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US retail sales rose 0.5% in May, led by online shopping

WASHINGTON - Americans stepped up their retail spending last month, a sign that recent worries about cautious consumers dragging on growth may have been overdone. The Commerce Department said Friday t...

Jun 14, 2019

Trump says he may tell FBI if he gets dirt on opponent

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is now saying he may contact the FBI if a foreign power presented him with negative information about a political opponent. Trump, in an interview Friday with "Fox ...

Jun 14, 2019

Principal accused of copying Kutcher speech is suspended

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. - A West Virginia principal accused of plagiarizing Ashton Kutcher in an address to his school's graduating class has been suspended without pay for five days. The News and Sentinel...

Jun 14, 2019

Missy Elliott, in tears, gets inducted into Songwriters Hall

NEW YORK - Missy Elliott, the creative mastermind who has written hit songs for a number of female acts and created camaraderie among women in the music industry, felt the love back from her musical s...

Jun 14, 2019

US says Iran removed unexploded mine from oil tanker

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. military's Central Command has released a video is says shows Iranian forces removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the two ships suspected to have been ...

Jun 13, 2019

Hong Kong protesters vow to keep fighting extradition law

HONG KONG - Following a day of sit-ins, tear gas and clashes with police, Hong Kong students and civil rights activists vowed Wednesday to keep protesting a proposed extradition bill that has become a...

Jun 13, 2019

Neymar undergoes questioning by police, denies rape claim

SAO PAULO - Brazilian soccer star Neymar spent about five hours at a police station Thursday to undergo questioning about rape allegations against him. Prosecutor Flavia Merlini told journalists that ...

Jun 13, 2019

Emails show author Sparks objecting to pro-gay 'agenda'

NEW YORK - Emails filed in an ongoing lawsuit show novelist Nicholas Sparks chastised a former headmaster at the private Christian school in North Carolina he runs for promoting a pro-gay "agenda." Sp...

Jun 13, 2019

Alaska governor calls special session for Wasilla

JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska lawmakers ended their special session Thursday already anticipating another, leaving unsettled a state infrastructure budget and the size of dividend check to pay residents thi...

Jun 13, 2019

Ex-slugger David Ortiz had counted on fans to protect him

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Beloved in his hometown, David Ortz travelled the dangerous streets of Santo Domingo with little or no security, trusting in his fans to protect him. Big Papi's gua...

Jun 13, 2019