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Taylor expected to be first to testify in public hearings
Nov 07, 2019 08:05 AM EDT
Democrats announced they will launch public impeachment hearings next week, intending to bring to life weeks of closed-door testimony and lay out a convincing narrative of presidential misconduct by Donald Trump ...
Mexico farm town prepares funerals after 9 Americans slain
Nov 07, 2019 08:05 AM EDT
Under a strong security presence, this remote farming community prepared to hold the first funerals Thursday for some of the nine American women and children killed by drug cartel gunmen ...
Carr, Garoppolo excel in prove-it years while some struggle
Nov 07, 2019 08:05 AM EDT
Derek Carr has silenced the questions of his long-term viability as the starting quarterback for the Raiders by looking once again like the quarterback who was one of the top young passers in the league back in 2016 ...
South Korea deports North Koreans who fled after killing 16
Nov 07, 2019 08:05 AM EDT
South Korea deported two North Koreans on Thursday after finding they had killed 16 fellow fishermen on a boat and fled to South Korea across the sea border over the weekend ...
Air Force senior relishes dad in stands after prison release
Nov 07, 2019 08:05 AM EDT
Like many fathers and sons, the Birdows tossed the football around the yard ...
Women keep up wins in Trump-era political surge
Nov 07, 2019 08:05 AM EDT
In its 400-year history, Virginia's House of Delegates has never been led by a woman ...
Location, location: Why Ukraine leader aimed for Oval Office
Nov 07, 2019 08:05 AM EDT
The room features a couple of couches, an extremely old desk and a pair of classic wing chairs by the fireplace. But the location conveys power and instantly elevates the stature of any guest ...
Biggest tropical wetlands ravaged by fires in Brazil
Nov 07, 2019 08:05 AM EDT
Fires in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands have ripped through the biodiverse region, consuming an area the size of London in just the past 10 days ...
Third-party bid? Gabbard's denials don't ease Democrats' fears
Nov 07, 2019 08:05 AM EDT
Tulsi Gabbard keeps making her fellow Democrats nervous ...
Ginsburg, in book, questions confidential #MeToo agreements
Nov 07, 2019 08:05 AM EDT
A new book on Ruth Bader Ginsburg explores the Supreme Court justice's thoughts on the #MeToo movement and her hope that non-disclosure agreements ...
Paula Abdul, David Parks lauded for their LGBTQ advocacy
Nov 07, 2019 07:00 AM EDT
Entertainment icon Paula Abdul remembers the helpless feeling as some of her closest friends died from the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s. She also recalls how some of her backup dancers were too afraid to talk about it ...
Following tense meeting, Las Vegas council approves homeless ordinance
Nov 07, 2019 05:30 AM EDT
The goal of the ordinance is to connect the thousands of homeless people who reside in Las Vegas to services in order to get them off the streets ...
Netflix serves up 'Green Eggs and Ham' with all-star cast
Nov 07, 2019 02:25 AM EDT
When screenwriter Jared Stern was approached about developing Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham" as an animated series, he sought advice from one important woman and the consent of another ...
Democrats expand edge in California as 2020 looms
Nov 07, 2019 02:20 AM EDT
With the 2020 elections approaching, California voter registration figures released Wednesday tell a familiar story: Democrats are expanding their ranks ...
Man found dead during welfare check was victim of homicide, coroner says
Nov 07, 2019 01:50 AM EDT
A 33-year-old man found dead during a Tuesday morning welfare check in a Las Vegas apartment died after someone shot him in the head ...
Deadly ambush shows Mexico lost control of area
Nov 07, 2019 12:27 AM EDT
When drug cartel gunmen opened fire on American women and children in northern Mexico, the Mexican Army, the National Guard and Sonora state ...
A digital James Dean is cast in new film, sparking an outcry
Nov 07, 2019 12:17 AM EDT
James Dean hasn't been alive in 64 years, but the "Rebel Without a Cause" actor has been cast in a new film about the Vietnam War. The filmmakers behind the independent film "Finding Jack" said Wednesday that a computer-generated Dean will play a co-starring role in the upcoming production. The digital Dean is ...
Prosecutors charge man with hate crime in acid attack
Nov 07, 2019 12:04 AM EDT
A 61-year-old white Milwaukee man accused of throwing
State Dept. undersecretary testifies in impeachment inquiry
Nov 06, 2019 11:17 PM EDT
The State Department's third-ranking official testified Wednesday for more than six hours in the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry as they ...
U.S.: Saudis recruited Twitter workers to spy on users
Nov 06, 2019 11:10 PM EDT
The Saudi government recruited two Twitter employees to get personal account information of their ...