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Houston writer Bryan Washington to receive Gaines award

NEW ORLEANS - His path to writing was not straightforward, but Bryan Washington says he's grateful to have found his way. "I really fell into this," Washington said in a recent interview with The Asso...

Jan 30, 2020

AP Exclusive: Woman who says Trump raped her seeks his DNA

NEW YORK - Lawyers for a woman who accuses President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s are asking for a DNA sample, seeking to determine whether his genetic material is on a dress she says she w...

Jan 30, 2020

Dershowitz says his Trump impeachment defence 'distorted'

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's defence lawyer Alan Dershowitz now says his headline-dominating argument against impeaching the president was 'distorted.' In a day-after tweet, the former Harvar...

Jan 30, 2020

Poland urged to end 'damaging' impasse at Jewish museum

WARSAW, Poland - Two co-founders of a prominent Jewish history museum in Warsaw urged their third partner - the Polish government - to comply with an agreement to re-appoint the museum's former direct...

Jan 30, 2020

Remains of 2 US troops recovered from Afghanistan crash site

WASHINGTON - U.S. forces on Tuesday recovered the remains of two American service members killed in the crash of an Air Force plane in Afghanistan, the U.S. military command in Kabul said. They also r...

Jan 30, 2020

Saints helped shape accused clergy list, victim lawyers say

NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints maintain their behind-the-scenes public relations work on the area's Roman Catholic sexual abuse crisis was "minimal," but attorneys suing the church allege hundre...

Jan 30, 2020

Bloomberg unveils Super Bowl ad focused on gun violence

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg will use his Super Bowl ad to highlight his efforts to combat gun violence as he blankets the airwaves against President Donald Trump. ...

Jan 30, 2020

US economy grew at moderate 2.1% rate in fourth quarter

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a moderate 2.1% rate in the final three months of 2019, capping a year when growth slowed significantly due to a weaker global economy and trade war uncertainties...

Jan 30, 2020

UK to allow Huawei equipment in 5G networks but not in 'core' parts

LONDON - Britain decided Tuesday to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to supply new high-speed network equipment, leaving Canada as the last of the "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance to announce a policy...

Jan 30, 2020

Wary of irking China, Trump offers rosy take on virus threat

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump had plenty to talk about during his latest big campaign rally, regaling a friendly crowd in New Jersey with his thoughts about impeachment, the economy, the border ...

Jan 30, 2020