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French police fire tear gas in Paris to halt angry protests
By Angela Charlton And John Leicester, The Associated Press PARIS - French riot police fired tear gas and water cannon in Paris on Saturday, trying to stop thousands of yellow-vested protesters from c...
Dec 08, 2018
Texas bids Bush farewell with sports stars, funeral train
HOUSTON - George H.W. Bush, who shaped history as America's 41st president and patriarch of a family that occupied the White House for a dozen years, is going to his final rest Thursday in Texas. More...
Dec 06, 2018
Solemn public pays tribute to Bush before dawn in Rotunda
WASHINGTON - The nation's capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Cap...
Dec 04, 2018
Macron tours damaged Arc de Triomphe after Paris hit by riot
By Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron visited the graffiti-damaged Arc de Triomphe monument and held an emergency meeting on security Sunday, a day after cent...
Dec 02, 2018
George H.W. Bush dies at 94; made greatest mark in Gulf War
By Michael Graczyk, The Associated Press HOUSTON - He was the man who sought a "kinder, and gentler nation," and the one who sternly invited Americans to read his lips - he would not raise taxes. He w...
Dec 01, 2018
Presidents, others praise former President George H.W. Bush
Praise for former President George H.W. Bush, who died Friday: (He) "was a man of the highest character. The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41's life and love, for the compassion of those w...
Dec 01, 2018
Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94
HOUSTON - George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn...
Nov 30, 2018 George H. W. Bush at his his January 20, 1989 inauguration ceremony at the United States Capitol. (Library of Congress Public Domain)
Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress
NEW YORK - Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, made a surprise appearance before a federal judge in New York on Thursday to plead guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on an...
Nov 29, 2018
Catastrophic Northern California fire is finally contained
By Christopher Weber, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES - A massive wildfire that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California has been fully contained after burning ...
Nov 25, 2018
Rain helps mostly douse California fire but slows searchers
By Kathleen Ronayne, The Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. - A deadly wildfire is nearly contained after several days of rain in Northern California, but searchers are still completing the meticulous ...
Nov 24, 2018
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