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Ex-Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh faces fraud, tax charges

BALTIMORE - The disgraced former mayor of Baltimore has been charged with fraud and tax evasion involving sales of her self-published children's books. An 11-count federal indictment unsealed Wednesda...

Nov 20, 2019

Sondland faces tough questions about Trump and Ukraine

WASHINGTON - Ambassador Gordon Sondland, the most anticipated witness in the impeachment inquiry, will confront questions Wednesday about his evolving accounts of the Trump administration's dealings w...

Nov 20, 2019

Grammys announce nominees, contenders include Taylor Swift

NEW YORK - The Grammys have announced the first nominees for its 2020 show, and contenders include Beyonc and Taylor Swift. Recording Academy President and CEO Deborah Dugan, who started the job earli...

Nov 20, 2019

Thai court removes maverick politician from Parliament

BANGKOK - Thailand's constitutional Court has ruled that the maverick leader of a new political party that finished third in a general election in March violated election laws and cannot keep his seat...

Nov 20, 2019

Emirates to get 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners for $8.8 billion

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Dubai's carrier Emirates announces firm order for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in deal valued at $8.8 billion. Emirates CEO and Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum sa...

Nov 19, 2019

Gotabaya Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in as Sri Lanka's president on Monday and appealed to minority Tamils and Muslims who voted against him to give their support...

Nov 19, 2019

Pope arrives in Thailand to encourage Catholic minority

BANGKOK - Pope Francis has arrived in Bangkok to begin a tour of Thailand and Japan. He's on a mission to boost the morale of those countries' tiny minority Catholic communities and speak about issues...

Nov 19, 2019

Last campus protesters hold out, as Hong Kong schools reopen

Hong Kong schools have reopened after a six-day shutdown but students were facing transit disruptions as the last protesters remained holed up on a university campus. City officials tried to restore a...

Nov 19, 2019

Campus under siege as Hong Kong police battle protesters

HONG KONG - Police tightened their siege of a university campus where hundreds of protesters remained trapped overnight Tuesday in the latest dramatic episode in months of protests against growing Chi...

Nov 19, 2019

Reid: Iowa, NH not diverse enough to provide Dems’ guidance

LAS VEGAS - Iowa and New Hampshire get to weigh in first on the Democratic presidential contest next year, but the states are not ethnically diverse enough to offer any insight into how a candidate wi...

Nov 19, 2019