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Trick-or-treater, 7, critically injured in Chicago shooting

CHICAGO - A 7-year-old girl out trick-or-treating in a bumblebee costume was critically injured Thursday night after being struck by apparent stray gunfire, police said. The girl, who was shot in the ...

Nov 02, 2019

Jane Fonda spends night in jail after demonstration arrest

WASHINGTON - Actress and activist Jane Fonda spent a night in a local jail after her fourth arrest in as many weeks while participating in a climate change demonstration on Capitol Hill. The 81-year-o...

Nov 02, 2019

Judge declines to delay South Dakota execution

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A judge on Thursday denied a South Dakota inmate's request to delay his execution over concerns about the drug that the state plans to use, rejecting the man's contention that it d...

Nov 02, 2019

Gooding pleads not guilty again as misconduct charges grow

NEW YORK - In what's quickly become a familiar scene, Cuba Gooding Jr. trotted into court Thursday to face yet more charges in his New York City sexual misconduct case, accused for the third time of g...

Nov 02, 2019

Tyler Perry's new studio to host 2019 Miss Universe pageant

ATLANTA - Tyler Perry's new Atlanta studio will be home to the 2019 Miss Universe competition, a major showcase for the sprawling complex built on a former Confederate army base. The televised competi...

Nov 02, 2019

Islamic State group announces successor to al-Baghdadi

BEIRUT - The Islamic State group declared a new leader Thursday after it confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi days earlier in a U.S raid in Syria. In its audio release by the IS cent...

Nov 02, 2019

Questions mount around Las Cruces film set purchase

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Movie sets are essential for producing dramatic films, but are those sets themselves works of art? That's how the city resolved a months-long internal investigation last year into w...

Nov 02, 2019

No charges for driver who killed Browns player's girlfriend

CLEVELAND - Authorities say a motorist who struck and killed the girlfriend of a Cleveland Browns player will not be charged. Cleveland.com reports Cleveland police said Friday that the 47-year-old wo...

Nov 02, 2019

Crews battle last stubborn Southern California wildfire

LOS ANGELES - Crews fought a pitched battle against the last remaining large wildfire in Southern California as the stubborn flames threatened nearly 2,000 homes and other buildings. The fire that eru...

Nov 02, 2019

Tear gas clouds downtown Hong Kong as protesters defy ban

Hong Kong riot police fired multiple rounds of tear gas and used a water cannon Saturday to break up a rally by thousands of masked protesters demanding meaningful autonomy after Beijing indicated it ...

Nov 02, 2019