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Former congressman Walsh ends 2020 GOP bid against Trump

WASHINGTON - Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh ended his Republican primary challenge to President Donald Trump on Friday, abandoning an effort that faced long odds and financial struggles from th...

Feb 09, 2020

Healthy US job market: How big a political edge for Trump?

WASHINGTON - U.S. hiring jumped last month, and many more people were encouraged to look for work, showing that the economy remains robust despite threats from China's viral outbreak, an ongoing trade...

Feb 09, 2020

Police: 2nd officer shot in Bronx hours after ambush

NEW YORK - A second New York City police officer was shot early Sunday in the Bronx, hours after a gunman shot and wounded an officer in an unprovoked attack on a patrol van, according to police offic...

Feb 09, 2020

Doctor's death unleashes mourning, fury at Chinese officials

BEIJING - The death of a young doctor who was reprimanded for warning about China's new virus triggered an outpouring Friday of praise for him and fury that communist authorities put politics above pu...

Feb 09, 2020

Trump's acquittal confronts Dems with election year choices

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's impeachment ended with a reminder of why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi resisted the idea for so long - an acquittal everyone saw coming, followed by a bombastic presidential v...

Feb 09, 2020

Indian artists demand end to violence against women

NEW DELHI - Dozens of artists and activists gathered in India's capital on Sunday to demand an end to violence against women in a country where such crimes are rising despite tough laws enacted seven ...

Feb 09, 2020

CBS News head calls threats against Gayle King reprehensible

NEW YORK - The CBS News chief called threats against journalist Gayle King "reprehensible" Saturday as backlash grew against rapper Snoop Dogg and others critical of King for an interview where she as...

Feb 08, 2020

Judge holds off dismissing charges for doctor from TV show

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - A California judge on Friday declined to immediately dismiss rape and kidnapping charges against a doctor who appeared on a reality TV show and his girlfriend even as prosecuto...

Feb 08, 2020

US says 2 soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Afghanistan attack

KABUL - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and six wounded in a so-called insider attack in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province late Saturday when an Afghan dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fi...

Feb 08, 2020

Thai gunman who killed 21 in rampage shot dead in mall

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand - Thai officials say a soldier who went on a shooting rampage and killed at least 21 people and injured 42 others has been shot dead inside a mall in northeastern Thailand....

Feb 08, 2020