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Polanski retrospective sparks protest in Paris

PARIS – French feminist groups on Monday staged a protest against a retrospective honoring director Roman Polanski at film institute La Cinematheque Francaise. A few dozen protest...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Spain seeks rebellion charges against fired Catalan leaders

BARCELONA, Spain – Spain moved Monday to put Catalonia’s secessionist leaders on trial for alleged crimes that carry maximum sentences of decades in prison, and some of the ousted government...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

3 Prince heirs ask judge to remove estate administrator

CHANHASSEN, Minn. – Three heirs of Prince are asking a judge to remove the company that is managing his estate. The late music superstar’s half siblings Sharon, Norrine and John R...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Housing group opens new crack in support for GOP tax plan

WASHINGTON – Another deep crack opened in the support for President Donald Trump and the Republicans’ tax-cutting plan on Monday, as a powerful lobbying group in the housing industry withdre...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Russian journalist thanks supporters after stabbing attack

MOSCOW – A Russian journalist who was put into a temporary coma by a stabbing attack thanked supporters Monday in her first statement from the hospital, while Russian President Vladimir Puti...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Utilities warn that power could be out for days in Northeast

HARTFORD, Conn. – A severe storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts and soaking rain swept through the Northeast early Monday, knocking out power for nearly 1.5 million homes and businesses ...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Menendez defense rests case in bribery and fraud trial

NEWARK, N.J. – The defense in the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez rested its case Monday, shortly after the judge turned down a bid to have a mistrial declared over his rulings durin...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Health law sign-ups start, and some see a ‘hostile takeover’

WASHINGTON – It’s sign-up season for the Affordable Care Act, but the Trump administration isn’t making it easy – cutting the enrollment period in half, slashing advertising and dialing back...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

On stand, Bergdahl apologizes to those hurt looking for him

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – In an unexpected and emotional statement, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl apologized in court Monday to all the military personnel who were wounded searching for him and described...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Native American activist Dennis Banks dies at age 80

Dennis Banks, who helped found the American Indian Movement and engaged in sometimes-violent uprisings against the U.S. government, including the armed occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973, di...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump fumes as Mueller probe enters new phase with charges

WASHINGTON – Special counsel Robert Muller’s charges Monday against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and two other aides marked a new phase in his sprawling investigation into Ru...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

First guilty plea, indictment of Trump aides in Russia probe

WASHINGTON – In a black Monday for Donald Trump’s White House, the special counsel investigating possible coordination between the Kremlin and the Trump presidential campaign announced the f...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World