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Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone

BOSTON - One Twitter wag joked about lights flickering on and off at the White House being Donald Trump signalling to his followers in Morse code after Twitter and Facebook squelched the president for...

Jan 10, 2021

Top Republican says Trump committed 'impeachable offences'

WASHINGTON - Democrats' momentum for a fresh drive to quickly impeach outgoing President Donald Trump has gained support, and a top Republican said the president's role in the deadly riot at the Capit...

Jan 10, 2021

Israelis protest Netanyahu amid 3rd virus lockdown

JERUSALEM - Thousands of Israelis on Saturday renewed weekly demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling for the long-serving leader to resign over corruption charges against him...

Jan 10, 2021

Asia Today: China reports 380 cases south of Beijing

BEIJING - More than 380 people have tested positive in a growing COVID-19 outbreak south of Beijing in China's Hebei province. Hebei health authorities said that 40 new cases had been confirmed Sunday...

Jan 10, 2021

Body parts, debris found after Indonesia plane crash

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian rescuers pulled out body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal from the Java Sea early Sunday morning, a day after a Boeing 737-500 with 62 people onboard crash...

Jan 9, 2021

After DOJ warning, NCAA to delay vote on compensation rules

MIAMI - The NCAA is set to delay a potential landmark vote on legislation that would permit college athletes to be compensated for their fame for the first time after the association received a warnin...

Jan 9, 2021

Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Saturday on a domestic flight, officials sa...

Jan 9, 2021

No surprise: Trump left many clues he wouldn't go quietly

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump left plenty of clues he'd try to burn the place down on his way out the door. The clues spread over a lifetime of refusing to acknowledge defeat. They spanned a pre...

Jan 9, 2021

Biden calls Trump 'unfit' but doesn't endorse impeachment

WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump isn't "fit for the job," but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him a second time. House...

Jan 9, 2021

Fire in western Indian hospital kills 10 infants, 7 rescued

NEW DELHI - A fire broke out in the intensive care unit of a government-run hospital in western India early Saturday, killing 10 infants, police and news reports said. A preliminary investigation sugg...

Jan 9, 2021