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Leaders of Russia, Ukraine to meet to discuss conflict

PARIS - The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France will meet in Paris on Dec. 9 to try to seek a settlement for the five-year conflict in eastern Ukraine that has killed 13,000 people. French ...

Nov 15, 2019

US retail sales rose a modest 0.3% in October

WASHINGTON - Americans stepped up their shopping last month, spending more online and buying more cars, evidence that consumers can still drive the economy's growth. Still, the details of the report w...

Nov 15, 2019

N. Scott Momaday remembers 1969 Pulitzer, promises memoir

SANTA FE, N.M. - Kiowa writer N. Scott Momaday, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for his groundbreaking novel "House Made of Dawn," said he's not done writing and vows to finish his long-anticipated m...

Nov 15, 2019

Swift questions AMAs performance over fight with music group

LOS ANGELES - Taylor Swift said Thursday that she may not perform at the American Music Awards and may have to put other projects including a forthcoming Netflix documentary on hold because the men wh...

Nov 15, 2019

At least 12 killed in Slovakia bus crash including children

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - A bus collided with a truck in Slovakia on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 17 more, officials said. Online news site tvnoviny.sk reported that the bu...

Nov 15, 2019

Fed’s Powell sees steady growth, signals pause in rate cuts

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Fed is likely to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate unchanged in the coming months, unless the economy shows signs ...

Nov 15, 2019

Trump to stress defence spending by US allies at NATO summit

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump plans to attend a meeting of NATO leaders next month in London, where he will try to convince U.S. allies that they should increase defence spending. Trump has long...

Nov 15, 2019

Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded

VENICE, Italy - The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as officials calculated hundreds of millions of e...

Nov 15, 2019

Rough transcript of first Trump-Zelenskiy call released

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump released the summary transcript of an April congratulatory call with Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday. It is the latest salvo in the White Ho...

Nov 15, 2019

'Sad day' or 'scam'? What to watch at impeachment hearing

WASHINGTON - A "solemn day" or a "show trial"? Americans and the world can decide for themselves as House Democrats let the public in to the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. Hou...

Nov 15, 2019