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Democrats' impeachment charges say Trump betrayed the nation

WASHINGTON - House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, declaring he "betrayed the nation" with his actions toward Ukraine as they pushed toward historic pro...

Dec 12, 2019

AP Interview: Taiwan may help if Hong Kong violence expands

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's top diplomat said Tuesday that his government stands with Hong Kong citizens pushing for "freedom and democracy," and would help those displaced from the semi-autonomous Chin...

Dec 12, 2019

Man kills 6 in Czech Republic with illegal gun, wounds 3

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - A man with an illegal gun fatally shot six people and wounded three others at a hospital in the eastern Czech Republic on Tuesday, the prime minister and officials said. The g...

Dec 12, 2019

Chile combs Antarctic for missing plane with 38 aboard

PUNTA ARENAS, Chile - Search crews are combing the Antarctic for a Chilean military transport plane carrying 38 people that vanished en route to a base on the frozen continent and will tirelessly pres...

Dec 12, 2019

California calls pot smoke, THC a risk to moms-to-be

LOS ANGELES - A California panel voted Wednesday to declare marijuana smoke and the drug's high-producing chemical - THC - a risk to pregnant women and their developing fetuses and require warning lab...

Dec 11, 2019

$1M bail for teen charged in Wisconsin school officer attack

OSHKOSH, Wis. - A 16-year-old Wisconsin boy who was shot while attacking a school resource officer with a barbecue fork texted a friend weeks earlier that he was planning to grab the officer's gun and...

Dec 11, 2019

Fed leaves low rates alone and foresees no moves in 2020

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate alone Wednesday and signalled that it expects to keep low rates unchanged through next year. The Fed's decision follows three rate cut...

Dec 11, 2019

Rapper treated for opioids during police search of plane

CHICAGO - A federal agent who was at a Chicago airport to search a private plane that rapper Juice WRLD and his entourage had arrived in administered the opioid antidote Narcan to the performer, who b...

Dec 11, 2019

Up to 13 feared dead in volcanic eruption off New Zealand

TAURANGA, New Zealand - A volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as dozens of tourists were exploring its moon-like surface, killing five peop...

Dec 11, 2019

Trump, Dems in tentative deal on North American trade pact

WASHINGTON - House Democrats have reached a tentative agreement with labour leaders and the White House over a rewrite of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal that has been a top priority for President D...

Dec 11, 2019