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San Francisco official charged with corruption in FBI probe

SAN FRANCISCO - A top San Francisco public official and go-to bureaucrat to mayors over two decades was charged with public corruption Tuesday, upending City Hall as elected leaders scrambled to reass...

Jan 30, 2020

Astronaut craves salsa and surf after record 11 months aloft

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can't wait to dig into some salsa and chips, and swim and surf in the Gu...

Jan 30, 2020

Budget deficit to break $1 trillion despite strong economy

WASHINGTON - An annual congressional report says the U.S. budget deficit is likely to burst through the symbolic $1 trillion barrier this year despite a healthy economy. Tuesday's Congressional Budget...

Jan 30, 2020

Palestinians angrily reject Trump Mideast peace plan

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said "a thousand no's" to the Mideast peace plan announced Tuesday by President Donald Trump, which strongly favours Israel. The P...

Jan 30, 2020

'The Assistant' aims to go behind the headlines of #MeToo

PARK CITY, Utah - "The Assistant" is one of the first narrative films to come out of the #MeToo movement and the Harvey Weinstein scandal. The film, written and directed by Kitty Green, features a pre...

Jan 30, 2020

Nicholas Parsons, host of BBC's 'Just a Minute' dies at 96

LONDON - British broadcaster Nicholas Parsons, who hosted the witty, wordy radio program "Just a Minute" for more than 50 years, has died at the age of 96. Parson's agent, Jean Diamond, said he died T...

Jan 30, 2020

Boston Symphony cancels Asia tour amid China virus outbreak

BOSTON - The Boston Symphony Orchestra has cancelled its coming tour of Asia amid concerns about the deadly virus in China. Andris Nelsons, the orchestra's music director, said Thursday that the decis...

Jan 30, 2020

Trump peace plan delights Israelis, enrages Palestinians

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Mideast peace plan Tuesday alongside a beaming Benjamin Netanyahu, presenting a vision that matched the Israeli leader's hard-line, nation...

Jan 30, 2020

GOP lacks votes to block trial witnesses, McConnell concedes

WASHINGTON - Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell conceded late Tuesday, a potentially major hurdle for T...

Jan 30, 2020

At trial, man says ex was 'appalled' after Weinstein meeting

NEW YORK - A fledgling actress came home "pretty shocked, upset, angry" and "kind of overall appalled" after a hotel room meeting where she says Harvey Weinstein offered her movie roles in exchange fo...

Jan 30, 2020