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'Orange Is the New Black' offers fans a way to give back

NEW YORK - The Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black" isn't content with leaving behind a legacy of good television. It wants to do good in the real world, too. The series' creative team said Thursd...

Jul 25, 2019

NBC's 'Will & Grace' reboot to end in 2020 after 3 seasons

LOS ANGELES - "Will & Grace" is coming to an end, again. NBC said Thursday that the rebooted sitcom will wrap after its upcoming 2020 season, with the air date to be announced. "Will & Grace" ...

Jul 25, 2019

Ex-Flynn business partner convicted of illegal lobbying

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A jury on Tuesday convicted a one-time business partner of former national security adviser Michael Flynn on charges he illegally acted as a Turkish agent when he and Flynn undertook...

Jul 25, 2019

Cosby accuser Janice Dickinson says deal brings some justice

LOS ANGELES - Model Janice Dickinson calls settling a defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby a "victory" that brings a "measure of justice" but says nothing can erase her assault by the now-imprisoned ...

Jul 25, 2019

Ex-wife of slain former NBA player pleads guilty

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleaded guilty Thursday to facilitation of first-degree murder in his shooting death nine years ago, a surprise development in o...

Jul 25, 2019

Feds: More people could be charged in R. Kelly case

CHICAGO - A prosecutor has told a federal judge in Chicago that more charges and more defendants could be added to the case against R&B singer R. Kelly that alleges child pornography and other cri...

Jul 25, 2019

Mueller hearing reaches just under 13 million viewers

NEW YORK - Nearly 13 million people watched former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony before two House committees on the three biggest broadcast and cable news networks. The Nielsen company sa...

Jul 25, 2019

US sanctions Maduro's stepsons for alleged food corruption

BOGOTA - The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on three stepsons of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro, accusing them of forming part of a sophisticated scheme that stole hundreds of millions in doll...

Jul 25, 2019

Agreement affirms North Carolina transgender restroom rights

RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal judge approved a legal settlement Tuesday affirming transgender people's right to use restrooms matching their gender identity in many North Carolina public buildings. The co...

Jul 25, 2019

Esper is sworn in as defence secretary to succeed Mattis

WASHINGTON - It took seven months, but President Donald Trump on Tuesday finally got a Senate-confirmed secretary of defence to succeed Jim Mattis. Mark Esper, an Army veteran and former defence indus...

Jul 25, 2019