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Police release more than 1,000 files from Smollett probe

Chicago police on Monday released more than 1,000 files from the investigation into Jussie Smollett's claim he was attacked by two men, including video footage that for the first time shows the "Empir...

Jun 26, 2019

Federal jury rules against Huawei in trade secrets case

DALLAS - A federal jury in Texas has ruled that Huawei stole technology from a Silicon Valley startup, but it didn't award any damages. After a three-week trial, jurors determined Wednesday that while...

Jun 26, 2019

Britney Spears' conservatorship sues blogger for defamation

LOS ANGELES - The conservatorship that oversees Britney Spears' personal life and career has sued the creator of a blog devoted to the pop superstar. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles alleges...

Jun 26, 2019

Coal train derails into Great Dismal Swamp wildlife refuge

SUFFOLK, Va. - A coal train has derailed into the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia. The derailment is still being cleaned up and has raised concerns about the impact on various ...

Jun 26, 2019

Arrest in case of 2 run over at Washington swimming hole

WASHOUGAL, Wash. - A man accused of driving his Jeep through a fence at a Washington state swimming hole and running over two German tourists, killing them, has been arrested, police said Wednesday. T...

Jun 26, 2019

NRA's top lobbyist resigns amid turmoil within the group

The National Rifle Association's top lobbyist resigned Wednesday, the latest development in a dizzying array of in-fighting within the gun lobbying group in recent months that has ensnared even its mo...

Jun 26, 2019

Alleged sex tape in R. Kelly case turned over to defence

CHICAGO - Prosecutors have turned over to R. Kelly's attorneys a tape they say shows the singer having sex with a minor girl two decades ago. The judge in the case said he hopes that at least one of t...

Jun 26, 2019

Building explosion in Austrian capital leaves 12 injured

VIENNA - A suspected gas explosion blew a gaping hole in a building in central Vienna on Wednesday, injuring at least 12 people, two of them seriously, according to police and images from the scene. T...

Jun 26, 2019

Monroe statue theft suspect previously took axe to Trump star

LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors say the man suspected of stealing a statue of Marilyn Monroe from atop a Hollywood public art installation is the same person who smashed President Trump's Walk of Fame star ...

Jun 26, 2019

Beth Chapman, co-star of bounty hunter reality TV, dies

HONOLULU - Beth Chapman, the wife and co-star of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" reality TV star Duane "Dog" Chapman, died on Wednesday. A family spokeswoman, Mona Wood-Sword, said in a statement that Chapman...

Jun 26, 2019