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Michael Jackson's brothers say accusers' film neglects facts
LOS ANGELES - The family of Michael Jackson had a feeling the years-old child molestation allegations against the pop superstar would resurface at some point. So they say they weren't entirely surpris...
Mar 01, 2019
Jaden Smith's foundation bringing clean water to Flint
FLINT, Mich. - Jaden Smith's foundation and a church are working to bring cleaner water to Flint, Michigan. The rapper's organization and First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church on Friday announced th...
Mar 01, 2019
US consumer spending fell sharp 0.5 per cent in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer spending tumbled 0.5 per cent in December, the biggest decline in nine years, as the holiday shopping season ended in disappointment. Meanwhile, incomes rose sharply in Dece...
Mar 01, 2019
Officials say Trump overstated Kim's demand on sanctions
HANOI, Vietnam - President Donald Trump said he walked away from his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because Kim demanded the U.S. lift all of its sanctions, a claim that North Kore...
Mar 01, 2019
Pakistan brings captured Indian pilot to border for handover
WAGAH, Pakistan - Pakistani officials brought a captured Indian pilot to a border crossing with India for handover on Friday, a "gesture of peace" promised by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan amid ...
Mar 01, 2019
Opponents of Trump border emergency close to votes needed
WASHINGTON - Senate opponents of President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border have moved very close to having enough votes to prevail, and one Republican suggeste...
Mar 01, 2019
As Brexit looms, UK 'preppers' stock up and hunker down
LONDON - For almost as long as Britain and the European Union have been wrangling over Brexit, Melvin Burton has been preparing for a bumpy landing. He's growing vegetables, drying fruit and buying in...
Mar 01, 2019
Washington Gov. Inslee joins Democratic presidential field
SEATTLE - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, mixing calls for combating climate change and highlights of his liberal record with an aggressive critique o...
Mar 01, 2019
Trudeau names MacAulay veterans-affairs minister in cabinet shuffle
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making longtime MP Lawrence MacAulay his new veterans-affairs minister to fill the void left by the resignation of Jody Wilson-Raybould as part of a minor cab...
Mar 01, 2019
Call for bids to revive 2021 Francophonie Games after New Brunswick axes event
The International Organization of La Francophonie is relaunching its call for bids for the 2021 Francophonie Games, a month after New Brunswick pulled the plug on hosting the event. In a pre...
Mar 01, 2019
