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Evacuations in Cologne before World War II bomb defusing

BERLIN - A train station, an opera house, a TV station and several apartments were to be evacuated in the western German city of Cologne on Tuesday as as experts prepared to defuse an unexploded Ameri...

Jan 21, 2020

Chinese sentences ex-boss of Interpol to 13 years for bribes

BEIJING - China has sentenced the former president of Interpol, Meng Hongwei, to 13 years and six months in prison on charges of accepting more than $2 million in bribes. Meng was elected president of...

Jan 21, 2020

Thai courts acquits opposition party of sedition charge

BANGKOK - Thailand's constitutional Court acquitted the country's third-biggest political party of seeking the overthrow of the country's constitutional monarchy. The court ruled Tuesday that the Futu...

Jan 20, 2020

2020 hopefuls stuck in Washington deploy surrogates for help

DES MOINES, Iowa - Steve Sovern had low expectations for a recent event he hosted to support Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign. Iowans are legendary for expecting to meet White House hopefuls i...

Jan 20, 2020

Warrant for Odell Beckham Jr. rescinded in butt-swat case

NEW ORLEANS - A misdemeanour simple battery warrant for Cleveland Browns wide receiver and former LSU star Odell Beckham Jr. has been rescinded, the New Orleans Police Department confirmed Saturday. T...

Jan 20, 2020

Trump heads to Switzerland with Senate trial to reconvene

WASHINGTON - When President Donald Trump's historic impeachment trial is called to order in the Senate this week, he won't be watching from inside the chamber or on television from the White House. He...

Jan 20, 2020

Harry, Meghan to quit royal jobs, give up 'highness' titles

LONDON - Goodbye, your royal highnesses. Hello, life as - almost - ordinary civilians. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are quitting as working royals and will no longer use the titles "royal highne...

Jan 20, 2020

Prince wrongful death case dismissed; estate case continues

MINNEAPOLIS - A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Prince's family members has been quietly dismissed in recent months, suggesting family members have reached settlements with defendants including the Mi...

Jan 20, 2020

Film probes radical black-Latino-poor white 1960s alliance

Civil rights activists were still mourning the 1968 assassinations of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy. Richard Nixon was president, the Vietnam War hadn't ended, and urban racial tensi...

Jan 20, 2020

Martin Luther King holiday: Faith, politics mix this holiday

ATLANTA - The nation is marking the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with tributes Monday recalling his past struggles for racial equality, observing the federal holiday named for him against...

Jan 20, 2020