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NKorea to unveil new economic plans in January party meeting

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea will hold a rare ruling party congress in January where leader Kim Jong Un will announce a new five-year plan to develop the country's dismal economy ravaged by...

Aug 19, 2020

California governor: Hundreds of wildfires blazing statewide

VACAVILLE, Calif. - Crews were battling wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area and thousands of people were under orders to evacuate Wednesday as hundreds of wildfires blazed across the state amid a ...

Aug 19, 2020

Picture book on Kamala Harris coming Aug. 25

NEW YORK - That didn't take long: Just weeks after making history as the running mate for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris will be the subject of a new picture book. Simon & Schust...

Aug 19, 2020

Ex-FBI lawyer admits to false statement during Russia probe

WASHINGTON - A former FBI lawyer pleaded guilty Wednesday to altering a document related to the secret surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser during the Russia investigation. Kevin Clinesmith...

Aug 19, 2020

US suspends extradition and tax agreements with Hong Kong

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Wednesday suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong covering extradition and tax exemptions. The State Department announced it had take...

Aug 19, 2020

Wall Street ticks up, adding a bit more to S&P 500's record

NEW YORK - Stocks are ticking higher in midday trading on Wall Street Wednesday, adding a bit more to the S&P 500's record. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% a day after it wiped out the last of its los...

Aug 19, 2020

Now playing at the mall parking lot: movies, drag shows

NEW YORK - Angel Dougherty went to the mall last month - not to shop, but to watch a drive-in drag show in the parking lot. "This year has been so anxiety filled and chaotic, I figured this experience...

Aug 19, 2020

Iran surpasses 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran surpassed 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, the health ministry said - the highest death toll for any Middle East country so far in the pandemic. The annou...

Aug 19, 2020

Official: Kanye signature work in Wyoming too close to polls

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Rapper and music producer Kanye West's campaign ran into trouble Tuesday on his first day of trying to get on the presidential ballot in his home state of Wyoming. People gathering si...

Aug 19, 2020

Detailed plans in place for careful removal of Lee statue

RICHMOND, Va. - When the bronze equestrian statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee arrived by rail in Richmond from Paris in 1890, it took 10,000 men, women and children to haul its pieces more than a mile to th...

Aug 19, 2020