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Ex-White House lawyer won't testify after Trump direction

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump directed his former White House Counsel Donald McGahn to defy a congressional subpoena Monday, citing a Justice Department legal opinion that maintains McGahn would...

May 22, 2019

AP Source: FIFA to stick with 32 teams for 2022 World Cup

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be played with 32 teams after FIFA scrapped a proposal to expand the tournament to 48 nations due to the political and logistical complexities of using another Persian...

May 22, 2019

Michael Avenatti charged with defrauding Stormy Daniels

NEW YORK - Michael Avenatti, the attorney who rocketed to fame through his representation of porn star Stormy Daniels in her battles with President Donald Trump, was charged Wednesday with ripping her...

May 22, 2019

Jury: Vermont man guilty of murder in wrong-way crash

BURLINGTON, Vt. - A jury found a Vermont man guilty of murder charges in the deaths of five teenagers Wednesday caused when he drove the wrong way on an interstate highway. The jury returned the verdi...

May 22, 2019

Mystery of racist photo in governor's yearbook left unsolved

NORFOLK, Va. - The mystery of whether Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was in the racist yearbook photo that nearly destroyed his career remains unsolved. A months-long investigation ordered up by Eastern ...

May 22, 2019

Iowa governor blocks bill aimed at stopping anti-Trump suits

DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed a measure Wednesday intended to stop the state's Democratic attorney general from filing or joining lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump's polic...

May 22, 2019

Donald Trump Jr. has book out later this year

NEW YORK - Donald Trump Jr. has a book coming out later this year featuring his "views and perspectives" on the political scene and his father's presidency. Centre Street, an imprint of Hachette Book ...

May 22, 2019

5th migrant child dies after detention by US border agents

HOUSTON - A 16-year-old Guatemala migrant who died Monday in U.S. custody had been held by immigration authorities for six days - twice as long as federal law generally permits - then transferred him ...

May 22, 2019

1990s drama 'Party of Five' reboot involves deported parents

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A reboot of the 1990s teen drama "Party of Five" will centre on a Mexican American family whose parents are deported to Mexico. Disney announced this month the retooled show will a...

May 22, 2019

Ford is cutting 7,000 white-collar jobs

DETROIT - Ford is cutting about 7,000 white-collar jobs, which would make up 10 per cent of its global workforce. The company has said it was undertaking a major restructuring, and on Monday said...

May 22, 2019