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Justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major confrontation between the president and Congress tha...

Dec 15, 2019

Democrats threaten to boycott next debate over labour dispute

WASHINGTON - All seven Democratic presidential candidates who qualified for next week's debate threatened on Friday to skip the event if an ongoing labour dispute forces them to cross picket lines on ...

Dec 15, 2019

Babe Ruth's 500th homer bat sells for more than $1 million

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. - Babe Ruth has hit another one out of the ballpark. The bat used by the legendary baseball player to hit his 500th home run was auctioned on Saturday for more than $1 million. S...

Dec 15, 2019

How US-China trade deal achieved a little but left out a lot

WASHINGTON - The limited trade deal that the Trump administration and Beijing announced Friday means Americans will avoid a holiday tax increase on imported toys, clothing and smartphones. U.S. farmer...

Dec 15, 2019

1 shot dead at plant near Atlanta; suspect caught in Alabama

CONYERS, Ga. - A contract worker was arrested at an Alabama bus station Friday, hours after officials say he shot and killed a fellow worker in a suburban Atlanta factory. Rockdale County Sheriff Eric...

Dec 15, 2019

Impeachment charges head to House; Trump cries anew: 'Hoax'

WASHINGTON - Democrats propelled President Donald Trump's impeachment toward a historic vote by the full U.S. House as the Judiciary Committee on Friday approved charges of abuse of power and obstruct...

Dec 15, 2019

Taylor Swift calls out Scooter Braun during Billboard speech

LOS ANGELES - Taylor Swift used the Billboard Women in Music stage to address a series of issues including her ongoing beef with Scooter Braun. Swift was awarded the first-ever woman of the decade hon...

Dec 15, 2019

Oscar winner Colin Firth and wife split after 22 years

LONDON - Oscar-winning British actor Colin Firth has split from his Italian film producer wife Livia Giuggioli after 22 years of marriage. Their publicists said in a statement that the couple "maintai...

Dec 15, 2019

LSU QB Joe Burrow wins Heisman Trophy in landslide vote

NEW YORK - Born into a family of Cornhuskers and raised in the Buckeye state, Joe Burrow left his roots behind and became a Heisman Trophy winner at LSU. The quarterback won the Heisman on Saturday ni...

Dec 14, 2019

Saudi gunman tweeted against US before naval base shooting

PENSACOLA, Fla. - The Saudi gunman who killed three people at the Pensacola naval base had apparently gone on Twitter shortly before the shooting to blast U.S. support of Israel and accuse America of ...

Dec 14, 2019