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Biden jokes about accusations, targets union voters

WASHINGTON - Former Vice-President Joe Biden on Friday made light of his recent controversy about crossing physical boundaries with women, and he signalled in a resolute speech to union activists that...

Apr 07, 2019

Ex-convict charged with pretending to be long-missing boy

CINCINNATI - A 23-year-old ex-convict accused of pulling a cruel hoax by pretending to be a long-missing Illinois boy was charged Friday with making false statements to federal authorities. The FBI sa...

Apr 07, 2019

CNN anchor Don Lemon engaged to real estate agent Tim Malone

NEW YORK - CNN anchor Don Lemon has announced his engagement to New York real estate agent Tim Malone. Lemon, who has two dogs with Malone, posted on Instagram photos of customized canine tags that re...

Apr 07, 2019

UK Conservatives slam Theresa May's cross-party Brexit talks

LONDON - Britain's pro-Brexit Conservatives are protesting angrily against Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to seek the opposition party's help in finding a compromise Brexit agreement. May ackno...

Apr 07, 2019

UK's prime minister asks EU to delay Brexit until June 30

LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday again sought to delay Brexit until June 30 to avoid a chaotic withdrawal from the European Union in one week, although a key leader of the bloc su...

Apr 07, 2019

Fatal confrontation: Mexican TV star must come back to US

MIAMI - A Florida judge has rescinded an order allowing a Mexican soap opera star to travel outside the U.S., saying he's likely to face a more serious charge from a fatal traffic confrontation than t...

Apr 06, 2019

Ex-officer charged with fatally shooting woman in his car

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A former vice squad officer in Ohio was charged Thursday with fatally shooting a woman who was sitting in his unmarked police vehicle in what the man says was an act of self-defence. ...

Apr 06, 2019

Ex-reality TV cast member gets 1-year term in fraud case

NEW YORK - A former cast member of the reality TV series "Bad Girls Club" was sentenced to a year in prison for stealing the debit card information of a man found dead from a drug overdose in his Manh...

Apr 06, 2019

Charles, William, Harry: 3 princes help launch 'Our Planet'

LONDON - A new eight-part Netflix series chronicling life on Earth and the threat posed by climate change has received a royal sendoff at London's Natural History Museum. Prince Charles lauded the "Ou...

Apr 06, 2019

Oklahoma drops some claims against opioid manufacturers

OKLAHOMA CITY - A week after reaching a $270 million settlement with the maker of OxyContin, Oklahoma's attorney general Thursday dropped some claims against other drugmakers in a lawsuit alleging the...

Apr 06, 2019