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TEXAS EXECUTION — Execution set for after 7 p.m.
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ICE-SANCTUARY CITIES — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has subpoenaed Denver law enforcement for information on four foreign nationals wanted for deportation and may consider expanding the unusual practice to other cities if necessary. By Colleen Long. SENT: 800 words, photo.
FEDERAL PRISONS-JUSTICE OVERHAUL — The Justice Department is changing the system it uses to assess whether an inmate is likely to commit crimes after being released from prison. The goal is to ensure the process is fairer and more effective. By Michael Balsamo. SENT: 670 words, photo.
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TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT — The House articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump are carried in a dramatic procession across the Capitol to the Senate for only the third such trial in American history, as Trump complains anew of a “hoax” even as fresh details emerge about his efforts in Ukraine. By Congressional Correspondent Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 1,100 words, photos, video.
TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has given seven House members the weighty responsibility of prosecuting President Trump’s impeachment case. They need to persuade at least four Republican senators to demand new documents and testimony — and, in the process, prevent a rush to Trump's acquittal. By Mary Clare Jalonick and Laurie Kellman. UPCOMING: 800 words by 7 p.m., photos, graphic. With TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS-GLANCE — Who are the seven House managers of the impeachment trial? SENT: 380 words, photos; TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-DOCUMENTS — A House committee chairman says his panel will investigate what he says are “profoundly alarming” text messages. SENT: 1,160 words, photo.
Full coverage of the impeachment inquiry in AP Newsroom.
UNITED STATES-CHINA-TRADE — The United States and China have signed off on a trade deal that eases tensions between the world’s two biggest economies, offers massive export opportunities for U.S. farms and factories, and promises to do more to protect American trade secrets. Still, the so-called Phase 1 agreement leaves unresolved major differences. By Kevin Freking and Paul Wiseman. SENT: 1,060 words, photos, video. With UNITED STATES-CHINA-TRADE-GLANCE — Highlights of the deal. SENT: 340 words, photo; TRUMP-TRADE-FACT CHECK — Trump says a trade deal with China is the world's largest agreement. An AP Fact Check finds it's far from that. SENT: 210 words, photos.
RUSSIA-PUTIN — President Vladimir Putin engineers a surprise shake-up of Russia's leadership, proposing changes to the constitution that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024. Hours after he makes the proposals, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev resigns and Putin names the little-known head of Russia's tax service to replace him. By Vladimir Isachenkov. SENT: 1,100 words, photo.
FACEBOOK-NUDITY NUANCES — The unclothed human body accounts for the bulk of the material Facebook removes from its service and some people are not happy. They are activists, sex therapists, artists and sex educators who say the company is unfairly censoring their work, suspending them in “Facebook jail” with no warning and little, if any recourse. By Technology Writer Barbara Ortutay. SENT: 1,200 words, photo. Abridged version also available.
HOTTEST DECADE — The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two U.S. agencies report. And scientists say they see no end to the way man-made climate change keeps shattering records. By Science Writer Seth Borenstein. SENT: 930 words, photos.
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MICHAEL AVENATTI-CHARGES — A federal judge in California revokes bail for attorney Michael Avenatti after prosecutors revealed evidence of new crimes. SENT: 930 words, photo.
ADOPTION-BIRTH CERTIFICATES — New York becomes the 10th state to allow adopted adults unrestricted access to their original birth certificates, a step that will help some people investigate their family histories. SENT: 850 words, photos.
AUSTRALIA-WILDFIRES-CRAFTING FOR WILDLIFE — Hoping to help wildlife harmed by the Australian wildfires., thousands of crafters worldwide are churning out such things as cozy pouches for wallabies. But there's confusion over whether the items are really needed. SENT: 840 words, photos.
TURKEY-WIKIPEDIA — Turkey lifts its more than two-year ban on accessing Wikipedia, weeks after the country's highest court ruled that the block violated freedom of expression. SENT: 260 words.
CONGRESSWOMAN-ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT — U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona says she's taking time off from her congressional duties to seek treatment for alcohol dependence following a “serious” fall. SENT: 420 words, photo.
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TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-WHITE HOUSE STRATEGY — Millions watching on television. One hundred seated silently on the floor of the Senate. One man in the Oval Office with an itchy Twitter finger. President Trump’s impeachment team will be addressing multiple audiences as it mounts a defense during the president’s Senate trial. UPCOMING: 800 words by 7 p.m., photos, video.
TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-MEDIA — President Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial in the Senate promises to be one of the most heavily scrutinized events in American political history. But the journalists tasked with covering the trial are warning that harsh new restrictions on media access will cripple their ability to do their jobs. SENT: 570 words, photos.
TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT-HYDE — Before emerging as a figure in the impeachment proceedings, Robert F. Hyde was known best in Connecticut as an obscure Republican candidate for Congress censured by his own party's leaders for offensive and misogynistic tweets. SENT: 840 words, photos.
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ELECTION 2020-SANDERS-WARREN — The Democratic Party's most liberal wing is nervous that the fallout of a rift between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders could torpedo once-ascendant progressive ideals. SENT: 1,020 words, photos. With ELECTION 2020-SANDERS — Jane O'Meara Sanders has a clear message about the simmering dispute between her husband and Elizabeth Warren: It's over. SENT: 330 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-OVERSEAS TROOPS — The Democratic presidential field is united in criticizing President Trump’s handling of America’s military presence in the Middle East, but the candidates differ on how to do it better. By National Security Writer Robert Burns. SENT: 900 words, photos.
Find more coverage on the 2020 U.S. Elections featured topic page on APNewsroom.
IMMIGRATION-ASYLUM AGREEMENTS-LAWSUIT — A federal lawsuit argues that Trump administration asylum agreements with Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras are illegal. The agreements allow U.S. immigration officials to send asylum seekers to the Central American nations. SENT: 610 words, photos.
SUPREME COURT-AGE DISCRIMINATION — “OK, Boomer" makes its first appearance in the Supreme Court, invoked by baby boomer Chief Justice John Roberts 12 days before he turns 65 in a case about age discrimination in the workplace. SENT: 370 words, photo.
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IRAN-PLANE CRASH — Iran's top diplomat acknowledges that Iranians “were lied to" for days after the Islamic Republic accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner. SENT: 1,150 words, photos.
BRITAIN-ROYAL-RIFT — The estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex could be called to testify against the royals in her lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday newspaper, court papers reveal. SENT: 700 words, photos.
FRANCE BEAR BAN — Herders in the high Pyrenees mountains of France are rejoicing because they've squeezed a pledge from the country's president not to let any more bears loose in the wild. SENT: 900 words, photos.
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EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT-VIRGINIA — Virginia is poised to become the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in what is seen as a momentous victory by women's rights advocates — even though it's far from certain the measure will ever be added to the U.S. Constitution. SENT: 300 words, photos.
LIMITING-REFUGEES — A federal judge agrees to block the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order allowing state and local government officials to reject refugees from resettling in their jurisdictions. SENT: 720 words, photos.
AIRCRAFT FUEL DUMP — Federal authorities investigate why an airliner with engine trouble dumped jet fuel over a densely populated area of Southern California while making an emergency return, dousing dozens of schoolchildren in a smelly vapor. SENT: 820 words, photos.
SCHOOL SHOOTING-TEXAS — A 16-year-old student mistakenly shot his friend in their Houston-area high school’s ROTC room before fleeing and being arrested several hours later, a prosecutor says. SENT: 300 words, photos.
TEXAS EXECUTION — A Texas inmate with a history of violence against women is set to be executed Wednesday evening for fatally shooting his wife, who had feared she would never get out of her marriage alive. SENT: 660 words, photo. UPCOMING: Developing. Execution set for after 7 p.m.
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SPACE STATION — Two NASA astronauts venture on a second all-female spacewalk to finish upgrades to the International Space Station's power grid, but quickly run into a helmet problem. By Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn. SENT: 400 words, photo.
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FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks end a wobbly day with modest gains, enough to send the Dow to its first close above 29,000 points, two months after its first close above 28,000. SENT: 830 words, photo.
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SIGN-STEALING SOLUTIONS — If Major League Baseball really wants to stop its teams from electronically stealing signs, it might consider fighting technology with more technology. SENT: 970 words, photos.
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MUSIC-ROCK HALL — Posthumous inductees Whitney Houston and The Notorious B.I.G. will lead a new class into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, joined by Depeche Mode, the Doobie Brothers, Nine Inch Nails and T-Rex. By Entertainment Writer David Bauder. SENT: 610 words, photos.
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