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January 23, 2020

High hopes: US, EU and UK all aim for trade deals this year

The United States, the European Union and what will soon be post-Brexit Britain have all raised the prospect of concluding ...

January 23, 2020

Migrant parents separated from kids since 2018 return to US

Nine parents who were deported as the Trump administration separated thousands of migrant families landed back into the U.S.

January 23, 2020

AP Explains: Why US troop cuts in Africa would cause alarm

Even as destroyed U.S. military aircraft smoldered from an al-Shabab attack that killed three Americans this month in Kenya, ...

January 23, 2020

Democrats face risks and limits in Trump's impeachment trial

The challenge is becoming increasingly clear for House Democrats prosecuting President Donald Trump's impeachment case as the ...

January 23, 2020

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. DEMOCRATS FACE ...

January 23, 2020

Judge hints he may rule for migrants in Border Patrol suit

A judge indicated Wednesday he may side with migrants in a lawsuit that alleges extreme overcrowding and inhumane conditions ...

January 23, 2020

AP-NORC poll: Public doubts Senate trial will be revealing

Americans are sharply divided along party lines about whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office, and they ...

January 23, 2020

Democrats not alone in soliciting votes in Iowa; GOP is, too

With all eyes on Democrats as they prepare to cast their ballots in Iowa's highly anticipated kickoff caucuses, President ...

January 23, 2020

Japan has second straight year of red ink on trade last year

Japan logged a deficit for a second straight year last year as its exports were hurt by a slowdown of demand in China amid ...

January 23, 2020

Buttigieg's unlikely Iowa rise now carries high expectations

Pete Buttigieg finds himself in a place that he could hardly have contemplated when he began running for president a year ...

January 23, 2020

'Birth tourism' faces new restrictions from State Department

The Trump administration is coming out with new visa restrictions aimed at restricting “birth tourism," in which women travel ...

January 23, 2020

S. Carolina elected official now backing Sanders over Biden

A South Carolina elected official who endorsed Joe Biden last month is switching her allegiance to Bernie Sanders in the ...

January 23, 2020

Biden and Sanders' rift could define closing days in Iowa

The rivalry between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders is deepening as the Democratic presidential candidates are increasingly at ...

January 23, 2020

NCAA to allow potential Olympians to receive more benefits

The NCAA will now permit elite athletes to be paid for training expenses by the U.S. Olympic Committee and other national ...

January 23, 2020

Judge sets preliminary hearing in 'Golden State Killer' case

A California judge on Wednesday set a May hearing to decide if prosecutors have enough evidence to go to trial against a man ...

January 23, 2020

Crime required for impeachment? Not so, say legal experts

President Donald Trump's defense relies in part on arguments made in the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson more ...

January 23, 2020

Trump to attend anti-abortion rally in Washington

The White House says President Donald Trump will become the first president to attend the annual anti-abortion gathering in ...

January 23, 2020

California governor aims to block PG&E's bankruptcy plan

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging a federal judge to reject Pacific Gas and Electric's blueprint for getting out of ...

January 23, 2020

Trump administration approves Keystone pipeline on US land

The Trump administration on Wednesday approved a right-of-way allowing the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built across ...

January 23, 2020

Lebanese Cabinet faces multiple challenges, growing unrest

Lebanon's new government made up of appointees nominated by the Shiite group Hezbollah and its allies got down to business ...