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Judge to consider request from media to unseal Smollett file

CHICAGO - It will be several weeks before a judge decides whether the public will get a look at the sealed court file in the Jussie Smollett case . Cook County Judge Steven Watkins said during a Tuesd...

Apr 02, 2019

Ford hopes revamped Escape can recapture lost SUV buyers

DETROIT - In the auto industry, it's pretty well known that if you don't revamp your vehicles every few years, buyers will flee to companies with newer models. Ford learned that lesson again with its ...

Apr 02, 2019

TV host Deborah Norville will have cancerous nodule removed

LOS ANGELES - "Inside Edition" anchor Deborah Norville will undergo surgery to remove a cancerous thyroid nodule from her neck. The 60-year-old host says in a video a viewer reached out a long time ag...

Apr 02, 2019

Loretta Lynn sings with friends at birthday concert

NASHVILLE - Loretta Lynn was honoured like country music royalty by country and rock stars alike with gifts of flowers and songs during a concert Monday night celebrating her upcoming 87th birthday. L...

Apr 02, 2019

Lithuanian man flies alone on huge plane to Italy

VILNIUS, Lithuania - A Lithuanian man flying to Italy got a pleasant surprise when he boarded the plane: He was the only passenger on the Boeing 737-800. Skirmantas Strimaitis, who was flying from cap...

Apr 02, 2019

Eagles to perform 'Hotel California' album in its entirety

LAS VEGAS - The Eagles will perform their 1976 "Hotel California" album in its entirety in concert for the first time. Live Nation says it will take place on Sept. 27 and 28 at MGM Grand Garden Arena ...

Apr 02, 2019

Blast injures 3 at top military school in Russia

MOSCOW - Three people were injured in an explosion inside an elite military academy in Russia's second-largest city, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said in a statement that an...

Apr 02, 2019

Amsterdam sex workers angry at red light district tours ban

AMSTERDAM - The city of Amsterdam's latest attempt to rein in the nuisance of over-tourism by banning guided tours of the red light district has run into opposition from some of the people it is inten...

Apr 02, 2019

New Zealand lawmakers pass initial vote for new gun controls

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand lawmakers on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favour of new gun restrictions during the first stage of a bill they hope to rush into law by the end of next week. T...

Apr 02, 2019

Man convicted of killing woman out running in NYC park

NEW YORK - A man was convicted Monday of killing a woman out running near her New York City home in a case that stirred urban fears, helped change the state's DNA-investigation rules and raised questi...

Apr 02, 2019