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New Orleans is home to mystical academy in new Marvel comic

NEW ORLEANS - The city known for 19th century Voodoo queen Marie Laveau and for the tarot card readers who tell fortunes in its historic French Quarter is about to play host to a different kind of sor...

Dec 07, 2019

US trade gap narrows as imports fall amid China conflict

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October as imports fell faster than exports. The politically sensitive trade gap with China dropped. The Commerce Department said Thursday that the gap ...

Dec 07, 2019

Democrats say Trump impeachment charges must come swiftly

WASHINGTON - House Democrats moved aggressively to draw up formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Thursday, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying he "leaves us no choice" but to a...

Dec 07, 2019

Iran: Held US grad student to be exchanged for scientist

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's foreign minister said Saturday a detained Princeton graduate student will be exchanged for an Iranian scientist held by the U.S., marking a potential breakthrough between Tehran ...

Dec 07, 2019

AP Interview: New Zealand PM aims to limit spread of hate

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand's prime minister said she will do all she can to stop a man accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers from spreading his message of hate at his trial, while she ho...

Dec 06, 2019

Sailor kills 2 civilians, self at Pearl Harbor shipyard

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - An active duty U.S. sailor whose submarine was docked at Pearl Harbor opened fire on three civilian employees Wednesday, killing two and then taking his own life just days befor...

Dec 06, 2019

Actor Ron Leibman dead at 82

Actor Ron Leibman, who appeared in movies, theatre and television in a career that spanned six decades and won a Tony for Tony Kushner's iconic play "ngels in America," has died after an illness. He w...

Dec 06, 2019

Cranston among celebrities at New Orleans Orpheus parade

Actor Bryan Cranston will be the celebrity monarch when the Krewe of Orpheus parade rolls in New Orleans on Feb. 24, the krewe announced Friday. The Emmy- and Tony-winning "Breaking Bad" star will be ...

Dec 06, 2019

Supreme Court keeps federal executions on hold

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from restarting federal executions next week after a 16-year break. The justices denied the administration's plea to undo a lo...

Dec 06, 2019

Jimmy Carter released from Georgia hospital

AMERICUS, Ga. - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was released from a hospital Wednesday after being treated for a urinary tract infection. Carter, 95, was discharged from Phoebe Sumter Medical Cente...

Dec 06, 2019