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1st of 5 women to testify at ex-NFL player's rape trial

VISTA, Calif. - Prosecutors plan to call the first of five women to testify Tuesday at the rape trial of former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr., whose accusers include a 54-year-old who got a ride from ...

May 20, 2019

Family of pilot killed in Honduras trying to "piece together" the tragedy

TRUJILLO, Honduras - A 32-year-old British Columbia pilot who was killed in a plane crash in Honduras on Saturday is being described by his father as a spontaneous person who was a happy chi...

May 20, 2019

Tennessee House speaker scandals spur 'no confidence' vote

NASHVILLE - Tennessee House Republicans cast a historic vote of no confidence Monday in Speaker Glen Casada over a series of scandals engulfing him, but Casada swiftly rejected mounting pressure to st...

May 20, 2019

3 handwritten wills found in Aretha Franklin's home

PONTIAC, Mich. - Three handwritten wills have been found in the suburban Detroit home of Aretha Franklin, months after the death of the "Queen of Soul," including one that was discovered under cushion...

May 20, 2019

Judge rules against Trump in records dispute with Congress

WASHINGTON - A federal judge in Washington has ruled against President Donald Trump in a financial records dispute with Congress. Judge Amit Mehta's ruling says Trump cannot block the House subpoena o...

May 20, 2019

Amid Iran tensions, a look at Mideast's powers and proxies

As long-simmering tensions heat up between the United States and Iran in the Middle East, a look at the various countries or players involved, and what could happen: UNITED STATES The U.S. has tens of...

May 20, 2019

The Netherlands wins Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv

TEL AVIV, Israel - The Netherlands won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv Saturday, with Duncan Laurence's doleful piano ballad "Arcade" crowned champion of Europe's annual music extravaganz...

May 20, 2019

DOJ: McGahn can't be forced to testify about Mueller probe

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department says former White House counsel Don McGahn can't be compelled to testify before Congress about the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia...

May 20, 2019

5th migrant child dies after detention by Border Patrol

HOUSTON - The U.S. government says a 16-year-old Guatemalan died Monday at a Border Patrol station in South Texas, the fifth death of a migrant child apprehended by border agents since December. U.S. ...

May 20, 2019

Ford is cutting 7,000 white-collar jobs

DETROIT - Ford is almost finished with a major global restructuring and by the time it ends in August the automaker will have shed 7,000 white-collar jobs. The company said Monday that the plan will s...

May 20, 2019