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Judge dismisses lieutenant governor's libel suit against CBS

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A judge on Tuesday tossed out a libel lawsuit filed by Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax against a television network he accused of slanted reporting on sexual assault allegations aga...

Feb 13, 2020

Smollett case could jeopardize career of top prosecutor

CHICAGO - The decision by a grand jury to restore charges against Jussie Smollett could jeopardize the career of the first black woman to hold Chicago's top law enforcement job. The indictment drew a ...

Feb 13, 2020

Limbaugh draws bipartisan condemnation for Buttigieg remarks

WASHINGTON - Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh drew bipartisan condemnation Thursday for saying the country won't elect Pete Buttigieg president because he's been "kissing his husband" on stag...

Feb 13, 2020

Venezuelan opposition leader Guaidó returns home after tour

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid returned home Tuesday, arriving on a commercial flight to the nation's main airport near Caracas without any major incidents after a risky ...

Feb 13, 2020

Barr: Trump tweets on cases make it 'impossible' to do job

WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr took a public swipe at President Donald Trump on Thursday, saying that the president's tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and cases "make it impossi...

Feb 13, 2020

High-tech companies eyeing supply chains as coronavirus outbreak continues

OTTAWA - High-tech companies in Canada and around the world are eyeing their supply chains as the impact of the novel coronavirus in China on manufacturing plants is starting to be felt. The...

Feb 13, 2020

Prosecutors seek nearly 5 years for former Baltimore mayor

BALTIMORE - Federal prosecutors want the disgraced former mayor of Baltimore to be sentenced to nearly five years in prison for the scheme involving sales of her self-published "Healthy Holly" childre...

Feb 13, 2020

Ex-Dallas officer not guilty of assault in fatal shooting

DALLAS - A former Dallas police officer who opened fire on a 21-year-old woman driving a stolen car in January 2017 is not guilty of assault in her death, a jury decided Thursday. Christopher Hess was...

Feb 13, 2020

DA deciding whether to investigate James Brown's death

ATLANTA - A prosecutor in Atlanta will decide whether to open a formal investigation after meeting with a woman who says she has evidence legendary singer James Brown's death was caused by another per...

Feb 13, 2020

US brings new charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has added new criminal charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei and two of its U.S. subsidiaries, accusing the company in a plot to steal trade secrets from compet...

Feb 13, 2020