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Willie Nelson says he's not smoking, but is still using pot

SAN ANTONIO - Willie Nelson may have given up smoking, but he hasn't stopped using marijuana. While in San Antonio last week for two performances, the 86-year-old country music legend told KSAT TV tha...

Dec 05, 2019

Chris Brown must give up monkeys under judge's restrictions

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday said Chris Brown must give up all rights to his former pet monkey, pay for its care and not try to buy a new one if he wants charges of illegal animal ow...

Dec 05, 2019

Random House to publish Trump impeachment report

NEW YORK - A leading publisher will release a book edition next week of the House Intelligence Committee's findings on President Donald Trump. Random House told The Associated Press on Wednesday that ...

Dec 05, 2019

Gabrielle Union, NBC meet over 'America's Got Talent' firing

LOS ANGELES - Gabrielle Union and NBC both said Wednesday that they have had a "productive" first conversation on her firing from "America's Got Talent" and her allegations that she was removed over h...

Dec 05, 2019

New Orleans is home to mystical academy in new Marvel comic

NEW ORLEANS - The city known for 19th century Voodoo queen Marie Laveau and for the tarot card readers who tell fortunes in its historic French Quarter is about to play host to a different kind of sor...

Dec 05, 2019

November sweeps victory makes NBC the king of network TV

NEW YORK - NBC's victory during the November ratings sweeps period means there's a new king of broadcast television - at least for now. The network ended CBS' 18-year winning streak in November, a per...

Dec 05, 2019

US trade gap narrows 7.6% to $47.2 billion in October

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October as imports fell faster than exports. The politically sensitive trade gap with China dropped. The Commerce Department said Thursday that the gap ...

Dec 05, 2019

Booksellers get holiday bonuses from James Patterson

NEW YORK - Bookstore employees from Mystic, Connecticut to Houston and San Francisco all have a happy holiday story to share: a $500 bonus from bestselling author James Patterson. Patterson announced ...

Dec 05, 2019

Pelosi to deliver public statement on Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she would deliver an unusual public statement on the status of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, Pelos...

Dec 05, 2019

New Zealand leader finds perfect spokesman: Stephen Colbert

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand has relied on hobbits, bungy jumping and rugby to entice tourists in the past. Now Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern may have found the perfect spokesman to embrace a...

Dec 05, 2019