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It's a boy for 1st Japan Cabinet member on paternity leave
TOKYO - Japan's environment minister became father to a boy and is going ahead with his planned paternity leave - still a rarity in Japan where men are under pressure to put work before family. Shinji...
Jan 17, 2020

Virtanen’s second-period goal helps lift the Canucks past the Coyotes 3-1
VANCOUER, B.C. - Jake Virtanen scored midway through the second period to reach a career-high 26 points in a season as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Arizona Coyotes 3-1 Thursday night. Bo Ho...
Jan 17, 2020

AP Explains: Fight for Venezuela's National Assembly deepens
CARACAS, Venezuela - With two men claiming the presidency for nearly a year, Venezuela's political landscape has been messy for a while now. But it is set to become flat out chaotic, with confusion ov...
Jan 16, 2020

Treason trial begins of Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The trial of a top Cambodian opposition leader charged with treason began Wednesday, more than two years after he was arrested in what is widely seen as a politically motivated ...
Jan 16, 2020

The Crossing: What to watch as impeachment heads to Senate
WASHINGTON - The articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump don't move to the Senate by themselves. They are escorted by specific political stars along a tightly choreographed path from th...
Jan 16, 2020

House leaders march Trump impeachment articles to the Senate
WASHINGTON - In a dramatic procession across the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats carried the formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate late Wednesday, setting the stage...
Jan 16, 2020

Andrew Yang's wife details alleged sexual assault by doctor
WASHINGTON - The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang says she was sexually assaulted by a doctor (an OB-GYN) while she was pregnant with the couple's first child. Evelyn Yang said in...
Jan 16, 2020

Steyer, buoyed by polling, makes campaign swing in Nevada
LAS VEGAS - Driving on any freeway in Las Vegas, you're likely to see Tom Steyer's face. Turn on the radio, you might hear his voice. Turn on the television, you'll probably run across his campaign ad...
Jan 16, 2020

Warren-Sanders clash was inevitable as voting gets closer
WASHINGTON - As long as they are rivals, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders couldn't stay friends forever. The White House hopefuls and longtime allies have spent the past year throwing red meat to t...
Jan 16, 2020

Mara the elephant to leave Argentina for Brazil sanctuary
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Mara listens to her trainer say "up, down, blow," obediently raising her trunk so a saline solution can be introduced, then lowering it and expelling the liquid into a bag fo...
Jan 16, 2020