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Powerful Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings has died

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper's son who rose to become the powerful chairman of one of the U.S. House committees leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald ...

Oct 17, 2019

'See you at the polls': Trump and Pelosi have it out

WASHINGTON - He said she's a "third-grade" politician. She said he's having a meltdown. And with that President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi chalked up the latest explosive meeting that...

Oct 17, 2019

Hunter Biden denies wrongdoing in Ukraine, China dealings

WASHINGTON - Hunter Biden, acknowledging that his family name created business opportunities, rejected assertions by President Donald Trump that he did anything wrong by engaging in foreign work in Uk...

Oct 17, 2019

UK's Prince William, Kate see Pakistani cultural hub Lahore

LAHORE, Pakistan - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate are touring Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, where they will visit a cancer hospital previously visited by William's mother, the late Pr...

Oct 17, 2019

Farrow books sells across Australia despite legal threat

CANBERRA, Australia - Ronan Farrow's new book is being sold in Australia despite threats of defamation lawsuits that the Pulitzer-winning journalist believes led some Australian retailers to drop the ...

Oct 17, 2019

Papua New Guinea police seeking to arrest ex-PM O'Neill

CANBERRA, Australia - Papua New Guinea police said Tuesday they were seeking the arrest of Prime Minister Peter O'Neill for official corruption but the former leader of the South Pacific island nation...

Oct 17, 2019

High anxiety in Brussels: Will Brexit deal be clinched?

BRUSSELS - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his 27 counterparts from across the European Union were converging on Brussels on Thursday for a summit they hope will finally lay to rest the acrim...

Oct 17, 2019

North Korea holds South Korea to 0-0 in World Cup qualifier

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea held South Korea to a 0-0 draw Tuesday in a World Cup qualifying soccer match played in an empty stadium in Pyongyang. Specific details of the game weren't imme...

Oct 17, 2019

Country artists bring tears, prayers to CMT awards show

NASHVILLE - Country music artists cried together and prayed together at an emotional CMT Artists of the Year awards show on Wednesday that reflected the tight-knit community of artists who supported e...

Oct 16, 2019

South Korean soccer team tells of 'rough' match in Pyongyang

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's national soccer team has described their World Cup qualifier against North Korea in Pyongyang as a "rough" and strange match. The historic match Tuesday ended...

Oct 16, 2019