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Work starts in Montana on disputed Canada-US oil pipeline

BILLINGS, Mont. - A Canadian company said Monday that it's started construction on the long-stalled Keystone XL oil sands pipeline across the U.S.-Canada border, despite calls from tribal leaders and ...

Apr 07, 2020

Court find ex-Ecuador president guilty of corruption

QUITO, Ecuador - An Ecuadorian court found former President Rafael Correa guilty of corruption Tuesday and sentenced him to eight years in prison, further sullying the legacy of one of the nation's mo...

Apr 07, 2020

Wall Street adds to its gains as hopes build for virus peak

NEW YORK - Stocks are higher in midday trading on Wall Street Tuesday as markets around the world aimed to add to their huge rally from a day earlier. The S&P 500 was up nearly 2.5% after being up...

Apr 07, 2020

Grisham out as press secretary, will head first lady's staff

WASHINGTON - White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving her post after never holding a single formal press briefing. Grisham will be assuming a new role as chief of staff to first lady M...

Apr 07, 2020

Employers posted solid job openings before virus shutdowns

WASHINGTON - U.S. employers posted a healthy number of job openings in February, evidence that the job market was in decent shape before the viral outbreak brought the economy to a near standstill. Th...

Apr 07, 2020

Virus puts UK PM in intensive care; Japan declares emergency

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care Tuesday with the coronavirus, while Japan's leader declared a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and six other regions to keep t...

Apr 07, 2020

UK's Johnson is stable in ICU with virus, received oxygen

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in stable condition Tuesday in a hospital intensive care unit with the coronavirus, and while he is not on a ventilator, he is receiving oxygen, his s...

Apr 07, 2020

'Modern Family' cast shares memories as series finale nears

LOS ANGELES - The group crying began after the final scene of the last episode of ABC's "Modern Family" was taped - with the notable exception of Ed O'Neill, who plays patriarch Jay Pritchett. "I said...

Apr 07, 2020

Australian court dismisses cardinal's sex abuse convictions

CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's highest court on Tuesday unanimously dismissed the convictions of the most senior Catholic found guilty of child sex abuse. Cardinal George Pell soon will be released...

Apr 06, 2020

Honor Blackman, who played Bond's Pussy Galore, dies at 94

NEW YORK - Honour Blackman, the British actress who played the Bond girl Pussy Galore in "Goldfinger," has died. She was 94. Blackman's family said in a statement Monday that she died peacefully of na...

Apr 06, 2020