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More protesters leave Hong Kong campus ahead of weekend poll
HONG KONG (AP) - More than 20 protesters inside a Hong Kong university campus surrendered to police on Thursday as the city's largest pro-Beijing political party urged voters to "kick out the black fo...
Nov 21, 2019 A protester is wheeled on a stretcher by first aid personnel as they leave the Polytechnic University campus in Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. A small group of protesters refused to leave Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the remnants of hundreds who took over the campus for several days. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Trump directed Ukraine quid pro quo, key witness says
WASHINGTON - Ambassador Gordon Sondland declared to impeachment investigators Wednesday that President Donald Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani explicitly sought a "quid pro quo" with Ukraine, levera...
Nov 20, 2019
Amid turmoil, Prince Andrew to step back from royal duties
LONDON - Following days of turmoil that have damaged the British royal family's reputation, Prince Andrew announced Wednesday that he will step back from public duties because of his association with ...
Nov 20, 2019
Republicans assail aide who reported Trump phone call
WASHINGTON - A career Army officer testified Tuesday that President Donald Trump's call with Ukraine was "improper," as Republicans tried to undercut the national security official with pointed exchan...
Nov 19, 2019
Sweden drops Assange rape investigation after 9 years
STOCKHOLM - Sweden on Tuesday dropped its investigation into an alleged rape by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently in prison in Britain, because too much time has elapsed since the acc...
Nov 19, 2019 (The Associated Press)
Police surround last holdouts at Hong Kong university
HONG KONG (AP) - About 100 anti-government protesters remained holed up at a Hong Kong university Tuesday, their choices dwindling along with their food supplies as they braced for the endgame in a po...
Nov 19, 2019 Injured protesters wrapped in blankets, walk through the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. About 100 anti-government protesters remained holed up at the Hong Kong university Tuesday as a police siege of the campus entered its third day. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Closest witnesses kicking off big Trump impeachment week
WASHINGTON - Nine witnesses. Five hearings. Three days. The Trump impeachment inquiry is charging into a crucial week as Americans hear from some of the most important witnesses closest to the White H...
Nov 18, 2019
4 dead, 6 wounded in California football party shooting
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Four people were killed and six more wounded when "unknown suspects" sneaked into a backyard filled with people at a party in central California and fired into the crowd, police ...
Nov 18, 2019 Fresno Police Lt. Bill Dooley speaks to reporters at the scene of a shooting at a backyard party Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in southeast Fresno, Calif. Multiple people were shot and at least four of them were killed Sunday at a party in Fresno when suspects sneaked into the backyard and fired into the crowd, police said. (Larry Valenzuela/The Fresno Bee via AP)
Hong Kong police battle protesters in university siege
HONG KONG (AP) - As night fell in Hong Kong, police tightened a siege Monday at a university campus as hundreds of anti-government protesters trapped inside sought to escape. Protesters advanced on th...
Nov 18, 2019 A fire set by protesters burns at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus in Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. Hong Kong police using tear gas and rubber bullets fought off protesters Monday as they tried to break through a police cordon that is trapping hundreds of them on a university campus. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Roger Stone guilty of witness tampering, lying to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump, was found guilty Friday of witness tampering and lying to Congress about his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails damag...
Nov 15, 2019
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