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OXON HILL, Md. (AP) - After a longer build-up than usual, the dramatic final rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee began on Thursday. Forty-one spellers advanced to the finals out of a field of ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark- Denmark’s parliament banned the wearing of face coverings in public spaces Thursday in a move that critics say will criminalize Muslim women who choose to wear the niqab or ...

UNDATED – It wasn’t “Top Gun” Day, but Tom Cruise still managed to thrill fans on Wednesday. The star posted a photo that appears to celebrate the planned sequel to “Top ...

WASHINGTON - Every morning, 92-year-old Sidney Kramer wraps a blood pressure cuff around his arm and steps on a scale, and readings of his heart health beam to a team of nurses - and to his daughter's...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will pardon conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza, who pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud. As he left Washington for a trip to Te...

NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein was indicted Wednesday on rape and criminal sex act charges, furthering the first criminal case to arise from a slate of sexual misconduct allegations against the former mo...

NEW YORK - "Roseanne" has finished its final episode in the same way the rebooted series began - as the top-watched television comedy. The series reached 10.58 million last Tuesday, second only to the...

LOS ANGELES - The estate of Michael Jackson sued ABC and parent company Disney on Wednesday, saying a two-hour documentary on the singer's last days improperly used the King of Pop's songs, music vide...

LONDON - There will be no stairway to basement heaven just yet for British singer Robbie Williams. Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, Williams' next-door neighbor, has persuaded local authorities to p...

WASHINGTON – A North Korean official has arrived in New York for talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ahead of what the White House says is an “expected” summit between Presiden...