World

Stabbing at Oregon shopping centre kills 1, wounds 3 others

BEAVERTON, Ore. - An attacker carried out a series of stabbings and carjackings at a suburban Portland shopping centre and in nearby town Wednesday, killing one person and wounding three others before...

Dec 18, 2019

Trump holds campaign rally in Michigan as impeachment looms

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - An indignant and defiant President Donald Trump stared down Wednesday's impeachment votes as he has every obstacle in his presidency: by broadcasting his grievances via tweet. Th...

Dec 18, 2019

Court: Part of 'Obamacare' invalid, more review needed

NEW ORLEANS - The "individual mandate" of former President Barack Obama's health care law is invalid, but other parts of the law need further review, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The court...

Dec 18, 2019

Manafort's NY fraud case tossed over double jeopardy concern

NEW YORK - A New York judge threw out state mortgage fraud charges against Paul Manafort, ruling Wednesday that the criminal case was too similar to one that has already landed President Donald Trump'...

Dec 18, 2019

Prosecutors order arrest of Bolivian ex-President Morales

LA PAZ, Bolivia - Prosecutors in Bolivia's capital issued an arrest warrant against ousted President Evo Morales on Wednesday, accusing him of sedition and terrorism. Interior Minister Arturo Murillo ...

Dec 18, 2019

Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 2-year prison term in racketeering case

NEW YORK - The rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to 2 years in prison Wednesday for his entanglement with a violent street gang that fueled his rise to fame, but was spared a much harsher possible ...

Dec 18, 2019

In reversal, Hallmark will reinstate same-sex marriage ads

NEW YORK - The Hallmark Channel, reversing what it called a "wrong decision," said Sunday it will reinstate commercials featuring same-sex couples that it had pulled following a complaint from a conse...

Dec 18, 2019

Weinstein: Sex assault charges have made me 'forgotten man'

NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein defended himself as a pioneer in advancing the careers of women in the film industry in the wake of scores of sexual misconduct allegations that launched the #MeToo movemen...

Dec 18, 2019

GOP Sen. Collins of Maine launches reelection bid

PORTLAND, Maine - U.S. Sen. Susan Collins officially launched her bid for a reelection Wednesday, setting up an expensive and closely watched battle for the seat the moderate Republican from Maine has...

Dec 18, 2019

Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot sign deal for 50-50 merger

MILAN - The boards of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Peugeot on Wednesday signed a binding merger deal creating the world's fourth-largest automaker with the scale to confront the challenges of str...

Dec 18, 2019