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Survey: US manufacturing growth slows again in July

WASHINGTON - U.S. factory activity expanded at a slower rate in July for the fourth consecutive month as the Trump administration squares off with other countries on trade. The Institute for Supply Ma...

Aug 01, 2019

R. Kelly's attorney asks that singer be released from jail

CHICAGO - An attorney for R. Kelly is asking a federal judge to reconsider his decision to keep the singer behind bars while he awaits trial in a child pornography case in Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Tim...

Aug 01, 2019

Disgraced NFL star loses bid to undo plea deal in rape case

NEW ORLEANS - Disgraced NFL star Darren Sharper's attempt to get out of a 2016 plea deal and 18-year prison sentence in a sexual assault case has been rejected by a federal judge. Attorneys for Sharpe...

Aug 01, 2019

Long-term mortgage rates flat to higher; 30-year at 3.75%

WASHINGTON - U.S. long-term mortgage rates were flat to slightly higher this week, hovering around three-year lows as financial markets anticipated the Federal Reserve's cut in its benchmark interest ...

Aug 01, 2019

US sanctions Zimbabwean official over post-election killings

HARARE, Zimbabwe - The United States on Thursday placed on its sanctions list a former Zimbabwean army general who commanded troops accused of killing six civilians after a disputed election a year ag...

Aug 01, 2019

US presidential envoy sent to Sweden for A$AP Rocky's trial

HELSINKI - American rapper A$AP Rocky pleaded not guilty to assault as his trial in Sweden opened Tuesday, a month after a street fight that landed him in jail and became a topic of U.S.-Swedish diplo...

Aug 01, 2019

Lebanon festival drops popular band after Christian pressure

BEIRUT - An international music festival in Lebanon said Tuesday that it has cancelled a planned concert by a popular Mideast rock band whose lead singer is openly gay, apparently caving to pressure a...

Aug 01, 2019

Jury to find what Katy Perry owes for hit they say she stole

LOS ANGELES - Jurors are set to hear closing arguments before deciding how much Katy Perry, her collaborators and her record label owe the writers of a Christian rap song over her hit "Dark Horse." La...

Aug 01, 2019

Jason Momoa visits protesters blocking new Hawaii telescope

HONOLULU - "Aquaman" star Jason Momoa on Wednesday visited Native Hawaiian protesters blocking the construction of a giant telescope on Hawaii's tallest mountain. The Native Hawaiian Hollywood actor w...

Aug 01, 2019

US construction spending drops 1.3% in June

WASHINGTON - Spending on U.S. construction projects fell in June by the largest amount in seven months, reflecting weakness in home building, nonresidential construction and the largest drop in govern...

Aug 01, 2019