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UN: 5,287 killings in Venezuela security operations in 2018

GENEVA - Venezuela's government registered nearly 5,300 killings during security operations last year linked to cases of "resistance to authority," the U.N. human rights chief reported Thursday, denou...

Jul 04, 2019

House committee files lawsuit for Trump tax returns

WASHINGTON - A House committee sued the Trump administration in federal court Tuesday for access to President Donald Trump's tax returns, setting up a legal showdown over the records. The House Ways a...

Jul 04, 2019

French lawmakers approve 3% tax on online giants

PARIS - France's lower house of parliament approved Thursday a small, pioneering tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook - and the French government hopes other countries will follow s...

Jul 04, 2019

Fire kills 14 Russian sailors aboard deep-sea submersible

MOSCOW - Fire broke out on one of the Russian navy's deep-sea research submersibles, and toxic fumes from the blaze killed 14 sailors aboard, Russia's Defence Ministry said Tuesday, although it releas...

Jul 04, 2019

Graphic, sexually explicit Facebook posts roil Border Patrol

CLINT, Texas - The head of the U.S. Border Patrol slammed as "completely inappropriate" sexually explicit posts about U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and comments questioning the authenticity of a ...

Jul 04, 2019

Woody Allen makes La Scala debut directing comic opera

MILAN - Woody Allen said Tuesday as he prepared for his directing debut at Milan's La Scala opera house that he has "always had a warm and affectionate following in Europe." Allen was greeted with app...

Jul 04, 2019

Smollett wants Chicago's lawsuit moved to federal court

CHICAGO - Jussie Smollett wants the lawsuit that the city of Chicago filed against him moved from state court to federal court. The motion filed Wednesday and released to the media by Smollett's repre...

Jul 04, 2019

Fourth of July in Washington to come with a twist from Trump

WASHINGTON - A reality TV host at heart, President Donald Trump is promising the "show of a lifetime" for the hundreds of thousands of revelers who flock to the National Mall every year on the Fourth ...

Jul 04, 2019

Italy firefighters douse fires on Stromboli after eruptions

MILAN - Firefighters using helicopters and motorboats are continuing to douse fires ignited by a volcanic eruption on the Sicilian island of Stromboli that killed a hiker. Mayor Marco Giorgianni told ...

Jul 04, 2019

Dubai's ruler, estranged wife headed for court clash in UK

LONDON - A legal battle between the powerful, poetry-writing ruler of Dubai and his wealthy estranged wife is leading toward a showdown in a London courtroom later this month. The family division cour...

Jul 04, 2019