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US general slips into Iraq for talks to salvage relations

The top U.S. commander for the Middle East slipped quietly into Iraq Tuesday, as the Trump administration works to salvage relations with Iraqi leaders and shut down the government's push for an Ameri...

Feb 06, 2020

Life under virus quarantine: Boxing, chalk art and waiting

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - There's Zumba and boxing classes, lectures on business and taxes, and chalk art outside for the children. While it might sound like a local recreation centre's offerings, it's actu...

Feb 06, 2020

Trump courts black voters, but opposition remains deep

DETROIT - President Donald Trump took African American guests to his State of the Union speech, ran a Super Bowl ad boasting how he's making the criminal justice system more equitable for black people...

Feb 06, 2020

Impeachment loses its constitutional gravity in Trump case

WASHINGTON - Years from now, will you remember where you were and what you were doing when President Donald Trump was impeached? Have you forgotten already? The country has been on a constitutional bu...

Feb 06, 2020

Trump unleashes fury at impeachment enemies at prayer event

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump unleashed his fury against those who tried to remove him from office at a prayer breakfast Thursday, a day after his acquittal by the Senate in his impeachment tria...

Feb 06, 2020

US productivity up 1.7% in 2019, best gain in 9 years

WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity rebounded in the final three months of last year, helping to boost productivity growth for the year to the best showing in nearly a decade. The Labor Department's Bureau...

Feb 06, 2020

Tokyo tries to quell fear of Olympic-Paralympic cancellation

Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizers again tried on Thursday to allay fears that the 2020 Games could be postponed or cancelled by the fast-spreading virus from China. Tokyo Olympic CEO Toshiro Mut...

Feb 06, 2020

Rolling Stones returning to North America for 15-city tour

LOS ANGELES - The Rolling Stones are returning to some North American cities where they haven't played in years. The band announced Thursday that it will kick off a 15-city leg of its No Filter tour i...

Feb 06, 2020

Hong Kong reports virus death as workers strike at hospitals

BEIJING - Hong Kong hospitals cut services as thousands of medical workers went on strike for a second day Tuesday to demand the border with mainland China be shut completely. The new virus caused its...

Feb 06, 2020

Avalanche of issues takes out Iowa plan for high-tech caucus

IOWA CITY, Iowa - What went wrong with the Iowa Democratic Party's high-tech plan to speed up the reporting of caucus night results? Pretty much everything. A little-known startup company was picked b...

Feb 06, 2020