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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits between Cuba and Jamaica

HAVANA - A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday. Witnesses reported strong shaking but there was no immediate word of casualties or...

Jan 28, 2020

Pence touts school choice in liberal capital of Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. - Vice-President Mike Pence touted alternatives to a public school education during a visit Tuesday to the state where the private school voucher program began, stopping in battleground ...

Jan 28, 2020

Top San Francisco street clean-up official arrested

SAN FRANCISCO - A top San Francisco official in charge of cleaning up the city's notoriously filthy streets who has promoted portable public toilets to ease public urination has been arrested, jail re...

Jan 28, 2020

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

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

Jan 28, 2020

Man accused of killing estranged wife in critical condition

FARMINGTON, Conn. - A Connecticut man charged with murdering his estranged and missing wife was rushed to the hospital and is in critical condition Tuesday after being found in his garage in distress....

Jan 28, 2020

Astronaut craves salsa and surf after record 11 months aloft

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, and swim and surf in the Gu...

Jan 28, 2020

Indiana woman appealing conviction in fatal school bus crash

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 that the tragedy was "just ...

Jan 28, 2020

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

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 in Brooklyn, New York, on...

Jan 28, 2020

Dog and goat vie for honorary mayor of Vermont town

FAIR HAVEN, Vt. - It's Lincoln the goat versus Sammy the dog in the race for honorary mayor of one Vermont town. The Nubian goat had won the post in Fair Haven, Vermont, last year after the town manag...

Jan 28, 2020

Budget deficit to break $1 trillion despite strong economy

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 economy. The Congressional Budget Offic...

Jan 28, 2020