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Shonda Rhimes tells all – about how to be a screenwriter
LOS ANGELES – Shonda Rhimes, the TV mastermind whose hits include “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal,”…
San Francisco power outage snarls traffic shuts rail station
SAN FRANCISCO – A power outage struck a wide area of San Francisco on Friday,…
Quebec announces mixed police force to fight sexual exploitation
MONTREAL – Quebec is budgeting $6.4 million over five years to create a special police…
Handful of Syrian refugees paid sponsors to come to Canada, evaluation reveals
OTTAWA – A handful of Syrian refugees paid their sponsors to come to Canada, a…
Judge: Parents of boy hurt by forceps delivery get $42M
A federal judge has awarded $42 million to the parents of a Pennsylvania boy left…
Asian stocks mixed as investors mull French election outcome
TOKYO – Asian stocks were mixed Monday as investors weighed the results of the first…
Former Chelsea star Drogba introduced in Phoenix
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Although the Phoenix area isn’t yet a major pro soccer market, Sunday…
AP FACT CHECK: Misfires in Trump’s AP interview
WASHINGTON – In an Associated Press interview, President Donald Trump claimed more progress than he’s…
Trump sons seek to extend family brand into domestic markets
NEW YORK – Apprentices no more, Eric and Donald Trump Jr. are now at the…
Transcript of AP interview with Trump
A transcript of an Oval Office interview Friday with President Donald Trump by AP White…
Oil workers’ strike triggers gas lines in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Long lines have formed at gasoline stations across Sri Lanka as…
Advocates urge say-on-pay votes as annual meeting season heats up
OTTAWA – Regulators should make public companies hold a vote on the pay packages of…
New Zealand: US doctor must pay reparations for deadly crash
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A Wisconsin heart surgeon who was vacationing in New Zealand when…
Israel indicts hacker linked to threats on US Jewish centres
JERUSALEM – Israel indicted an 18-year-old American-Israeli Jew on Monday for a wave of bomb…
London nightclub acid attack suspect charged with 15 crimes
LONDON – British police say the suspect in a nightclub acid attack that injured many…
Police stop 12-year-old boy from driving across Australia
SYDNEY, Australia – Outback police have arrested a 12-year-old boy who was almost a third…
Albania opposition blocks main roads ahead of June 18 vote
TIRANA, Albania – Albanian opposition supporters have blocked the country’s main road links, demanding that…
German FM says Russia’s help key to reaching Syria truce
AMMAN, Jordan – Germany’s foreign minister says a cease-fire in Syria’s civil war can only…
‘The Fate of the Furious’ laps new films at box office
LOS ANGELES – “The Fate of the Furious” sped into first place at the box…
Bill O’Reilly to return with new podcast episode Monday
LOS ANGELES – Bill O’Reilly is back and ready to talk. His personal website says…
Russian foreign minister: No proof of persecution of gay men
Moscow wants to protect human rights but has no reason to believe reports about the…
Emirati in Islamic State group gets 10-year prison sentence
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – An Emirati previously convicted of being a member of the…
Egypt sentences 20 to death in police killings
CAIRO – An Egyptian court on Monday upheld death sentences against 20 suspected Islamists convicted…
Berlin opera to reopen Oct 3, then close until December
Berlin’s Staatsoper opera house will reopen on Oct. 3 after years of delay-plagued renovations —…