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At 90, Alaska Native woman is 1st counted in US Census

TOKSOOK BAY, Alaska - Lizzie Chimiugak has lived for 90 years in the windswept western wilds of Alaska, born to a nomadic family who lived in mud homes and followed where the good hunting and fishing ...

Jan 23, 2020

Wild shootout in downtown Seattle leaves 1 dead, 7 injured

SEATTLE - Three people including a 9-year-old boy remained hospitalized Thursday morning, after police say several people opened fire in the busiest part of downtown Seattle during the Wednesday eveni...

Jan 23, 2020

UK Brexit bill becomes law after receiving royal assent

LONDON - Britain's delayed and disputed Brexit bill has become law, removing the last U.K. obstacle to the country leaving the European Union in just over a week. House of Commons Deputy Speaker Nigel...

Jan 23, 2020

Trump lauds US economy in Davos, says little on climate woes

DAVOS, Switzerland - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's led a "spectacular" turnaround of the U.S. economy and urged the world to invest in America, but had less to say about climate change...

Jan 23, 2020

As virus spreads, anxiety rises in China and overseas

WUHAN, China - Face masks sold out and officials at airports and train stations checked passengers for fevers as China on Tuesday sought to control the outbreak of a new virus that has reached four ot...

Jan 23, 2020

Trump says he's open to witnesses as trial rules are set

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump's impeachment trial with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two days but solidly rejecting for now De...

Jan 23, 2020

As European Central Bank meets, eyes turn to policy review

FRANKFURT - Thursday's European Central Bank meeting offers investors the chance to hear more about President Christine Lagarde's plans for a full review of the bank's policies that could include twea...

Jan 23, 2020

Migrant boat sinks in Indonesia; 10 rescued, 9 missing

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A boat carrying 20 Indonesian migrant workers sank on its way to Malaysia, and rescuers have found 10 survivors and were searching Thursday for nine missing. One body was recovere...

Jan 23, 2020

Switzerland mints world's smallest gold coin

BERLIN - No joke: Switzerland has minted a gold coin so small you'd need to look very closely to see Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue at you. State-owned Swissmint said Thursday that the 2.96-m...

Jan 23, 2020

Experts defuse World War II bomb in German city of Cologne

BERLIN - Explosives experts on Tuesday successfully defused an unexploded American bomb from World War II in the western German city of Cologne, authorities said. The 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) bomb w...

Jan 23, 2020