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New ‘Star Wars’ called ‘The Rise of Skywalker’
CHICAGO - No one is ever really gone, says Luke Skywalker in the first teaser for "Star Wars: Episode IX," which fans got a first look at Friday at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago.Every generation ha...
Apr 12, 2019
Alabama Inmate Who Wanted Nitrogen Spared Lethal Injection
ATMORE, Ala. - An Alabama inmate convicted in the 1991 sword-and-dagger slaying of a pastor was spared a lethal injection when his death warrant expired before a divided U.S. Supreme Court voted early...
Apr 12, 2019
Trump Considered Sending Migrants To Democratic Strongholds
WASHINGTON - The White House considered a plan to release detained immigrants into "sanctuary cities," three people familiar with the idea confirmed Friday - a plan that critics branded as an effort t...
Apr 12, 2019
Chevron Buying Anadarko For $33B As Crude Prices Rise
SAN RAMON, Calif. - Chevron will buy Anadarko Petroleum for $33 billion in a cash-and-stock deal as the company seeks to grow stronger in deep water exploration in the gulf and the energy-rich southwe...
Apr 12, 2019
Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Might Be Declared Global Emergency
GENEVA - A top Red Cross official said Friday he's "more concerned than I have ever been" about the possible regional spread of the Ebola virus in Congo after a recent spike in cases. Emanuele Capobia...
Apr 12, 2019
Ex-White House counsel accused of lying about lobbying work
WASHINGTON (AP) – Prosecutors say Obama administration White House counsel Greg Craig has been indicted on charges of making false statements and concealing information about foreign lobbying. T...
Apr 11, 2019
Remember Him? Pope Benedict Wades Into Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal
ROME — Retired Pope Benedict XVI has published an analysis on the Catholic Church's clergy sex abuse scandal, blaming it on the sexual revolution of the 1960s and church laws that protected prie...
Apr 11, 2019
Avenatti Charged With Embezzlement, Fraud, Cheating On Taxes
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Attorney Michael Avenatti has been charged in a 36-count federal indictment alleging he stole millions of dollars from clients, did not pay his taxes, committed bank fraud and lied ...
Apr 11, 2019
Assange Set To Fight Extradition To U.S.; Accused Of Conspiracy To Steal Govt. Secrets
LONDON (AP) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was forcibly bundled out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and into a British police van on Thursday, setting up a possible court battle over attempts ...
Apr 11, 2019
Julian Assange indicted in US for conspiracy to commit computer intrusion in 2010
11 APR 19 11:01 ETBy Katelyn Polantz, Evan Perez and Devan Cole, CNN(CNN) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been charged with helping the former Army intelligence specialist Chelsea Manning...
Apr 11, 2019
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