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5th migrant child dies after detention by US border agents

HOUSTON - A 16-year-old Guatemala migrant who died Monday in U.S. custody had been held by immigration authorities for six days - twice as long as federal law generally permits - then transferred him ...

May 22, 2019

1990s drama 'Party of Five' reboot involves deported parents

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A reboot of the 1990s teen drama "Party of Five" will centre on a Mexican American family whose parents are deported to Mexico. Disney announced this month the retooled show will a...

May 22, 2019

Ford is cutting 7,000 white-collar jobs

DETROIT - Ford is cutting about 7,000 white-collar jobs, which would make up 10 per cent of its global workforce. The company has said it was undertaking a major restructuring, and on Monday said...

May 22, 2019

British Steel collapses, threatening thousands of jobs

LONDON - British Steel has been ordered into liquidation as it struggles with industry-wide troubles and Brexit, threatening 5,000 workers and another 20,000 jobs in the supply chain. The company had ...

May 22, 2019

Pitt, DiCaprio talk Tarantino's love letter to Hollywood

CANNES, France - Leonardo DiCaprio says he and Brad Pitt "forged a cinematic bond" making Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood." The two stars, along with Margot Robbie and Tarantino...

May 22, 2019

Huawei apt to be stripped of Google services after US ban

Huawei could quickly lose its grip on the No. 2 ranking in worldwide cellphone sales after Google announced it would comply with U.S. government restrictions meant to punish the Chinese tech powerhous...

May 22, 2019

And the winner of the 'Game of Thrones' is ...

LOS ANGELES - Winter has come and winter has gone, thelast of the heads have been lopped off and the last of the dragon fire has been spit as "Game of Thrones" aired its 73rdand final episode Sunday n...

May 22, 2019

Sweden requests detention order for WikiLeaks' Assange

COPENHAGEN - Swedish authorities on Monday issued a request for a detention order against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is now jailed in Britain, a Swedish prosecutor said. Prosecutor Eva-Mari...

May 22, 2019

Ukraine president takes political stage in dramatic fashion

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's new president, a comedian before he turned to statecraft, made a dramatic entrance to the political stage Monday by disbanding parliament minutes after his inauguration. Volo...

May 22, 2019

Rape trial starting for ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr.

SAN DIEGO - Kellen Winslow Jr., a former NFL No. 1 draft pick and son of a Hall of Famer who starred for his hometown San Diego Chargers, goes on trial Monday on multiple charges, including raping two...

May 21, 2019