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Iran crash and missile claims put Ukraine president in bind

MOSCOW - As allegations swirl and denials clash over what caused the fatal crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran this week, Ukraine's president is caught in the middle. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy o...

Jan 10, 2020

Pelosi: House moving to send impeachment to Senate next week

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday the House will take steps next week to send articles of impeachment to the Senate ending Democrats' blockade of President Donald Trump's Senate tria...

Jan 10, 2020

Boeing travails begins to ripple, 2,800 jobs in Kansas

WICHITA, Kan. - Aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems has announced it is laying off 2,800 employees at its Wichita, Kansas, facility due to the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max. The layoffs threaten...

Jan 10, 2020

US announces new sanctions on Iran after missile strikes

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is announcing new sanctions on Iran following this week's missile strikes by the Islamic Republic on U.S. bases in Iraq. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasu...

Jan 10, 2020

Pakistan mosque blast kills senior police officer, 13 others

QUETTA, Pakistan - A powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in southwest Pakistan during Friday evening prayers, killing a senior police officer and at least 13 civilians, police said. The bombing...

Jan 10, 2020

Weinstein lawyers want judge off rape case over texting jabs

NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein's lawyers asked the judge in his New York City rape case to step aside Wednesday, a day after he threatened to jail the disgraced movie mogul for texting in the courtroom. ...

Jan 10, 2020

Oklahoma woman charged with racist vandalism pleads guilty

NORMAN, Okla. - An Oklahoma woman has pleaded guilty to spray-painting racist, anti-gay and anti-Semitic graffiti on Democratic Party offices and other properties in central Oklahoma in 2019. The Okla...

Jan 10, 2020

Frustration with lack of diversity grows at Romance Writers

NEW YORK - Turmoil continued Thursday at the Romance Writers of America as it faced another high-level departure and several publishers announced they would not participate in this summer's annual con...

Jan 10, 2020

Royal courtiers chart path for Prince Harry's independence

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II has moved quickly to take control of the crisis surrounding the decision by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to distance themselves from the royal family, or...

Jan 10, 2020

Harry, Meghan seek financial independence: Will that work?

LONDON - As part of a surprise announcement distancing themselves from the British royal family, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan declared they will "work to become financially independent" - a move t...

Jan 10, 2020