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Up to 13 feared dead in volcanic eruption off New Zealand
WHAKATANE, New Zealand - A volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as dozens of tourists were exploring its moon-like surface, killing five peo...
Dec 09, 2019 This aerial photo shows White Island after its volcanic eruption in New Zealand on Dec. 9, 2019. The volcano on a small New Zealand island frequented by tourists erupted Monday, and a number of people were missing and injured after the blast. (George Novak/New Zealand Herald via AP)
World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Russia was slapped Monday with a four-year ban from international sports events, including next summer's Tokyo Olympics, over a longstanding doping scandal, although its athlet...
Dec 09, 2019
Sesame Street puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at age 85
LOS ANGELES - Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on "Sesame Street," died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to ...
Dec 08, 2019
Devastating factory fire kills at least 43 in Indian capital
NEW DELHI - Authorities said an electrical short circuit appeared to cause a fire that killed at least 43 people in a factory in central New Delhi early Sunday, as relatives of the workers who were tr...
Dec 08, 2019
Democrats say Trump impeachment charges must come swiftly
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats moved aggressively to draw up formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Thursday, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying he "leaves us no choice" but...
Dec 06, 2019 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., makes a statement at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. Pelosi announced that the House is moving forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
House will draft Trump impeachment articles, Pelosi says
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House is pressing forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday. ''Our democracy is what is at stake," Pelosi s...
Dec 05, 2019
Impeachment reality: Pelosi asks Democrats: ‘Are you ready?’
WASHINGTON - Speaker Nancy Pelosi posed a simple question to House Democrats behind closed doors Wednesday as the Judiciary Committee considered articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump ...
Dec 04, 2019
In 300 pages, House lays out evidence for Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House released a sweeping impeachment report Tuesday outlining evidence of what it calls President Donald Trump's wrongdoing toward Ukraine, findings that will serve as the found...
Dec 03, 2019 The report from Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is photographed in Washington on Dec. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Trump barrels into NATO summit, clashes with France’s Macron
LONDON - President Donald Trump barrelled into a NATO leaders' meeting on Tuesday aiming insults at French President Emmanuel Macron, slamming '"unpatriotic" Democrats at home for holding an impeachme...
Dec 03, 2019 President Donald Trump meets French President Emmanuel Macron at Winfield House in London on Dec. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Prince Andrew’s accuser asks UK public for support
LONDON - Prince Andrew suffered fresh scrutiny Monday night when the woman who says she was a trafficking victim made to have sex with him when she was 17 asked the British public to support her quest...
Dec 03, 2019
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