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Italian Senate votes to lift right-wing leader’s immunity

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | February 12, 2020

ROME (AP) — The Italian Senate voted by a large margin Wednesday to allow the prosecution of right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini for making 131 rescued migrants to remain on a coast guard vessel for days when he was Italy's interior minister.Salvini's...

White House tries to assure Congress over withheld money

By ANDREW TAYLOR | February 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — A key White House figure in delaying aid to Ukraine last year reassured lawmakers Wednesday that the Trump administration realizes it is required under the law to spend money approved by Congress.Acting budget director Russell Vought...

Fall in new cases raises hope in virus outbreak in China

By KEN MORITSUGU | February 12, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — The number of new cases of the coronavirus in China dropped for a second straight day, health officials said Wednesday in a possible glimmer of hope amid the outbreak that has infected over 45,000 people worldwide and killed more than...

Inside Michael Bloomberg’s big play for black voters

By SARA BURNETT | February 12, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A meeting with nearly 80 black pastors in Detroit. A speech before a black Democratic organization in Montgomery. A rally at a historically black university. A tour of Martin Luther King Jr.'s church. An early voting kickoff...

UN: Congo’s Ebola outbreak slows but still global emergency

February 12, 2020

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said although signs are now “extremely positive” in Congo that the Ebola outbreak is winding down, the epidemic remains a global health emergency.To date, Ebola has killed more than 2,200 people in Congo,...

Raid, court case against writer mark France’s #MeToo moment

By ELAINE GANLEY | February 12, 2020

PARIS (AP) — Police raided a noted French publishing house Wednesday in their investigation of an 83-year-old writer who celebrated pedophilia in his work as court proceedings opened in another case against him.Investigators searched the offices of...

Joe Biden looks to South Carolina to resurrect his campaign

By BILL BARROW | February 12, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Joe Biden brought his wounded presidential campaign to South Carolina on Tuesday, staking his hopes for a comeback on the loyalty of black voters in the state after a dismal finish in the New Hampshire primary magnified his disappointing...

Gospel of Matthew’s message rings loudly for some 2020 Dems

By ELANA SCHOR | February 12, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — When Pete Buttigieg launched his first statewide television ad in South Carolina two months ago, its opening lines may have sounded familiar to a churchgoer.The ad opens with footage from a speech by the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor...

NATO eyes boosting Iraq army training, still needs Iraq’s OK

By LORNE COOK | February 12, 2020

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is ready to expand its military training effort in Iraq, the alliance’s top civilian official said Wednesday, but the Iraqi government is not yet ready to approve the move.The Canada-led operation was launched in 2018 but suspended...

DEA agent sentenced to 4 years for helping drug traffickers

By JIM MUSTIAN | February 12, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal narcotics agent was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison for his role in a decade-long drug conspiracy that involved the smuggling of thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to New York.Prosecutors accused...

US troops clash with pro-government group in northeast Syria

By ALBERT AJI and ANDREW WILKS | February 12, 2020

DAMASCUS (AP) — A Syrian was killed and another was wounded when government supporters attacked American troops and tried to block their way as their convoy drove through an army checkpoint in northeastern Syria, prompting a rare clash, state media...

US survey finds smaller decline in medical bill worries

By TOM MURPHY | February 12, 2020

The proportion of people in families struggling to pay medical bills is down, but the number isn't dropping like it used to, according to a big government study.In a 2018 national survey, just over 14% of people said they belonged to a family struggling...