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Cold War drama caught on video as N. Korean soldier escapes

SEOUL, South Korea – It’s 3:11 p.m. on a cold, gray day on the North Korean side of the most heavily armed border in the world, and a lone soldier is racing toward freedom. His da...

DATE: Nov 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump SoHo to shed ‘Trump’ amid reports of sagging business

NEW YORK – The Trump SoHo hotel is dropping the name it shares with the U.S. president. The Trump Organization said Wednesday that it is ending its licensing deal with the New Yor...

DATE: Nov 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Democrats face hot-potato politics of sexual predation, too

WASHINGTON – Democrats have been quick to support the “me too” chorus of women – and some men – who have stepped up to allege sexual misconduct and name names. But now “me too” stains the De...

DATE: Nov 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Olympic gymnastics ex-doctor pleads guilty to sex charges

LANSING, Mich. – A former sports doctor accused of molesting at least 125 girls and young women while he worked for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University pleaded guilty Wednesday to m...

DATE: Nov 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Uber reveals cover-up of hack affecting 57M riders, drivers

SAN FRANCISCO – Uber is coming clean about its cover-up of a year-old hacking attack that stole personal information about more than 57 million of the beleaguered ride-hailing service’s cust...

DATE: Nov 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Climate activist convicted after pipeline protest in Montana

FORT BENTON, Mont. – An activist who was trying to call attention to climate change was found guilty of criminal charges on Wednesday for closing a valve last year on a pipeline carrying cru...

DATE: Nov 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New Mexico Legislature seeks anti-harassment training

SANTA FE – New Mexico legislative leaders have begun a review of workplace sexual harassment guidelines and preventative training, as decade-old accusations roil a state senator’s campaign f...

DATE: Nov 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Woman raises more than $60K for homeless man who helped her

PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey woman who was helped by a homeless man after she ran out of gas on an interstate in Philadelphia has raised more than $60,000 for the good Samaritan. K...

DATE: Nov 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

After ditching Paris, Trump has another international climate decision to make

While it’s not the Paris climate agreement, hopes are rising that the Trump administration will not walk away from another international climate accord, one designed to limit emissions of su...

DATE: Nov 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Airline defendants to pay $95 million in Sept. 11 settlement

NEW YORK – Insurers for American Airlines, United Airlines and other aviation defendants have agreed to pay $95 million to settle claims that security lapses led planes to be hijacked in the...

DATE: Nov 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Education Department considers narrowing civil rights work

WASHINGTON – The Education Department wants to narrow the scope of civil rights investigations at schools, focusing on individual complaints rather than systemic problems, according to a doc...

DATE: Nov 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pro-Roy Moore group fundraises off Trump’s near endorsement

WASHINGTON – A political action committee supporting Senate candidate Roy Moore is fundraising off President Donald Trump’s near-endorsement of the Alabama Republican, who is facing new alle...

DATE: Nov 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World