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7-term Iowa Democrat Rep. Loebsack won't seek re-election

DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack announced Friday he won't seek re-election when his current term ends, a move that likely will lead to a wide-open race in a district both parties...

Apr 12, 2019

NYC Chinese eatery heats up cultural appropriation debate

A New York City restaurant owner who touted her "clean" American-Chinese cuisine and derided Chinese dishes as swimming in "globs of processed butter," sodium and MSG is renewing the long-simmering de...

Apr 12, 2019

Amazon: Woody Allen's #MeToo comments wrecked movie deal

NEW YORK - Woody Allen breached his four-movie deal with the online giant by making statements about the #MeToo movement that damaged prospects for promoting his films, an Amazon lawyer said Friday. A...

Apr 12, 2019

Assange arrest leads to interest in book of Vidal interviews

NEW YORK - The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has made a book of interviews with Gore Vidal an unexpected bestseller. Assange was carrying a copy of "Gore Vidal: History of the National Se...

Apr 12, 2019

Fox host questions whether Omar is 'an American first.'

NEW YORK - Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar said Wednesday that Fox News Channel host Brian Kilmeade is guilty of a "dangerous incitement" for questioning her loyalty to the United States, since she's been t...

Apr 12, 2019

Venezuela's ex-spy chief arrested in Madrid on US warrant

MADRID - Venezuela's longtime spy chief was arrested Friday in Madrid by Spanish police acting on a United States warrant for allegedly trafficking tons of cocaine. Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal, who for mo...

Apr 12, 2019

Oklahoma governor tries 'American Ninja Warrior' course

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma's new Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt is taking a shot at the "American Ninja Warrior" obstacle course outside the state capitol in Oklahoma City. Organizers of the reality televi...

Apr 12, 2019

Trivago hotel website actor arrested in Texas on DWI charge

HOUSTON - An actor and spokesman for the discount hotel website Trivago.com (tree-VAH'-goh) has been arrested in Texas on a misdemeanour driving while intoxicated charge. Court records show 52-year-ol...

Apr 12, 2019

Girl not amused by SNL joke about her disabled pet chicken

UNDERHILL, Vt. - A Vermont girl isn't happy that her disabled pet chicken was joked about on "Saturday Night Live." The chicken, named Granite Heart, is learning to walk with a custom wheelchair. On a...

Apr 12, 2019

Most Fed officials see rates staying on hold for all of 2019

WASHINGTON - A majority of Federal Reserve officials last month believed that economic conditions would likely warrant keeping the Fed's benchmark policy unchanged for the rest of this year. Several o...

Apr 12, 2019