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Campaigning heats up in Iowa as caucus voting approaches

DES MOINES, Iowa - With President Donald Trump's impeachment trial keeping them on Capitol Hill for part of Saturday, several Democratic candidates trying to oust him in November will challenge the re...

Jan 25, 2020

Next stop, Brexit: Britain's EU divorce bill becomes law

LONDON - Britain's delayed and disputed Brexit bill became law on Thursday, removing the last U.K. obstacle to the country leaving the European Union in just over a week. The U.K. is finally leaving t...

Jan 25, 2020

Mayor, police pledge action after deadly Seattle shooting

SEATTLE - A shootout in downtown Seattle that left a woman dead and a 9-year-old boy injured was the third violent incident this week in a part of the city long known for rampant drug use and street u...

Jan 25, 2020

European Central Bank holds rates, launches policy review

FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank has decided to launch a top-to-bottom review of how it steers the economy in the 19 countries that use the euro currency. The review, the first since the global f...

Jan 25, 2020

Germany bans neo-Nazi organization Combat 18 Deutschland

BERLIN - Germany is banning the neo-Nazi group Combat 18 Deutschland in what the country's top security official said Thursday was a "clear message" against far-right extremism and anti-Semitism. More...

Jan 25, 2020

9 parents separated from families return to children in US

LOS ANGELES - As his long-lost son walked toward him in an airport terminal, a sobbing David Xol stretched out his arms, fell to one knee and embraced the boy for about three minutes, crying into his ...

Jan 25, 2020

Iran uses violence, politics to try to push US out of Iraq

BEIRUT - Iran has long sought the withdrawal of American forces from neighbouring Iraq, but the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and an Iraqi militia commander in Baghdad has added new impetus to th...

Jan 24, 2020

Trial highlights: Democrats roll out case as senators fidget

WASHINGTON - House prosecutors faced fidgeting senators as they rolled out their case against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, the trial's previous session having lasted a fatigue-inducing 13 hour...

Jan 24, 2020

'Magic' gloves let acclaimed Brazilian pianist play again

SAO PAULO - A few days before Christmas, renowned pianist Joo Carlos Martins summoned his friends to a Sao Paulo bar so he could show off the best gift he'd received in years: a new pair of bionic glo...

Jan 24, 2020

Democrats not alone in soliciting votes in Iowa; GOP is, too

WASHINGTON - With all eyes on Democrats as they prepare to cast their ballots in Iowa's highly anticipated kickoff caucuses, President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is working to try to persuade ...

Jan 24, 2020