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El Paso opens healing centre as it prepares for Trump visit

EL PASO, Texas - El Paso opened a grief centre on Tuesday to help people cope with last weekend's mass shooting at a Walmart, in which 22 people, nearly all with Latino last names, were killed and man...

Aug 08, 2019

Sex assault trial starts for former MSU hoops star Cleaves

FLINT, Mich. - Former Michigan State University basketball star Mateen Cleaves is standing trial on sexual assault charges in his Michigan hometown. Opening statements began Thursday in Genesee County...

Aug 08, 2019

Couples, parents, friends among the dead in shootings

Couples died together. A man was killed during an outing with his beloved son. Another protected his wife and granddaughter before he was fatally shot. A shooter on Saturday opened fire at a Walmart s...

Aug 08, 2019

FBI reviewing Ohio shooter's interest in violent ideology

DAYTON, Ohio - The gunman who killed nine people in Dayton, Ohio, had expressed a desire to commit a mass shooting and showed an interest in violent ideology, investigators said Tuesday as the FBI ann...

Aug 08, 2019

Ivanka Trump to promote women's initiative in South America

WASHINGTON - Ivanka Trump will travel to South America in September to focus on issues that make it difficult for women in developing countries to prosper financially, including lack of access to cred...

Aug 08, 2019

Billionaire: Epstein misappropriated 'vast sums' from wealth

NEW YORK - The retail titan behind Victoria's Secret has accused the financier Jeffrey Epstein of misappropriating "vast sums" of his fortune while managing his personal finances more than a decade ag...

Aug 08, 2019

Willie Nelson cancels tour, cites 'breathing problem'

NEW YORK - Willie Nelson has cancelled his tour because of a "breathing problem." The 86-year-old singer apologized on Twitter late Wednesday, writing "I need to have my doctor check out." Nelson had ...

Aug 08, 2019

Q&A: New film academy president talks hostless show, museum

LOS ANGELES - The new president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been on the job for less than a day, but already has more than enough on his plate. Casting director David Rubin ...

Aug 08, 2019

Meek Mill retrial decision rescheduled to later this month

PHILADELPHIA - A decision on whether Meek Mill will be retried in a 2007 drug and gun case was delayed until later this month after his lawyer asked a judge Tuesday for more time. The 32-year-old rapp...

Aug 08, 2019

Mayors urge Senate to return to Washington for gun bill vote

WASHINGTON - More than 200 mayors, including two anguished by mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, are urging the Senate to return to the Capitol to act on gun safety legislation amid criticism that Cong...

Aug 08, 2019