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Israeli army kills alleged Palestinian attacker in West Bank

JERUSALEM - An Israeli soldier on Sunday shot dead a Palestinian suspected of attempting an attack on troops in the West Bank, the Israeli army said. The army said in a statement that "an armed assail...

Jan 31, 2021

Trump parts with impeachment lawyers a week before trial

WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers just over a week before his Senate trial is set to begin, two people familiar with the situation said Satur...

Jan 31, 2021

Fugitive Tigray leader reportedly speaks out after months

NAIROBI, Kenya - The fugitive leader of Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region has reportedly made his first public comments in three months, urging the international community to investigate alleged "gen...

Jan 31, 2021

Thousands rally in Russia to demand Alexei Navalny's release

MOSCOW - Thousands of people took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up the wave of nationwide protests that have rattled the...

Jan 31, 2021

AP source: Lions trade Stafford to LA for Goff, draft picks

LOS ANGELES - The Detroit Lions are trading quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for quarterback Jared Goff, two future first-round picks and a third-round pick, a person w...

Jan 30, 2021

Famous private eye Jack Palladino gravely injured in robbery

SAN FRANCISCO - Jack Palladino, the private investigator who worked on high-profile cases ranging from the Jonestown mass suicides to celebrity and political scandals, has been placed on life support ...

Jan 30, 2021

As California virus cases fall, more people than ever dying

LOS ANGELES - As a hospice nurse, Antonio Espinoza worked to ease people's passage into death. Just 36 years old, it seemed unlikely he soon would be on that journey. But when the unpredictable corona...

Jan 30, 2021

New book sees a 'New Possible' emerging from 2020's tumult

SAN RAMON, Calif. - In pop culture, 2020 has been understandably reviled as the "hell year." It tormented us with a lethal pandemic spiraling out of control, thousands of shuttered businesses, violent...

Jan 30, 2021

Edgar Wright explores ‘glam rock anomaly’ Sparks in doc

Ever heard of the band Sparks? If you haven't, you're not alone. If you have, it's not unlikely that they're one of your favourite bands. The pop rock duo formed by brothers Ron and Russell Mael has i...

Jan 30, 2021

Biden warns of growing cost of delay on economic aid plan

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is warning of a steep and growing "cost of inaction" on his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan as the White House searched for "creative" ways to win public support fo...

Jan 30, 2021