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1 dead, 3 hurt in stabbings at Oregon shopping centre, town

BEAVERTON, Ore. - A 20-year-old attacker carried out a series of stabbings and carjackings at a suburban Portland shopping centre and in a nearby town Wednesday, killing one person and wounding three ...

Dec 20, 2019

Junior Johnson, "The Last American Hero," dies at 88

Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson, the moonshine runner turned NASCAR driver described as "The Last American Hero" by author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 article for Esquire, died Friday. He was 88. NASCAR announc...

Dec 20, 2019

Defiant Trump rallies supporters as House impeaches him

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Defiant in the face of a historic rebuke, President Donald Trump labeled his impeachment by the House of Representatives on Wednesday "a suicide march" for the Democratic Partyas...

Dec 20, 2019

Court: Part of 'Obamacare' invalid, more review needed

NEW ORLEANS - A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down "Obamacare's" now-toothless requirement that Americans carry health insurance but sidestepped a ruling on the law's overall constitutiona...

Dec 20, 2019

Boy berated by teacher says he's still grateful for 2 dads

SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah boy is speaking out after being berated by a substitute teacher for saying he was grateful for being adopted by his two dads, one of whom is a professional dancer from "Dancing...

Dec 20, 2019

Whoo's there? Georgia family discovers owl in Christmas tree

ATLANTA - A Georgia family got a real hoot from its Christmas tree: More than a week after they bought it, they discovered a live owl nestled among its branches. Katie McBride Newman said Friday that ...

Dec 20, 2019

Nice car! Prince Charles uses AP Cuba pic for Christmas card

LONDON - Britain's Prince Charles has chosen an Associated Press photo taken on his historic trip to Cuba for his Christmas card. The image by AP's Ramon Espinosa shows the heir to the British throne ...

Dec 20, 2019

United pulls 737 Max until June, adding to Boeing woes

NEW YORK - United Airlines says the Boeing 737 Max has been pulled from its flight schedule until June, the latest in a string of troubling news plaguing the airplane manufacturer. The developments fo...

Dec 20, 2019

Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing's new Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit after lifting off on its first test flight Friday, a blow to the company's effort to launch astronauts for NASA next y...

Dec 20, 2019

Navy Probe finds no racism intent in hand gestures

WASHINGTON - Hand gestures flashed by West Point cadets and Naval Academy midshipmen during the televised Army-Navy football game were not racist signals, military investigations have concluded. A Nav...

Dec 20, 2019