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UK’s Johnson claims Brexit mandate as Tories secure majority
LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has won a thumping majority of seats in Britain's Parliament - a decisive outcome to a Brexit-dominated election that should allow Johns...
Dec 13, 2019 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is greeted by staff as he returns to 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace and accepting her invitation to form a new government on Dec. 13, 2019. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
House panel presses toward historic Trump impeachment vote
WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee pressed toward a historic vote Thursday to approve articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Split sharply along party lines, the panel was exp...
Dec 12, 2019
Official: Jersey City attack was ‘fueled’ by anti-Semitism
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - The two killers who stormed a kosher market in Jersey City were driven by hatred of Jews and law enforcement, New Jersey's attorney general said Thursday, adding that the case...
Dec 12, 2019 Workmen replace a window that was broken by gunfire at the Sacred Heart school in Jersey City, N.J., on Dec. 12, 2019. Investigators are looking to pinpoint what prompted a deadly attack on a Jewish market in Jersey City amid fears that it was motivated by anti-Semitism, as the nearby school reopened Thursday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New Zealand planning retrieval of bodies on volcanic island
WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) - A team of eight New Zealand military specialists will land on a small volcanic island early Friday to attempt to retrieve the bodies of eight victims of an eruption that ...
Dec 12, 2019 Relatives of volcano victim Hayden Marshall-Inman visit a flower tribute on the waterfront in Whakatane, New Zealand on Dec. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
UK voters decide who they want to resolve Brexit impasse
LONDON (AP) - U.K. voters were deciding Thursday who they want to resolve the stalemate over Brexit in a parliamentary election seen as one of the most important since the end of World War II. Voting ...
Dec 12, 2019 (The Associated Press)
FAA analysis predicted many more Max crashes without a fix
After the first crash of a Boeing 737 Max last year, federal safety officials estimated that there could be 15 more fatal crashes of the Max over the next few decades if Boeing didn't fix a critical a...
Dec 11, 2019 Family members of people who died in crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX hold photographs of their lost loved ones as FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson testifies during a House Transportation Committee hearing on the Boeing 737 MAX on Dec. 11, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Oink oink, cha-ching: $3 million found in barrels of pork
SHELBY, N.C. - Barrels of raw pork shoulder were riding fat in a tractor trailer pulled over by North Carolina deputies. Approximately $3 million in cash was recovered from the barrels Saturday, the C...
Dec 11, 2019 (The Associated Press)
6 killed in New Jersey gun battle, including police officer
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a furious gun battle Tuesday that filled the streets of Jersey City with the sound of heavy gunfire...
Dec 10, 2019
Dallas Stars fire Jim Montgomery for unprofessional conduct
DALLAS - The Dallas Stars fired second-year coach Jim Montgomery on Tuesday for what the team called unprofessional conduct. General manager Jim Nill said the Stars expect all employees to act with in...
Dec 10, 2019
‘We must act;’ Democrats unveil Trump impeachment charges
WASHINGTON - House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment Tuesday against President Donald Trump - abuse of power and obstruction of Congress - pushing toward historic votes over charges he t...
Dec 10, 2019
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