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BRUSSELS — A top European Union official says Britain’s view of its future ties with the EU after Brexit seems delusional. European Council President Donald Tusk said Friday that “if the media reports are correct, I am afraid that the U.K. position today is based on pure illusion.” He spoke after an EU leaders’ summit.

NEW YORK — An HBO biopic starring Al Pacino as late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno will premiere April 7. HBO tweeted the premiere date Friday, along with a trailer to the film directed by Barry Levinson. HBO has said the film will focus on Paterno dealing with fallout from the child sex abuse

PARKLAND, Fla. — Michelle Obama didn’t say that the Florida school shooting is President Donald Trump’s fault, despite a story spread on social media that says she did. The story contains a made-up quote attributed to the former first lady, along with things she said months before the tragedy. The story on the site conservativesay

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri basketball coach Cuonzo Martin says freshman Michael Porter Jr. will return to practice on Friday, three months after back surgery. The top prep prospect in the country last season played just two minutes in Missouri’s opener in November. Martin says there’s no timetable for his return to play. The Tigers face

WASHINGTON — The Latest on U.S. sanctions against North Korea (all times local): 3 p.m. President Donald Trump says that if sanctions against North Korea don’t work, it will be time for “phase two” of the pressure campaign against the nuclear-armed nation — which Trump says could be “very rough.” Trump was speaking at a

MCLEAN, Va. — In a story Thursday about Iridium Communications Inc.’s quarterly results — generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research — The Associated Press erroneously that the company’s adjusted loss totaled 13 cents per share. Iridium posted an adjusted profit of 8 cents per share. A corrected version of the story

MILAN — For anyone wanting to unlock the DNA of Milan ready-to-wear, a new museum exhibition surveying three decades of Italian fashion offers some keys. Echoes of styles and trends on display in the “Italiana” exhibit at Milan’s Palazzo Reale are apparent in big and small ways on the runways during Milan Fashion Week, which

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Mikaela Shiffrin is not quite convinced Lindsey Vonn’s Olympic career is done. “Whenever I hear anybody say something about this,” Shiffrin said Friday, “it’s like, ‘most likely,’ ‘probably,’ ‘maybe,’ ‘we’ll see,’ ‘not sure.’ I’m like, ‘Knowing Lindsey, I don’t believe her.'” And with that, Shiffrin let out a big laugh. She

WASHINGTON — Daimler says that Chinese businessman Li Shufu, chairman of Zhejiang Geely, has acquired nearly 10 percent of the German automaker’s shares. Geely, which owns Sweden’s Volvo Cars, continues to expand its portfolio of vehicle brands that includes a 49.9 percent stake in Malaysia’s Proton and a 51 percent stake in Britain’s Lotus. Geely

BERKELEY, Mo. — Police say a St. Louis-area utility worker hit by a stray bullet from a shooting a half block away has died. Berkeley police say 55-year-old Frank Langston, of Dellwood, died Friday. An employee of Raineri Ready Mix, Langston was delivering materials to a St. Louis sewer district project when he was hit

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association says it is investigating actor Brendan Fraser’s claim that its former president, Philip Berk, groped him in 2003. Fraser, 49, best known for his role in “The Mummy” trilogy, made the accusation in an interview with GQ magazine . A statement from the HFPA, the organization that puts on the

LOS ANGELES — You have a firm grip on this year’s Oscar nominees, last year’s winners and what host Jimmy Kimmel will undoubtedly joke about (and the best picture award goes to … oops). But there are aspects of Hollywood’s stellar night that may be a surprise. Let’s pull the curtain back a bit on

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Daria Kasatkina saved three match points before knocking out second-seeded Garbine Muguruza 3-6, 7-6 (11), 6-1 to reach the Dubai Championships final on Friday. The unseeded Kasatkina beat the world No. 3 from Spain for the first time in a 2 1/2-hour thriller. She will meet top seed and defending

NEW YORK — Josh Bailey agreed to a six-year, $30 million deal Friday to stay with the New York Islanders instead of testing free agency this summer. The 28-year-old forward, selected to his first All-Star appearance last month, has 15 goals and 47 assists this season — already setting career highs for assists and points

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The Latest in the case of a California couple accused of starving and shackling their children (all times local): 10:25 a.m. Lawyers say the seven adults among 13 siblings allegedly starved and shackled by a California couple are living at a medical center where they are making their own decisions for the

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Luke List dropped only one shot in his 4-under 66 on a tough scoring day at the Honda Classic with a shrinking number of players under par. Tiger Woods faced a blustery afternoon Friday at PGA National, and one look at the scores suggested it won’t be easy. Only three

ROSSVILLE, Ind. — The Latest on the crash of a Wisconsin-bound small plane in Indiana (all times local): 1 p.m. A Wisconsin dairy company says its owner and his son-in-law were among three people killed when a small plane crashed into a central Indiana farm field. Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy said the people killed were owner

NEW YORK — The Latest on Martin Shkreli’s court appearance Friday (all times local): 1 p.m. The federal government says “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli (SHKREL’-ee) is on the hook for more than $7 million for his securities fraud conviction. Shkreli appeared in a New York court on Friday for the first time since a judge

A line of KitchenAid electric kettles are being recalled because the handle can loosen, causing hot water to spill and potentially cause burns. Other recalled consumer products include recliner chairs and candles. Here’s a more detailed look: ELECTRIC KETTLES DETAILS: KitchenAid 1.7 Liter Electric Kettles. The kettles were sold in stainless steel, red, black, white,

NEW YORK — The Latest on the reaction by U.S. companies to the Florida school massacre (all times Eastern): 12:50 p.m. MetLife is joining other U.S. companies in severing ties to the National Rifle Association following a school massacre in Parkland, Florida. The insurer terminated discounts that had been offered to NRA members on the

DUMFRIES, Va. — A man has been shot by an officer working with a U.S. Marshals Service task force after he allegedly got into a physical struggle with the officer at a Virginia hotel. It happened Friday morning at the Days Inn in Dumfries while members of the U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Latest on the attack in Somalia’s capital (all times local): 10:40 p.m. The Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabab is claiming responsibility for the twin blasts in Mogadishu that have killed at least 18 people and injured 20 others. Al-Shabab made the claim late Friday via its Andalus radio arm. The explosions shattered

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Latest on the attack in Somalia’s capital (all times local): 8:35 p.m. The director of an ambulance service in Somalia’s capital says its workers have ferried 18 bodies after a pair of explosions in Mogadishu. Abdirahman Abdulqadir, the director of Aamin Ambulance service, tells The Associated Press that at least another

WASHINGTON — A second judge has told the Trump administration it can’t keep stalling clean-air rules for oil and gas production on federal lands. U.S. District Judge William Orrick of the Northern District of California ordered the Interior Department to reinstate the Obama-era regulation aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions. Orrick said late Thursday the

CLEVELAND — A jury has recommended that a registered sex offender convicted of raping and killing a 14-year-old Ohio girl should get the death penalty. Jurors on Friday recommended the death penalty for 45-year-old Christopher Whitaker. The same jury had found him guilty of aggravated murder and charges including kidnapping and rape in Alianna DeFreeze’s