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Judge orders mental exam for man charged in grisly slaying

CORUNNA, Mich. - A Michigan judge on Wednesday ordered mental competency and forensic evaluations for a man charged in the slaying and mutilation of a man he met through the dating app Grindr. The jud...

Jan 08, 2020

Weinstein charged with sex crimes in LA on eve of NY trial

Los Angeles prosecutors charged Harvey Weinstein on Monday with sexually assaulting two women on successive nights during Oscars week in 2013, bringing the new case against the disgraced Hollywood mog...

Jan 08, 2020

6.4 quake strikes Puerto Rico amid heavy seismic activity

GUAYANILLA, Puerto Rico - Thousands of people fled their homes on Puerto Rico's southwest coast on Tuesday after a 10-day string of earthquakes crescendoed in a powerful magnitude 6.4 temblor that cru...

Jan 08, 2020

Jury selection process continues in Weinstein's rape trial

NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein returned to a New York courthouse Wednesday for day two of what is expected to be a lengthy jury selection process in his rape trial. Weinstein, who is 67 and recovering fr...

Jan 08, 2020

Eilish leads iHeartRadio Music Awards with 7 nominations

LOS ANGELES - Billie Eilish came away with the most nominations for the upcoming iHeartRadio Music Awards. iHeartMedia announced Wednesday that Eilish received seven nominations. The singer will compe...

Jan 08, 2020

Takata recall of 10M inflators could be last of air bag saga

DETROIT - Takata is recalling 10 million more front air bag inflators sold to 14 different automakers because they can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel. The recall is the last one the ban...

Jan 08, 2020

Australia to pay 'whatever it takes' to fight wildfires

SYDNEY, Australia - Australia's government said Monday it was willing to pay "whatever it takes" to help communities recover from deadly wildfires that have ravaged the country. Prime Minister Scott M...

Jan 08, 2020

Push to oust US troops from Iraq a risky undertaking

BAGHDAD - A push led by pro-Iran factions to oust U.S. troops from Iraq following the U.S. airstrike that killed a top Iranian general is gaining momentum, bolstered by a Parliament vote calling on th...

Jan 08, 2020

Uganda police detain Bobi Wine, foil meeting with supporters

KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan police on Monday detained the singer and political activist known as Bobi Wine, who was prevented from holding his first public meeting with supporters as a presidential aspi...

Jan 08, 2020

Family's fortress no match for rapacious Australian fires

BALMORAL, Australia - With flames climbing as high as a 15-story building and menacing his supposedly fireproof home on three sides, Justin Kam ran to the laundry room and opened the door. Inside was ...

Jan 08, 2020