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Judge rules for Exxon Mobil in suit over climate regulations
NEW YORK - Exxon Mobil prevailed Tuesday in a lawsuit accusing the energy giant of downplaying the toll that climate change regulations could take on its business, with a judge saying the state attorn...
Dec 10, 2019
Merriam-Webster declares 'they' its 2019 word of the year
NEW YORK - A common but increasingly mighty and very busy little word, "they," has an accolade all its own. The language mavens at Merriam-Webster have declared the personal pronoun their word of the ...
Dec 10, 2019
NewsAlert: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces agreement on North American trade pact
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces agreement on North American trade pact. Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is in Mexico today to finalize the amended deal. More ...
Dec 10, 2019
6 dead from New Zealand volcano as helpers describe horror
WHAKATANE, New Zealand - Survivors of a powerful volcanic eruption in New Zealand ran into the sea to escape the scalding steam and ash and emerged covered in burns, say those who first helped them. T...
Dec 10, 2019
The Associated Press picks the top moments on TV from 2019
NEW YORK - Many have noticed how fragmented our TV viewing is, with multiple competing streaming services and dozens of channels pulling us in different directions. But the year also saw some jaw-drop...
Dec 10, 2019
Bill Cosby loses appeal of sex assault conviction
A Pennsylvania appeals court has rejected Bill Cosby's bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction. The ruling Monday was being closely watched as Cosby was the first celebrity tried and convicted i...
Dec 10, 2019
Authorities: Someone illegally shot Luke Bryan's red stag
COLUMBIA, Tenn. - An exotic red stag owned by country music singer Luke Bryan was shot and killed on his private property outside of Nashville last week, Tennessee wildlife officials confirmed. Invest...
Dec 10, 2019
Pelosi expected to announce North American trade pact
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to announce her endorsement of a modified North American trade pact Tuesday, capping a long set of negotiations and presenting President Donald Trum...
Dec 10, 2019
NHL Commissioner: We will not tolerate abusive behaviour
MONTEREY, Calif. - Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday the NHL will work swiftly to make changes to better deal with personnel conduct issues in the wake of incidents that surfaced in recent weeks. ...
Dec 10, 2019
Alberta Premier set to make case directly to Trudeau for more federal action
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are set to meet face-to-face today for the first time since voters in that province threw out all of its Liberal MPs. Kenney had...
Dec 10, 2019