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Ben Platt named Hasty Pudding's 2020 Man of the Year

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Award-winning actor and musician Ben Platt was named 2020 Man of the Year by Harvard University's famed Hasty Pudding theatre troupe on Monday. Platt, 26, is the youngest recipient ...

Feb 03, 2020

Iraqi blocs select new PM-designate after weeks of jockeying

BAGHDAD - Former communications minister Mohammed Allawi was named prime minister-designate by rival Iraqi factions Saturday after weeks of political deadlock. The choice comes as the country weathers...

Feb 03, 2020

Notorious Utah brothel owner's interview eludes historians

OGDEN, Utah - Scholars at a Utah university are trying to unlock a mystery after discovering a nearly 70-year-old transcript of an interview with a notorious brothel owner that is written in a shortha...

Feb 03, 2020

Trump trial closing arguments aim at voters, history

WASHINGTON - Closing arguments in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial are unfolding Monday as much for history as any effort to sway votes, one final chance to influence public opinion and set ...

Feb 03, 2020

1 dead, 5 wounded in shooting on Greyhound bus in California

LEBEC, Calif. - A gunman opened fire aboard a packed Greyhound bus early Monday, killing one passenger and wounding five others before the driver pulled over onto the shoulder and managed to force the...

Feb 03, 2020

Israel's Holocaust museum apologizes for inaccurate videos

JERUSALEM - Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial, issued an apology Monday for videos presented during a ceremony attended by world leaders last month, saying they included "a number of inaccuracie...

Feb 03, 2020

US construction spending dips 0.2% in December

WASHINGTON - Spending on U.S. construction projects edged down a slight 0.2% in December, closing out a year when total construction registered its first annual decline in eight years. The Commerce De...

Feb 03, 2020

Mother, son charged in theft of Formula 1 heiress' jewelry

LONDON - A mother and son from Romania made their first court appearance Saturday after being charged in the December theft of millions of pounds' (dollars') worth of jewelry from the home of heiress ...

Feb 03, 2020

UK's Johnson talks tough on trade; EU demands fishing rights

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Union negotiator Michel Barnier set out tough opening gambits Monday in negotiating a future trade deal, making it clear that each side is wi...

Feb 03, 2020

China opens virus hospital, market plunges as toll grows

BEIJING - China opened a new hospital built in 10 days, infused cash into tumbling financial markets and further restricted people's movement in sweeping new steps Monday to contain a rapidly spreadin...

Feb 03, 2020