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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 26, 2019

Greek prime minister calls for early election after EU loss

ATHENS, Greece - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for an early national election following the defeat of his party at the European Parliament elections. Tsipras said from the Syriza party of...

May 26, 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 26, 2019

Pelley says complaints to execs led to evening news ouster

LOS ANGELES - Former "CBS Evening News" anchor Scott Pelley says he lost that job because he wouldn't stop complaining to management about the hostile work environment for men and women. The "60 Minut...

May 26, 2019

Bart Starr, QB who led Packers to greatness, dies at 85

Bart Starr was an ordinary quarterback until teaming with Vince Lombardi and serving as the catalyst for the powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams that ruled the 1960s and ushered in the NFL as America's...

May 26, 2019

Terror probe after 'low force' blast in French city of Lyon

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 in a bakery, a local ...

May 26, 2019

US moves to strengthen forces in Middle East to counter Iran

WASHINGTON - The U.S. will send hundreds of additional troops and a dozen fighter jets to the Middle East in the coming weeks to counter what the Pentagon said is an escalating campaign by Iran to pla...

May 26, 2019

Missouri governor signs bill banning abortions at 8 weeks

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed a bill that bans abortions on or beyond the eighth week of pregnancy without exceptions for cases of rape or incest, making it among th...

May 26, 2019

Federal lawsuit filed to block Alabama's new abortion ban

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A federal lawsuit filed Friday asks a judge to block an Alabama law that outlaws almost all abortions, the most far-reaching attempt by a conservative state to seek new restrictions...

May 26, 2019

Fire in tutoring centre kills 19 students in western India

NEW DELHI - At least 19 teenage students were killed in a fire that broke out Friday in a tutoring centre in the western Indian city of Surat, a top state official said. More than a dozen students wer...

May 26, 2019