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Cummings, powerful congressman leading Trump probe, has died

BALTIMORE - Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper's son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of one of the U.S. House committees leading an impeachment inquiry of Pre...

Oct 19, 2019

UK's Prince William, Kate tour Pakistani cultural hub Lahore

LAHORE, Pakistan - Britain's Prince William and wife Kate toured Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, where they undertook an emotional visit to a cancer hospital previously visited by Willi...

Oct 19, 2019

Farrow books sells across Australia despite legal threat

CANBERRA, Australia - Ronan Farrow's new book is being sold in Australia despite threats of defamation lawsuits that the Pulitzer-winning journalist believes led some Australian retailers to drop the ...

Oct 19, 2019

Boris Johnson gets EU Brexit deal; next hurdle is Parliament

BRUSSELS - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's career of disdain for the European Union was a thing of the past on Thursday as he and the bloc's leaders celebrated their long-sought Brexit deal. He...

Oct 19, 2019

Country artists bring tears, prayers to CMT awards show

NASHVILLE - Country music artists cried together and prayed together at an emotional CMT Artists of the Year awards show that reflected the tight-knit community of artists who supported each other thr...

Oct 18, 2019

LeMahieu, Hicks lift Yanks over Astros, close to 3-2 in ALCS

NEW YORK - DJ LeMahieu drove Justin Verlander's second pitch over the wall, then Aaron Hicks sent the fans at Yankee Stadium into a frenzy with a three-run homer off the foul pole later in the first i...

Oct 18, 2019

South Korean soccer team tells of 'rough' match in Pyongyang

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's national soccer team described their World Cup qualifier against North Korea in Pyongyang as a "rough" match played under strange conditions that may be raise...

Oct 18, 2019

Wright-designed home sold for nearly $1.7M

PHOENIX - An Arizona house that was the last home architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed before his death sold Wednesday for nearly $1.7 million. Out of nearly 20 bids at a public auction for the Norma...

Oct 18, 2019

Dennis Rodman denies slapping guest at Florida party

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Dennis Rodman is pleading not guilty to a misdemeanour charge of slapping a man who was celebrating the former NBA star's birthday at a Florida bar last May. Rodman's attorney Lor...

Oct 18, 2019

Sutter Health, California settle massive antitrust case

SAN FRANCISCO - One of California's largest hospital systems has reached an agreement to settle a massive class-action lawsuit over allegations that it abused its market power and has been overchargin...

Oct 18, 2019