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Amanda Knox accuses media of having built false story around her

Sunday, 16 June 2019, 07:18 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Taking the stage Saturday at an Italian conference on justice, Amanda Knox accused the media of having built a false narrative around her during her yearslong murder trial and appeals process,...

AP Exclusive: OJ Simpson says 'Life is fine' after prison

Sunday, 16 June 2019, 07:12 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Twenty-five years after the grisly killings that transformed him from Hall of Fame football hero to murder suspect, 71-year-old O.J. Simpson says he is happy and healthy living in Las Vegas, plays...

Updated - Italian director Franco Zeffirelli dies at age 96

Saturday, 15 June 2019, 14:23 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, famed for operas, films and television, has died in Rome at the age of 96. Zeffirelli's son Luciano said his father died at home at noon on Saturday. "He had...

Boris Johnson tops first ballot in Tory leadership contest

Thursday, 13 June 2019, 17:39 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Dame Cheryl Gillan with Charles Walker, left, and Bob Blackman, right, read out the results of the first ballot in the Tory leadership ballot at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London,...

Who are the 10 Tories running to be UK prime minister?

Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 14:42 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Britain is set to get a new prime minister, but only members of the Conservative Party have a say in the decision. The Conservatives are holding an election to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, who...

Grandmother of dad who killed 5 kids asks to spare his life

Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 09:32 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The father and grandmother of a man who killed his five children asked a jury on Monday to spare his life for the slayings because their family has seen so much death and sadness. Roberta...

Vatican rejects gender change to alarm of LGBT Catholics

Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 07:44 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The Vatican issued an official document Monday rejecting the idea that people can choose or change their genders and insisting on the sexual "complementarity" of men and women to make babies. The...

1 dead when helicopter crashes into New York City skyscraper

Monday, 10 June 2019, 20:46 Last update: about 8 years ago

One person died when a helicopter crashed onto the roof of a Midtown Manhattan building in a hard landing on Monday, according to police and fire officials.  "People who were in the building...

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