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4 women met Maxwell as teens. They're accusing her as adults

NEW YORK (AP) - One was an aspiring musician looking for her big break in show business. Another was a model striving for a leg up in British society. A third was a struggling middle school dropout. T...

Dec 11, 2021

2 dead, 5 injured after tornado hits Arkansas nursing home

MONETTE, Ark. (AP) - At least two people were killed Friday night when a reported tornado ripped through an Arkansas nursing home, and emergency crews in southern Illinois were also responding to repo...

Dec 10, 2021

Navy blames Hawaii water contamination on jet fuel spill

HONOLULU (AP) - The Navy believes that contaminated tap water that went to Hawaii military households came from a one-time spill of jet fuel last month and was not caused by a leak from aging undergro...

Dec 10, 2021

'Panther' the cat rescued after days-long power-pole perch

AURORA, Colo. (AP) - For at least two days and maybe more, residents of a suburban Denver neighborhood worried about the fate of a black cat called Panther who was perched atop a 36-foot (11-meter) ut...

Dec 10, 2021

AP sources: US hostage envoy visited Venezuela this week

MIAMI (AP) - A senior U.S. diplomat quietly traveled to Venezuela this week and met with imprisoned Americans in an ongoing effort to secure release of the men the Biden administration believes are be...

Dec 10, 2021

Michael Nesmith, the Monkee for all seasons, dies at 78

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter, author, actor-director and entrepreneur who will likely be best remembered as the wool-hatted, guitar-strumming member of the made-for-televi...

Dec 10, 2021

Final accuser takes stand at Maxwell trial, using real name

NEW YORK (AP) - Another key accuser at the sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell began testifying Friday about her allegations that the British socialite tried to coax her - at just 16 - into a sexual ...

Dec 10, 2021

Court won't stop Texas abortion ban, but OKs clinics' suit

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue over the state's ban on most abortions, but the justices are allowing the law to remain in effect. The court acted F...

Dec 10, 2021

New York to implement indoor mask mandate for public places

NEW YORK (AP) - Facing a winter surge in COVID-19 infections, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that masks will be required in all indoor public places unless the businesses or venues implem...

Dec 10, 2021

Nobel Peace Prize winners call for journalist protections

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The two journalists who shared this year's Nobel Peace Prize received their awards Friday during a pomp-filled ceremony in Norway, with both warning that the world needs ind...

Dec 10, 2021