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TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-TRIAL RULES — Yes, the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is an actual trial — but it probably won’t resemble anything Americans have seen from watching Court TV or the sensational criminal cases that have captured public attention over the years. A look at how the Senate trial compares with a courtroom trial. By Eric Tucker. UPCOMING: 750 words by 4 p.m., photo.
UNITED STATES-POMPEO — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo breaks nearly 72 hours of silence over alleged surveillance and threats to the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, saying he believed the allegations would prove to be wrong but that he had an obligation to evaluate and investigate the matter. By Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee. SENT: 510 words, photo.
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People walk during a foggy morning in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. People of Lahore and adjacent area are suffering from respiratory problems because of poor air quality related to thick smog hanging over the region. (AP PhotoK.M. Chaudary)
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VENEZUELA-AT&T — The U.S. government is trying to pressure DirecTV to pull the rug from under what they consider Nicolás Maduro’s propaganda machine. The U.S. wants the company, which is wholly owned by Dallas-based AT&T, to stand up forcefully to government censors — or risk being caught in violation of U.S. sanctions barring Americans from doing business with Maduro. By Joshua Goodman. SENT: 2,120 words, photos.
TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT — President Donald Trump assembles a made-for-TV legal team for his Senate impeachment trial that includes Fox-friendly figures Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, whose investigation two decades ago ended with the impeachment of Bill Clinton. Just days before the trial gets underway, the president’s team is still sorting out its approach. By Eric Tucker and Zeke Miller. SENT: 990 words. UPCOMING: 900 words by 5 p.m., photos. With TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-GLANCE. A look at members of the president’s legal team. 400 words by 5 p.m.
In this photo taken on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, a man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, dozens ride their horses through the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the "Luminarias," a tradition that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect them for the year to come. (AP PhotoManu Fernandez)
TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-TRIAL RULES — Yes, the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is an actual trial — but it probably won’t resemble anything Americans have seen from watching Court TV or the sensational criminal cases that have captured public attention over the years. A look at how the Senate trial compares with a courtroom trial. By Eric Tucker. UPCOMING: 750 words by 4 p.m., photo.
See full coverage of the impeachment inquiry in AP Newsroom.
IRAN-MOUNTING CRISES — Iran's supreme leader says his nation is living through “days of God.” The Islamic Republic has been reeling from one crisis to another, from the targeted killing by the United States of its top general to the Revolutionary Guard's accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane. U.S. sanctions have crippled its economy as tensions with America have soared. By Joseph Krauss. SENT: 800 words, photos. With IRAN — Iran's supreme leader lashed out at Western countries as he led prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years, dismissing “American clowns” who he said pretend to support the Iranian nation but want to stick their "poisoned dagger” into its back. SENT: 670 words, photos; UNITED STATES-IRAN — U.S. hits Iran general with sanctions over protest crackdown. SENT: 150 words, photo.
The sun rises over the buildings of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)
UNITED STATES-POMPEO — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo breaks nearly 72 hours of silence over alleged surveillance and threats to the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, saying he believed the allegations would prove to be wrong but that he had an obligation to evaluate and investigate the matter. By Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee. SENT: 510 words, photo.
PRO-GUN RALLY-WHITE SUPREMACISTS — Three men linked to a violent white supremacist group known as The Base were charged with conspiring to commit murder, a day after three other members who were believed to be planning to attend a pro-gun rally in Virginia were arrested on federal felony charges. The arrests are adding to rising fears that Monday’s rally in Richmond will turn violent and could potentially become a repeat of the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville. By Michael Balsamo and Colleen Long. UPCOMING: 500 words by 3 p.m., photos. With: PRO-GUN RALLY-VIRGINIA — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring urges the state Supreme Court to reject an effort by pro-gun groups to overturn a gun ban at a rally that's expected to draw tens of thousands of activists to Richmond next week amid fears of violence. SENT: 900 words, photos.
