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'Pikachu' tries to dethrone the 'Avengers,' but just misses

LOS ANGELES - "Pokmon Detective Pikachu" gave "Avengers: Endgame" a run for its money this weekend at the box office, but the superheroes managed to hold onto the throne once again. The Walt Disney Co...

May 12, 2019

Guns N' Roses sues brewery over its 'Guns 'N' Rosé' beer

LOS ANGELES - The rock band Guns N' Roses is accusing a Colorado brewery of piggybacking off their fame to sell beer and merchandise. The band filed a trademark infringement lawsuit Thursday against C...

May 12, 2019

Kidnap claim unravels: Baby thrown down hill, mom charged

A mother's claim that her 7-week-old baby was kidnapped quickly unraveled after her infant was found at the bottom of a 75-foot ravine in the North Carolina mountains, law enforcement officials said F...

May 12, 2019

House passes $19B disaster aid bill over Trump opposition

WASHINGTON - The House on Friday passed a $19 billion disaster aid bill that would deliver long-sought relief to farmers, victims of hurricanes and floods, and rebuild southern military bases, as Demo...

May 12, 2019

Officials: Rapper Kodak Black arrested on weapons charges

MIAMI - Officials say Florida rapper Kodak Black was arrested on federal and state weapons charges just before he was to perform at a hip-hop festival. The U.S. Marshals office says in a news release ...

May 12, 2019

Space-tourism enters 'home stretch' toward commercial flight

SANTA FE, N.M. - Billionaire Richard Branson is moving Virgin Galactic's winged passenger rocket and more than 100 employees from California to a remote commercial launch and landing facility in south...

May 12, 2019

US-China talks break up after US raises tariffs

WASHINGTON - Trade talks between the U.S. and China broke up Friday with no agreement, hours after President Donald Trump more than doubled tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports. Trump asserted o...

May 12, 2019

Judge dismisses lawsuit over slain millionaire's residency

CONCORD, N.H. - A judge in New Hampshire dismissed a lawsuit Friday against a man relatives say killed his millionaire grandfather for inheritance money, saying the slain grandfather was not a residen...

May 12, 2019

Meghan, Harry release baby feet photo for US Mother's Day

LONDON - Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, have released a photo of their newborn baby's feet to mark Meghan's first Mother's Day as a mom. The image posted Sunday on Instagram showed Me...

May 12, 2019

Farrakhan delivers insult while denying he's anti-Semitic

CHICAGO - Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan referenced "Satanic Jews" in a speech denying allegations of anti-Semitism, misogyny and homophobia after Facebook banned him from the social ...

May 12, 2019