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Police say man jumped over 12-foot wall twice during chase
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Police in Maryland say a burglary suspect jumped over a 12-foot (4-meter) wall twice during a chase before being captured. Montgomery County police said in a press release 56-year...
Oct 28, 2019
Boundary-pushing Dave Chappelle receives Mark Twain award
WASHINGTON - Dave Chappelle has built a career on pushing boundaries and challenging social conventions. But his greatest act of defiance may have come Sunday night at Washington's Kennedy Center for ...
Oct 28, 2019
'Seinfeld' star Alexander, Southside Johnny in NJ fame hall
ASBURY PARK, N.J. - New Jersey rock royalty was onstage Sunday night in the state's musical cradle as rocker Jon Bon Jovi brought soulful crooner Southside Johnny Lyon with him into the New Jersey Hal...
Oct 28, 2019
WH official won't testify in impeachment probe without order
WASHINGTON - A former deputy national security adviser expected to testify in the House impeachment inquiry is signalling that he will not appear Monday as scheduled. Charles Kupperman was supposed to...
Oct 28, 2019
Syrian Kurdish forces say they killed close al-Baghdadi aide
BEIRUT - Syrian Kurdish forces killed the right-hand man and spokesman for the Islamic State group in a joint operation with U.S. troops in northern Syria, just hours after U.S. special forces killed ...
Oct 28, 2019
Islamic State still poses a threat after al-Baghdadi's death
WASHINGTON - Eliminating the Islamic State group's elusive leader gives President Donald Trump a new argument for leaving Syria, but the U.S. military campaign against the extremists is far from finis...
Oct 28, 2019
Trump draws boos when introduced to crowd at World Series
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's low-profile appearance Sunday night at Game 5 of the World Series came at a high-profile moment of his presidency. Yet he still drew loud boos and jeers when intr...
Oct 28, 2019
Lebanese protesters get creative as they block roads
BEIRUT - On a main thoroughfare in Beirut on Monday, Lebanese protesters set up a living room with an area rug, a couch and a refrigerator. On another, they held a morning yoga class. And on a third r...
Oct 28, 2019
Trump draws boos when introduced to crowd at World Series
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's low-profile appearance Sunday night at Game 5 of the World Series came at a high-profile moment of his presidency. Yet he still drew loud boos and jeers when intr...
Oct 28, 2019
'I'm dying': Relatives await answers in smuggling case
DO THANH, Vietnam - One family received a final text from their daughter saying she couldn't breathe and was dying. Another grieving family set up a makeshift altar for their missing daughter who paid...
Oct 28, 2019