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Towering Broadway director and producer Hal Prince dead

NEW YORK - Harold Prince, a Broadway director and producer who pushed the boundaries of musical theatre with such groundbreaking shows as "The Phantom of the Opera," ''Cabaret," ''Company" and "Sweene...

Jul 31, 2019

R. Kelly judge to decide on order protecting evidence

CHICAGO - A federal judge overseeing singer R. Kelly's child-pornography case in Chicago is set to rule on how tightly he should restrict access to and mentions of the evidence. There's little doubt J...

Jul 31, 2019

Rare Steinbeck story, set in Paris, published this week

NEW YORK - Ernest Hemingway wasn't the only Great American Writer with something to say about Paris. Hemingway's contemporary and fellow Nobel laureate, John Steinbeck, was best known for "The Grapes ...

Jul 31, 2019

Trump signs Sept. 11 victims' compensation fund extension

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday signed a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund helping those impacted by the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks never runs out of money, ending years of leg...

Jul 31, 2019

2nd confirmed Ebola case in Congo's city of Goma dies

KINSHASA, Congo - The man who became the second confirmed Ebola case in Congo's major crossroads city of Goma has died, officials said Wednesday, adding that he may never have known he had the virus. ...

Jul 31, 2019

Survey: Businesses added 156,000 jobs in July

WASHINGTON - U.S. companies added a healthy 156,000 jobs in July with larger firms accounted for much of the gains, a private survey found. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that there was solid hi...

Jul 31, 2019

Cardi B postpones Indianapolis concert due to threat

INDIANAPOLIS - Rapper Cardi B postponed an Indianapolis concert following what police described as an unverified threat to the Grammy-winning artist. A post on her Twitter account offered an apology t...

Jul 31, 2019

Sailing to America: Teen to bring her climate activism to US

STOCKHOLM - Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager whose social media-savvy brand of eco-activism has inspired tens of thousands of students in Europe to skip classes and protest for faster action again...

Jul 31, 2019

Gunman posted online minutes before killing 3 at festival

GILROY, Calif. - Before a 19-year-old gunman opened fire on a famed garlic festival in his California hometown, he urged his Instagram followers to read a 19th century book popular with white supremac...

Jul 30, 2019

Death toll in attack at Afghan political office rises to 20

KABUL - The death toll from an attack against the Kabul office of the Afghan president's running mate and former chief of the intelligence service climbed to at least 20 people on Monday, an official ...

Jul 30, 2019