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Berlin police: Car hits chancellery gate, little damage

Berlin police say a car crashed into the front gate of the German chancellery building housing Angela Merkel's offices on Wednesday morning but appears to have caused little damage. Spokesman Hartmut ...

Nov 25, 2020

EXPLAINER: China's claims of coronavirus on frozen foods

BEIJING - China says it has detected the coronavirus on packages of imported frozen food, but how valid are its claims and how serious is the threat to public health? Frozen shrimp imported from an Ec...

Nov 24, 2020

Christmas traditions axed as pandemic sweeps rural Kansas

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. - It's barely a town anymore, battered by time on the windswept prairie of northwest Kansas. COVID-19 still managed for find Norcatur. Not much remains of the rural hamlet, save for...

Nov 24, 2020

California OK'd aid in name of Scott Peterson, other killers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's system for paying unemployment benefits is so dysfunctional that the state approved more than $140 million for at least 20,000 prisoners, local and federal prosecutor...

Nov 24, 2020

Ex-Mexico treasury chief rejects 2nd set of accusations

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's former treasury and foreign relations secretary, Luis Videgaray, angrily denied accusations Tuesday by a lawyer for another former Cabinet secretary who claimed he used embezzle...

Nov 24, 2020

Fox News, family of slain DNC staffer Seth Rich settle suit

NEW YORK - Fox News has reached a settlement with slain Democratic National Committee employee Seth Rich's parents, who alleged in a lawsuit that the cable news company exploited their son's death in ...

Nov 24, 2020

2 New York City officers shot, suspected shooter killed

NEW YORK - Two New York City police officers shot and killed an off-duty college security officer on Tuesday after he opened fire and wounded them as they responded to a domestic violence call at his ...

Nov 24, 2020

2 detained for speaking Spanish settle border patrol lawsuit

HELENA, Mont. - Two women who were detained in northern Montana by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents for speaking Spanish while shopping at a convenience store have reached an undisclosed mone...

Nov 24, 2020

12 Grammy facts: BTS and Dr. Luke in, The Weeknd out

NEW YORK - Twelve things worth noting about Tuesday's nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards, from snubbed singers to posthumous nominees to famous folks competing for awards. ___ SNUBBED SINGERS The ...

Nov 24, 2020

Mysterious shiny monolith found in otherworldly Utah desert

SALT LAKE CITY - Deep in the Mars-like landscape of Utah's red-rock desert lies a mystery: A gleaming metal monolith in one of the most remote parts of the state. The smooth, tall structure was found ...

Nov 24, 2020