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With new name and album, The Chicks' voices ring loud again

NASHVILLE - The Dixie Chicks are no more. Breaking their ties to the South, The Chicks are stepping into a new chapter in their storied career with their first new music in 14 years. The Texas trio of...

Jul 10, 2020

Wisconsin high court gives mixed ruling on partial vetoes

MADISON, Wis. - The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday overturned three of four partial budget vetoes issued by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, bucking decades of court precedent th...

Jul 10, 2020

Turkish court rules to let Hagia Sophia return as mosque

Turkey's highest administrative court issued a ruling Friday that paves the way for the government to convert Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia - a former cathedral-turned-mosque that now serves as a mus...

Jul 10, 2020

Dutch government to take Russia to European court over MH17

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Dutch government is taking Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for its alleged role in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine six y...

Jul 10, 2020

US wholesale prices fell 0.2% in June as food costs plunged

WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.2% in June as food costs dropped sharply, offsetting a big increase in energy prices. The drop in the Producer Price Index, which measures inflation pressures...

Jul 10, 2020

Authorities search for 'Glee' star believed to have drowned

Authorities planned Friday to renew the search for "Glee" star Naya Rivera, who is believed to have drowned in a Southern California lake while boating with her 4-year-old son. Rivera, 33, disappeared...

Jul 10, 2020

Depp says feces in bed was last straw in marriage to Heard

LONDON - Johnny Depp said in a London court on Friday that ex-wife Amber Heard's claims he abused her turned him from "Cinderella to Quasimodo" in the public eye. He also said the couple's tempestuous...

Jul 10, 2020

Supreme Court gives NY prosecutor a landmark legal victory

NEW YORK - The Supreme Court ruled that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. can obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns for a criminal investigation but sent a second request by Congre...

Jul 10, 2020

Malaysian police grill Al Jazeera over report on immigrants

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian police grilled a group of reporters and staff from news broadcaster Al Jazeera on Friday over a documentary on the treatment of undocumented immigrants that official...

Jul 10, 2020

Lawmakers vote to close down Philippines' largest TV network

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine lawmakers voted Friday to reject the license renewal of the country's largest TV network, shutting down a major news provider that had been repeatedly threatened by th...

Jul 10, 2020