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Lindsay Lohan's dad accused of taking kickbacks from rehab

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The estranged father of actor Lindsay Lohan was arrested Friday on charges that he illegally took kickbacks for referring patients to a substance abuse treatment centre. Michae...

Apr 23, 2021

California governor seeks ban on new fracking by 2024

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he will halt all new fracking permits in California starting in 2024, using his executive authority to take on the state's powerful oil and gas indus...

Apr 23, 2021

Tokyo under 'emergency orders' with Olympics 3 months away

TOKYO - Only three months before the postponed Olympics are set to open, Tokyo and Japan's second largest metropolitan area of Osaka have been placed under emergency orders aimed at stemming surging c...

Apr 23, 2021

Wisconsin Sen. Johnson questions need for vaccinations

MADISON, Wis. - Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, questioned the need for widespread COVID-19 vaccinations, saying in a radio interview "what do you care if your neighbour has one or not?" Jo...

Apr 23, 2021

Colombia police, military raid illegal gold mining operation

MAGUI PAYAN, Colombia - From the air, the illegal gold mines look like wounds in the dense jungle of southern Colombia - scars of red, gray and brown dirt surrounding toxic ponds. The sound of the pol...

Apr 23, 2021

UK sees budget deficit rise to highest rate since 1946

LONDON - Britain has seen its budget deficit rise during the coronavirus pandemic to its highest level since the year after the end of World War II, official figures showed Friday. The Office for Nati...

Apr 23, 2021

France: Police officer fatally stabbed, attacker shot dead

PARIS - A French police officer was stabbed to death inside her police station Friday near the historic Rambouillet chateau outside Paris, and fellow officers shot and killed the suspected attacker at...

Apr 23, 2021

Caitlyn Jenner says she will run for governor of California

LOS ANGELES - Republican Caitlyn Jenner said Friday she will run for governor of California, injecting a jolt of celebrity into an emerging campaign that threatens to oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom...

Apr 23, 2021

New home sales surged 20.7% in March to 1.02 million

WASHINGTON - Sales of new homes surged 20.7% in March, rebounding from the previous month when severe winter storms wreaked havoc in many parts of the country. Sales climbed to a seasonally adjusted a...

Apr 23, 2021

Russian's Navalny to end prison hunger strike on 24th day

MOSCOW - Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he is ending his hunger strike after getting medical attention and being warned by his doctors that continuing it would put his life at risk. ...

Apr 23, 2021