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Disney announces price and date of new streaming service
Walt Disney Co on Thursday said its new family-friendly streaming service will cost $7 monthly or $70 annually with a slate of exclusive TV shows and movies from some of the world's most popular entertainment franchises in a bid to challenge the...
Venezuela leadership issue still blocking IMF, World Bank aid
International Monetary Fund and World Bank shareholders are still undecided on whether to recognize Venezuelan opposition chief Juan Guaido as the country's leader, the institutions said on Thursday.
Chicago sues actor Jussie Smollett for police costs
The city of Chicago filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Jussie Smollett, saying the actor owes it over $130,000 for police costs incurred in the investigation of a hate crime that authorities allege was phony, according to legal documents.
U.S. House Democrats blame Trump for worsening border crisis
U.S. House of Representatives Democrats are accusing Republican President Donald Trump of aggravating a crisis situation at the southern U.S. border, saying he has not used funds available to help deal with a surge of migrants and exacerbated the pro...
Ex-Obama lawyer Craig charged in Mueller spin-off probe for lying about Ukraine work
Greg Craig, who served as former President Barack Obama's top White House lawyer, was charged on Thursday with lying about work he performed in 2012 for Ukraine in a case that grew out of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigatio...
Obama, Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dogg pay tribute to rapper Nipsey Hussle
Former U.S. President Barack Obama sent a letter, Stevie Wonder sang, and Snoop Dogg called slain rapper Nipsey Hussle a "peace advocate" at a Los Angeles memorial on Thursday attended by family members, friends and thousands of fans.
North Korea names new nominal head of state: KCNA
North Korea named a new nominal head of state, state media said on Friday, at a session of its rubber-stamp legislature that took place on Thursday.
Son of sheriff's deputy charged with burning three Louisiana black churches
The son of a sheriff's deputy was charged with burning down three predominately black churches in southern Louisiana over the past two weeks, officials said on Thursday, saying they acted quickly out of concern he would strike again.
U.S. airport-security head named as No. 2 Homeland Security official
The new chief of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) named the United States' top airport-security official, David Pekoske, his acting deputy on Thursday, as President Donald Trump overhauls the leadership of the domestic-security agency.
Assange hacking charge limits free speech defence - legal experts
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has portrayed himself as a champion of a free press, but the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to charge him with conspiring to hack government computers limits his ability to mount a vigorous free speech def...
French court finds Bayer's Monsanto liable for farmer's sickness
A French court has ruled that Monsanto was liable for the sickness of a farmer who inhaled one of its weedkillers, in another legal setback for the Bayer-owned business over health claims.
New York plans to sue EPA over GE's 'incomplete' Hudson River cleanup
New York state officials plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for allowing General Electric Co to stop clearing the Hudson River of PCB contamination before the cleanup work was finished.
Former Stormy Daniels attorney Michael Avenatti indicted for financial crimes
Michael Avenatti, a high-profile lawyer and critic of President Donald Trump, was indicted on charges of defrauding clients and the U.S. government out of millions of dollars, including allegations he embezzled from a paraplegic man, prosecutors anno...
Obama letter praises Nipsey Hussle at slain rapper's packed memorial
Former U.S. President Barack Obama praised the legacy of slain Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle on Thursday in a letter read during a public memorial attended by thousands of fans, many of them dressed in white.
In talks with South Korea's Moon, Trump says leaving sanctions in place on North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would leave sanctions in place on North Korea as he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in discussed ways to revive nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea.
U.S. charges Assange after London arrest ends seven years in Ecuador embassy
British police dragged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out of Ecuador's embassy on Thursday after his seven-year asylum was revoked, paving the way for his extradition to the United States for one of the biggest ever leaks of classified informa...
Former Obama lawyer Craig charged in Mueller spin-off probe
Greg Craig, a former White House counsel in the Obama administration, was charged on Thursday with lying to the Justice Department about work he performed in 2012 for Ukraine in a case that grew out of the special counsel's Russia investigation.
Swedish prosecutor receives request to reopen Assange investigation
Swedish prosecutors said on Thursday they have received a formal request to reopen the rape investigation closed in 2017 involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, from the legal counsel representing the alleged victim.
U.S. military advances sprawling mission to quell housing-safety scandal
One U.S. military base has dubbed it Operation Victory Homefront. It's a mission the world's most powerful military never envisioned.
U.S. charges Assange after London arrest ends seven years holed up in Ecuador embassy
British police dragged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out of Ecuador's embassy on Thursday after his seven-year asylum was revoked, paving the way for his extradition to the United States for one of the biggest ever leaks of classified informa...