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McConnell blasts House impeachment, pledges Senate stability

WASHINGTON - The top Senate Republican on Thursday denounced the "most unfair" House impeachment of President Donald Trump and reassured Trump and his supporters that "moments like this are why the Un...

Dec 19, 2019

Indian police ban protests amid citizenship law outrage

NEW DELHI - Police detained several hundred protesters in some of India's biggest cities Thursday as they defied bans on assembly that authorities imposed to stop widespread demonstrations against a n...

Dec 19, 2019

Just 7 Democrats on stage for the latest presidential debate

LOS ANGELES - A winnowed field of Democratic presidential contenders takes the debate stage for a sixth and final time in 2019, as candidates seek to convince anxious voters that they are the party's ...

Dec 19, 2019

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AUSTIN, Texas - Former "60 Minutes" correspondent Lara Logan, whose 2013 report about the Benghazi attacks was retracted by CBS News over inaccuracies, is suing New York magazine over an article about...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