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Crowded Senate battle in Georgia likely won’t end until 2021

By RUSS BYNUM and BEN NADLER | February 1, 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — Less than a month after being sworn in as Georgia's new U.S. senator, Republican Kelly Loeffler faces a 2020 election battle that's already shaping up to be so contentious that odds are it won't be over until 2021.Loeffler, a wealthy...

Shaquille O’Neal on Kobe Bryant: ‘We love you, brother’

By MESFIN FEKADU | February 1, 2020

MIAMI (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal paid tribute to his friend and former teammate, Kobe Bryant, with one of their shared favorite hobbies: music.O’Neal, who moonlights as DJ Diesel, brought his carnival-themed event “Shaq’s Fun House” to Miami...

Wildfires threaten Australian capital and southeast towns

By ROD McGUIRK | February 1, 2020

CANBERRA, Austrralia (AP) — Wildfires burned out of control near Australia’s national capital, Canberra, and across surrounding New South Wales state on Saturday, with endangered residents warned to prepare to evacuate.The capital region declared...

The EU’s new center point after Brexit: A field in Bavaria

By CHRISTOPH NOELTING | February 1, 2020

GADHEIM, Germany (AP) — Now that the European Union includes one less country, its geographical center has shifted to the southeast — landing in a nondescript field in Bavaria.Gadheim, a village of 80 people near the German city of Wuerzburg, was...

Lakers return after Bryant’s death, lose 127-119 to Blazers

By GREG BEACHAM | February 1, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant's resonant voice echoed through the darkened Staples Center while images from his life and career flickered on the scoreboard above.LeBron James' heartfelt pregame speech honoring his friend then left Lakers fans and players...

Biden camp prepping backers for extended fight beyond Iowa

By BILL BARROW | February 1, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three days before the Iowa caucuses begin the 2020 nominating process, Joe Biden’s campaign manager downplayed the significance of Iowa and New Hampshire and prepped supporters for an extended primary season.“The vice president...

GOP senators seek to acquit Trump without condoning conduct

By ERIC TUCKER | February 1, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — There is no question, Sen. Lamar Alexander said, that President Donald Trump actions were “inappropriate” when he asked Ukraine's leader to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden.But not bad enough, he said, to warrant Trump's...

Trial highlights: After drama, quick vote to block witnesses

By MATTHEW DALY | February 1, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a dramatic night and a day of expectation, the Senate voted in quick order to block Democratic calls for new witnesses and documents at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. The 51-49 vote Friday, just before the dinner...

Trump acquittal now likely Wednesday; Senate nixes witnesses

By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER, and ZEKE MILLER | February 1, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate narrowly rejected Democratic demands to summon witnesses for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial late Friday, all but ensuring Trump's acquittal in just the third trial to threaten a president's removal in U.S....

Man, 19, gravely injured in Los Angeles high-rise fire dies

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER | January 31, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 19-year-old French citizen who was gravely injured when flames tore through a high-rise apartment tower this week died Friday evening at a hospital, authorities said.The Fire Department announced the death but provided no details.The...

Chinese communities rattled by virus, cancel new year events

By JOHN ROGERS | January 31, 2020

ALHAMBRA, Calif. (AP) — The rapid spread of a new virus from China has cast a pall across Chinese American communities, with people staying inside whenever possible, wearing medical masks when they must go out and canceling some celebrations for Lunar...

Author Mary Higgins Clark, ‘Queen of Suspense,’ dead at 92

By HILLEL ITALIE | January 31, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Mary Higgins Clark, the tireless and long-reigning "Queen of Suspense" whose tales of women beating the odds made her one of the world's most popular writers, died Friday at age 92.Her publisher, Simon & Schuster, announced that...