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Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
LOS ANGELES - Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Sat...
Jan 23, 2021
Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8
WASHINGTON - Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump over the Capitol riot will begin the week of Feb. 8, the first time a former president will face such charges after leav...
Jan 23, 2021
UK doctors seek review of 12-week gap between vaccine doses
LONDON - A major British doctors' group is says the U.K. government should "urgently review" it's decision to give people a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine up to 12 weeks after ...
Jan 23, 2021
Russia arrests 350 protesters demanding Navalny's release
MOSCOW - Russian police on Saturday arrested hundreds of protesters who took to the streets in temperatures as low as minus-50 C (minus-58 F) to demand the release of Alexei Navalny, the country's top...
Jan 23, 2021
Asia Today: Sri Lanka minister who drank potion is positive
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's health minister, who has faced criticism for consuming and endorsing a herbal syrup made by a sorcerer, has tested positive for COVID-19. A Health Ministry official on...
Jan 23, 2021
China law empowers coast guard to use force amid disputes
BEIJING - China has authorized its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels and destroy structures on features it claims, potentially raising the possibility of clashes with regional maritime rivals. Th...
Jan 23, 2021
More heads roll at US-funded international broadcasters
WASHINGTON - The heads of three federally funded international broadcasters were abruptly fired late Friday as the Biden administration completed a house-cleaning of Donald Trump-appointees at the U.S...
Jan 23, 2021
Biden's early approach to virus: Underpromise, overdeliver
WASHINGTON - It's a proven political strategy: Underpromise and overdeliver. President Joe Biden, in his first three days in office, has painted a bleak picture of the country's immediate future, warn...
Jan 23, 2021
For 1st Black Pentagon chief, racism challenge is personal
WASHINGTON - Newly confirmed Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will have to contend not only with a world of security threats and a massive military bureaucracy, but also with a challenge that hits close...
Jan 23, 2021
Non-essential travel ban would violate Constitution but courts might allow it: expert
MONTREAL - Fear that Quebecers will catch a new variant of COVID-19 on vacation is what's driving demands by the Quebec premier for Ottawa to ban non-essential flights to the country. Premier Francois...
Jan 23, 2021
