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Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby arrested on battery charge

MIAMI - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was arrested on a battery charge in Miami on Thursday night and is being held on an arrest warrant out of Texas, according to court records. The rapper, whose re...

Jan 03, 2020

US construction spending up 0.6% in November, led by housing

WASHINGTON - Spending on U.S. construction projects rose a solid 0.6% in November as gains in home building and government projects offset weakness in nonresidential construction. It was the fifth con...

Jan 03, 2020

Oil prices surge, stocks slip after US kills Iranian general

NEW YORK - Oil prices are up sharply and major stock markets are falling after U.S. forces in Iraq killed a top Iranian general. The price of oil surged 3.5% and major indexes were down 0.8% in early ...

Greg Fry Jan 02, 2020

'On the Farm Again' Woman makes hay replica of Willie Nelson

HUDDLESTON, Va. - Country singer Willie Nelson frequently sings about travelling and seeing things he may never see again. Chances are he had never before encountered a 15-foot-tall hay sculpture of h...

Jan 03, 2020

Russia halts oil supplies to Belarus amid economic talks

MINSK, Belarus - Russia has halted oil supplies to Belarus after the two countries failed to renegotiate a contract amid talks on further improving economic ties. In a case that has echoes of Russia's...

Jan 03, 2020

Militiamen withdraw from US Embassy but Iraq tensions linger

BAGHDAD - Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days of clashes with American security forces, but U.S.-Iran tensions remain high and could s...

Jan 03, 2020

Oil price jumps on fear of Iranian retaliation against US

LONDON - The price of oil surged Friday as global investors were gripped with uncertainty over the potential repercussions after the United States killed Iran's top general. News that Gen. Qassem Sole...

Jan 03, 2020

"A more dangerous world:" Iran killing triggers global alarm

PARIS - Global powers are warning that the world has become a more dangerous place after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the targeted killing of Iran's top general and are urging restraint on all ...

Jan 03, 2020

Trump deploys more troops to Mideast after US embassy attack

WASHINGTON - Charging that Iran was "fully responsible" for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, President Donald Trump ordered about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East as about 3,000 mor...

Jan 03, 2020

Police, protesters clash in New Year's rally in Hong Kong

HONG KONG - Hundreds of thousands of people packed Hong Kong streets for an annual New Year's Day protest march as the monthslong pro-democracy movement extended into 2020 with further violence betwee...

Jan 03, 2020