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As Hong Kong descends into chaos, China mulls its options

BEIJING - A sharp escalation of violence in Hong Kong is once again raising the question of how China's central government will respond: Will it intervene, or allow the chaos to persist? The Liaison O...

Nov 14, 2019

Colombia adoptees find family decades after volcano tragedy

BOGOTA - Jenifer de la Rosa was just a week old when Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz volcano exploded, unleashing a wall of mud that buried an entire town and left 25,000 dead. In the aftermath of the 1985...

Nov 14, 2019

Wall Street feuds with Warren, much to her apparent delight

NEW YORK - Senator Elizabeth Warren's fight with Wall Street escalated when billionaire investor Leon Cooperman called the presidential candidate's proposal to put a new tax on the nation's wealthiest...

Nov 14, 2019

Australia’s highest court will hear Cardinal Pell’s appeal

CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear an appeal from the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, giving Cardinal George Pell his last c...

Nov 14, 2019

Mo’Nique sues Netflix for discrimination in show offer

LOS ANGELES - Mo'Nique sued Netflix on Thursday for race and sex discrimination in its offer for a proposed comedy special, accusing the streaming service of giving her a lowball offer that was part o...

Nov 14, 2019

Trump wants Supreme Court to block subpoena for his taxes

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block a subpoena for his tax returns, in a test of the president's ability to defy investigations. The filing Thursday sets the stage...

Nov 14, 2019

Palin says she learned of divorce plans from attorney

JUNEAU, Alaska - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told a Christian broadcaster she learned her husband was seeking a divorce in an email from his attorney. The revelation came in an interview released T...

Nov 14, 2019

Correction: SAG Awards-Robert De Niro story

LOS ANGELES - In a story Nov. 12 about Robert De Niro being named the recipient of the life achievement honour at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Associated Press reported erroneously the ful...

Nov 14, 2019

Trump Jr.’s book is a No. 1 bestseller, but with an edge

NEW YORK - Donald Trump Jr.'s "Triggered" is a No. 1 New York Times bestseller, although not without an edge. "Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us" came out last week and t...

Nov 14, 2019

No. 1 milk company declares bankruptcy amid drop in demand

Got milk? Increasingly, Americans don't, and that led the nation's biggest milk producer to file for bankruptcy Tuesday. Dean Foods blamed a decadeslong drop in milk consumption that has seen people t...

Nov 14, 2019