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Third man charged with drug counts in Mac Miller's death

LOS ANGELES - A third man has been arrested and charged with drug offences in connection with rapper Mac Miller's overdose death last year. Court documents show Stephen Walter is suspected of selling ...

Sep 28, 2019

Model wins $15M rape lawsuit against Grammy-winning producer

LOS ANGELES - A model and aspiring singer who alleged in a lawsuit that she was raped and sexually and emotionally abused by Grammy-winning music producer Detail has been awarded $15 million. A Los An...

Sep 28, 2019

J. Lo, Shakira to perform at Super Bowl halftime show

NEW YORK - Jennifer Lopez and Shakira are going to bring the heat to the 2020 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced Thursday that the superstar performers, who have relea...

Sep 28, 2019

Iranian president: US should end 'maximum pressure' policy

NEW YORK - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the United States on Thursday to "cease this policy of maximum pressure" on his nation, saying it was driving the possibility of negotiations even fur...

Sep 28, 2019

Whistleblower accuses White House of Ukraine call coverup

WASHINGTON - White House officials took extraordinary steps to "lock down" information about President Donald Trump's summertime phone call with the president of Ukraine, even moving the transcript to...

Sep 28, 2019

UK's Princess Beatrice engaged to real estate entrepreneur

LONDON - Prince Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson have announced the engagement of their elder daughter, Princess Beatrice. They said Thursday that Beatrice is engaged to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi...

Sep 28, 2019

Meghan visits memorial to murdered South African woman

JOHANNESBURG - Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has visited a memorial to a young South African woman whose rape and murder inspired thousands of people to protest the country's high rate of sexual viol...

Sep 28, 2019

Ex-French President Chirac, who stood up to US, dies at 86

PARIS - Jacques Chirac, a two-term French president who was the first leader to acknowledge France's role in the Holocaust and who defiantly opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, died Thursday at...

Sep 28, 2019

Afghans vote for president amid Taliban threats

KABUL - Afghans head to the polls to elect a new president amid high security as the Taliban vow to disrupt elections, warning citizens to stay home or risk being hurt. The leading contenders are incu...

Sep 27, 2019

Nearly every Alaskan will get $1,606 oil check

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration announced Friday that nearly every Alaskan will receive $1,606 in this year's oil wealth check and reminded people that it could have been much ...

Sep 27, 2019