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Comedian says Roger Stone pressed him to lie about contacts

WASHINGTON - A comedian and former talk show host is telling jurors in the Roger Stone trial that the political operative pressured him into backing up lies he told Congress. Randy Credico says Stone ...

Nov 08, 2019

UN court says it has jurisdiction in Ukraine-Russia case

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The United Nations' highest court ruled Friday that it has jurisdiction in a case brought by Ukraine that alleges Russia breached treaties on terrorist financing and racial di...

Nov 08, 2019

Rapper accused of choking, biting woman in Atlanta

ATLANTA - A rapper is accused of choking and biting his girlfriend while in Atlanta. News outlets report Osiris Williams, also known as YK Osiris, was arrested Monday on a felony charge of aggravated ...

Nov 08, 2019

Deadly ambush shows Mexico lost control of area

COLONIA LEBARON, Mexico - When drug cartel gunmen opened fire on American women and children in northern Mexico, the Mexican Army, the National Guard and Sonora state police were not there to protect ...

Nov 08, 2019

US productivity falls for first time in nearly 4 years

WASHINGTON - American workers were less efficient in the July-September quarter, pushing down productivity for the first time since late 2015. With economic growth slowing, in part because the stimulu...

Nov 08, 2019

A$AP Rocky returns to Sweden months after assault conviction

STOCKHOLM - A$AP Rocky will perform in Sweden several months after he was convicted of assault in a street brawl. Concert promoter Live Nation says the rapper will return to Stockholm "after tremendou...

Nov 08, 2019

UK police identify truck victims; 10 teenagers among 39 dead

LONDON - UK police say 10 teenagers are among the 39 people found dead in a truck container in southeastern England. Police released the list of victims Friday. The authorities have been working with ...

Nov 08, 2019

Attacker stabs 8 at popular Jordanian tourist site

AMMAN, Jordan - A young man from a Palestinian refugee camp on Wednesday stabbed eight people, including four foreign tourists and their tour guide, at a popular archaeological site in northern Jordan...

Nov 08, 2019

Erdogan: Turkey captured slain IS leader al-Baghdadi's wife

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey has captured a wife of the slain leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. Erdogan made the announcement w...

Nov 08, 2019

Iran 5.9 magnitude earthquake kills at least 5, injures 300

TEHRAN, Iran - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck northwestern Iran early Friday, killing at least five people and injuring over 300 others, officials said. The temblor struck Tark county in Iran's Eas...

Nov 08, 2019