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Trump's Syria withdrawal announcement draws GOP condemnation

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's sudden decision to pull back U.S. troops from northern Syria drew quick, strong criticism Monday from some of his closest allies in Congress. It was condemned, to...

Oct 07, 2019

First lady calls for end of e-cigarette marketing to youth

ARLINGTON, Va. - Melania Trump is calling on companies to stop marketing e-cigarettes to children, saying they're addictive and dangerous. The first lady - who has a 13-year-old son, Barron - says tee...

Oct 07, 2019

At least 13 dead in migrant boat capsizing off Lampedusa

MILAN - At least 13 people died when an overloaded migrant boat capsized near the island of Lampedusa as they were about to be rescued, the Italian coast guard said Monday. Twenty-two people were resc...

Oct 07, 2019

Suspect held in fatal bludgeoning of sleeping homeless men

NEW YORK - A homeless man wielding a long metal bar rampaged through New York City's Chinatown early Saturday attacking other homeless people who were sleeping, killing four and leaving a fifth with s...

Oct 07, 2019

Judge tosses out Trump challenge to tax return turnover

NEW YORK - A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump's challenge to the release of his tax returns for a New York state criminal probe, saying on Monday that he could not grant such a "categoric...

Oct 07, 2019

Thousands show up for free Kanye West "service" in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY - Thousands of people showed up to an outdoor shopping centre in Utah to see rapper Kanye West perform what he calls a worship service. Saturday's concert was held right before the Chur...

Oct 07, 2019

'Joker' laughs its way to October box office record

LOS ANGELES - The filmmakers and studio behind "Joker" have reason to put on a happy face. Despite concerns over its violent themes and ramped up theatre security, audiences flocked to the multiplex t...

Oct 07, 2019

State Department rattled by impeachment inquiry revelations

WASHINGTON - The State Department has been deeply shaken by the rapidly escalating impeachment inquiry, as revelations that President Donald Trump enlisted diplomats to dig up dirt on a political riva...

Oct 07, 2019

Pompeo: State Dept. will follow law in impeachment inquiry

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday the State Department intends to follow the law in the House impeachment investigation and vigorously defended President Donald Trump, dismissi...

Oct 07, 2019

Security forces kill more than 80 in 5 days of Iraq protests

BAGHDAD - Iraqi protesters pressed on with angry anti-government rallies in the capital and across several provinces for a fifth day Saturday, setting government offices on fire and ignoring appeals f...

Oct 07, 2019