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Protesters storm Bahraini embassy in Iraqi capital Baghdad

BAGHDAD - Protesters stormed the Bahraini embassy compound in Baghdad Thursday night, removing the flag from above the building and replacing it with a Palestinian banner in protest against a conferen...

Jun 27, 2019

Texas police officer charged with murder in Dallas shooting

DALLAS - A Texas police officer has been indicted on a murder charge two weeks after shooting the unarmed driver of a truck that had been reported stolen as the vehicle swerved past his police SUV in ...

Jun 27, 2019

Witness says 'snitching' talk preceded Nipsey Hussle killing

LOS ANGELES - Court transcripts show that rapper Nipsey Hussle and the man charged with killing him had a conversation about "snitching" shortly before the rapper was shot. In grand jury transcripts u...

Jun 27, 2019

North Dakota abortion clinic files federal suit over 2 laws

FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota's sole abortion clinic filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday over two state laws it believes forces doctors to lie, including one measure passed this year requiring physicians to ...

Jun 27, 2019

Cardi B pleads not guilty to new charges in strip club brawl

NEW YORK - Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B was arraigned Tuesday on new felony charges in connection with a fight last year at a New York City strip club. "Not guilty, sir, honour," said the rapper dres...

Jun 27, 2019

Ford restructuring to cost 12,000 jobs in Europe

FRANKFURT - Carmaker Ford said Thursday it is shedding 12,000 jobs in Europe to increase profitability, part of a global trend of cost cuts by automakers facing shifting consumer tastes and heavy inve...

Jun 27, 2019

Motor vehicle head resigns over fatal crash that killed 7

CONCORD, N.H. - The head of the Massachusetts motor vehicle division has resigned after her agency failed to terminate the commercial driving license of a man whose collision with a group of motorcycl...

Jun 27, 2019

Justices deal blow to effort to limit partisan districts

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court dealt a huge blow to efforts to combat the drawing of electoral districts for partisan gain on Thursday in a ruling that could embolden political line-drawing after the ...

Jun 27, 2019

Slain journalist's fiancee wants Saudis pressured at G-20

GENEVA - The fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi said she hopes Group of 20 leaders put pressure on Saudi Arabia at a summit this week to divulge more information about the killing, ratcheting...

Jun 27, 2019

Bulgari exhibit in Rome features "La Dolce Vita"-era jewels

ROME - Glamorous jewelry and vintage fashion from the "La Dolce Vita" era are the star attractions of Bulgari's new exhibition in Rome. The exhibition "Bvlgari, the story, the dream" includes the diam...

Jun 27, 2019