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Saudi carrier cancels troubled Boeing 737 order for Airbus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Boeing's campaign to restore the reputation of its bestselling plane after two deadly crashes suffered a blow with a Saudi airline cancelling an order worth up to $5.9 bi...

Jul 10, 2019

1-year-old dies in fall from cruise ship in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A 1-year-old girl apparently slipped from her grandfather's hands and fell to her death from the 11th story of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico, police said Monday. Police S...

Jul 10, 2019

Powell signals that rate cut could be coming soon

WASHINGTON - Chairman Jerome Powell signalled Wednesday that the Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates late this month for the first time in a decade in light of a weakening global economy a...

Jul 10, 2019

Lawyer who took on DuPont has book coming out

NEW YORK - A top environmental lawyer, the inspiration for a film starring Mark Ruffalo, has a book coming about his 20-year battle with DuPont. Rob Bilott's "Exposure" is scheduled for release in Oct...

Jul 10, 2019

Beyoncé drops new original song from 'The Lion King'

LOS ANGELES - Beyonc has dropped a new original song from Disney's live-action "Lion King." The song, "Spirit," was released Tuesday and should get an Academy-Award push for Academy Award consideratio...

Jul 10, 2019

Man who says Spacey groped him invokes right not to testify

NANTUCKET, Mass. - The man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him at a Massachusetts resort island bar in 2016 asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refused to testify aft...

Jul 10, 2019

3 vehicles owned by Elvis Presley going up for auction

LOS ANGELES - Elvis Presley fans can take to the road in three vehicles once driven by "the King" if they have the money. Kruse GWS Auctions announced Wednesday that Presley's personal stretch limousi...

Jul 10, 2019

Attorney: Girl fell to death from open window on cruise ship

MIAMI - An 18-month-old Indiana girl who fell to her death from the 11th story of a cruise ship in Puerto Rico plunged from a window inexplicably left open in a children's play area, the family's atto...

Jul 10, 2019

UK ambassador to US quits days after leaked cables on Trump

LONDON - Britain's ambassador to the United States resigned Wednesday, just days after diplomatic cables criticizing President Donald Trump caused embarrassment to two countries that often celebrate h...

Jul 10, 2019

Intl court convicts Congo rebel leader known as 'Terminator'

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted a notorious rebel commander known as "The Terminator" of 18 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes including mur...

Jul 10, 2019