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Virginia transgender bathroom case: Judge favours ex-student

NORFOLK, Va. - A federal judge in Virginia ruled Friday that a school board's transgender bathroom ban discriminated against a former student, Gavin Grimm, the latest in a string of decisions nationwi...

Aug 11, 2019

Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans

EL PASO, Texas - The man accused of carrying out last weekend's deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas border city of El Paso confessed to officers while he was surrendering and later explaine...

Aug 11, 2019

'Hobbs & Shaw' repeats at No. 1 against slew of newcomers

LOS ANGELES - Audiences helped the "Fast & Furious" spinoff "Hobbs & Shaw" take another lap at No. 1 even with an onslaught of four new major releases this weekend. From family films to R-rate...

Aug 11, 2019

Documents: Epstein ducked sex abuse questions in deposition

NEW YORK - Confronted about allegations that he orchestrated a sex trafficking ring that delivered girls to him and his high-profile acquaintances, financier Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly refused to answ...

Aug 11, 2019

J.D. Salinger's books are finally going digital

NEW YORK - You'll finally be able to catch the late J.D. Salinger's books in digital format. Longtime Salinger publisher Little, Brown and Company says it's the first time that the entirety of Salinge...

Aug 11, 2019

Cosby appeal tests other accusers' testimony in #MeToo era

When three Pennsylvania Superior Court judges gather Monday to hear Bill Cosby's appeal of his sexual assault conviction, more than the aging comedian's freedom may be at stake. As the first celebrity...

Aug 11, 2019

No chaos this time as Woodstock concert site preps for 50th

BETHEL, N.Y. - Woodstock will be celebrated on its 50th anniversary, but it won't be your hippie uncle's trample-the-fences concert. While plans for a big Woodstock 50 festival collapsed after a run o...

Aug 11, 2019

Richard Gere visits migrants stuck in the Mediterranean

Carrying boxes of fruit, Richard Gere visited rescued migrants Friday on a humanitarian ship that has been struck in the Mediterranean Sea for over a week, landing smack in the middle of a debate over...

Aug 11, 2019

Tear gas fired in Hong Kong with no end in sight to protests

HONG KONG - Police fired tear gas late Sunday afternoon to try to disperse a demonstration in Hong Kong as protesters took over streets in two parts of the Asian financial capital, blocking traffic an...

Aug 11, 2019

UK govt boosts prisons, police powers in crime clampdown

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is promising more prisons and stronger police powers in an effort to fight violent crime. The government announced plans Sunday to create 10,000 more pris...

Aug 11, 2019