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Tom Steyer launches 2020 campaign after saying he wouldn't

WASHINGTON - Tom Steyer, the billionaire investor and activist, said Tuesday he's joining the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, reversing course after deciding earlier this year that he...

Jul 11, 2019

US consumer prices tick up just 0.1% as inflation stays tame

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices rose just 0.1% in June, as cheaper gas prices were offset by higher rents and auto costs. The Labor Department said Thursday that the consumer price index increased 1...

Jul 11, 2019

UK Labour Party in turmoil over new anti-Semitism claims

LONDON - Britain's main opposition Labour Party is in turmoil after a television documentary renewed allegations that anti-Semitism is rife within its ranks. In the BBC program, former staff members o...

Jul 11, 2019

Trump to hold news conference on census citizenship question

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he'll hold a news conference Thursday to talk about the 2020 census and his push to include a question on citizenship. A Supreme Court ruling barred the questi...

Jul 11, 2019

Amy McGrath announces bid for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat

WASHINGTON - Amy McGrath, a Marine combat aviator who narrowly lost a House race to an incumbent Republican in Kentucky, has set her sights on an even more formidable target: Senate Majority Leader Mi...

Jul 11, 2019

Long lost WWII-era Soviet songs brought to life in Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel - In a musty basement hall of an unassuming building nestled among modern high-rises in the heart of Tel Aviv, a few hundred spectators are kindly requested to turn off their cellphon...

Jul 11, 2019

Passenger train hits freight train in Pakistan, killing 10

MULTAN, Pakistan - A passenger train rammed into a freight train in southern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 64 others, an official said. The freight train was stationary...

Jul 11, 2019

UK: Iranian vessels tried to block British vessel in Gulf

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Britain says three Iranian vessels unsuccessfully tried to impede the passage of a British commercial vessel through the Strait of Hormuz. The British government said in ...

Jul 10, 2019

Money Ball: Mets' Alonso wins HR Derby, $1M, tops Vlad Jr

CLEVELAND - Pete Alonso took one final swing and flipped his bat high in the air. Another walk-off. Money ball. As the crowd roared, the New York Mets rookie headed toward the mound and tightly squeez...

Jul 10, 2019

Jim Bouton, former pitcher, "Ball Four" author, dies at 80

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. - Jim Bouton, the former New York Yankees pitcher who shocked and angered the conservative baseball world with the tell-all book "Ball Four," has died. He was 80. Bouton's fami...

Jul 10, 2019