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Paul McCartney writing 'It's a Wonderful Life' stage musical

LONDON - Paul McCartney is writing his first stage musical, an adaptation of the classic movie "It's a Wonderful Life." The ex-Beatle is collaborating with "Billy Elliot" playwright Lee Hall and West ...

Jul 17, 2019

Trump abortion restrictions effective immediately

WASHINGTON - Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women for abortions immediately, the Trump administration said Monday, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulation haile...

Jul 17, 2019

Lead paint suppliers settle California lawsuit for $305M

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The nation's former major suppliers of lead paint have agreed to pay California's largest cities and counties $305 million to settle a nearly 20-year-old lawsuit, attorneys said W...

Jul 17, 2019

Prosecutors drop groping case against Kevin Spacey

BOSTON - Prosecutors dropped a case Wednesday accusing Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a resort island bar in 2016, more than a week after the accuser refused to testify about a missing cellpho...

Jul 17, 2019

R. Kelly doesn't have freedom, money for this legal battle

CHICAGO - The difference between R. Kelly's life in 2002 when he was last charged with child sex-related crimes and his arrest last week on even more serious charges was on full display when the R&...

Jul 17, 2019

Janet Jackson, 50 Cent to perform at Saudi Arabia concert

NEW YORK - Janet Jackson and rappers 50 Cent and Future have been added to the lineup for the Jeddah World Fest, the concert in Saudi Arabia that Nicki Minaj pulled out of after human rights organizat...

Jul 17, 2019

Trump vs. Dems: 'Racist,' socialist' lines drawn for 2020

WASHINGTON - With tweets and a vote, President Donald Trump and House Democrats established the sharp and emotionally raw contours of the 2020 election campaigns. In the process, they have created a f...

Jul 17, 2019

Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency

GENEVA - The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday after the virus spread this week to a city of two million peo...

Jul 17, 2019

Final blast of torrential rains unleashed by weakened Barry

NEW ORLEANS - Tropical Depression Barry spared New Orleans and Baton Rouge from catastrophic flooding, but even as it weakened and moved north through Arkansas, its trailing rain bands swamped parts o...

Jul 17, 2019

China's growth cools further as tariff war pressures mount

BEIJING - China's economic growth sank to its lowest level in at least 26 years in the quarter ending in June, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders as they fight a tariff war with Washington. The wor...

Jul 17, 2019