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US housing construction increases 3.2% in November

WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes rose again in November while applications for building permits rose to the highest level in 12 years, both encouraging signs of a rebound in the housing market. ...

Dec 19, 2019

Ex-'60 Minutes' reporter sues New York magazine over article

AUSTIN, Texas - Former "60 Minutes" correspondent Lara Logan, whose 2013 report about the Benghazi attacks was retracted by CBS News over inaccuracies, is suing New York magazine over an article about...

Dec 19, 2019

Trump ally US Rep. Mark Meadows won't seek reelection

RALEIGH, N.C. - Republican congressman Mark Meadows, a top ally to President Donald Trump, said Thursday that he won't seek reelection. In a statement, the North Carolina congressman said he struggled...

Dec 19, 2019

Pope removes shroud of secrecy from clergy sex abuse cases

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis abolished the use of the Vatican's highest level of secrecy in clergy sexual abuse cases Tuesday, responding to mounting criticism that the rule of "pontifical secrecy" has...

Dec 19, 2019

Miss America to be crowned for the first time in Connecticut

UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Miss America will be crowned Thursday night for the first time at a Connecticut casino, marking the latest change to the nearly century-old contest that has recently undergone new ...

Dec 19, 2019

Pakistan sentences former dictator to death in treason case

ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced the country's former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf to death in a treason case related to the state of emergency he imposed in 2007 while in po...

Dec 19, 2019

Trump impeached by US House on charge of abuse of power

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution's...

Dec 18, 2019

Key dates in the House impeachment inquiry into Trump

WASHINGTON - Key dates in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump: APRIL 21, 2019 President Donald Trump speaks with then-President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy to congratulate him on h...

Dec 18, 2019

Legacy moment: Pelosi leads 'sombre' Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON - The House's centre of power took a seat toward the back of the chamber Wednesday. Her golden mace brooch, symbol of the House and the speaker's authority, glinted. Speaker Nancy Pelosi sp...

Dec 18, 2019

Police investigating incident at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Police say they are investigating an incident Wednesday at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club. They did not immediately say what happened or why it prompted an investigat...

Dec 18, 2019