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Judge: Spacey accuser's phone must be turned over to defence

NANTUCKET, Mass. - A Massachusetts judge says a phone used by a young man who says Kevin Spacey groped him at a bar must be turned over to the defence. The actor's lawyer told the judge at a hearing M...

Jun 07, 2019

'The Buffalo Hunt' seeks to show tribe in a new light

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - "The Buffalo Hunt," a new documentary on the homeland of the Oglala Lakota, attempts to shun clichs around the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota involving poverty and a...

Jun 07, 2019

Doctor charged with painkiller murders released on bond

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A critical care doctor charged with murder in 25 patient deaths has been released from jail on bond after two days. William Husel (HYOO'-suhl) is accused of ordering painkiller overdo...

Jun 07, 2019

Thai coup leader uses ballot box to stay as prime minister

BANGKOK - When Prayuth Chan-ocha led a military coup to take over Thailand's government five years ago, he wore a dowdy officer's uniform. A five-year makeover transformed him into a politician, now s...

Jun 07, 2019

Julia Roberts, Spike Lee toast Denzel Washington at event

LOS ANGELES - Denzel Washington was the man of the hour Thursday night with everyone from Julia Roberts to Spike Lee turning out to celebrate him as this year's recipient of the AFI Life Achievement A...

Jun 07, 2019

Lawyer: Ronaldo rape lawsuit moved from Nevada to US court

LAS VEGAS - A lawsuit by a Nevada woman accusing soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo of raping her in 2009 at a Las Vegas Strip resort has been moved from state to federal court in Las Vegas, her lawyer sai...

Jun 07, 2019

AMC to rethink Georgia filming if abortion law takes effect

ATLANTA - The network behind a show that's become part of Georgia's pop-culture fiber says it will "reevaluate" its activity in the state if a new abortion law goes into effect. "The Walking Dead" is ...

Jun 07, 2019

Trump honours D-Day vets, discusses Vietnam deferment

PORTSMOUTH, England - President Donald Trump on Wednesday joined world leaders to praise alliances and military service ahead of the anniversary of the D-Day invasion, just hours after offering no reg...

Jun 07, 2019

French beaches at dawn set scene for solemn D-Day observance

OMAHA BEACH, France - The five beaches are silent at dawn but forever haunted. When the sun rises Thursday over the Normandy coastline where thousands of men bled and died 75 years ago, the diminishin...

Jun 07, 2019

Survey: Companies add fewest jobs in 9 years in May

WASHINGTON - U.S. companies added the fewest jobs in nine years, a private survey found, as manufacturers, construction firms and mining companies cut workers. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday tha...

Jun 07, 2019