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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

Spike Lee calls for Hollywood to 'shut it down' in Georgia

LOS ANGELES - Director Spike Lee is calling for Hollywood production companies to leave Georgia over a law that would ban abortions as early as six weeks, upon detection of a fetal heartbeat. Most stu...

Jun 07, 2019

Enbridge seeks court ruling on Great Lakes oil pipeline deal

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Enbridge Inc. said Thursday it will go to court after failing to strike a deal with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on building an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the channel that co...

Jun 06, 2019

'Dr. John,' funky New Orleans 'night-tripper' musician, dies

NEW ORLEANS - Dr. John, the New Orleans musician who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his family said. He was 77. In ...

Jun 06, 2019