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Wrongful death suits filed in SC prison riot

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Two lawsuits filed Tuesday allege that South Carolina corrections officials violated prisoners' constitutional rights by failing to prevent a riot in which seven inmates were killed l...

Jul 25, 2019

Score! Megan Rapinoe book to be published next year

NEW YORK - Soccer star Megan Rapinoe has scored again, this time with a book deal. Penguin Press announced Thursday that Rapinoe's book, currently untitled, will be published in Fall 2020. Penguin is ...

Jul 25, 2019

HBO chief: Sorry, fans, no 'Game of Thrones' do-over

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The clamour from "Game of Thrones" fans for a do-over of the drama's final season has been in vain. HBO programming chief Casey Bloys said Wednesday there was no serious consid...

Jul 25, 2019

HBO chief skeptical about another 'Big Little Lies' season

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The future of "Big Little Lies" is as uncertain as the legal fate of the Monterey Five. HBO programming chief Casey Bloys says he's taking a cautious approach to pursuing anoth...

Jul 25, 2019

AP source: Jeffrey Epstein found injured in NYC jail cell

NEW YORK - Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein was found injured on the floor of his cell early this week in the federal jail where he is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, a person familiar wit...

Jul 25, 2019

Justice Dept. will execute inmates for first time since 2003

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department says it will carry out executions of federal death row inmates for the first time since 2003. The department says five inmates will be executed, starting in Decembe...

Jul 25, 2019

New British PM Johnson urges EU to renegotiate Brexit deal

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the European Union on Thursday to rethink its refusal to renegotiate the Brexit deal, setting himself on a collision course with both the bloc and h...

Jul 25, 2019

B.B. King's 'Lucille' guitar going up for auction

LOS ANGELES - Her name was "Lucille," and in B.B. King's hands she gave voice to the "King of the Blues." Julien's Auctions announced Tuesday that King's black Gibson ES-345 prototype guitar is among ...

Jul 25, 2019

76th Venice Film Festival to embrace, not reject, Netflix

ROME - The 76th Venice Film Festival will feature three Netflix productions alongside Hollywood titles, embracing the streaming giant again after the Cannes Film Festival excluded it for a second year...

Jul 25, 2019

Paris hits new heat record, London boils in Europe heat wave

PARIS - Hot, hotter, hottest! Paris, London and places across Europe are sweltering under all-time high temperatures or near-record heat Thursday as the second heat wave this summer bakes the continen...

Jul 25, 2019