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January 18, 2020

How Trump's impeachment differs from a criminal trial

Yes, it's a trial — but the Senate's impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump won't resemble anything Americans ...

January 18, 2020

Trump assembles a made-for-TV impeachment defense team

President Donald Trump has assembled a made-for-TV legal team for his Senate trial that includes household names like Ken ...

January 18, 2020

Panama man pulled 2 children from clutches of killer cult

Indigenous farmer Josué González recalled how his pregnant wife and children were taken from their home by cult members in ...

January 18, 2020

Billionaire Bloomberg is granted financial disclosure delay

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg won't have to publicly disclose his finances until late March, well after voters in more than ...

January 18, 2020

Puerto Rico to open schools after 6.4 quake despite concerns

Puerto Rico’s government is opening public schools in late January without knowing if they can withstand a big earthquake as ...

January 17, 2020

Justices to consider faithless electors, ahead of 2020 vote

The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide ahead of the 2020 election whether presidential electors are bound to support ...

January 17, 2020

Alaska man ducks into shed to avoid bull moose

An Alaska man taking a sack of garbage to his shed on Saturday found himself briefly trapped by a bull moose. A home security ...

January 17, 2020

Jury of 7 men, 5 women for Weinstein's rape trial

A jury of seven men and five women was selected Friday for Harvey Weinstein's rape trial after an arduous two-week process, ...

January 17, 2020

Guatemala sends troops to fight gangs in 2 high-crime areas

Guatemala’s new president announced a state of alert for two municipalities with high crime rates to combat gang activity ...

January 17, 2020

Haitian president says he wants to reform constitution

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse says he wants to use his new power to rule by executive order to reform the constitution and ...

January 17, 2020

Town on edge in Colombia after 5 killed, 2 vehicles burned

A town in southwest Colombia is again on edge after a skirmish between illegal armed groups left at least five people dead, ...

January 17, 2020

EU border chief says migrant entries from Turkey on the rise

The number of migrants entering Europe from Turkey rose significantly last year as people fleeing strife in Syria and ...

January 17, 2020

Plane slides off taxiway in icy Kansas City

A Delta Airlines plane slid off the taxiway at Kansas City International Airport Friday morning due to icy conditions that ...

January 17, 2020

Locust outbreak, most serious in 25 years, hits East Africa

The most serious outbreak of locusts in 25 years is spreading across East Africa and posing an unprecedented threat to food ...

January 17, 2020

Libya's rival military commander seeks support in Greece

The commander of forces fighting the U.N.-supported government in Libya visited Athens Friday in a bid to counter Turkey’s ...

January 17, 2020

Germany: Ugly anti-Semitic remnant at center of court battle

High on the wall of a German church where Martin Luther once preached, an ugly remnant of centuries of anti-Semitism is now ...

January 17, 2020

Chinese president heads to Myanmar for crucial state visit

China's President Xi Jinping was given a lavish welcome to Myanmar as he arrived Friday for a state visit meant to deepen ...

January 17, 2020

South Sudan rivals agree to meet unity government deadline

South Sudan’s rival leaders have agreed to form a coalition government by the February deadline, a South African special ...

January 16, 2020

DHS seeks Pentagon funds for 270 miles of border wall

The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to fund the construction of 270 miles of border wall this year as ...

January 16, 2020

Trump reaffirms protections for prayer in schools

President Donald Trump is taking steps to solidify his evangelical base by reaffirming students' rights to pray in public ...