AMERICA-CENSUS BEGINS Q&A — The 2020 Census kicks off next week in remote Alaska. Here's a look at what you need to know about the census, including why it historically starts in Alaska. SENT: 700 words.
Candles are lit to form the date when a powerful earthquake that struck this western port city of Kobe on Jan. 17, 1995, at a park in Kobe, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 as people pray for the victims of the quake. Japan marks the 25th anniversary of Kobe earthquake which killed more than six thousand people and destroyed much of their city.(Nobuki ItoKyodo News via AP)
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TRUMP-COLLEGE FOOTBALL — Trump welcomes LSU Tigers to White House. SENT: 130 words, photos, video.
MEXICO-ACTORS DEAD — Actors die in fall during rehearsal for Mexican TV show. SENT: 130 words.
A child sits among Indian Muslim women participating in a protest against a new citizenship law that opponents say threatens India's secular identity, in Mumbai, India, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. The new citizenship law and a proposed National Register of Citizens have brought thousands of protesters out in the streets in many cities and towns since Parliament approved the measure on Dec. 11. (AP PhotoRafiq Maqbool)
FRANCE-STRIKES — Paris Louvre museum closed amid strikes over pension plans. SENT: 171 words.
AIRPORT PASSENGER-VIDEO GAME — Passenger takes over airport monitor for video game. SENT: 130 words.
AFRICA-LOCUST OUTBREAK — Locust outbreak, most serious in 25 years, hits East Africa. SENT: 450 words.
ITALY-STOLEN-KLIMT — Painting found in Italian gallery's walls verified as Klimt. SENT: 480 words, photos.
BODY-CHILD NEGLECT — North Dakota woman charged with leaving 6 kids with dead man. SENT: 150 words.
PEOPLE-REP-AYANNA-PRESSLEY — Rep. Ayanna Pressley goes public with alopecia and baldness. SENT: 690 words, photos.
MEXICO-PRESIDENTIAL JET — Mexico's president hopes to raffle off presidential jet. SENT: 400 words, photo.
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ELECTION 2020-TRUMP — President Donald Trump's surrogates fan out across the country in an aggressive — and uphill — effort to stretch his appeal beyond the base of working-class white voters who propelled him to victory in 2016. SENT: 1,030 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-PROTESTS — Three years after Trump took office and millions of people swarmed to the Women’s March in Washington and companion marches across the country, the anti-Trump protests have gotten smaller. As they gather again Saturday in Washington and across the U.S. activists say the smaller numbers shouldn't be mistaken for lack of motivation to vote Trump out in November. By Sara Burnett. UPCOMING: 1,000 words by 3:30 p.m., photos.
ELECTION 2020-WARREN-SANDERS — The dispute between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren has caused days of hand wringing among progressives. But in interviews across the early voting state of Iowa, Democrats said they saw the fight somewhere on the spectrum of “not a big deal” to “a contrived kerfuffle.” Few said it would stick with them come caucus day. By Sara Burnett. SENT: 1010 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-BLOOMBERG-CLIMATE — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg would push for all new cars to be electric by 2035 and new buildings to produce zero carbon emissions by 2025 as part of clean energy plans he released this week. By Kathleen Ronayne. SENT: 560 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-BIDEN-SEWELL — Joe Biden secures a weighty Deep South endorsement for his presidential campaign, as Alabama’s lone Democratic House member announces her support. By Bill Barrow. SENT: 760 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-STEYER — Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer is riding high on recent polling showing him ascendant in Nevada. He's making a concerted push to reach Latinos with Spanish-language ads and a slate of Hispanic-focused events this week. By Michelle L. Price. SENT: 850 words, photo.
Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page of AP Newsroom.
IRAN ATTACK-US INJURIES — Eleven U.S. troops were flown out of Iraq for medical evaluation of concussion-like symptoms in the days following an Iranian missile strike that President Donald Trump had said caused no harm to American forces. The strike was in retaliation for the U.S. killing of Iran’s most powerful general. By National Security Writer Robert Burns. SENT: 400 words. UPCOMING: 500 words by 4 p.m., photos.
