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Cristiano Ronaldo won't face rape charge in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS - Cristiano Ronaldo won't face criminal charges after a woman accused the soccer star of raping her in his suite at a Las Vegas resort more than 10 years ago, a top prosecutor said Monday. A...

Jul 24, 2019

Indictment handed up in 'Real Housewives' home invasion

FREEHOLD, N.J. - A man has been indicted in the home invasion of a former "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member. James Mainello also faces robbery, aggravated assault and other charges in the in...

Jul 24, 2019

Swedish investigation ends of man in fight with A$AP Rocky

STOCKHOLM - Swedish prosecutors have dropped their investigation of a man they say was involved in a fight with American rapper A$AP Rocky. Magnus Stromberg represents the alleged victim and said Mond...

Jul 24, 2019

Le Batard absent from radio show after assailing Trump, ESPN

NEW YORK - ESPN's Dan Le Batard was away from his radio show Monday after attracting attention for criticizing President Donald Trump's racist tweets and his network's policy of avoiding politics unle...

Jul 24, 2019

Canadian government faces call to revoke funding for giant telescope in Hawaii

OTTAWA - The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says Canada should bail out of a plan to build a large new telescope in Hawaii on land claimed as sacred by Indigenous Hawaiians. In an open letter to Prime Mi...

Jul 24, 2019

Deaths as bomber detonates in Mogadishu mayor's office

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A suicide bomber walked into the office of Mogadishu's mayor and detonated explosives strapped to his waist, killing several people and badly wounding the mayor, Somali police sai...

Jul 24, 2019

Meek Mill's conviction thrown out, granted new trial

PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania appeals court has thrown out rapper Meek Mill's decade-old conviction in a drug and gun case. The unanimous three-judge opinion Wednesday grants the rapper born Robert Wi...

Jul 24, 2019

Lebanese rock band takes centre stage in freedoms debate

BEIRUT - A popular Mideast rock band known for its rousing concerts and lyrics challenging social norms in the conservative Arab world is once again at the centre of a heated debate about freedom of e...

Jul 24, 2019

Review: In Tarantino's latest, a radiant Hollywood fable

Quentin Tarantino has, for a while now, been reminding us what's so great about movies - or at least, what he thinks is so great about them. He's made an old-fashioned double-feature ("Death Proof," o...

Jul 24, 2019

Slow ratings start for CBS' O'Donnell after first week

NEW YORK - CBS chose the middle of the summer for Norah O'Donnell to debut as "CBS Evening News" anchor, so probably should not be surprised that not too many people noticed. The Nielsen company said ...

Jul 24, 2019