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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 rescinded in butt-swat case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 has been rescinded, the New Orleans Police Department confirmed Saturday.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 18, 2020

FBI plans to notify states about local election breaches

WASHINGTON - The FBI, in a change of policy, is committing to inform state officials if local election systems have been breached, federal officials said Thursday. In the past, the FBI would alert loc...

Jan 18, 2020

Prince Harry, Meghan to give up 'royal highness' titles

caLONDON - Buckingham Palace says Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will no longer use the titles "royal highness" or receive public funds after a deal was struck for them to step aside as senior roy...

Jan 18, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Watchdog: White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON - The White House violated federal law in withholding security assistance to Ukraine, an action at the centre of President Donald Trump's impeachment, a federal watchdog agency said Thursda...

Jan 18, 2020

Putin fast-tracks effort to extend his rule in Russia

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday fast-tracked work on constitutional changes that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024 while lawmakers quickly sealed his choice f...

Jan 18, 2020

Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador

KYIV, Ukraine - Police in Ukraine are investigating whether the U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance by an unknown party before the Trump administration recalled her from Kyiv, Ukrainian au...

Jan 18, 2020

Germany agrees timeline, compensation for coal phase-out

BERLIN - Germany will pay utility companies billions of euros to speed up the shutdown of their coal-fired power plants as part of the country's efforts to fight climate change, the government said Th...

Jan 18, 2020

US says its pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai sponsored by UAE

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United States said its participation at this year's World's Fair in Dubai is being made possible by "the generosity of the Emirati government." The U.S. State Departm...

Jan 18, 2020

Merkel upbeat over cease-fire pledge ahead of Libya meeting

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed assurances Thursday from Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter that he would stick to a cease-fire as world powers prepare to gather in Berlin for a summit on th...

Jan 18, 2020

Experts say Med Sea altered by Suez Canal's invasive species

TEL AVIV, Israel - As Egypt marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal, marine biologists are bemoaning one of the famed waterway's lesser known legacies - the invasion of hundreds o...

Jan 17, 2020