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Mexican band Cafe Tacvba's instruments, equipment stolen

MEXICO CITY - The Mexican rock band Cafe Tacvba said its instruments and other equipment were stolen and two crew members briefly detained in a highway robbery early Thursday. In a statement, the band...

May 02, 2019

Facebook bans Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones for hate speech

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook has banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and others from its main service and from Instagram, saying they violated the company's ban against hate and violence. The company said ...

May 02, 2019

Trial starts for repairman charged in LA, Chicago killings

LOS ANGELES - Opening statements began Thursday in the Los Angeles murder trial of an air conditioning repairman charged with the stabbing deaths of two women and a suburban Chicago teenager for sexua...

May 02, 2019

Israel says bots promoting boycott of Eurovision

JERUSALEM - Israel says it has uncovered a network of bots and fake Twitter accounts urging a boycott of the upcoming Israeli-hosted Eurovision song contest. Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs sai...

May 02, 2019

Drug company founder convicted in opioid bribery scheme

BOSTON - A wealthy drug company founder was convicted Thursday of directing a scheme to bribe doctors across the country to prescribe a highly addictive fentanyl spray. John Kapoor, the founder and fo...

May 02, 2019

Suspect in Nazi bomb plot kicked out of Army

LOS ANGELES - An Army veteran who converted to Islam and is accused of plotting terrorist attacks in California in retaliation for killings at New Zealand mosques was demoted and discharged from the m...

May 02, 2019

Trump to present Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods next week

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods next week. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says an awards ceremony will be held in the Rose ...

May 02, 2019

Caster Semenya dealt another setback over testosterone rules

Track and field's governing body said Thursday it plans to enforce its new rules on testosterone levels in female runners more widely than sports' highest court is recommending, dealing another setbac...

May 02, 2019

Synagogue shooter struggled with gun, fled with 50 bullets

SAN DIEGO - After a 19-year-old gunman fired at least eight rounds into a California synagogue, he stopped to fumble with his semiautomatic rifle and then fled with 50 unused bullets, prosecutors said...

May 02, 2019

Beyond Meat goes public as sales of plant-based meats rise

The Nasdaq is adding fake meat to its diet. Beyond Meat, the purveyor of plant-based burgers and sausages, made its debut on the stock exchange Thursday. It's the first pure-play maker of vegan "meat"...

May 02, 2019