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Taiwan votes with future of its democracy on the line

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The future of Taiwan's democracy is on the line as the self-ruled island's 19 million voters decide on whether to give independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen a second term. Votin...

Jan 10, 2020

Boeing papers show employees slid 737 Max problems past FAA

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill lashed out at Boeing on Friday after the release of a batch of emails and text messages in which company employees questioned the safety of the now-grounded 737 Max, called t...

Jan 10, 2020

UN authorizes cross-border aid to Syria only from Turkey

CAMEROON, Cameroon - The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Friday limiting the delivery of cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria to just two crossing points from Turkey to the mainly rebel-...

Jan 10, 2020

Google legal chief leaving amid sexual misconduct troubles

David Drummond, the legal chief of Google parent company Alphabet, is leaving at the end of the month, following accusations of inappropriate relationships with employees. Alphabet did not give a reas...

Jan 10, 2020

Man charged with shooting, injuring Minnesota officer

WASECA, Minn. - Prosecutors in southern Minnesota charged a man with attempted murder on Wednesday, alleging he shot and gravely injured a police officer who was responding to a report of a suspicious...

Jan 10, 2020

Texas governor to reject new refugees, first under Trump

HOUSTON - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the state will reject the resettlement of new refugees, becoming the first state known to do so under a recent Trump administration order. In a letter released Fr...

Jan 10, 2020

Judge weighs bid to stop Trump's refugee resettlement limit

GREENBELT, Md. - A federal judge on Wednesday pressed a government lawyer to explain why President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing state and local governments to reject refugees, quest...

Jan 10, 2020

'The Incredible Hulk' actor to become deputy in New Mexico

SOCORRO, N.M. - Lou Ferrigno, the actor in the CBS television series "The Incredible Hulk," is slated to become a sheriff's deputy in New Mexico. Socorro County Sheriff William Armijo is scheduled to ...

Jan 10, 2020

Prince Harry and Meghan to 'step back' as senior UK royals

LONDON - Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, said they are planning "to step back" as senior members of the royal family, a stunning revelation that underscores the wish of the couple to forg...

Jan 10, 2020

Impeachment standoff deepens, testing McConnell and Pelosi

WASHINGTON - The standoff over President Donald Trump's impeachment trial deepened Wednesday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said there will be "no haggling" with Democrats as House Speaker ...

Jan 10, 2020