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Sanders' Social Security 'adjustments' undercut Biden attack

DES MOINES, Iowa - As a congressman in the 1990s, Bernie Sanders expressed an openness to making "adjustments" to the tax and benefit structure of Social Security. He also praised an overhaul of the s...

Jan 30, 2020

Prosecutors seek October trial for Loughlin, Giannulli

BOSTON - Federal prosecutors are seeking an October trial for "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, on charges that they paid bribes to get their daug...

Jan 30, 2020

Man accused of killing missing wife is in critical condition

FARMINGTON, Conn. - A Connecticut man charged with murdering his estranged wife was hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday after being found unresponsive in a vehicle inside his garage, authoritie...

Jan 30, 2020

San Francisco official charged with corruption in FBI probe

SAN FRANCISCO - A top San Francisco public official and go-to bureaucrat to mayors over two decades was charged with public corruption Tuesday, upending City Hall as elected leaders scrambled to reass...

Jan 30, 2020

Astronaut craves salsa and surf after record 11 months aloft

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can't wait to dig into some salsa and chips, and swim and surf in the Gu...

Jan 30, 2020

Budget deficit to break $1 trillion despite strong economy

WASHINGTON - An annual congressional report says the U.S. budget deficit is likely to burst through the symbolic $1 trillion barrier this year despite a healthy economy. Tuesday's Congressional Budget...

Jan 30, 2020

Palestinians angrily reject Trump Mideast peace plan

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said "a thousand no's" to the Mideast peace plan announced Tuesday by President Donald Trump, which strongly favours Israel. The P...

Jan 30, 2020

'The Assistant' aims to go behind the headlines of #MeToo

PARK CITY, Utah - "The Assistant" is one of the first narrative films to come out of the #MeToo movement and the Harvey Weinstein scandal. The film, written and directed by Kitty Green, features a pre...

Jan 30, 2020

Nicholas Parsons, host of BBC's 'Just a Minute' dies at 96

LONDON - British broadcaster Nicholas Parsons, who hosted the witty, wordy radio program "Just a Minute" for more than 50 years, has died at the age of 96. Parson's agent, Jean Diamond, said he died T...

Jan 30, 2020

Boston Symphony cancels Asia tour amid China virus outbreak

BOSTON - The Boston Symphony Orchestra has cancelled its coming tour of Asia amid concerns about the deadly virus in China. Andris Nelsons, the orchestra's music director, said Thursday that the decis...

Jan 30, 2020