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Thu, October 17, 2019 | 22:30

Alabama governor signs near-total abortion ban into law

Alabama's Republican governor signed the most stringent abortion legislation in the nation Wednesday, making performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases. ``To the bill's many supporters, this legislation stands as a powerful testament to Alabamians' deeply held belief that every life is precious and that every life is a sacred gift from God,'' Gov. Kay Ivey said in a ...

2019-05-16 09:58

Spears appears in cleared court to speak on her legal status

After hearing Britney Spears and her parents speak in a rare and secretive joint court appearance Friday, a judge ordered an expert evaluation of the conservatorship that for 11 years has put the life of the 37-year-old singer under the control of her father.

2019-05-11 18:10

Trump orders tariff hike on remaining Chinese imports

President Donald Trump cranked up the heat Friday in the U.S.' trade battle with China, ordering a tariff hike on almost all remaining imports from the world's second-largest economy. Beijing, however, responded calmly, saying talks would continue to resolve the feud.

2019-05-11 15:11

Burned before, US pushes for way to enforce China trade deal

In trying to hammer out a trade agreement with China, the Trump administration may be drawing inspiration from classic rock, specifically The Who's anthem ``Won't Get Fooled Again.'' Fed up with China for breaking past promises, the administration is insisting on provisions designed to force the Chinese to live up to any commitments they make in trade talks that entered an 11...

2019-05-10 10:47

US plans to hike tariffs Friday, saying China broke promises

Accusing Beijing of ``reneging'' on commitments it made in earlier talks, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Monday that the Trump administration will increase its tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods early Friday, a sharp escalation in a yearlong trade dispute. At the same time, a Chinese trade delegation is expected to arrive in Washington to resume negoti...

2019-05-07 09:43

Seoul shares sharply down on geopolitical tensions, US-China trade dispute

Clashes rock Venezuela as Guaido urges opposition uprising

Opposition leader Juan Guaido took a bold step to revive his movement to seize power in Venezuela, taking to the streets Tuesday to call for a military uprising that drew quick support from the Trump administration and fierce resistance from forces loyal to embattled socialist Nicolas Maduro.

2019-05-01 10:56

Biden entry triggers new, uglier phase of Democratic primary

As she campaigned through Iowa this week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts didn't hesitate to jab at the newest contender in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary: Joe Biden.

2019-04-27 12:32

Biden decides on 2020 after Trump Charlottesville comments

Declaring the ``soul of this nation'' at stake, former Vice President Joe Biden pushed into the crowded 2020 presidential contest Thursday and quickly sparked a fierce debate over the direction of the modern-day Democratic Party. Ignoring the political noise in his own party, Biden aimed directly at Donald Trump in an announcement video seizing on the Republican president's r...

2019-04-26 16:34

WikiLeaks' Assange hauled from embassy, faces US charge

British police on Thursday hauled a bearded and shouting Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy where he was holed up for nearly seven years, and the U.S. charged the WikiLeaks founder with conspiring with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to get their hands on government secrets. Police arrested Assange after the South American nation revoked the political...

2019-04-12 15:44

Hemingway's legacy shrined at new Havana center [PHOTOS]

U.S. donors and Cuban builders have completed one of the longest-running joint projects between the two countries at a low point in bilateral relations.

2019-04-01 11:33

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