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Deaths rise to 132 in China outbreak as foreigners leave

January 28, 2020

BEIJING — The U.S. and Japan on Wednesday began evacuating their citizens from the Chinese city hardest-hit by an outbreak of a new virus that has killed 132 people and ...

AP source: McConnell says he can't yet block new witnesses

January 28, 2020

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told senators privately Tuesday he does not yet have the votes to block new witnesses in President Donald Trump's ...

Funding for women's group under review after call for ban on man-woman relationships

January 28, 2020

MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it will re-evaluate the $120,000 annual public funding it gives to the province's biggest women's federation after its president ...

Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth single again, divorce finalized

January 28, 2020

LOS ANGELES — Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are officially single.Court records show that a Los Angeles judge on Tuesday finalized the divorce that ended the brief marriage ...

Harvard professor charged with hiding China ties, payments

January 28, 2020

BOSTON — A Harvard University professor was charged Tuesday with lying about his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program and concealing payments he received from the ...

AP Exclusive: Feds backtrack on transfer of Epstein warden

January 28, 2020

NEW YORK — The Bureau of Prisons is holding off on transferring the warden who was in charge of the New York City jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself.The agency said ...

Sanders' Social Security 'adjustments' undercut Biden attack

January 28, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa — As a congressman in the 1990s, Bernie Sanders expressed an openness to making "adjustments" to the tax and benefit structure of Social Security. He also ...

Trump backs Pompeo against NPR, criticizes CNN and Fox News

January 28, 2020

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pompeo's battle with National Public Radio and tweeted out more media criticism, one ...

Barr says there will be 'zero tolerance' on anti-Semitism

January 28, 2020

NEW YORK — Attorney General William Barr ordered federal prosecutors across the U.S. to step up their efforts to combat anti-Semitic hate crimes as he met with Jewish leaders...

Indiana woman appealing conviction in fatal school bus crash

January 28, 2020

ROCHESTER, Ind. — An Indiana woman convicted in a crash that killed three children who were crossing a highway to board a school bus is appealing her conviction, contending ...

Astronaut craves salsa and surf after record 11 months aloft

January 28, 2020

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can't wait to dig into some salsa and chips, ...

EU high official has talks in Poland on rule of law threats

January 28, 2020

WARSAW, Poland — The vice-president of the European Commission met Polish parliament and justice officials Tuesday to discuss new legislation that restricts judges amid ...

San Francisco official charged with corruption in FBI probe

January 28, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — A top San Francisco public ...

Man accused of killing missing wife is in critical condition

January 28, 2020

FARMINGTON, Conn. — A Connecticut man charged ...

Pence touts school choice in liberal capital of Wisconsin

January 28, 2020

MADISON, Wis. — Vice-President Mike Pence touted ...

Alberta climate plan part of cabinet decision on oilsands mine: Wilkinson

January 28, 2020

OTTAWA — The federal cabinet's decision on a huge new Alberta oilsands mine will weigh what the province is doing to help Canada achieve its climate goal of net-zero ...

Montreal city councillor withdraws motion defining anti-Semitism amid criticism

January 28, 2020

MONTREAL — A Montreal city councillor withdrew a motion to have the city adopt an international organization's definition of anti-Semitism on Tuesday, as critics charged that...

Airbnb busy in Las Vegas area despite short-term rental laws

January 28, 2020

LAS VEGAS — Airbnb says stays in and around Las Vegas increased 19% last year compared with a year earlier, even though residential short-term rentals are illegal in much ...

Mag 7.7 quake hits between Cuba and Jamaica, but no injuries

January 28, 2020

HAVANA — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday, shaking a vast area from Mexico to Florida and beyond, ...

Budget deficit to break $1 trillion despite strong economy

January 28, 2020

WASHINGTON — An annual congressional report says the U.S. budget deficit is likely to burst through the symbolic $1 trillion barrier this year despite a healthy ...

More than 98,000 still owe money after Phoenix overpaid them, says MacKinnon

January 28, 2020

OTTAWA — More than 98,000 civil servants may still owe the federal government money from being overpaid through the disastrous Phoenix pay system.The government revealed the ...

Indigenous group seeks big funding boost for guardians to help protect lands

January 28, 2020

An Indigenous organization wants more money for more eyes and ears to keep tabs on traditional First Nations land and Canada's new protected areas."We're asking for Canada to...

Lawsuit: Winter wonderland is neighbour's spring nightmare

January 28, 2020

NORTH WOODSTOCK, N.H. — A New Hampshire woman says the operators of a seasonal attraction of ice structures failed to control runoff and flooded her basement with over 15,000...

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