Trump impeached on charges of abuse of power, obstruction
Dec 19, 2019
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution’s ultimate…
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House starts historic session to impeach Trump; GOP stalls
Dec 18, 2019
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House gaveled in for a historic session Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump on charges that he abused his power and obstructed Congress,…
75 years on, Battle of the Bulge memories bond people
Dec 16, 2019
By RAF CASERT THIMISTER-CLERMONT, Belgium (AP) — As a schoolboy three quarters of a century ago, Marcel Schmetz would regularly see open trucks rumble past to a makeshift American cemetery — filled with bodies, some…
Vaping illness death count surpasses 50 in US
Dec 13, 2019
By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — The death toll in the vaping illness outbreak has topped 50, U.S. health officials said Thursday. The 52 deaths in 26 states are among the 2,409 hospitalized cases…
US long-term mortgage rates rise; 30-year loan at 3.73%
Dec 12, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose this week. Still, rates remain at historically low levels as a lure to prospective homebuyers. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate…
Thunberg ‘a bit surprised’ to be Time ‘Person of the Year’
Dec 11, 2019
By FRANK JORDANS MADRID (AP) — Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said she was surprised and honored Wednesday to learn she had been named Time’s youngest “Person of the Year,” saying the accolade deserved to…
‘We must act;’ Democrats unveil Trump impeachment charges
Dec 10, 2019
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment Tuesday against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — pushing toward historic votes…
Saudi gunman tweeted against US before naval base shooting
Dec 09, 2019
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and MIKE BALSAMO PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The Saudi gunman who killed three people at the Pensacola naval base had apparently gone on Twitter shortly before the shooting to blast U.S. support…
‘Devastated’: 3 crew killed in Black Hawk crash in Minnesota
Dec 06, 2019
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Three soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard were killed Thursday when the Black Hawk helicopter they were riding in for a routine maintenance test flight crashed in a farm field…
Surprising 1st results from NASA’s sun-skimming spacecraft
Dec 05, 2019
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s sun-skimming spacecraft, the Parker Solar Probe, is surprising scientists with its unprecedented close views of our star. Scientists released the first results from the mission Wednesday.…