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Boy berated by teacher says he's still grateful for 2 dads

SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah boy is speaking out after being berated by a substitute teacher for saying he was grateful for being adopted by his two dads, one of whom is a professional dancer from "Dancing...

Dec 20, 2019

Whoo's there? Georgia family discovers owl in Christmas tree

ATLANTA - A Georgia family got a real hoot from its Christmas tree: More than a week after they bought it, they discovered a live owl nestled among its branches. Katie McBride Newman said Friday that ...

Dec 20, 2019

Nice car! Prince Charles uses AP Cuba pic for Christmas card

LONDON - Britain's Prince Charles has chosen an Associated Press photo taken on his historic trip to Cuba for his Christmas card. The image by AP's Ramon Espinosa shows the heir to the British throne ...

Dec 20, 2019

United pulls 737 Max until June, adding to Boeing woes

NEW YORK - United Airlines says the Boeing 737 Max has been pulled from its flight schedule until June, the latest in a string of troubling news plaguing the airplane manufacturer. The developments fo...

Dec 20, 2019

Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing's new Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit after lifting off on its first test flight Friday, a blow to the company's effort to launch astronauts for NASA next y...

Dec 20, 2019

Navy Probe finds no racism intent in hand gestures

WASHINGTON - Hand gestures flashed by West Point cadets and Naval Academy midshipmen during the televised Army-Navy football game were not racist signals, military investigations have concluded. A Nav...

Dec 20, 2019

Wisconsin governor rejects 'Making a Murderer' pardon bid

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Friday he will not consider a pardon request from a man convicted of rape and murder when he was a teenager whose story was documented in the 2015 Netfli...

Dec 20, 2019

UK charges US diplomat's wife over teen's death in crash

LONDON - An American diplomat's wife who left Britain after being involved in a fatal road accident that killed a British teenager has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, British pro...

Dec 20, 2019

Q&A: Sam Mendes on making '1917' in one long take

NEW YORK - After the juggling act of two Bond films, with their cadre of characters and armoury of gadgets, Sam Mendes had something cleaner in mind for his next film. Two main characters. No backstor...

Dec 20, 2019

Q&A: Anthony Daniels talks long ride as C-3PO in 'Star Wars'

LOS ANGELES - Anthony Daniels went through a painful experience after not receiving the same amount of public recognition as other co-stars when the first "Star Wars" film released in 1977. But in tim...

Dec 20, 2019