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Eli Broad, billionaire entrepreneur who reshaped LA, dies

LOS ANGELES - Eli Broad, the billionaire philanthropist, contemporary art collector and entrepreneur who co-founded homebuilding pioneer Kaufman and Broad Inc. and launched financial services giant Su...

Apr 30, 2021

Prosecutors seek higher sentence for Chauvin in Floyd death

MINNEAPOLIS - Prosecutors are asking a judge to give Derek Chauvin a more severe penalty than state guidelines call for when he is sentenced in June for George Floyd's death, arguing in court document...

Apr 30, 2021

In major decision, Grammys cut nomination review committees

NEW YORK - The Grammy Awards have changed its tune and voted to remove its nomination review committees - groups that determined the contenders for key awards at the coveted music show. The Recording ...

Apr 30, 2021

Auschwitz inmates' families oppose ex-PM on museum council

WARSAW, Poland - Relatives of former Auschwitz prisoners from Poland are protesting the appointment of a top member of the country's right-wing ruling party to an advisory council at the state-run Aus...

Apr 30, 2021

Hold on! 240-pound fish, age 100, caught in Detroit River

DETROIT - Now that's a whopper - a very old whopper! A 240-pound (108.8 kilograms) sturgeon that could be more than 100 years old was caught last week in the Detroit River by the U.S. Fish and Wildlif...

Apr 30, 2021

Pope enables Vatican prosecutions of cardinals, bishops

ROME - Pope Francis has sent another message to Vatican-based cardinals and bishops that he intends to hold them accountable for criminal misconduct: He removed the procedural obstacles that had spare...

Apr 30, 2021

AstraZeneca delays filing for US authorization of COVID shot

LONDON - AstraZeneca said Friday that it intends to seek U.S. authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in the "coming weeks," acknowledging a delay in the much-anticipated filing that had been expected ...

Apr 30, 2021

Suicide truck bomber hits Afghan guest house, killing 14

KABUL - A powerful suicide truck bombing struck a guest house in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 14 people and wounding as many as 90, the Interior Ministry said. No one immediately cl...

Apr 30, 2021

US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday

WASHINGTON - The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting on May 4, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially danger...

Apr 30, 2021

US wages and benefits jump as economy reopens

WASHINGTON - Wages and benefits grew quickly for U.S. workers in the first three months of the year, a sign that businesses are starting to offer higher pay to fill newly-opened jobs. U.S. workers' to...

Apr 30, 2021