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As the battle between Led Zeppelin and 1960s psych-rock group Spirit  over who's entitled to credit and compensation for "Stairway to Heaven" heads to court next month, industry experts say numerous factors will contribute to who will prevail in the suit. Gary Klausner, a U.S. district judge, said last week the two...

If you spend much time around the folks who manage the wildlife species you love to hunt, you’ll hear some obscure vocabulary. “Recruitment” doesn’t mean athletic encouragement, but the ability of a critter to replace itself. “Browse” doesn’t mean to casually shop, but rather a type of wildlife food.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The four-star Army general picked to lead American forces in Korea says it's less expensive to keep U.S. troops stationed in South Korea than in the United States. In testimony Tuesday, Gen. Vincent Brooks tallied up the financial load South Korea carries in what amounted to a rebuke of Donald Trump, the GOP's front-running presidential contender.

Een 46-jarige Ridderkerker is dinsdag door de politie aangehouden voor betrokkenheid bij de vecht- en schietpartij tussen de Hells Angels en Mongols bij het Van der Valk-hotel in Rotterdam. De man wordt verdacht van zware mishandeling en openlijke geweldpleging.

Voor de drugsmoord op de Dickenslaan in Utrecht in 2008 is mededader Leo S. (33) dinsdag tot 17 jaar en negen maanden cel veroordeeld. Het gerechtshof haalde drie maanden van de eerder opgelegde 18 jaar af vanwege het trage verloop van de zaak.

Het Metropole Orkest krijgt de Oeuvreprijs Jazz/World 2016 van de Edison Stichting. De 'veelzijdigheid, het enorme oeuvre, de prachtige samenwerking met vele grootheden en hun buitengewone performance' maakt dat ze deze prijs verdienen als geen ander, vindt de stichting.

Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC spared the girl who felt let down by the justice system.

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Cell C Ceo Jose Dos Santos has come under fire for making several comments about women during a radio interview with Cliff Central.

Singer Lily Allen has accused police dealing with her stalking case of "victim-shaming".

We got to test out the products before the launch to show you exactly what they look like.

ALMELO/OLDENZAAL - Oldenzaler Frits H. (70) is door de rechtbank in Almelo tot een gevangenisstraf van 2 jaar veroordeeld voor ontucht met zijn minderjarige kleindochters. De aanklager had twee weken geleden 30 maanden cel geëist.

Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has been accused of ignoring warnings about bribery at the Federal Printing Office (Bundesdruckerei) for several years before it being exposed in the Panama Papers leak.

A policeman won a race discrimination case against Kent Police after his commanding officer had to look up racism in the Oxford English Dictionary.

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has used the official opening of the International Criminal Court's new headquarters to renew calls for more countries to join the world's first permanent criminal tribunal and cooperate in its investigations.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has used the official opening of the International Criminal Court's new headquarters to renew calls for more countries to join the world's first permanent criminal tribunal and cooperate in its investigations.

The tracks are from the band's upcoming "July 1978" box set.

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KATY, Texas, April 19 (UPI) -- A Texas midwife braved flooded streets by using a unique flotation device to make her way to the birth center.