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Schiff sets tone of impeachment case, says 'right matters'

WASHINGTON - For a few gripping minutes, Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead impeachment prosecutor against President Donald Trump, had made the restless Senate snap to attention. Voice cracking as he spoke, S...

Jan 25, 2020

NFL player Antonio Brown released on bail by Florida judge

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - NFL free agent Antonio Brown was released on bail Friday after a night in a Florida jail, where he turned himself in to face charges that he and his trainer attacked the driver...

Jan 25, 2020

N Korea names sharp-tongued army figure as foreign minister

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea has named a sharp-tongued former army officer with little foreign policy experience as its top diplomat, in a possible indication it will take a harder line wit...

Jan 25, 2020

Normalcy returns to Guatemala-Mexico border after caravan

CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico - From the roadside stand where his family sells mole, barbecue and chicken stew, Miguel ngel Vzquez has seen all the caravans of Central American migrants and asylum seekers st...

Jan 25, 2020

China expands lockdown against virus, fast-tracks hospital

BEIJING - China expanded its lockdown against the deadly new virus to an unprecedented 36 million people and rushed to build a prefabricated, 1,000-bed hospital for victims Friday as the outbreak cast...

Jan 25, 2020

Virus death toll in China rises to 56 with about 2,000 cases

BEIJING - The death toll from the new virus in China has risen to 56 with 1,975 total cases reported. The figures reported Sunday morning cover the previous 24 hours and mark an increase of 15 deaths ...

Jan 25, 2020

Campaigning heats up in Iowa as caucus voting approaches

DES MOINES, Iowa - With President Donald Trump's impeachment trial keeping them on Capitol Hill for part of Saturday, several Democratic candidates trying to oust him in November will challenge the re...

Jan 25, 2020

Next stop, Brexit: Britain's EU divorce bill becomes law

LONDON - Britain's delayed and disputed Brexit bill became law on Thursday, removing the last U.K. obstacle to the country leaving the European Union in just over a week. The U.K. is finally leaving t...

Jan 25, 2020

Mayor, police pledge action after deadly Seattle shooting

SEATTLE - A shootout in downtown Seattle that left a woman dead and a 9-year-old boy injured was the third violent incident this week in a part of the city long known for rampant drug use and street u...

Jan 25, 2020

European Central Bank holds rates, launches policy review

FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank has decided to launch a top-to-bottom review of how it steers the economy in the 19 countries that use the euro currency. The review, the first since the global f...

Jan 25, 2020