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Ukrainian leader says he doesn't know why US aid was frozen

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's president said Tuesday that no one explained to him why millions of dollars in U.S. military aid to his country was delayed, shrugging off suggestions that President Donald T...

Oct 01, 2019

Ex-Dallas officer who killed neighbour found guilty of murder

DALLAS - A white former Dallas police officer faces anywhere from five to 99 years in prison after being convicted of murder Tuesday in the fatal shooting of her black, unarmed neighbour in his apartm...

Oct 01, 2019

Pompeo accuses Democrats of bullying in impeachment probe

WASHINGTON - Taking a defiant stance in the impeachment inquiry, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday declared that House Democrats are trying to "intimidate, bully and treat improperly" five cur...

Oct 01, 2019

'Abominable' No.1 with $20.9M; Zellweger's 'Judy' sings out

NEW YORK - The DreamWorks animated adventure "Abominable" topped the box office with $20.9 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while the Renee Zellweger-led...

Oct 01, 2019

Minnesota regulators restart Line 3 pipeline review process

ST. PAUL, Minn. - State utility regulators on Tuesday unfroze the approval process for Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota, directing a stat...

Oct 01, 2019

Dazed and confused deer gets trapped in Italy's resort shop

ROME - A dazed and confused deer has stormed into a clothing store in the fashionable mountain resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo, on the Italian Dolomites, blocking the local shopping street for a few hours...

Oct 01, 2019

US manufacturing activity sank to lowest level since 2009

WASHINGTON - U.S. factory activity hit its lowest level in more than a decade, as President Donald Trump's trade wars take a toll on American and global manufacturing. The Institute for Supply Managem...

Oct 01, 2019

Global trade to see weakest growth since Great Recession

GENEVA - Global trade is forecast to weaken this year to the slowest pace since the depths of the Great Recession due to the U.S.-China trade war. The World Trade Organization said Tuesday it expects ...

Oct 01, 2019

Viard's debut at Chanel ready-to-wear is crashed by comedian

PARIS - In her first solo ready-to-wear show since Karl Lagerfeld's death, Chanel designer Virginie Viard had a lot to prove. And by recreating a sprawling Parisian roofscape inside the Grand Palais w...

Oct 01, 2019

US court: FCC had the right to dump net-neutrality rules

WASHINGTON - A federal court is ruling that the Federal Communications Commission had the right to dump net-neutrality rules, but couldn't bar states like California from passing their own. The ruling...

Oct 01, 2019