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President Trump offers himself as 'the chosen one'

WASHINGTON - King of Israel? The second coming? The chosen one? President Donald Trump is known to have a healthy ego. But a string of comments Wednesday went to a higher level. First, Trump thanked c...

Aug 23, 2019

Supreme Court: Ginsburg treated for tumour on pancreas

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a tumour on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining. The court said Friday th...

Aug 23, 2019

Fed officials widely divided on rates at July meeting

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials were widely divided at their meeting last month when they decided to cut rates for the first time in a decade, with some arguing for a bigger rate cut while othe...

Aug 23, 2019

Accusers in Ohio State doctor scandal tops 300

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Lawyers for men suing Ohio State University over decades-old alleged sexual misconduct by a team doctor say the growing number of accusers has topped 300. Totals confirmed to The Asso...

Aug 23, 2019

Greenland fallout: Trump scolds Denmark over rejection

COPENHAGEN - Escalating an international spat , President Donald Trump said Wednesday he scrapped his trip to Denmark because the prime minister made a "nasty" statement when she rejected his idea to ...

Aug 23, 2019

5 die in stampede ahead of Algiers rap concert, probe opened

ALGIERS, Algeria - Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the cause of a stampede ahead of a rapper's concert at an Algiers sports stadium that left five youths dead, including a 13-year-old. T...

Aug 23, 2019

Nebraska court upholds state's approval of pipeline path

LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska's highest court lifted one of the last major hurdles for the Keystone XL pipeline in the state on Friday when it rejected another attempt to derail the project by opponents wh...

Aug 23, 2019

France opens Epstein-linked rape investigation

PARIS - France opened an investigation on Friday into the alleged rape of minors and a raft of other charges linked to the Jeffrey Epstein case, the chief Paris prosecutor announced. A statement by pr...

Aug 23, 2019

US new home sales slid 12.8% in July

WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes fell a steep 12.8% in July as higher prices and limited inventory sidelined would-be buyers. The Commerce Department said Friday that new homes sold at a seasonall...

Aug 23, 2019

Women, late-in-life new authors expand Japanese literature

TOKYO - The works receiving one of Japan's most coveted literary awards, the Naoki Prize, have something new in common: For the first time in 85 years, all six of the nominated authors are women. Japa...

Aug 23, 2019