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Legacy moment: Pelosi leads 'sombre' Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON - The House's centre of power took a seat toward the back of the chamber Wednesday. Her golden mace brooch, symbol of the House and the speaker's authority, glinted. Speaker Nancy Pelosi sp...

Dec 18, 2019

Police investigating incident at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Police say they are investigating an incident Wednesday at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club. They did not immediately say what happened or why it prompted an investigat...

Dec 18, 2019

Suspect in Montana casino shooting had long criminal history

BILLINGS, Mont. - A Montana man connected to a casino shooting that left three people dead had a long criminal history and was being sought by police before the attack, according to public records and...

Dec 18, 2019

Stabbing at Oregon shopping centre kills 1, wounds 3 others

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

Dec 18, 2019

Trump holds campaign rally in Michigan as impeachment looms

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - An indignant and defiant President Donald Trump stared down Wednesday's impeachment votes as he has every obstacle in his presidency: by broadcasting his grievances via tweet. Th...

Dec 18, 2019

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

NEW ORLEANS - The "individual mandate" of former President Barack Obama's health care law is invalid, but other parts of the law need further review, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The court...

Dec 18, 2019

Manafort's NY fraud case tossed over double jeopardy concern

NEW YORK - A New York judge threw out state mortgage fraud charges against Paul Manafort, ruling Wednesday that the criminal case was too similar to one that has already landed President Donald Trump'...

Dec 18, 2019

Prosecutors order arrest of Bolivian ex-President Morales

LA PAZ, Bolivia - Prosecutors in Bolivia's capital issued an arrest warrant against ousted President Evo Morales on Wednesday, accusing him of sedition and terrorism. Interior Minister Arturo Murillo ...

Dec 18, 2019

Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 2-year prison term in racketeering case

NEW YORK - The rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to 2 years in prison Wednesday for his entanglement with a violent street gang that fueled his rise to fame, but was spared a much harsher possible ...

Dec 18, 2019

In reversal, Hallmark will reinstate same-sex marriage ads

NEW YORK - The Hallmark Channel, reversing what it called a "wrong decision," said Sunday it will reinstate commercials featuring same-sex couples that it had pulled following a complaint from a conse...

Dec 18, 2019