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John Mellencamp, “Other People’s Stuff” (Republic Records) In his youth John Mellencamp was known to be cocky. That brashness carried him to the big stage, where he became a stadium-scale rocker with an adventurous spirit. He mostly fell short of the stature attained by contemporaries named Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, but he sometimes took

WASHINGTON — Reuben Foster’s ex-girlfriend tells ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he slapped her and pushed her during an incident in Tampa, Florida, that led to his arrest for domestic violence. Elissa Ennis said in the interview televised Thursday that Foster abused her three times, most recently last month in Tampa. The 24-year-old Foster was

ARGOS, Ind. — A coroner has identified an Indiana boy who was killed when a flatbed truck collided with a school bus carrying students on a field trip. Marshall County Coroner John Grolich says 13-year-old Owen Abbott of Winimac was pronounced dead at the scene after the truck rear-ended the bus on Wednesday about 30

GENEVA — The U.N. secretary-general’s envoy for Western Sahara has wrapped up the first talks in six years over the future of the territory mostly controlled by Morocco, saying the sides have agreed to meet again early next year. Former German president Horst Koehler, hailed “a first, but an important, step” toward resolving a decades-old

WASHINGTON — The Latest on a White House tech meeting (all times local): 11:20 a.m. The White House is hosting what it calls a listening session to hear from tech leaders including the CEOs of Google, Microsoft, IBM, Oracle and Qualcomm. The Thursday lunch meeting will address efforts to advance American leadership in artificial intelligence,

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Police in Poland, Germany and the Netherlands have broken up an organized crime gang selling fireworks illegally across Europe. European Union police agency Europol said Thursday that Polish police have seized 80 tons of professional-grade fireworks and arrested 35 suspected members of the crime group in recent weeks. Europol says the

KATOWICE, Poland — The Latest on the U.N climate talks in Poland (all times local): 5:15 p.m. A Swiss adventurer who flew around the world in a solar-powered plane is using this year’s U.N. climate talks to showcase high-tech ideas for saving the planet. Bertrand Piccard presented three startups Thursday at the climate summit in

MADRID — Spanish King Felipe VI has called for a spirit of national reconciliation, understanding and unity as his country confronts an effort by Catalan political leaders to take the region out of Spain. The monarch said in a speech Thursday marking the 40th anniversary of the Spanish Constitution that the document binds Spaniards while

MADRID — The European police agency says Spanish authorities have arrested 37 people suspected of belonging to a Vietnamese people-smuggling ring that has earned an estimated 13 million euros ($14.8 million). Europol said in a statement Thursday the gang charged each Vietnamese migrant 18,000 euros ($20,500) and smuggled them into the European Union via South

WASHINGTON — U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week amid a steep decline in stock prices. Continued slides in the stock market and tumbling oil prices have been pushing mortgage rates lower, although home borrowing rates remain much higher than a year ago. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac says the average rate on the benchmark 30-year,

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say the death toll from an explosion at a plastics company has risen to four. A statement from the National Health Service also says that the number of injured has risen to 66, with five people in critical condition following Wednesday’s blast in the capital

U.S. stocks tumbled in early trading Thursday following a sell-off in overseas markets, knocking more than 450 points off the Dow Jones Industrials Average. The broad market decline came as the arrest of a senior Chinese technology executive overshadowed some positive comments on trade from Beijing, threatening to worsen trade tensions between the U.S. and

WASHINGTON — U.S. services firms grew at a slightly stronger pace in November, a sign that the recent stock market sell-offs have yet to dampen enthusiasm among consumers. The Institute for Supply Management, which is composed of purchasing managers, reports that its services index rose to 60.7 last month, up from 60.3 in October. Readings

Around this time of year, many taxpayers begin the annual ritual of pondering The Big Question: Do I take the standard deduction or spend time hunting for receipts and filling out extra forms to itemize? The decision largely boils down to whether itemizing will reduce your taxable income more than the flat, no-questions-asked standard deduction

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The Latest on the mass desecrations of graves at a Connecticut cemetery (all times local): 11:15 a.m. A former cemetery caretaker has declined to comment after being arrested in connection with the desecration of dozens of graves at a Connecticut burial ground. Bridgeport police say Dale LaPrade turned herself in Thursday after

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The Latest on the mass desecrations of graves at a Connecticut cemetery (all times local): 10 a.m. A former cemetery caretaker has been arrested in connection with the desecration of dozens of graves at the Connecticut burial ground she and her husband oversaw for decades. Bridgeport police say Dale LaPrade turned herself

BRUSSELS — European Union nations have agreed to step up the fight against anti-Semitism and boost security to better protect Jewish communities and institutions across Europe. The 28-nation EU’s interior ministers approved a declaration Thursday recognizing a common definition of anti-Semitism and acknowledging Jewish concerns given the prevalence of attacks in recent years. The declaration

TIRANA, Albania — Kosovo’s prime minister and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg have spoken on the phone about the country’s plan to form a new army, a move that has been strongly contested by Serbia and the alliance. A statement from Kosovo’s government on Thursday said Ramush Haradinaj assured Stoltenberg the transition from the Kosovo Security

STOCKHOLM — The winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine say they expect substantial advances toward treating cancer in the next several decades although they say it’s unlikely the disease could be eradicated. James Allison of the United States and Tasuku Honjo of Japan made the assessments at a Thursday news conference ahead of

LONDON — Investigators say the helicopter involved in a crash that killed the owner of English soccer team Leicester and four other people lost control because of a mechanical fault. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch says the mechanism linking the pilot’s pedals with the tail rotor blades became disconnected, resulting in the helicopter making an

VALPARAISO, Ind. — A coroner says a body found in northwestern Indiana is that of a 42-year-old woman who had left a nearby hospital months earlier against medical advice. Porter County Coroner Chuck Harris says there’s no indication of a crime in Tammy R. Brewer’s death and it’s believed she died of natural causes. The

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration moved forward Thursday with plans to ease restrictions on oil and gas drilling and other activities across millions of acres in the American West that were put in place to protect an imperiled bird species. Land management documents released by the U.S. Interior Department show the administration intends to

MCDONOUGH, Ga. — A police officer was shot and critically wounded Thursday morning in a dental clinic near Atlanta during an encounter with a suspect, who was killed, authorities said. The wounded officer was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta after the shooting around 8 a.m., Henry County Deputy Police Chief Mike Ireland told

MCDONOUGH, Ga. — Authorities say a police officer has been shot outside Atlanta in an encounter with a suspect who was killed. Henry County Deputy Police Chief Mike Ireland tells WSB-TV the wounded officer was being taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta after the Thursday morning shooting. The officer’s condition wasn’t immediately known. Henry

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A partial list of nominees for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, California, by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association: FILM: Drama: “Black Panther,” ”BlacKkKlansman,” ”Bohemian Rhapsody,” ”If Beale Street Could Talk,” ”A Star Is Born.” Comedy or Musical: “Crazy Rich Asians,” ”The Favourite,” ”Green Book,” ”Mary