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Celebs donate millions to aid Australia wildfire efforts

LOS ANGELES - Elton John and Chris Hemsworth are among the celebrities donating big bucks to help aid the efforts for the engulfing wildfires in Australia. Hemsworth, the Australian actor, took to soc...

Jan 07, 2020

Official quits amid charges he paid women to give up babies

PHOENIX - An elected official in metro Phoenix has resigned months after being charged with running a human smuggling operation that paid pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to give up their babi...

Jan 07, 2020

Police, Secret Service mum after new incident at Mar-a-Lago

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - There was an unspecified incident involving the Secret Service at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, but authorities would not say Tuesday what happened - the...

Jan 07, 2020

US: Ex-Trump aide Flynn deserves up to 6 months in prison

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn deserves up to six months behind bars, the Justice Department said Tuesday, reversing its earlier position that he ...

Jan 07, 2020

US trade deficit falls 8.2% to $43.1 billion in November

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit fell in November to the lowest level in more than three years as U.S. exports rose while imports declined, putting the country on track to see the first annual decl...

Jan 07, 2020

McConnell can start impeachment trial, delay on witnesses

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appears to have secured enough Republican votes to start President Donald Trump's impeachment trial but postpone a decision on witnesses or document...

Jan 07, 2020

'Shame on you': Balotelli slams Lazio fans for racist abuse

BRESCIA, Italy - Mario Balotelli slammed Lazio soccer fans after the Italian forward was once again the target of racist chants in Brescia's 2-1 home defeat on Sunday. The Serie A match was halted for...

Jan 07, 2020

'Joker' tops nominations for British Academy film awards

LONDON - The film "Joker" has topped the nominations for the British Academy film awards announced Tuesday. The movie about the origins of the comic book villain received 11 BAFTA nominations includin...

Jan 07, 2020

PGA nominates 'Little Women,' 'Irishman,' 'Jojo Rabbit'

NEW YORK - Oscar front-runners "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood," "1917," "The Irishman" and "Parasite" all landed nominations from the 31st annual Producers Guild Awards on Tuesday. One of the majo...

Jan 07, 2020

US prepares for possible Iranian reprisal after drone strike

WASHINGTON - U.S. officials braced for Iran to respond to the killing of its most powerful general, noting heightened military readiness in the country and preparing for a possible "tit-for-tat" attem...

Jan 07, 2020