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John Conyers, longest serving black congressman, dies at 90

DETROIT - Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made him a political institution in Washington and back home in ...

Oct 27, 2019

House Democrats get a legal victory in impeachment inquiry

WASHINGTON - A judge has ordered the Justice Department to give the House secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, handing a victory to Democrats as they...

Oct 27, 2019

Paul Barrere, guitarist-singer for Little Feat, dies at 71

NEW YORK - Paul Barrere, guitarist and singer for the rock group Little Feat, has died. He was 71. Barrere's passing was announced Saturday by surviving members of the band, who honoured his contribut...

Oct 27, 2019

US deficit hits nearly $1 trillion. When will it matter?

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration reported a river of red ink Friday. The federal deficit for the 2019 budget year surged 26% from 2018 to $984.4 billion - its highest point in seven years. The ga...

Oct 27, 2019

NY ballet crowd fetes Herman Cornejo on 20th ABT anniversary

NEW YORK - Herman Cornejo has been a favourite of New York ballet audiences ever since he set foot on the American Ballet Theatre stage as a teenager from Argentina two decades ago. The company feted ...

Oct 27, 2019

Jeers for Harvey Weinstein at NYC actors showcase

NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein was mocked from the stage and jeered by attendees at a New York City actors showcase - a rare public appearance ahead of his January rape trial. A comedian at Wednesday's "...

Oct 27, 2019

For an encore, 'Joker' is No. 1 again at the box office

NEW YORK - Put on a happy face. "Joker" is No. 1 again. Todd Phillip's R-rated comic-book hit regained the top spot at the weekend box office in its fourth week of release, narrowly besting "Maleficen...

Oct 27, 2019

House investigators subpoena 3 more administration officials

WASHINGTON - Impeachment investigators issued subpoenas Friday to three more Trump administration officials, demanding their testimony in the probe of President Donald Trump's efforts to force Ukraine...

Oct 27, 2019

Huffman released with 2 days left on 2-week prison term

SAN FRANCISCO - Actress Felicity Huffman was released Friday morning from a federal prison in California two days before the end of a two-week sentence for her role in the college admissions scandal, ...

Oct 27, 2019

Trump says Islamic State leader dead after US raid in Syria

WASHINGTON - The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world's most wanted man, is dead after being targeted by a U.S. military raid in S...

Oct 27, 2019