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Albanian lawmakers pass fake news laws over media protests
Lawmakers in Albania passed an "anti-defamation package" Wednesday that authorizes heavy fines on online media and gives additional powers to government media regulators despite a protest by journalists and warnings from international organizations.
GOP embraces Trump as never before with anti-impeachment
House Republicans' unbroken opposition to impeachment is their most unapologetic embrace of President Donald Trump yet, binding them to a president whose loyalty from his party's core conservative voters is matched only by his opponents' loathing for him.
Legacy moment: Pelosi leads 'somber' Trump impeachment
The House's center of power took a seat toward the back of the chamber Wednesday. Her golden mace brooch, symbol of the House and the speaker's authority, glinted.
Court: Part of 'Obamacare' invalid, more review needed
A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down "Obamacare's" now-toothless requirement that Americans carry health insurance but sidestepped a ruling on the law's overall constitutionality. The decision means the law remains in effect for now.
California expands insurance protections in wildfire areas
More than a million California homes are now protected under a new law that temporarily bans insurance companies from dropping customers in areas affected by recent wildfires, officials announced Wednesday.
Defiant Trump rallies supporters as House impeaches him
Defiant in the face of a historic rebuke, President Donald Trump labeled his impeachment by the House of Representatives on Wednesday "a suicide march" for the Democratic Party.
Philippines to deliver verdict in bloody political massacre
A Philippine court will rule Thursday whether members of a political clan and their gunmen are guilty of slaughtering 58 people, including 32 media workers, in a brazen act a decade ago that horrified the world.
Chinese national arrested for illegally entering Mar-a-Lago
A Chinese national trespassed at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club Wednesday and was arrested when she refused to leave, police said, the second time this year a woman from that country has been charged with illicitly entering the Florida resort.
Uber to pay $4.4 million to end federal sex harassment probe
Uber Technologies Inc. will establish a $4.4 million fund to settle a federal investigation into allegations that the San Francisco company allowed a rampant culture of sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday.
Trump keeps veering back to impeachment at rally
A sample of the sights and sounds across Washington and beyond on a momentous day in Washington on Wednesday as the House passed two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump (all times local):