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ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's Republican governor has chosen a wealthy businesswoman and political newcomer to fill an upcoming vacancy in the U.S. Senate, flouting President Donald Trump's preferred candidate in a play for moderate suburban voters.
Gov....
Updated: Dec 04, 2019 at 01:05 PM
Background checks on gun purchases in the U.S. are climbing toward a record high this year, reflecting what the industry says is a rush by people to buy weapons in reaction to the Democratic presidential candidates' calls for tighter restrictions.
B...
Updated: Dec 03, 2019 at 08:01 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - It didn't take long at Friday's impeachment hearing before Rep. Elise Stefanik, the House Intelligence Committee's only Republican woman, was gaveled down by the panel's Democratic chairman.
Republicans kept the 35-year-old Harvard...
Updated: Nov 16, 2019 at 11:40 AM
NEW YORK (AP) - L may typically stand for 'œloser'ť but artists like Lizzo, Lady Gaga, Lil Nas X and Lewis Capaldi are likely to score big next week when the Grammy nominations are unveiled, with expected nods in key categories, from album of the ye...
Updated: Nov 16, 2019 at 05:05 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - A State Department employee working on Iranian policy was improperly removed from her post by officials who took into account her ethnic background, perceived political views and prior role in the Obama administration, according to...
Updated: Nov 14, 2019 at 03:01 PM
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Forced to flee their country a decade ago to escape allegedly state-sponsored killer squads, Sri Lankan journalists living in exile doubt they'll be able to return home soon or see justice served to their tormentors - whose...
Updated: Nov 13, 2019 at 07:01 PM
LONDON (AP) - Hillary Clinton says she's "dumbfounded" that the U.K. government has failed to release a report on Russian influence in British politics as the country prepares for national elections.
The former U.S. presidential candidate told Briti...
Updated: Nov 12, 2019 at 02:56 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Chesa Boudin, the son of anti-war radicals sent to prison for murder when he was a toddler, has won San Francisco's tightly contested race for district attorney after campaigning to reform the criminal justice system.
The former...
Updated: Nov 10, 2019 at 09:00 PM
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - European Union leader Donald Tusk announced Tuesday that he won't run to be the president of his native Poland, saying he carries too much "baggage" from his time as prime minister.
Tusk, who was prime minister of Poland from 2...
Updated: Nov 05, 2019 at 01:01 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's campaign delivered a brushback pitch during the final game of the World Series with an in-your-face national TV ad more than a year before the 2020 election.
The swaggering TV spot, complete with an image o...
Updated: Oct 31, 2019 at 05:31 PM