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Rescuers comb Indonesia earthquake rubble for second day
MEUREUDU, Indonesia - Rescue workers, soldiers and police combed through the rubble of a devastated town in Indonesia’s Aceh province Thursday, resuming a search for earthquake survivors that wa...
Dec 06, 2016
House turns aside effort to impeach IRS commissioner
WASHINGTON - The House turned aside an eleventh-hour drive Tuesday by hard-right conservatives to impeach the IRS commissioner, with most Republicans concluding the effort could hurt Congress’ h...
Dec 06, 2016
Australian economy contracts 0.5 per cent in September
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia’s economy contracted in the September quarter for the first time since early 2011, the government said Wednesday, as the economy adjusts to weaker Chinese demand ...
Dec 06, 2016
Pence claims mandate for incoming Trump administration
WASHINGTON - Vice-President-elect Mike Pence claimed a governing mandate for the incoming White House, calling on Republican activists to help the Trump administration pass an ambitiously conservative...
Dec 06, 2016
Trump DC hotel attracting foreign envoys and controversy
NEW YORK - Donald Trump’s new luxury hotel in Washington, D.C., has been attracting foreign envoys, special interest groups - and a bit of controversy. One of the latest groups to book the hotel...
Dec 06, 2016
Audit points to causes of New Mexico's rape kit backlog
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Millions of dollars are being poured into addressing New Mexico’s backlog of more than 5,000 untested evidence kits from rapes and other sexual assaults. But state auditors a...
Dec 06, 2016
Green River Killer victim may have spent time in Canada
SEATTLE - Authorities hope a facial reconstruction of a girl who was slain by a Seattle-area serial killer will help identify the victim, who tests show may have spent time in several Canadian provinc...
Dec 06, 2016
Snow storm forces schedule changes at 2016 Viessmann Luge World Cup
WHISTLER, B.C. - Nasty weather has forced the upcoming 2016 Viessmann Luge World Cup event being held in Whistler, B.C., to change its schedule. A heavy snowstorm rolling through the Canadian prairies...
Dec 06, 2016
Venezuela opposition skips planned meeting with government
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela’s opposition walked away from a meeting with the government Tuesday, endangering ongoing talks aimed at diffusing the country’s political crisis. Opposition ...
Dec 06, 2016
Raging Oakland warehouse fire trapped victims in smoke
OAKLAND, Calif. - The fire that killed 36 people during a party at an Oakland warehouse started on the ground floor and quickly raged, with smoke billowing into the second level and trapping victims w...
Dec 06, 2016