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Italy to join China's Belt and Road initiative over US worry

Premier Giuseppe Conte pledged Tuesday to make Italy the first Group of Seven nation to join China's ambitious Belt and Road ...

Asian markets trend lower, tracking Wall St losses

Markets in Asia are mostly lower after a lackluster day of trading on Wall Street. Mixed signals on the progress of China-U.S

Michael Cohen

Records show special counsel zeroed in on Cohen early on

Hundreds of pages of court records made public Tuesday revealed that special counsel Robert Mueller quickly zeroed in on ...

Deontay Wilder

Wilder is talking trash and ready for Breazeale at Barclays

Not to be outdone by the other heavyweight titleholder, Deontay Wilder showed he can be a champion at trash talk, too.

Goodbye console? Google launches game-streaming platform

Google on Tuesday unveiled a video-game streaming platform called Stadia, positioning itself to take on the traditional ...

The Latest: Cup champion Capitals to visit White House

The Latest on the Washington Capitals' decision to visit the White House (all times local): 4:30 p.m. The White House ...

AP Source: Cup champion Capitals to visit White House

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals will get a chance to celebrate their Stanley Cup championship with President Donald ...

US, Russia divided on Venezuela after talks in Rome

Russia and the United States remain split on how to resolve the crisis in Venezuela, officials from both powers said Tuesday ...

Woman pleads guilty to sneaking aboard international flight

A woman who's been dubbed a serial stowaway was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months of probation after pleading guilty to sneaking ...

Eddie Pepperell prefers not to spend much time at tournament

Eddie Pepperell makes his Masters debut this year, and he looks forward to seeing Augusta National so much that he plans to ...

Troops celebrate as US-backed force seizes IS camp in Syria

U.S.-backed Syrian forces on Tuesday seized control of an encampment held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, after ...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules against immigrants in detention case

A divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a group of immigrants in a case about the government's power to detain them ...

Man pleads guilty to investment fraud scheme

A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to his role in an investment fraud scheme. Prosecutors say 58-year-old Leonid "Lenny" ...

Court: Germany must press US over Yemen drone strikes

A court in Germany ruled Tuesday that the government has partial responsibility to ensure U.S. drone strikes controlled with ...

US professor is first woman to be awarded math's top prize

An American professor has become the first woman to be awarded the Abel Prize, one of the world's most prestigious ...

Global markets recover as focus turns towards Fed decision

Global stock markets recovered their poise Tuesday after a lackluster session in Asia as investors digested the latest bout ...

Swimmer Kenneth To dies at 26 while training in Florida

Kenneth To, a swimmer who won a silver medal for Australia at the 2013 world championships, has died after becoming ill while ...

Asian shares mixed in muted trading ahead of US Fed meeting

Asian shares were mixed in muted trading Tuesday as investors awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting later in the week.

AP source: Justice Dept. probing development of Boeing jets

U.S. prosecutors are looking into the development of Boeing's 737 Max jets, a person briefed on the matter revealed Monday, ...

Anthony Davis, Julius Randle, Kenrich Williams, Dirk Nowitzki

Nowitzki passes Wilt but Pelicans top Mavs 129-125 in OT

For the 7-footer who has built a Hall of Fame career shooting from the outside, it was the perfect way to reach his latest ...