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Impeachment going public: Hearings next week for all to see

WASHINGTON - Democrats announced Wednesday they will launch public impeachment hearings next week, intending to bring to life weeks of closed-door testimony and lay out a convincing narrative of presi...

Nov 08, 2019

Alaska university taking PB&J as payment for parking tickets

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - What a lip-smacking offer! Anyone with unpaid parking fines at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus has the option to reduce or cover the cost of their tickets with peanut but...

Nov 08, 2019

Got a weird text? A telecom vendor says it's to blame

If you woke up to a weird text that seemed totally out of place, you aren't alone. A mysterious wave of missives swept America's phones overnight, delivering confusing messages from friends, family an...

Nov 08, 2019

Oklahoma woman imprisoned in failure-to-protect case is free

MCLOUD, Okla. - An Oklahoma woman whose sentence for failing to report her boyfriend's abuse of her children was far harsher than his for the abuse itself wiped away tears and hugged family and friend...

Nov 08, 2019

Octavia Spencer to receive honour from Producers Guild

LOS ANGELES - The Producers Guild of America will honour Octavia Spencer for her work behind-the-camera at its 2020 awards show. Spencer, who was among the producers of last year's best picture Oscar ...

Nov 08, 2019

Judge strikes down new Trump rule on religious objections

NEW YORK - A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a new Trump administration rule that could open the way for more health care workers to refuse to participate in abortions or other procedures on mo...

Nov 08, 2019

Family: France's Catherine Deneuve hospitalized with stroke

PARIS - French actress Catherine Deneuve has had a mild stroke while filming her latest movie, the screen star's family said Wednesday. The 76-year-old Deneuve suffered a "very limited and therefore r...

Nov 08, 2019

Comedian says Roger Stone pressed him to lie about contacts

WASHINGTON - A comedian and former talk show host is telling jurors in the Roger Stone trial that the political operative pressured him into backing up lies he told Congress. Randy Credico says Stone ...

Nov 08, 2019

UN court says it has jurisdiction in Ukraine-Russia case

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The United Nations' highest court ruled Friday that it has jurisdiction in a case brought by Ukraine that alleges Russia breached treaties on terrorist financing and racial di...

Nov 08, 2019

Rapper accused of choking, biting woman in Atlanta

ATLANTA - A rapper is accused of choking and biting his girlfriend while in Atlanta. News outlets report Osiris Williams, also known as YK Osiris, was arrested Monday on a felony charge of aggravated ...

Nov 08, 2019