CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Commonwealth Bank of Australia announced on Monday that its beleaguered chief executive will retire by June 2018 after the country's largest bank was accused of breaching money laundering and terrorism financing laws.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Proponents of nuclear power are pushing to revive a failed project to build two reactors in South Carolina, arguing that the demise of the $14 billion venture could signal doom for an industry that supplies one-fifth of…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — In a wood-paneled stateroom in the Philippine presidential palace, Rex Tillerson sat across from a leader who boasts of hunting down drug dealers to personally kill. Whether he'd confront his host for letting police kill thousands…
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — As President Donald Trump remained out of sight and silent, pressure mounted from both sides of the aisle for him to explicitly condemn white supremacists and hate groups involved in deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The videos that rolled across the television screen were startling: Americans beating each other with clubs and sticks on the streets of a quiet college town. White supremacists with torches; anti-fascists pushing back. An improvised flame thrower fashioned from an…
While I like the diversity of having flowers planted on city boulevards, I respect the City Council’s right to regulate this aspect of our community life. What I disagree with is the use of city workers and equipment to enforce…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Well before Oregon legalized marijuana, its verdant, wet forests made it an ideal place for growing the drug, which often ended up being funneled out of the state for big money. Now, officials suspect pot grown…
Marijuana grown in Oregon and the handful of other states where pot is legal is being smuggled to other parts of America, authorities say. It's often hard to tell if the trafficked weed was grown legally or illegally, but some…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Why doesn't President Donald Trump just unequivocally condemn white supremacists?
PUEBLA, Mexico (AP) -- Ricky Rodriguez hit a grand slam in the seventh inning, leading the Pericos de Puebla to a 7-1 win over the Tigres de Quintana Roo on Sunday.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Dermis Garcia homered twice, driving in three runs and scoring a pair as the Charleston RiverDogs defeated the Lexington Legends 9-2 on Sunday. The RiverDogs swept the four-game series with the win.
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Taylor Gushue homered and had two hits, and Taylor Guilbeau threw six strong innings as the Potomac Nationals topped the Frederick Keys 9-5 on Sunday.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Andrew Calica hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Lynchburg Hillcats to a 9-6 win over the Winston-Salem Dash on Sunday.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- Jesse Jenner hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning, leading the Springfield Cardinals to a 7-5 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Sunday. The Cardinals swept the three-game series with the win.
BOWIE, Md. (AP) -- Aderlin Rodriguez doubled twice and singled twice, scoring a run and also driving one home as the Bowie Baysox topped the Portland Sea Dogs 8-6 on Sunday.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Anthony Phillips hit a walk-off two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Hartford Yard Goats topped the Harrisburg Senators 10-9 on Sunday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shonda Rhimes, the creator of popular television series such as "Scandal" and "Grey's Anatomy," has signed a deal to make new shows for Netflix.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking leverage with Russia, the Trump administration has reopened consideration of long-rejected plans to give Ukraine lethal weapons, even if that would plunge the United States deeper into the former Soviet republic's conflict.
DENVER (AP) — Lawyers are expected to make closing arguments Monday in a trial concerning allegations that a former radio host groped Taylor Swift backstage before a concert in Denver, and competing allegations the singer's mother and her radio liaison…
Louis Tomlinson is planning to drop another two singles before his debut solo album and insists he is growing more confident with every release.
American girl group Fifth Harmony have implored their young fans not to "grow up too quickly".
Hollywood legend Samuel L. Jackson has claimed he's never worried about being the lead in a movie.
Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star as legendary painter Leonardo da Vinci, who his mother named him after.
NEW YORK (AP) — On their face, the numbers are grim. Movie ticket sales in North America are running roughly half a billion dollars behind last summer's box office, making this one of lowest-grossing summers in years.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the Teen Choice Awards (all times local):