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India's Jet Airways suspending operations, no money to fly

NEW DELHI - Jet Airways, once India's largest airline, says it is temporarily suspending all operations after failing to raise enough money to run its services. The company said Wednesday that it has ...

Apr 17, 2019

Texts: Chicago prosecutor called Smollett 'washed up celeb'

CHICAGO - Text messages show the Chicago prosecutor whose office handled the case of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett told her top deputy that Smollett was a "washed up celeb" who was overcharged. The o...

Apr 17, 2019

NBC, LA 2028 to combine to sell sponsorships, ad time

NBC Universal and the LA Olympics are going into business together, combining to package commercial time on all the network's platforms with opportunities to sponsor the American team through 2028. Th...

Apr 17, 2019

Former Volkswagen CEO charged with fraud in Germany

FRANKFURT - German prosecutors charged former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and four others with fraud in the emissions cheating scandal that has helped turn many Europeans against diesel engines a...

Apr 17, 2019

Andy Hui apologizes over apparent infidelity in Hong Kong

Hong Kong celebrity Andy Hui has apologized to his family and friends after reports about his apparent dalliance with an actress appeared in the media. Hui has been at the top of Hong Kong's entertain...

Apr 16, 2019

Removal of fuel in pool at Fukushima's melted reactor begins

TOKYO - The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant began removing fuel Monday from a cooling pool at one of three reactors that melted down in the 2011 disaster, a milestone in what w...

Apr 16, 2019

Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a resolution passed by Congress to end U.S. military assistance in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. The veto - the second in Trump's presidency - was ...

Apr 16, 2019

Trump building up a campaign cash advantage

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is set to report that it raised more than $30 million in the first quarter of 2019, edging out his top two Democratic rivals combined, accordi...

Apr 16, 2019

Woman made threats against Columbine High School, FBI says

LITTLETON, Colo. - Authorities said Tuesday they are looking for an 18-year-old woman suspected of making threats against Columbine High School, just days before the 20th anniversary of a mass shootin...

Apr 16, 2019

Trump to allow suits over US properties seized in Cuba

WASHINGTON - Stepping up pressure on Cuba, the Trump administration will allow lawsuits against foreign companies doing business in properties seized from Americans after the island's 1959 revolution,...

Apr 16, 2019