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OTTAWA - The federal government has ordered that anyone applying for COVID-19 benefits will need to report whether they have recently travelled outside of the country - though it isn't clear how it wi...

NEW YORK - One of the defining images of the Capitol Hill siege was of a man dangling from the balcony of the Senate chamber. Clad in black and with a helmet over his head, he might have been hard to ...

NEW YORK - The rehabilitation of Michael Cohen has reached a surreal new stage: Quizzing the actor Ben Stiller about his approach to impersonating him on "Saturday Night Live." Since September, Presid...

WASHINGTON - This time, they'll be ready. The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden will be held on the same risers in the same spot at the U.S. Capitol where a violent, pro-Trump mob descended la...

WILMINGTON, Del. - Melania Trump said Monday that she is "disappointed and disheartened" by the deadly riot at the Capitol last week by supporters of her husband. But in breaking her silence, she also...

WASHINGTON - William Burns, a well-known figure in diplomatic circles around the world, is President-elect Joe Biden's choice to lead the CIA, a selection likely to be embraced by the rank and file at...

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hosted his counterparts from Armenia and Azerbaijan to discuss reopening transport routes in the region that have been paralyzed for nearly three de...

Hong Kong's new top judge warned Monday that the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's courts need to show they are impartial amid a flurry of politically charged cases or risk losing public trust. Hong...

WASHINGTON - Despite ample warnings about pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington, U.S. Capitol Police did not bolster staffing on Wednesday and made no preparations for the possibility that the planne...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump enters the last days of his presidency isolated and shunned by former allies and members of his own party as he faces a second impeachment and growing calls for his...