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Dem senator says he has 51 votes to restrain Trump on Iran

WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator says he has at least 51 votes to support a bipartisan resolution asserting that President Donald Trump must seek app...
21:28 14 January 2022

Black prosecutors back Gardner, say they’ve faced resistance

ST. LOUIS — One day after St. Louis’ top prosecutor filed a federal lawsuit alleging a concerted and racist conspiracy to push her out of office, othe...
21:26 14 January 2022

Two popes -- one retired, one reigning -- cause a furor

VATICAN CITY — Ever since Benedict XVI announced he would become the first pope in 600 years to resign, Catholic theologians, canon lawyers and others...
21:12 14 January 2022

Jury selection at Weinstein’s rape trial trudges forward

NEW YORK — A sixth day of jury selection at Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial ended Tuesday after another batch of prospective jurors told a...
20:18 14 January 2022

Awkwafina gets 2nd season of new cable network comedy series

PASADENA, Calif. — Awkwafina may not have an Oscar nomination, but the breakout star has already secured a second-season renewal of her new Comedy Cen...
19:47 14 January 2022

Trump in early stages of planning 1st visit to India

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is in the early stages of planning what would be his first visit to India, officials in the U.S. and Indian govern...
19:26 14 January 2022

Questions of racism linger as Harry, Meghan step back

LONDON — When accomplished, glamorous American actress Meghan Markle married Prince Harry in 2018, she was hailed as a breath of fresh air for Britain...
17:46 14 January 2022

High court skeptical of New Jersey ‘Bridgegate’ convictions

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed broadly skeptical Tuesday of the convictions of two people involved in New Jersey's “Bridgegate” scandal where o...
17:26 14 January 2022

Wisconsin appeals court puts voter rolls purge on hold

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin appeals court on Tuesday put on hold an order to immediately remove up to 209,000 names from the state's voter registratio...
16:40 14 January 2022

Nigel Farage gets his way, and last laugh: Brexit is coming

STRASBOURG, France — Nigel Farage, the self-declared “pantomime villain” of Brexit, is leaving his favorite theater — the European Union's parliament ...
16:34 14 January 2022

6 big questions ahead of final debate before start of voting

WASHINGTON — Tuesday marks the last time the leading Democratic presidential contenders will face a national audience on the debate stage before prima...
15:20 14 January 2022

Cannes does ‘right thing’ in appointing Spike Lee to lead

PARIS — American director Spike Lee will lead the jury of this year's Cannes Film Festival, the first black person to hold the post in the event's 73-...
15:05 14 January 2022

Davos forum: Trump to attend, but Iranian official cancels

GENEVA — Iran’s foreign minister has cancelled an expected appearance at next week's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, organizers said Tuesd...
14:58 14 January 2022

House votes Wednesday to send impeachment articles to Senate

WASHINGTON — The House is preparing to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate to start the hi...
14:52 14 January 2022

Booker not offering 2020 endorsement, taking a ‘breather’

WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker says he's not making any immediate endorsement for president now that he's dropped out of the race for the Democratic no...
14:07 14 January 2022

Warren vows to cancel college debt without awaiting Congress

WASHINGTON — Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren says she'd order her secretary of education to cancel up to $50,000 in college debt for about 95%...
14:00 14 January 2022

Tom Hanks’ family offered Greek passport too for fire help

ATHENS, Greece — Greece's government is extending its offer of citizenship to Tom Hanks to his wife and their two children, in recognition of the fami...
13:52 14 January 2022

Amid doc’s murder case, lawsuits reflect battle over blame

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the year since an Ohio hospital system announced an intensive care doctor had ordered excessive painkillers for dozens of patients...
13:01 14 January 2022

South Africa to strip refugees’ status for any political act

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa can now strip refugees of their asylum status if they engage in any political activity related to their home countries, ac...
11:50 14 January 2022

UK’s Johnson says Huawei critics should suggest alternatives

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday that opponents of Huawei should suggest alternatives to the Chinese technology company as c...
11:35 14 January 2022

Bad air doesn’t stop qualifying for Australian Open

The air was considered hazardous for outdoor workers, and described as among the worst in the world. For professional tennis players, though, it was d...
10:37 14 January 2022

Iran announces arrests over downing of plane that killed 176

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's judiciary said Tuesday arrests have been made for the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 pe...
10:35 14 January 2022

Black mayor of racially diverse Iowa city backs Buttigieg

DES MOINES, Iowa — Quentin Hart, the black mayor of Iowa's most racially diverse city, is backing Pete Buttigieg for president, giving the former Sout...
10:30 14 January 2022

Bye week hazardous for Chiefs and Ravens, but KC survives

The San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers used their bye week to rest, relax and recharge.
8:06 14 January 2022

SKorea’s Moon could seek exemption of UN sanctions on NKorea

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday that he could seek exemptions of U.N. sanctions placed on North Korea to bring ab...
7:51 14 January 2022

McConnell’s challenge: Shaping a trial amid Trump’s demands

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump needs Mitch McConnell more than ever.
5:47 14 January 2022

US officials cite deterrence to defend lethal drone strike

WASHINGTON — For all of the Trump administration’s insistence that the threat of an “imminent” attack led to the American drone strike on Iran’s top g...
5:04 14 January 2022

GOP senators reject plans to dismiss Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans signaled Monday they would reject the idea of simply voting to dismiss the articles of impeachment against President D...
3:08 14 January 2022

US sends home nearly two dozen Saudi cadets after shooting

WASHINGTON — The U.S. sent home 21 Saudi military students following an investigation into a deadly shooting last month by one of their fellow trainee...
2:23 14 January 2022

Dole endorses western Kansas congressman in US Senate race

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Senate candidate Roger Marshall won the endorsement Monday of political icon and 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole, ...
0:00 14 January 2022