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Infected toe stops R. Kelly from attending court hearing

CHICAGO - R. Kelly's lawyer has told a federal judge that an infected toe prevented the R&B star from attending a hearing in his child pornography case in Chicago. Kelly is detained at a jail two ...

Nov 01, 2019

UN confirms Madrid as new location for climate summit

BERLIN - The United Nations global climate meeting next month will take place in Madrid after previous host Chile cancelled at short notice, officials said Friday. U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa...

Nov 01, 2019

US manufacturing contracts for third straight month

WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing output dropped for the third straight month in October as trade tensions and a slowing global economy took a toll on American factories. The Institute for Supply Manage...

Nov 01, 2019

Chile cancels climate, trade summits amid protest chaos

SANTIAGO, Chile - Chilean President Sebastin Piera said Wednesday that he is cancelling two major international summits so he can respond to protracted nationwide protests over economic inequality tha...

Nov 01, 2019

US construction spending rises 0.5% in September

WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending rose 0.5% in September, boosted by government and private residential projects. The Commerce Department said Friday that government construction rose 1.5% durin...

Nov 01, 2019

Grammys to honour Dr. Dre for trailblazing production work

Dr. Dre, who has produced hits for Eminem, Tupac, Snoop Dogg and more, will be honoured by the Recording Academy for his trailblazing production work. The Recording Academy announced Friday that its P...

Nov 01, 2019

Another prominent news person defecting from Fox News

NEW YORK - Fox News Channel has lost the second prominent member of its news team in a month, with Thursday's announcement that Washington reporter Catherine Herridge is leaving for a job at CBS News....

Nov 01, 2019

Warren health care plan pledges no middle class tax increase

WASHINGTON - Elizabeth Warren is promising to spend more than $20 trillion over the next decade to provide government-funded health care to every American without raising middle class taxes. The stake...

Nov 01, 2019

Germany's president wraps up US charm offensive in Boston

BOSTON - Germany's president says his country and the United States must shift focus to upholding democracy rather than "tweets and tirades" as they wrap up a yearlong charm offensive designed to ease...

Oct 31, 2019

Trick-or-treater, 7, critically injured in Chicago shooting

CHICAGO - A 7-year-old girl out trick-or-treating in a bumblebee costume was critically injured Thursday night after being struck by apparent stray gunfire, police said. The girl, who was shot in the ...

Oct 31, 2019