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Celebrity chef Mario Batali facing assault charge in Boston

BOSTON - Celebrity chef Mario Batali is facing a criminal charge on allegations that he forcibly kissed and groped a woman at a Boston restaurant in 2017. Batali, who recently gave up financial stakes...

May 24, 2019

Authorities raid 247 Colorado homes growing black market pot

DENVER - Authorities said Friday they raided hundreds of black market marijuana operations in Colorado that flouted the state's cannabis law by growing tens of thousands of plants in Denver-area homes...

May 24, 2019

'Here we go again': Judge blocks Mississippi abortion ban

JACKSON, Miss. - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy. "Here we go again," ...

May 24, 2019

Michigan AG: Lame-duck ballot drive law is unconstitutional

LANSING, Mich. - Michigan's attorney general said Wednesday that a Republican-enacted law making it harder to put proposals on the statewide ballot is unconstitutional, declaring that lawmakers had no...

May 24, 2019

"Low force" blast in French city injures 7; cause is unclear

LYON, France - A "low force" blast hit a busy pedestrian street Friday in the French city of Lyon, injuring seven people as it shattered the glass from a refrigerated shop cooler, a local official sai...

May 24, 2019

Colorado rancher pleads not guilty in killing of fiancee

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. - A Colorado rancher suspected of killing his fiancee and burning her body pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and solicitation to commit murder charges. Patrick Frazee entered th...

May 24, 2019

Michael Avenatti charged with defrauding Stormy Daniels

NEW YORK - Michael Avenatti, the attorney who rocketed to fame through his representation of porn star Stormy Daniels in her battles with President Donald Trump, was charged Wednesday with ripping her...

May 24, 2019

Jury: Vermont man guilty of murder in wrong-way crash

BURLINGTON, Vt. - A Vermont jury on Wednesday found a wrong-way driver who claimed he was on a secret mission guilty of murder in the deaths of five teenagers killed on an interstate highway. The jury...

May 24, 2019

Blackface photo investigation in Virginia hits a dead end

NORFOLK, Va. - The mystery of whether Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was in the racist yearbook photo that nearly destroyed his career remains unsolved. A monthslong investigation ordered up by Eastern V...

May 24, 2019

Ready, aim, oops! Historic tank turns lemon-lime yellow

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - A Korean War era tank owned by the West Virginia National Guard has turned bright lemon-lime yellow. The reason was a mystery until the sponsor of a science fiction club at Bluefiel...

May 24, 2019