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Grandson’s pitch coaxes Redford out of retirement, briefly

PARK CITY, Utah - Midway through the film festival he founded more than four decades ago, Robert Redford hopped out of a car and hollered to his grandson. The 28-year-old Dylan Redford was later that ...

Jan 28, 2020

Trump plan calls for Palestinian state, settlement freeze

WASHINGTON - U.S. officials say President Donald Trump's long-awaited Middle East peace plan calls for the creation of a State of Palestine with its capital in portions of east Jerusalem, ending specu...

Jan 28, 2020

Trump team wrapping up trial defence as senators mull Bolton

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's legal team prepared to wrap up arguments in his impeachment trial Tuesday as Senate Republicans wrestled with whether to allow witnesses, including John Bolton wh...

Jan 28, 2020

Judge frees NFL star Antonio Brown from house arrest

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A Florida judge freed NFL free agent Antonio Brown from house arrest Tuesday, allowing him to travel freely as he awaits trial on charges that he attacked the driver of a movin...

Jan 28, 2020

Sandy Hook denier charged with having victim's dad's ID info

SORRENTO, Fla. - A Florida man who repeatedly harassed parents of shooting victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School has been arrested for possessing the identification of one of the parents, authoritie...

Jan 28, 2020

Official: Remains of 2 US troops recovered from Afghan site

WASHINGTON - A U.S. defence official says the United States has recovered the remains of two American service members killed in the crash of an Air Force plane in Afghanistan. They were the only two p...

Jan 28, 2020

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

LONDON - Britain decided Tuesday to give Huawei limited access to build parts of its new high-speed mobile network, in a setback for the United States, which has been pushing allies to ban the Chinese...

Jan 28, 2020

Germany confirms 1st case of new virus from China

BERLIN - A man confirmed as Germany's first case of the new virus that has emerged in central China is believed to have been infected by a Chinese colleague who visited his workplace, authorities said...

Jan 28, 2020

In #metoo era, Kobe and other athletes often get a pass

DENVER - Folded conveniently into the narratives about his "complicated past" was the detail about Kobe Bryant that could've wrecked him. It was a rape allegation by a 19-year-old employee of a hotel....

Jan 28, 2020

Netanyahu pulls request for immunity on corruption charges

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew his request for immunity from prosecution on Tuesday, hours before parliamentary proceedings were set to begin. In a statement issued on ...

Jan 28, 2020