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Dispute over rules erupts on impeachment's first full day
WASHINGTON - A rancorous dispute over rules marked the first full day of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. After nearly 13 hours of debate over Democratic amendments, the rules for the trial...
Jan 23, 2020
Awake? Senators struggle to stay focused on impeachment
WASHINGTON - Adam Schiff was still speaking - about witnesses, documents, future presidents and the impeachment of President Donald Trump. He'd said it all before, but five hours into the Senate trial...
Jan 23, 2020
Williams scores twice, Hurricanes defeat Jets 4-1
RALEIGH, N.C. - Justin Williams couldn't have scripted a better return to the NHL. Williams scored two goals in his second game since signing to return for his 19th season, helping the Carolina Hurric...
Jan 23, 2020
Chinese city stops outbound flights, trains to fight virus
BEIJING - A Chinese city of more than 11 million people planned to shut down outbound flights and trains Thursday as the world's most populous country battled the spread of a new virus that has sicken...
Jan 23, 2020
Mexican guardsmen break up migrant caravan along highway
FRONTERA HIDALGO, Mexico - Eight hundred Central American migrants were rounded up and hauled onto buses by Mexican national guardsmen and immigration agents after crossing into the country early Thur...
Jan 23, 2020
North Korea names army figure as new foreign minister
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea has named as its new foreign minster a former senior army officer with little experience in dealings with the United States, in a possible indication it will ta...
Jan 23, 2020
'Sopranos' actress says Weinstein raped her in the mid-1990s
NEW YORK - "Sopranos" actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand Thursday, testifying that the former Hollywood studio boss overpowered and raped her and made other c...
Jan 23, 2020
Family receives remains of 6 killed in El Salvador massacre
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - El Salvador's forensic institute on Thursday turned over to family members the remains of six of the more than 200 rural residents killed by soldiers in August 1982 El Cala...
Jan 23, 2020
Prosecutor: DNA match leads to Florida 'pillowcase rapist'
MIAMI - Prosecutors announced Thursday that a sophisticated DNA match has led to the cold case arrest of a Florida man believed to be the "pillowcase rapist" who terrorized greater Miami with a series...
Jan 23, 2020
Ex-pharmaceutical exec gets 5 1/2 years for pushing opioid
BOSTON - The founder of an Arizona pharmaceutical company was ordered to spend 5 1/2 years in prison Thursday for orchestrating a bribery and kickback scheme prosecutors said helped fuel the opioid cr...
Jan 23, 2020