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Russians hacked company key to Ukraine scandal: researchers

BOSTON - A U.S. cybersecurity company says Russian military agents have successfully hacked the Ukrainian gas company at the centre of the scandal that led to President Donald Trump's impeachment. Rus...

Jan 15, 2020

Hong Kong leader says special status can endure beyond 2047

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam says the ''one country, two systems'' framework under which the city enjoys freedoms unknown in China could continue after 2047 deadline if loyalty to Beijing is upheld. ...

Jan 15, 2020

Philippine volcano trembles more, spews lava half-mile high

TAGAYTAY, Philippines - A volcano near the Philippine capital spewed lava into the sky and trembled constantly Tuesday, possibly portending a bigger and more dangerous eruption, as tens of thousands o...

Jan 15, 2020

St. Louis prosecutor: Racist interests try to force her out

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner on Monday filed what she called an unprecedented federal civil rights lawsuit, accusing the city, the local police union and others of a co-ordinated and racist ...

Jan 15, 2020

3 detained with live mortar round at gate to Pearl Harbor

HONOLULU - A live mortar round was found in a vehicle at a gate to the sprawling Pearl Harbor military base, shutting down the base for hours and leading three people to be taken into custody, militar...

Jan 15, 2020

Hinch, GM fired for Astros sign stealing after MLB bans pair

HOUSTON - Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday after the pair were suspended by Major League Baseball for the team's use of electronics for sign-stealing during Ho...

Jan 15, 2020

New book of Zora Neale Hurston stories is out this week

NEW YORK - Sixty years after her death, the story of Zora Neale Hurston is still not fully told. The fiction writer-anthropologist-folklorist died in a segregated Florida hospital in January 1960, so ...

Jan 15, 2020

Sudan reopens airspace after end of armed mutiny, 2 killed

CAIRO - Sudan said it reopened its airspace Wednesday after an armed revolt from within its security forces shut down the capital's airport for hours and left at least two people dead. In a press conf...

Jan 15, 2020

Rep. Kirkpatrick of Arizona seeking treatment for alcoholism

PHOENIX - U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona said Wednesday that she's taking time off from her congressional duties to seek treatment for alcohol dependence after a "serious" fall. Kirkpatrick, a D...

Jan 15, 2020

Gigi Hadid among potential jurors for Weinstein's rape trial

NEW YORK - Supermodel Gigi Hadid is in the running to be a juror in Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial after telling a judge Monday that she thinks she'd be able to "keep an open mind on the ...

Jan 15, 2020