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Jury to weigh ex-school head's lawsuit against writer Sparks

RALEIGH, N.C. - A jury will decide whether the former head of a private Christian school that novelist Nicholas Sparks founded in his North Carolina hometown was unjustly fired, then defamed when the ...

Aug 21, 2019

German city offers $1.1M to whoever proves it doesn't exist

BERLIN - A German city that's been the subject of a long-running online light-hearted conspiracy theory claiming it doesn't really exist is offering big bucks to whoever proves that's true. Officials ...

Aug 21, 2019

China says British consulate staffer detained 15 days

HONG KONG - China said Wednesday a staffer at the British consulate in Hong Kong has been given 15 days of administrative detention in the city of Shenzhen for violating regulations on public order. T...

Aug 21, 2019

Iran moves to strike 4 zeroes from its battered currency

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's president has sent a bill to parliament that would cut four zeroes from value of the nation's sanctions-battered currency, the rial. Semi-official news agencies reported the news...

Aug 21, 2019

Prince Andrew rejects involvement in Epstein sex scandal

LONDON - Britain's Prince Andrew has rejected renewed suggestions he may have been involved in the alleged sex crimes of his one-time friend Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew says in a statement released by Buc...

Aug 21, 2019

Paul Simon plants a tree at Hawaii forest preserve on Maui

KULA, Hawaii - Musician Paul Simon joined environmentalists trying to reinvigorate a Hawaii forest on Maui and planted a tree during a ceremony, a report said. The singer-songwriter visited Auwahi For...

Aug 20, 2019

Harvey Weinstein wants to move trial out of NYC

NEW YORK - A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein has asked that the disgraced movie mogul's upcoming criminal trial be moved out of New York City, saying he can't get a fair trial. In a longshot motion filed ...

Aug 20, 2019

Australian court upholds cardinal's child sex convictions

MELBOURNE, Australia - An Australian court has upheld convictions against the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of children sex abuse. The Victoria state Court of Appeal by a 2-1 majority ruling...

Aug 20, 2019

Cowboys' Elliott won't face criminal charge in Vegas scuffle

LAS VEGAS - Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott won't face criminal charges after scuffling with a music festival security guard in Las Vegas. Prosecutor Steve Wolfson said Tuesday the fi...

Aug 20, 2019

Trump acknowledges China polices may mean US economic pain

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday his aggressive China trade policies may mean economic pain for Americans but insisted they're needed for more important long-term benefits. He ...

Aug 20, 2019