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Principal: I accidentally plagiarized Ashton Kutcher speech

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. - A West Virginia principal accused of plagiarizing Ashton Kutcher in an address to his school's graduating class says he didn't mean to use someone else's work. The News and Sentin...

May 31, 2019

Cardi B makes court appearance in strip club melee

NEW YORK - Cardi B has made a court appearance in a case stemming from a fight at a New York strip club. The Grammy-winning rapper appeared sombre and did not speak during Friday's hearing. She is due...

May 31, 2019

Qatar prime minister to travel to Saudi Arabia amid boycott

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Qatar's prime minister will travel to Saudi Arabia for two summits in the kingdom, authorities announced Wednesday, a visit that would mark the highest-level contact betw...

May 31, 2019

UN atomic watchdog raises questions of Iran's centrifuge use

VIENNA - The U.N. atomic watchdog said Friday that Iran continues to stay within the limitations set by the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, but reported its stockpiles of low-enriched uranium and...

May 31, 2019

Report: Huawei cuts meetings with US, sends US workers home

BEIJING - The Financial Times reported Friday that tech giant Huawei has ordered its employees to cancel technical meetings with American contacts and has sent home numerous U.S. employees working at ...

May 31, 2019

US consumer spending slows to 0.3% gain in April

WASHINGTON - Consumer spending slowed in April while inflation was up, but still far below the target set by the Federal Reserve. The Commerce Department said Friday that spending increased 0.3% in Ap...

May 31, 2019

Canadian tourist recounts aftermath of boat collision on the Danube

BUDAPEST, Hungary - A Canadian tourist who was on the Danube River in Budapest when two boats collided Wednesday says the experience was "surreal and "sobering". Ken Hoffer, of Halifax, says he was on...

May 31, 2019

Stocks slump after US expands trade war to Mexico

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks tumbled on Wall Street Friday after the U.S. announced plans to expand its trade war to Mexico. The slump all but guarantees that May will be the first monthly loss for the mark...

May 31, 2019

Mueller declares his Russia report did not exonerate Trump

WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday that charging President Donald Trump with a crime was "not an option" because of federal rules, but he used his first public remarks on the R...

May 31, 2019

Couture Council to honour Louboutin and his red-soled shoes

NEW YORK - From a tiny bottle of nail polish, a luxury fashion empire was born. Designer Christian Louboutin says he was experimenting in his factory one day when he suddenly seized his assistant's bo...

May 31, 2019