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3 more parents plead guilty in college admissions scam

BOSTON - A married couple and a California businessman are the latest parents to plead guilty in the sweeping college admissions scam. Gregory and Marcia Abbott and Peter Jan Sartorio entered their pl...

May 22, 2019

Correction: Flooding-Mississippi River Barges story

OMAHA, Neb. - In a story May 18 about an interruption in barge traffic along the Mississippi River, The Associated Press erroneously reported the average amount of goods and services that are shipped ...

May 22, 2019

District attorney says Meek Mill should get new trial, judge

PHILADELPHIA - The district attorney of Philadelphia is calling for a new trial for rapper Meek Mill before a new judge. The brief submitted Wednesday by District Attorney Larry Krasner says former Ju...

May 22, 2019

Ex-White House lawyer won't testify after Trump direction

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump directed his former White House Counsel Donald McGahn to defy a congressional subpoena Monday, citing a Justice Department legal opinion that maintains McGahn would...

May 22, 2019

AP Source: FIFA to stick with 32 teams for 2022 World Cup

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be played with 32 teams after FIFA scrapped a proposal to expand the tournament to 48 nations due to the political and logistical complexities of using another Persian...

May 22, 2019

Michael Avenatti charged with defrauding Stormy Daniels

NEW YORK - Michael Avenatti, the attorney who rocketed to fame through his representation of porn star Stormy Daniels in her battles with President Donald Trump, was charged Wednesday with ripping her...

May 22, 2019

Jury: Vermont man guilty of murder in wrong-way crash

BURLINGTON, Vt. - A jury found a Vermont man guilty of murder charges in the deaths of five teenagers Wednesday caused when he drove the wrong way on an interstate highway. The jury returned the verdi...

May 22, 2019

Mystery of racist photo in governor's yearbook left unsolved

NORFOLK, Va. - The mystery of whether Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was in the racist yearbook photo that nearly destroyed his career remains unsolved. A months-long investigation ordered up by Eastern ...

May 22, 2019

Iowa governor blocks bill aimed at stopping anti-Trump suits

DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed a measure Wednesday intended to stop the state's Democratic attorney general from filing or joining lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump's polic...

May 22, 2019

Donald Trump Jr. has book out later this year

NEW YORK - Donald Trump Jr. has a book coming out later this year featuring his "views and perspectives" on the political scene and his father's presidency. Centre Street, an imprint of Hachette Book ...

May 22, 2019