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Now on Trump's team, Dershowitz says, 'I haven't changed'

WASHINGTON - Alan Dershowitz was in line at Mar-a-Lago's lavish Christmas Eve buffet last month when President Donald Trump stopped to chat. The retired Harvard law professor had already been asked by...

Jan 26, 2020

Trump, a late convert to cause, attends anti-abortion rally

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump vowed to stand with anti-abortion activists Friday as he became the first sitting president to speak at the March for Life, an annual gathering that is one of the m...

Jan 26, 2020

Trump vs. Bloomberg: Fortunes collide in pricey knife fight

NEW YORK - They are circling each other like wary boxers, with taunts on Twitter, snarky asides and belittling descriptions. They rose to prominence in Manhattan on parallel tracks, amassed wealth rea...

Jan 25, 2020

Philippine leader threatens to end US pact over ally's visa

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine president has renewed a threat to terminate an accord that allows American forces to train in the country unless Washington restored a visa of a political ally lin...

Jan 25, 2020

Schiff sets tone of impeachment case, says 'right matters'

WASHINGTON - For a few gripping minutes, Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead impeachment prosecutor against President Donald Trump, had made the restless Senate snap to attention. Voice cracking as he spoke, S...

Jan 25, 2020

NFL player Antonio Brown released on bail by Florida judge

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - NFL free agent Antonio Brown was released on bail Friday after a night in a Florida jail, where he turned himself in to face charges that he and his trainer attacked the driver...

Jan 25, 2020

N Korea names sharp-tongued army figure as foreign minister

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea has named a sharp-tongued former army officer with little foreign policy experience as its top diplomat, in a possible indication it will take a harder line wit...

Jan 25, 2020

Normalcy returns to Guatemala-Mexico border after caravan

CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico - From the roadside stand where his family sells mole, barbecue and chicken stew, Miguel ngel Vzquez has seen all the caravans of Central American migrants and asylum seekers st...

Jan 25, 2020

China expands lockdown against virus, fast-tracks hospital

BEIJING - China expanded its lockdown against the deadly new virus to an unprecedented 36 million people and rushed to build a prefabricated, 1,000-bed hospital for victims Friday as the outbreak cast...

Jan 25, 2020

Virus death toll in China rises to 56 with about 2,000 cases

BEIJING - The death toll from the new virus in China has risen to 56 with 1,975 total cases reported. The figures reported Sunday morning cover the previous 24 hours and mark an increase of 15 deaths ...

Jan 25, 2020