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Mayhew was a part-time actor working as a hospital orderly when he was cast to play Chewbacca. A fan favorite, he used his fame to promote charities.

U.S. border officials say human smugglers put migrants in harm's way by launching rafts into the river's cold, fast-moving waters.

The $10 bill is purple, contains polymers, and is vertically oriented. It features the first image of a Canadian woman on the country's currency.

Riley Howell is credited with disrupting the campus shooting, dying in the incident but saving others' lives. Police say they have not determined the shooter's motive.

The special counsel's letter to the attorney general may show a split over characterizations of the investigation's conclusions. It came before Barr meets the Senate and House Judiciary committees.

Three of the injured are in critical condition. Authorities say they have one suspect in custody and there is no reason to believe anyone else was involved.

After three weeks of testimony, jurors deliberated for 11 hours. The case involved a woman who called 911 to report a possible crime and was shot when, unarmed, she approached the police car.

A Pentagon official said there were "climate and leadership issues" at the academy. Brig. Gen. Kristin Goodwin already was scheduled to move on from the job next month.

A U.S. Army veteran discussed online his desire to avenge the New Zealand mosque attacks and professed to be inspired by martyrdom. He allegedly intended to strike a planned white supremacist rally.

Medoff is best known for Children of a Lesser God, a play about a young deaf woman's romance with her speech teacher.

There are 695 cases in 22 states. HHS Secretary Alex Azar said the spike was "avoidable" and called measles vaccines "among the most extensively studied medical products we have."

Los Angeles wants to know whether city contractors also do business with the NRA. An attorney for the gun rights group calls it "McCarthyism."

A DEA official said the indictments are meant to send "shock waves" through the pharmaceutical industry to remind it of its responsibility to help control prescription medications.

The agency argued its religious freedoms were violated when Philadelphia ended a foster care contract. A federal appeals court disagreed.

Larry Hopkins has a felony record dating back 23 years. Federal officials are not saying why he's charged now with offenses committed in 2017.

Lyra McKee, 29, was a rising star in journalism in Northern Ireland and abroad. Her death was condemned by nearly all political factions there.

The panel also upheld two other state laws protecting immigrants in the workplace and in detention facilities. The judges say the state has the right "to refrain from assisting with federal efforts."

There is an ongoing controversy over the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in state and local courthouses, who are there to arrest immigrants appearing on unrelated cases.

France's wealthiest families and businesses pledged hundreds of millions of euros to restore one of their nation's cultural touchstones.

Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris burned on Monday. Its spire fell. But the French Gothic structure was not fully lost, especially in memories of the beloved national symbol.