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Patriots safety Chung indicted on cocaine possession charge

LACONIA, N.H. - New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung has been indicted in New Hampshire on a charge of cocaine possession, according to court paperwork released Thursday. A Belknap County grand j...

Aug 22, 2019

Weinstein to be rearraigned as DA seeks actress's testimony

NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to be arraigned Monday on a new indictment, court officials said, as prosecutors seek to bolster their case with testimony from an actress who has accused him ...

Aug 22, 2019

Charges dropped against alleged thief of McDormand Oscar

LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors on Tuesday dropped the case against a man charged with stealing Frances McDormand's Oscar statuette from a 2018 Academy Awards after-party. Terry Bryant's felony grand theft ...

Aug 22, 2019

Ex-Michigan State star Cleaves acquitted in sex assault case

FLINT, Mich. - A jury acquitted former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves on Tuesday of allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in a motel room four years ago. The verdict announced in a ...

Aug 22, 2019

Sudan protesters, army announce new ruling body after deal

CAIRO - Sudan's pro-democracy movement and the army announced a joint ruling body on Tuesday, formally disbanding the military council that took power after the ouster of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bas...

Aug 22, 2019

Ex-baseball players Dotel, Castillo linked to DR drug ring

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel and cited ex-infielder Luis Castillo for their alleged links to a drug-traffick...

Aug 22, 2019

AP NewsBreak: Police say suspect arrested in campus killing

FULLERTON, Calif. - A suspect has been arrested in the stabbing death of a man at the California State University, Fullerton campus, police said on Thursday. Fullerton police Lt. Jon Radus told The As...

Aug 22, 2019

North Dakota court overturns life term in cut from womb case

FARGO, N.D. - A judge overstepped by giving a life prison sentence to a man whose girlfriend cut the baby from the womb of an unsuspecting neighbour, the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday, ord...

Aug 22, 2019

Area 51 events in Nevada prompt emergency crowd planning

LAS VEGAS - Fearing they could be overwhelmed with visitors, officials in the remote Nevada county that's home to the Area 51 military base have drafted an emergency declaration and a plan to team res...

Aug 22, 2019

Republican Lewis attacks 'Resistance' in Senate launch

MINNEAPOLIS - Republican Jason Lewis is kicking off a U.S. Senate bid with a video that attacks Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and the so-called "Resistance" to President Donald Trump. Lewis, a former cons...

Aug 22, 2019