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3 handwritten wills found in Aretha Franklin's home

PONTIAC, Mich. - Three handwritten wills have been found in the suburban Detroit home of Aretha Franklin, months after the death of the "Queen of Soul," including one that was discovered under cushion...

May 20, 2019

Judge rules against Trump in records dispute with Congress

WASHINGTON - A federal judge in Washington has ruled against President Donald Trump in a financial records dispute with Congress. Judge Amit Mehta's ruling says Trump cannot block the House subpoena o...

May 20, 2019

Amid Iran tensions, a look at Mideast's powers and proxies

As long-simmering tensions heat up between the United States and Iran in the Middle East, a look at the various countries or players involved, and what could happen: UNITED STATES The U.S. has tens of...

May 20, 2019

The Netherlands wins Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv

TEL AVIV, Israel - The Netherlands won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv Saturday, with Duncan Laurence's doleful piano ballad "Arcade" crowned champion of Europe's annual music extravaganz...

May 20, 2019

DOJ: McGahn can't be forced to testify about Mueller probe

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department says former White House counsel Don McGahn can't be compelled to testify before Congress about the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia...

May 20, 2019

5th migrant child dies after detention by Border Patrol

HOUSTON - The U.S. government says a 16-year-old Guatemalan died Monday at a Border Patrol station in South Texas, the fifth death of a migrant child apprehended by border agents since December. U.S. ...

May 20, 2019

Ford is cutting 7,000 white-collar jobs

DETROIT - Ford is almost finished with a major global restructuring and by the time it ends in August the automaker will have shed 7,000 white-collar jobs. The company said Monday that the plan will s...

May 20, 2019

Biden rejects Democrats' anger in call for national unity

PHILADELPHIA - His party may be enraged by Donald Trump's presidency, but Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden insisted Saturday that Democrats will not defeat the Republican president if they ...

May 20, 2019

Once again, Iraq caught up in tensions between US and Iran

BAGHDAD - When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with Iraqi officials in Baghdad last week as tensions mounted between America and Iran, he delivered a nuanced message: If you're not going ...

May 20, 2019

In clash with Congress, weak legal case may still help Trump

WASHINGTON - For all of President Donald Trump's talk of winning, his lawyers are using a legal argument that many scholars say is a pretty sure loser as his team tries to defy congressional attempts ...

May 20, 2019