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LONDON — British Airways cabin crew are set to go on strike in mid-June, offering another round of headaches to an airline trying to recover from a disastrous recent IT meltdown. The Unite union said Friday members will walk out June 16 for four days in the long-running pay dispute. The union says the recent

ATLANTA — A Georgia sheriff accused of exposing himself in an Atlanta park and running from a police officer has pleaded not guilty to charges against him. Local news media report DeKalb County Sheriff Jeffrey Mann on Friday pleaded not guilty in Atlanta Municipal Court to charges of indecency and obstruction of an officer. Mann

HAVANA — President Barack Obama’s 2014 opening with Cuba helped funnel American travel dollars into military-linked tourism conglomerates even as state security agents waged a fierce crackdown on dissent. The rapprochement also poured hundreds of millions in U.S. spending into privately owned businesses on the island, supercharging the growth of an entrepreneurial middle-class independent of

TAMPA, Fla. — A legally blind man says an airline refused to allow him to board a flight with his 18-month-old granddaughter. The Tampa Bay Times (http://bit.ly/2qOVZQq) reports Kliphton Miller tried to board a Frontier flight from Tampa to Las Vegas with the child on May 23. The 44-year-old Miller asked for help getting on

SAGINAW, Mich. — Property owners have won a key decision from the Michigan Court of Appeals in their long-running lawsuit over dioxin contamination by Dow Chemical. The court ruled 2-1 on Thursday that property owners along the Tittabawassee River in eastern Michigan didn’t wait too long to sue the chemical company over contamination in the

NEW YORK — New York’s Museum of Modern Art is boldly expanding its midtown Manhattan home that draws more than 3 million visitors annually from around the world — including those who came Friday to see the first completed phase of the $450 million project. Spread over three floors of the art mecca off Fifth

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Latest on the sentencing of ex-Penn State officials in the Sandusky scandal (all times local): 1:30 p.m. Three ex-Penn State officials are getting jail time for failing to report now-convicted sexual predator Jerry Sandusky to authorities. Former Penn State President Graham Spanier and former vice president Gary Schultz will have to

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State granted a scholarship release to Corey Sutton on Friday following 24 hours of intense criticism over coach Bill Snyder’s refusal of the wide receiver’s request. Snyder and athletic director Gene Taylor said in a statement that Sutton has been granted a full release and will be permitted to transfer to

RENSSELAER, Ind. — Alumni want to help reopen a Catholic liberal arts school in northwest Indiana that’s suspending operations at the end of the month. The (Northwest Indiana) Times (http://bit.ly/2qOCyas ) reported that the Rev. Barry Fischer, the new Saint Joseph’s College rector, has written a letter to alumni saying a team of volunteers has

NEW YORK — Boom Boom Pow: Fergie is still a member of the Black Eyed Peas. A representative for the singer told The Associated Press that the songstress has not left the group, even though a magazine reported Thursday that will.i.am said she was no longer in the group. Fergie’s representative said Friday she is

ATLANTA — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says he plans to attend the funeral of musician Gregg Allman. A private memorial will be held Saturday afternoon in Macon, Georgia, where The Allman Brothers Band first became famous. Allman will be buried near his late brother, founding Allman Brothers guitarist Duane Allman, and late bandmate Berry

ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney parks in North America had slight attendance declines last year due to increased ticket prices, while Harry Potter rides helped Universal show strong increases in visitors. A new report released this week by the Themed Entertainment Association and the firm AECOM says Disney’s domestic parks declined by about 1 percent. Despite

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. AP checked these out; here are the real facts: NOT REAL: Trump’s Top Scientist Pick: “Scientists Are Just Dumb Regular People That Think Dinosaurs Existed

SINGAPORE — Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Friday it is in China’s best interests to curb the nuclear ambitions of North Korea, with which it shares a border. By doing so, China will bring peace to the region and gain the trust of its neighbors after tensions over its territorial disputes in the South

HICKSVILLE, N.Y. — Jon Stewart fought back tears Friday as he described his friendship with a retired New York City firefighter who worked in the rescue effort following the Sept. 11 terror attacks and died after an eight-year battle with cancer. The comedian spoke at the funeral Mass in Hicksville for Raymond Pfeifer, who died

NEWARK, N.J. — Authorities say a 17-year-old in New Jersey’s largest city was struck and killed while returning home from his senior prom. Officials say Christopher Gibbs, a senior at Newark’s Barringer High School, was hit by a tractor-trailer while crossing a street around 11:30 p.m. Thursday. Gibbs was taken to a hospital, where he

PORTLAND, Ore. — A homeless man took the wedding ring off the finger of a man who died in last week’s knife attack aboard a Portland train, city police said Friday. George Tschaggeny was wearing Ricky Best’s ring when officers arrested him Friday morning beneath an overpass, Sgt. Pete Simpson said. The 51-year-old man will

NEW YORK — Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley has chosen to go to trial in August on charges he struck a security guard at Madison Square Garden. Oakley appeared briefly before a Manhattan judge on Friday. He rejected a conditional dismissal that would have left him with a clean record after six months

PARIS — David Goffin’s French Open ended when he got hurt by tripping on a tarp during a point. The Grand Slam tournament’s 10th-seeded man stopped playing his third-round match and was taken to the hospital after injuring his right ankle in the first set, when he fell while chasing a ball way behind the

NEW YORK — Roger Waters isn’t sure how much longer he will tour, or if his current one will be his last. But there’s one thing the former Pink Floyd co-founder is sure of — if you’re a veteran, there’s a place for you at his shows. Waters, whose father was killed in World War

NEW YORK — Hackers have gained access to OneLogin, an online password manager that offers a single sign-on to multiple websites and services. OneLogin says in a blog post that it couldn’t rule out the possibility that hackers got keys to reading encrypted data, such as stored passwords. Published reports, however, say OneLogin informed customers

MARONDERA, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has addressed thousands of supporters as he begins campaigning in earnest for what may be his last election next year. The 93-year-old spoke for close to two hours Friday in a town east of the capital, Harare. The rally was the first in a series the world’s oldest

LOS ANGELES — “Wonder Woman” is off to a good start at the box office. Warner Bros. on Friday said the superhero pic drew in an estimated $11 million from Thursday night pre-shows. Analysts expect the film to bring in more than $90 million across the weekend. “Wonder Woman’s” Thursday night haul is comparable to

BURLINGTON, N.J. — A New Jersey woman accused of throwing a 5-year-old girl in front of an approaching train in what she described as an attempted sacrifice has been indicted on a charge of attempted murder. Police say 20-year-old Autumn Matacchiera grabbed the girl at random on Jan. 27 and threw her on the tracks

BALTIMORE — A corrections officer has been charged with sexually assaulting an inmate at central booking in Baltimore. The Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office announced in a statement Friday that Cpl. Ambrose Obinna-Warrior was indicted earlier this week. He’s charged with misconduct in office, assault and multiple sex offenses. Prosecutors say the alleged abuse occurred on