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2020 hopefuls stuck in Washington deploy surrogates for help

DES MOINES, Iowa - Steve Sovern had low expectations for a recent event he hosted to support Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign. Iowans are legendary for expecting to meet White House hopefuls i...

Jan 22, 2020

Japan has second straight year of red ink on trade last year

TOKYO - Japan logged a deficit for a second straight year last year as its exports were hurt by a slowdown of demand in China amid a tariff war with the U.S. Government data released Thursday showed J...

Jan 22, 2020

Australian crews search for firefight plane feared crashed

CANBERRA, Australia - Officials in Australia on Thursday searched for a water tanker plane feared to have crashed while fighting wildfires. Rural Fire Service officials said helicopters were looking f...

Jan 22, 2020

China closes off large city to stop spread of deadly virus

BEIJING - China closed off a city of more than 11 million people Thursday, halting transportation and warning against public gatherings, to try to stop the spread of a deadly new virus that has sicken...

Jan 22, 2020

Protest messages shared in Hong Kong Lunar New Year packets

Hong Kong's anti-government protests are putting a new spin on a Lunar New Year tradition. Every year, adults hand out red packets stuffed with cash to children and young, single adults. Messages prin...

Jan 22, 2020

Migrants weigh limited options at Guatemala-Mexico border

TECUN UMAN, Guatemala - Hundreds of Central American migrants stranded in Guatemala on Wednesday were weighing limited options as to how to make it into Mexico, guarded by troops with riot shields and...

Jan 22, 2020

Democrats appeal for GOP help to convict 'corrupt' Trump

WASHINGTON - House Democrats launched into marathon arguments in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial Wednesday, appealing to skeptical Republican senators to join them in voting to oust Trump f...

Jan 22, 2020

Coast Guard hunts for cruise ship passenger off Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The U.S. Coast Guard said it was searching late Wednesday for a person who reportedly went overboard from a cruise ship just off Puerto Rico's north shore. Coast Guard spokesma...

Jan 22, 2020

Vegas police arrest 18-year-old in mall shooting that hurt 3

LAS VEGAS - An 18-year-old was arrested Wednesday on attempted murder charges, a day after a shooting triggered by a gang dispute wounded three people, sent shoppers scrambling and drew a massive poli...

Jan 22, 2020

Judge: No keeping Stormy and Trump out of NY Avenatti trial

NEW YORK - There's no keeping porn star Stormy Daniels and President Donald Trump out of California attorney Michael Avenatti's extortion case, a judge said Wednesday as he ordered the trial to commen...

Jan 22, 2020