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Iran executes journalist who encouraged 2017 protests

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Saturday executed a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017, authorities said, just months after he returned to Tehr...

Dec 11, 2020

Vets groups demand Wilkie's dismissal after scathing audit

WASHINGTON - Four of the nation's biggest veterans groups on Friday called for the immediate dismissal of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie following a scathing government audit that found he h...

Dec 11, 2020

Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden's election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state ...

Dec 11, 2020

Trump, Congress avert shutdown, buy time for COVID-19 talks

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed a temporary government-wide funding bill into law on Friday, averting a federal shutdown at midnight and buying Congress time for on-again, off-again talks o...

Dec 11, 2020

Trump administration plans 2nd execution in as many days

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Trump administration plans to continue its unprecedented series of post-election federal executions Friday by putting to death a Louisiana truck driver who severely abused his ...

Dec 11, 2020

White House threatens FDA chief's job over vaccine approval

WASHINGTON - White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Friday pressed Food and Drug Administration chief Stephen Hahn to grant an emergency use authorization for Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine by the e...

Dec 11, 2020

Despite bleak 2020, celebrities make effort to brighten year

LOS ANGELES - Yes, 2020 may seem like a complete fail with all the constant bad news and tragic moments. It's been filled with gloom and doom, but some celebrities and those inspired by them have trie...

Dec 11, 2020

Disney unveils plans to stream a galaxy of new series, films

NEW YORK - The Walt Disney Co.'s streaming plans shifted into hyper speed Thursday, as the studio unveiled a galaxy's worth of new streaming offerings including plans for 10 "Star Wars" series spinoff...

Dec 11, 2020

Anthony Veasna So, acclaimed fiction writer, dead at age 28

NEW YORK - The author of a highly anticipated debut story collection has died. Anthony Veasna So was 28. His death was announced Thursday by his publisher, Ecco, which did not immediately provide addi...

Dec 11, 2020

US wholesale prices up 0.1% in November; food and energy up

WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices edged up 0.1% in November as the cost of both food and energy were up. The increase in the producer price index, which measures inflation pressures before they reach...

Dec 11, 2020