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Lawsuit: Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. raped New York woman in 2013

NEW YORK - Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is accused of raping a woman twice in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013, according to a lawsuit that escalates the severity of the growing number of claims against him. ...

Aug 19, 2020

Walz administration keeps up fight against Line 3

MINNEAPOLIS - Gov. Tim Walz's administration said Tuesday it will appeal the latest approvals by state utility regulators for Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its old and corroding Line 3 crude oil p...

Aug 18, 2020

Notre Dame cancels classes for 2 weeks after COVID-19 spike

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame University on Tuesday cancelled in-person undergraduate classes for two weeks after a spike of coronavirus cases that occurred since the semester began Aug. 10. Universit...

Aug 18, 2020

AP Exclusive: Cindy McCain video on Joe Biden to air at DNC

WILMINGTON, Del. - Cindy McCain is going to bat for Joe Biden, lending her voice to a video set to air during Tuesday night's Democratic National Convention programming focused on Biden's close friend...

Aug 18, 2020

‘Tenet’ to screen early at theatres in some U.S. cities

Some U.S. moviegoers will be able to see Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" a few days early. Warner Bros. on Tuesday said that it would be offering early access screenings starting Aug. 31 as a gesture of s...

Aug 18, 2020

Mali soldiers detain senior officers in apparent mutiny

BAMAKO, Mali - Soldiers in Mali took up arms in the garrison town of Kati on Tuesday and detained senior military officers in an apparent mutiny, raising fears of a coup after several months of anti-g...

Aug 18, 2020

Trump to pardon women's suffrage leader Susan Anthony

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will pardon Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the women's suffrage movement, who was arrested for voting in 1872 in violation of laws permitting only me...

Aug 18, 2020

US home construction surges 22.6%, third straight increase

WASHINGTON - Construction of new U.S. homes surged 22.6% last month as homebuilders bounced back from a lull induced by the coronavirus pandemic. The Department reported Tuesday that new homes were st...

Aug 18, 2020

Texas becomes 4th state to surpass 10,000 virus deaths

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas surpassed 10,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths Monday as the lingering toll of a massive summer outbreak continues, and health experts expressed concerns that recent encouraging t...

Aug 17, 2020

In 'The 24th,' police brutality and unrest, 103 years ago

NEW YORK - The sole photograph related to the Houston Riot of 1917 shows 64 Black soldiers sitting with arms folded and legs crossed behind a rope. Their sheer number, in a courtroom otherwise populat...

Aug 17, 2020