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Reporter sues Golden Globes organization over member rules

LOS ANGELES - A Norwegian entertainment reporter on Monday sued the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization that gives out the Golden Globe Awards, alleging that it acts as a cartel that...

Aug 4, 2020

Family tells AP: Iran abducted California man while in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A California-based member of an Iranian militant opposition group in exile was abducted by Iran while staying in Dubai, his family said Tuesday. The suspected cross-borde...

Aug 4, 2020

Isaias, again a tropical storm, spawns wild inland weather

TOMS RIVER, N.J. - Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain over Virginia and Maryland early Tuesday after making landfall as a hurricane near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. The hurr...

Aug 4, 2020

Trump fires TVA chair, cites hiring of foreign workers

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday that he had fired the chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority, criticizing the federally owned corporation for hiring foreign workers. Trump told report...

Aug 3, 2020

St Louis series at Detroit off after positive Cards tests

NEW YORK - Seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team's four-game series at Detroit. The series was t...

Aug 3, 2020

Prosecutor seeking Trump's taxes cites probe of his business

NEW YORK - A New York City prosecutor fighting to get President Donald Trump's tax returns told a judge Monday he was justified in demanding them because of public reports of "extensive and protracted...

Aug 3, 2020

This year, Harvest Crusade takes shape as a cinematic event

LOS ANGELES (RNS) - Every year in August, tens of thousands of people fill the seats of Angel Stadium in Anaheim, not for baseball, but for the weekend-long Harvest Crusade. A tradition for more than ...

Aug 3, 2020

US Treasury projects record Q3 borrowing of $947 billion

WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department is projecting government borrowing of $947 billion in the current July-September period, which would be a record for the quarter but down from the all-time high of...

Aug 3, 2020

Navy investigates video of dogs attacking Kaepernick fill-in

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The U.S. Navy is investigating an incident in which dogs attacked a "Colin Kaepernick stand-in" during a K-9 demonstration during a 2019 fundraiser at the Navy SEAL Museum in F...

Aug 3, 2020

Spain's former king leaving country amid financial scandal

MADRID - Spain's former monarch, Juan Carlos I, says he is leaving Spain to live in another, unspecified, country amid a financial scandal, according to a letter published on the royal family's websit...

Aug 3, 2020