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AP Interview: Indians owner says name won't change in 2021

CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Indians are changing their name - they just don't know to what or when. Expressing that "it's time," owner Paul Dolan said that after months of internal discussions and meeti...

Dec 14, 2020

Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit

MADISON, Wis. - A narrowly divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's lawsuit attempting to overturn his election loss in the battleground state about an hour before t...

Dec 14, 2020

A night at the ballet, in time for ‘Nutcracker’ season

Of all the artists whose livelihoods have been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, dancers have been among those hit hardest. They depend on a live audience to do their work, of course, and most l...

Dec 14, 2020

US sanctions NATO ally Turkey over Russian missile defence

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Monday imposed sanctions on its NATO ally Turkey over its purchase of a Russian air defence system, setting the stage for further confrontation between the two...

Dec 14, 2020

UAW, US Attorney reach deal to reform union after scandal

DETROIT - The United Auto Workers and the U.S. attorney's office in Detroit say they have reached a settlement with the goal of reforming the union in the wake of a wide-ranging bribery and embezzleme...

Dec 14, 2020

London placed under toughest coronavirus restrictions

London and surrounding areas will be placed under the highest level of coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday as infections rise rapidly in the capital, the British government said Monday. Health Sec...

Dec 14, 2020

US blames Iran in abduction, death of ex-FBI agent Levinson

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration for the first time on Monday formally blamed Iran for the presumed death of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, publicly identifying two Iranian intelligence offic...

Dec 14, 2020

Stocks open higher on Wall Street as vaccine rolls out in US

NEW YORK - Stocks are opening broadly higher Monday as the weekend rollout of the first batches of COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by U.S. regulators helped brighten the outlook for fighting the pande...

Dec 14, 2020

Indonesia police: Top terror suspect mastermind of attacks

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian authorities said Monday that a top terror suspect arrested last week was the architect of a series of deadly attacks and sectarian conflicts in the world's most populou...

Dec 14, 2020

Justin Bieber, UK health workers team up for charity song

LONDON - Justin Bieber has teamed up with a choir of London medical staff to record a special charity Christmas single. The choir, made up of nurses, doctors and other health care staff working in the...

Dec 14, 2020