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Johnson faces Brexit flak from EU lawmakers and top UK court

STRASBOURG, France - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was accused by European Union officials Wednesday of failing to negotiate seriously and branded the "father of lies" by a lawyer in the U.K. S...

Sep 20, 2019

US says attack on Saudi oil site was an Iranian 'act of war'

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil installations an "act of war" against the kingdom by Iran, as the Saudis displayed missi...

Sep 19, 2019

AP Source: GM's offer to UAW would add lower-paying jobs

DETROIT - A General Motors offer to invest $7 billion in U.S. facilities includes $2 billion from joint ventures and suppliers for new plants that would pay workers less than the top union wage, a per...

Sep 19, 2019

Colt suspends production of AR-15 for civilian market

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - Gun-maker Colt is suspending its production of rifles for the civilian market including the popular AR-15, the company said Thursday in a shift it attributed to changes in consu...

Sep 19, 2019

Trump gets victory in bid to block California tax return law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal judge on Thursday handed President Donald Trump a victory in his effort to keep his financial information secret, siding with his campaign's effort to block a California...

Sep 19, 2019

Judge won't return R. Kelly bond money to woman who paid it

CHICAGO - A judge in R. Kelly's Illinois sexual assault case has refused to give $100,000 in bail money back to a Kelly friend who paid it in February to secure the singer's release from county jail. ...

Sep 19, 2019

Official: Political donor faces US charge in overdose death

LOS ANGELES - A law enforcement official says political activist Ed Buck will face a federal charge in a drug death at his Los Angeles-area home. The official with knowledge of the investigation said ...

Sep 19, 2019

Alabama Gov. Ivey says she is being treated for malignancy

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says she will receive treatment for a malignancy discovered on her lung. Ivey said Thursday that the cancer is treatable and will not prevent her from serving ...

Sep 19, 2019

B.C. parent charged in alleged admissions scam in the United States

BOSTON - A woman accused of paying $400,000 to get her son into the University of California, Los Angeles, as a fake soccer recruit has become the 52nd person charged in a sweeping college admissions ...

Sep 19, 2019

'It's bad': Hundreds of water rescues as Imelda soaks Texas

BEAUMONT, Texas - The remnants of Tropical Depression Imelda unleashed torrential rain Thursday in parts of Texas and Louisiana, prompting hundreds of water rescues, a hospital evacuation and road clo...

Sep 19, 2019