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Kelly Clarkson had appendix removed after hosting awards

LOS ANGELES - Kelly Clarkson had her appendix removed soon after hosting the Billboard Music Awards. The 37-year-old tweeted she "may or may not have broken down in tears after the show from pain." Sh...

May 03, 2019

Campaigners against Heathrow expansion lose legal challenge

LONDON - Campaigners fighting British government plans to expand Heathrow Airport lost a challenge in one of the country's highest courts on Wednesday, in a decision which deemed the expansion lawful....

May 03, 2019

Hugs, tears mark taping of final 'Big Bang Theory' episode

BURBANK, Calif. - Hugs and tears punctuated the final taping of "The Big Bang Theory," a lovefest for its stars, crew and audience alike. There were plenty of punchlines as well, as the true-to-form h...

May 03, 2019

Cohen's prison reality: 'The Situation' and Shabbat services

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer will serve his prison sentence alongside "The Situation" from "Jersey Shore" and the fraudster behind the failed Fyre Festival. Michael Cohe...

May 02, 2019

North Carolina lawyer Cheslie Kryst named Miss USA 2019

RENO, Nev. - A 27-year-old lawyer from North Carolina who represents prison inmates for free won the Miss USA title Thursday night, describing herself as a "weird kid" with a "unibrow" who's now part ...

May 02, 2019

Vietnam suspect in Kim Jong Nam's killing freed from prison

KAJANG, Malaysia - The Vietnamese woman who was tried for the killing of the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader was released Friday from a Malaysian prison and due to fly back to Hanoi lat...

May 02, 2019

Mueller frustrated with Barr over portrayal of findings

WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller expressed frustration to Attorney General William Barr last month about how the findings of his Russia investigation were being portrayed, saying he worried...

May 02, 2019

Justin Bieber working with YouTube on 'top secret project'

NEW YORK - Justin Bieber got his start posting cover songs on YouTube and now he's working with the platform on a "top secret project." YouTube announced Thursday that it is planning a project with th...

May 02, 2019

Student tackled campus gunman, slain while saving lives

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A North Carolina college student tackled a gunman who opened fire in his classroom, saving others' lives but losing his own in the process, police said Wednesday. Riley Howell, 21, w...

May 02, 2019

19-year-old director wins top award at Tribeca Film Festival

NEW YORK - Nineteen-year-old filmmaker Phillip Youmans has won the top award at the Tribeca Film Festival. "Burning Cane," which Youmans finished as a 17-year-old graduating high school, on Thursday t...

May 02, 2019