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Prince Andrew's daughter Princess Beatrice to marry in May
LONDON - Britain is set for another royal wedding. Buckingham Palace announced Friday that Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Princess Beatrice will marry in London on May 29. The palace says 31-year-...
Feb 07, 2020

'Pitch Perfect' star Ben Platt picking up honour at Harvard
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Ben Platt's latest accolades are pitch perfect. The award-winning actor and musician is being honoured by Harvard University's famed Hasty Pudding Theatricals as its 2020 Man of the...
Feb 07, 2020

Pelosi shreds Trump's speech. Right there on the podium.
WASHINGTON - And then she tore up the speech. No sooner had President Donald Trump finished his State of the Union address than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped the paper it was printed on in two. Ri...
Feb 07, 2020

Unknowns of the new virus make global quarantines a struggle
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Health authorities are scrambling to halt the spread of a new virus that has killed hundreds in China, restricting visitors from the country and confining thousands on crui...
Feb 07, 2020

Not guilty: Senate acquits Trump of impeachment charges
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the country, tested ci...
Feb 07, 2020

Canadian-American couple going 'stir-crazy' on quarantined cruise ship off Japan
A Canadian-American couple on-board a cruise ship that has been quarantined off the coast of Japan say they're "a little stir-crazy" from being confined to their room. A two-week&n...
Feb 07, 2020

Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team; 38 dead overall
ANKARA, Turkey - An avalanche slammed into a mountain road in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, wiping out a huge team of rescue workers sent to find people missing in an earlier avalanche. Officials said ...
Feb 07, 2020

Former congressman Walsh ends 2020 GOP bid against Trump
WASHINGTON - Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh ended his Republican primary challenge to President Donald Trump on Friday, abandoning an effort that faced long odds and financial struggles from th...
Feb 07, 2020

US employers add a strong 225K jobs; unemployment up to 3.6%
WASHINGTON - Hiring jumped at the beginning of the year as U.S. employers added 225,000 jobs, bolstering an economy that faces threats from China's viral outbreak, an ongoing trade war and struggles a...
Feb 07, 2020

Trump's acquittal confronts Dems with election year choices
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's impeachment ended with a reminder of why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi resisted the idea for so long - an acquittal everyone saw coming, followed by a bombastic presidential v...
Feb 07, 2020