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Pompeo breaks silence on alleged threats to envoy in Ukraine

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday broke nearly 72 hours of silence over alleged surveillance and threats to the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, saying he believed the allegation...

Jan 17, 2020

Cuban president says concessions to US would lead nowhere

LAS TUNAS, Cuba - Cuban President Miguel Daz-Canel said he does not believe the Trump administration would drop sanctions on the island in exchange for concessions from his government. The Trump admin...

Jan 17, 2020

AP source: Dershowitz, Starr on Trump impeachment legal team

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's legal team will include former Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, the former independent counsel who led the Whitewater investigation...

Jan 17, 2020

Painting found in Italian gallery's walls verified as Klimt

ROME - Art experts have confirmed that have determined that a stolen painting discovered hidden inside an Italian art gallery's walls is Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of a Lady." A gardener at the Ricci Od...

Jan 17, 2020

Documents suggest Thomas Markle may testify in Meghan suit

LONDON - The estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex could be called to testify against the royals in her lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday newspaper, court papers reveal. The prospect of a cou...

Jan 17, 2020

Eminem drops surprise album, advocates changes to gun laws

Rapper Eminem once again dropped a surprise album, releasing "Music to Be Murdered By" on Friday - along with a video that calls for changes to gun laws. The follow-up to 2018's "Kamikaze" - also rele...

Jan 17, 2020

Scarlett Johansson, Sterling K. Brown among SAGs presenters

LOS ANGELES - Scarlett Johansson, Sterling K. Brown and Taika Waititi will be up for Screen Actors Guild Awards and also handing them out at Sunday's ceremony. They're part of a new batch of SAG Award...

Jan 17, 2020

US industrial production fell 0.3% in December

WASHINGTON - U.S. industrial production fell 0.3% in December, as unseasonably warm weather reduced demand for heating from utilities. The Federal Reserve said Friday that total industrial production ...

Jan 17, 2020

Russian prime minister submits resignation to Putin

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a constitutional overhaul Wednesday to boost the powers of parliament and the Cabinet, a move signalling Putin's intention to carve out a new positio...

Jan 17, 2020

US housing construction jumps 16.9% in December

WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes surged in December to the highest level in 13 years, capping a year in which falling mortgage rates and a strong labour market helped lift the prospects of the h...

Jan 17, 2020