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BRAZIL-CULTURE WARS — Brazilian culture secretary Roberto Alvim is fired after using phrases similar to some used by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.
UKRAINE-POLITICS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejects the prime minister's offer to resign after he was caught on tape saying Zelenskiy — a former sitcom star with no previous political experience — knows nothing about the economy. SENT: 550 words, photo. UPCOMING: 700 words by 4 p.m.
BRITAIN-ROYAL RIFT-SHRINKING MONARCHY — The British monarchy is changing with the scandal surrounding Prince Andrew, and with Prince Harry's decision to break away. There will be fewer senior royals working to support Queen Elizabeth II. SENT: 1,060 words, photos.
CHINA-RUSSIA-THE LEADERS — Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping have established themselves as the world’s most powerful authoritarian leaders in decades. Now it looks like they want to hang on to those roles indefinitely. By Daria Litinova and Ken Moritsugu. SENT: 1,290 words, photos.
CANADA-IRAN-PLANE — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday his government will give Canadian $25,000 ($19,122) to families of each of the 57 citizens and 29 permanent residents of Canada who perished in the downing of a Ukrainian jetliner in Iran last week. SENT: 500 words.
CHINA-TRAVEL RUSH — As the Lunar New Year approaches, Chinese travelers flock to train stations and airports to take part in a nationwide ritual: the world's biggest annual human migration. Around 3 billion trips will be made during the Spring Festival travel rush. SENT: 290 words, photos. With CHINA-POPULATION — China population now over 1.4 billion as birthrate falls (sent).
PHILIPPINES-VOLCANO — An erupting Philippine volcano remains life-threatening despite weaker emissions and fewer tremors, an official says and advises thousands of displaced villagers not to return to the danger zone. SENT: 530 words, photos.
GERMANY-ANTI-SEMITISM — A court in eastern Germany will consider next week a Jewish man’s bid to force the removal of an ugly remnant of centuries of anti-Semitism from a church where Martin Luther once preached. SENT: 860 words, photos.
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN — Jury selection in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial concluded after an arduous two-week process, setting the stage for testimony to begin in the next week. SENT: 940 words, photos.
WINTER WEATHER — Authorities say a plane has slid off the taxiway at Kansas City International Airport due to icy conditions as a sprawling winter storm hits large sections of the Midwest and beyond. SENT: 200 words, photos, video.
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TESLA-UNINTENDED-ACCELERATION — The U.S. government's auto safety agency is looking into allegations that all three of Tesla's electric vehicles can suddenly accelerate on their own. SENT: 500 words, photos.
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ON BASEBALL-SIGN STEALING — Technology unleashed baseball's Analytics Era and now holds the sport prisoner. AJ Hinch, Alex Cora and Carlos Beltrán are casualties, a triple play of hubris. SENT: 800 words, photos.
TITANS-IGNORED KICKER — The Tennessee Titans seem to have found a way to fix the NFL’s worst field goal unit: score touchdowns instead of trying field goals. They are the first team since 1980 to go six straight games in the same season without making a field goal, and their fourth different kicker has yet to attempt a field goal even as the Titans have reached the AFC championship game. UPCOMING: 575 words, photos by 5 p.m. ET.
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TV-HILLARY-CLINTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton has advice for Democratic voters faced with an unsettled field of presidential contenders: pick a winner. Clinton says the election will have what she called “profound impact” and all voters should act thoughtfully. Hillary Clinton made her comments during a question-and-answer session about a new Hulu documentary on her life and career. SENT: 440 words, photos.
AUSTRALIA WILDFIRES-WIGGLES — One of the original members of the popular Australian children's band The Wiggles has been hospitalized after collapsing during a wildfire relief concert. SENT: 200 words, photo.
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