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Venezuela high court, top prosecutor in political showdown

CARACAS, Venezuela – A conflict between President Nicolas Maduro’s government and his increasingly defiant chief prosecutor was coming to a head Tuesday as Luisa Ortega Diaz announced she wa...

Iraqi PM reaches out to Mosul civilians as battle nears end

MOSUL, Iraq – Iraqi forces continued their steady advance against the Islamic State group’s last stronghold in Mosul on Tuesday as the country’s prime minister reached out to the city’s civi...

Trudeau: Trump, Brexit mean new chances for Canada, Ireland

LONDON – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that his country and Ireland should seize the opportunity to be open and progressive as their big neighbors, the U.S. and Britain...

North Korea claims it tested first intercontinental missile

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea on Tuesday claimed it successfully test-launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile, a potential game-changing development in what may be the world...

Fourth of July brings mixed feelings for some minorities

ALBUQUERQUE – As many in the United States celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, some minorities have mixed feelings about the revelry of fireworks and parades in an atmosphere of tension on...

In Europe, Trump gets 2nd chance to make 1st impression

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will learn this week whether he gets a second chance to make a first impression as he returns to Europe and has his first encounter with Russia’s Vladimi...

Scientists baffled by strange sea creatures near Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Strange sea creatures that resemble large pink thimbles are showing up on the coast of southeast Alaska for the first time after making their way north along the West C...

DC appeals court orders EPA to move ahead with methane rule

Administrator Pruitt overstepped authority, court rules

Man facing murder charges in road-rage slaying of woman, 18

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man was in custody Sunday for what a prosecutor called the “savage” and “senseless” death of a recent high school graduate shot in the head during a r...

Trump makes push on health bill; repeal-only vote an option

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is making a weekend push to get a Republican Senate bill to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s health care law “across the finish line,” T...

Doctor who shot 7 at NYC hospital had made threats to kill

NEW YORK – It took two years, but Dr. Henry Bello made good on his threats. After he was forced to resign as a family medicine doctor amid sexual harassment allegations, he told c...

Nevada launches sales of legal recreational marijuana

LAS VEGAS – Nevada became the fifth state in the U.S. with stores selling marijuana for recreational purposes, opening a market early Saturday that is eventually expected to outpace any othe...