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Attack on US Embassy in Iraq shows stark choices for Trump
WASHINGTON - The attack on the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad by Iran-supported militiamen Tuesday is a stark demonstration that Iran can still strike at American interests despite President Donald ...
Dec 31, 2019
Mexico says a total of 7 detained in killing of 9 Americans
MEXICO CITY - Prosecutors in Mexico said a total of seven suspects have now been detained in connection with the Nov. 4 slaughter of nine U.S. dual-national women and children. Federal prosecutors sai...
Dec 31, 2019
Roberts: Judges working to promote civics, impartial courts
WASHINGTON - Federal judges are taking up the challenge to educate Americans about how their government works at a time when false information can spread instantaneously on social media, Chief Justice...
Dec 31, 2019
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019
A lauded writer who brought to light stories overshadowed by prejudice. An actress and singer who helped embody the manufactured innocence of the 1950s. A self-made billionaire who rose from a childho...
Dec 31, 2019
Matthews, Nylander lead Maple Leafs to 4-1 win over Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Auston Matthews and William Nylander each had a goal and an assist and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 Tuesday night. Alexander Kerfoot also scored and John Tavar...
Dec 31, 2019
Gilgeous-Alexander ties career high of 32 points in Thunder's win over Raptors
TORONTO - When Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drove to the rim to bank in a floater with 36 seconds to play Sunday night, he didn't just clinch Oklahoma City a victory. In just his second season in the NBA, ...
Dec 31, 2019
Jack Hughes scores in overtime as New Jersey Devils top Ottawa Senators 4-3
OTTAWA - Even though he's just 18, Jack Hughes lived up to his billing as an impact player. Hughes scored in overtime as the New Jersey Devils topped the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Sunday e...
Dec 31, 2019
Congressman John Lewis says cancer is his latest battle
ATLANTA - As a civil rights activist at 25, John Lewis was beaten so badly his skull was fractured and the TV images from an Alabama bridge in the 1960s forced a nation's awakening to racial discrimin...
Dec 31, 2019
Schwartz scores twice, Blues beat Jets for 8th straight win
ST. LOUIS - Jaden Schwartz saw what it took last season for the St. Louis Blues to emerge from the cellar to hoist the Stanley Cup. While Schwartz and the Blues haven't had to deal with the struggles ...
Dec 31, 2019
Lawyers: Robert Durst wrote incriminating 'cadaver' note
LOS ANGELES - Lawyers for New York real estate heir Robert Durst acknowledge that he penned a note tipping off police to the location of the body of a friend he's accused of killing, according to cour...
Dec 31, 2019