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Utah death-row inmate featured in bestselling book dies

SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah death-row inmate whose double-murder case was featured in the book "Under the Banner of Heaven" and who was nearing execution by firing squad has died of natural causes, prison...

Nov 11, 2019

Film probes history of Native Americans in the US military

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Before Chuck Boers joined the U.S. Army, the Lipan Apache member was given his family's eagle feathers. The feathers had been carried by his great-great-great-grandfather on his ri...

Nov 11, 2019

Atomic watchdog: Iran's stockpiles of uranium still growing

VIENNA - The U.N. atomic watchdog says Iran's stockpiles of low-enriched uranium are still growing in violation of the 2015 nuclear deal. In a confidential quarterly report distributed to member state...

Nov 11, 2019

Press group: Hollywood libel lawsuit could set bad precedent

FAIRFAX, Va. - Free press advocates in Virginia are concerned that a libel lawsuit between Hollywood actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard could set a bad precedent. The Virginia Press Association asked ...

Nov 11, 2019

John Legend lends support as Florida felons get vote rights

MIAMI - Singer John Legend was on hand to lend support Friday as 18 former felons were granted the right to vote in what Miami officials called a simple and streamlined process. The ceremony in a Miam...

Nov 11, 2019

Hundreds of thousands evacuated as cyclone hits Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh - A strong cyclone made landfall early Sunday in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of people have moved to shelters across the low-lying delta nation's vast coastal region. Pac...

Nov 11, 2019

AP sources: Former Trump adviser John Bolton has a book deal

NEW YORK - Former national security adviser John Bolton has a book deal, The Associated Press has learned. The hawkish Bolton departed in September because of numerous foreign policy disagreements wit...

Nov 11, 2019

Chrissy Teigen honoured at Baby2Baby gala

CULVER CITY, Calif. - Chrissy Teigen said she felt honoured to receive an award at the Baby2Baby Gala, but her acceptance speech wasn't all about her achievement: "No kid should go hungry. No kid shou...

Nov 11, 2019

New York Rep. Peter King won't seek reelection in 2020

New York Rep. Peter King announced Monday he will not seek reelection in 2020. The 14-term Republican congressman said in a Facebook post that his commute was a main factor in his decision, saying he ...

Nov 11, 2019

Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaign

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Gambia filed a case Monday at the United Nations' highest court accusing Myanmar of genocide in its campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Lawyers for Gambia said in a...

Nov 11, 2019