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September 13, 2019

Retired Wisconsin priest acquitted of sexual assault

A Wisconsin jury on Friday acquitted a retired Catholic priest on charges alleging that he had sexually assaulted an altar ...

September 13, 2019

Illinois teen sues top e-cigarette maker

An Illinois teenager who fell ill with a lung disease after vaping for more than a year has sued a leading e-cigarette maker.

September 13, 2019

Huffman arrives for admissions scheme sentencing

"Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman has arrived at Boston's federal court to learn her fate in the college ...

September 13, 2019

Johnson, Juncker to meet in a bid for a Brexit breakthrough

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will hold talks next week to try ...

September 13, 2019

Ukrainian man pleads guilty to hacking, wire fraud charges

A member of a sophisticated international hacking group that authorities say targeted businesses in 47 states to steal credit ...

September 12, 2019

Catholic diocese in upstate New York files for bankruptcy

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester in upstate New York filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday amid a wave of lawsuits ...

September 12, 2019

AP EXPLAINS: The tentative Purdue deal on the opioid crisis

A deal worth as much as $12 billion that's being negotiated between Purdue Pharma and its owners, and the state, local and ...

September 12, 2019

FIFA bans jailed soccer official Napout for life for bribery

FIFA has banned former soccer official Juan Ángel Napout for life, almost 21 months after he was convicted on racketeering ...

September 12, 2019

Spanish league president says player revealed match-fixing

Spanish league president Javier Tebas testified in a match-fixing trial on Thursday, saying it was a former player who told ...

September 12, 2019

Johnson denies lying to queen, wins Brexit court case

The British government insisted Thursday that its forecast of food and medicine shortages, gridlock at ports and riots in the ...

September 12, 2019

Paris court finds Saudi princess guilty in beating case

A French court found the only daughter of Saudi Arabia's King Salman guilty of complicity in violence Thursday for ordering ...

September 11, 2019

Purdue settlement falls short for some in Ohio

Ohio has been hit hard by the opioid crisis and residents in Barberton say the settlement with Purdue Pharma will do little ...

September 11, 2019

Mercedes sues in dispute with artists over Detroit murals

Mercedes-Benz USA is asking a judge to protect it from legal action over its use of images of Detroit outdoor murals in ...

September 11, 2019

Minnesota archbishop opens investigation into fellow bishop

The Roman Catholic archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis said Wednesday that he has opened an investigation — the first ...

September 11, 2019

Dutch court clears doctor in landmark euthanasia trial

A Dutch doctor was acquitted Wednesday in a landmark trial that prosecutors and physicians hope will help clarify how the ...

September 11, 2019

Austrian writer acquitted of terror charges in Turkey

An Austrian student and journalist says a Turkish court has acquitted him and two others of terror-related charges.

September 10, 2019

Austrian doctor sues US for seizing patients' abortion drugs

An Austrian doctor who prescribes abortion drugs to patients around the world is suing the United States for allegedly ...

September 10, 2019

Promoter files 2nd lawsuit vs US Soccer over sanctioning

A promoter filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation over the governing body's refusal to sanction ...