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South Dakota governor, Oglala Sioux in protests standoff

BISMARCK, N.D. - The Oglala Sioux and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem are each waiting for the other side to make a move to resolve a disagreement over anti-protest legislation that led to the tribe ban...

May 07, 2019

3 more Maryland medical board members resign amid scandal

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Three members of the University of Maryland Medical System's board resigned, the system announced Tuesday, in the ongoing aftermath of a scandal involving financial arrangements that ...

May 07, 2019

Suspect in shooting at North Carolina university indicted

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A grand jury has indicted a 22-year-old man on murder and other charges in the shooting attack at a North Carolina university that left two students dead and four others wounded, a p...

May 07, 2019

The Latest: San Francisco bans cash-snubbing stores

SAN FRANCISCO - The Latest on a San Francisco vote on making retailers take cash (all times local): 2:30 p.m. San Francisco supervisors unanimously approved legislation requiring retailers to accept c...

May 07, 2019

'Big Bang Theory' tops 'Game of Thrones' in weekly ratings

LOS ANGELES - In the ratings battle between TV titans "The Big Bang Theory" and "Game of Thrones," laughs won out. CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" was last week's most-watched program, with 12.5 million vi...

May 07, 2019

US raises forecast for summer gasoline prices

Gasoline for that summer road trip will cost a bit more than experts in the federal government were expecting just a month ago. The government is also predicting higher prices for crude oil despite an...

May 07, 2019

A 3rd parent pleads guilty in college admissions scheme

BOSTON - A California executive has pleaded guilty to charges that he paid $400,000 in bribes to get his son into Georgetown University. Stephen Semprevivo pleaded guilty Tuesday in Boston federal cou...

May 07, 2019

US Secretary of State Pompeo makes unannounced trip to Iraq

BAGHDAD - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made an unannounced trip to Iraq as Washington warns Iran against any action against American interests in the Middle East. Pompeo was in Baghdad brie...

May 07, 2019

Self-improvement guru set to face 'sex slave' accusers

NEW YORK - It was called "collateral" - nude photos and other embarrassing material that female members of an upstate New York self-improvement group turned over to their "masters" to ensure obedience...

May 07, 2019

Chappelle to receive Mark Twain Prize for humour

WASHINGTON - Comedian Dave Chappelle has been chosen to receive this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The 45-year-old Chappelle shot to international stardom through his Comedy Central prog...

May 07, 2019