 2019

Asian, Asian American heroes to power Marvel comics series

Asian superheroes - assemble. Marvel Comics is giving ink to an unprecedented team-up of its mightiest Asian and Asian American heroes, also known as the new Agents of Atlas. Established icons like ma...

May 23, 2019