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WASHINGTON (AP) — Emotionally battling to rescue his Supreme Court nomination, Brett Kavanaugh fought back Thursday against allegations that he'd sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford when both were high school students, telling Congress that allegations by her and others have "totally and permanently destroyed" his family and his reputation. In a loud voice, the conservative…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): 2:35 p.m. The memoir of Brett Kavanaugh's friend Mark Judge appears to support one aspect of Christine Blasey Ford's account of the summer of 1982. Ford told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday that she ran into Judge at…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A highly anticipated meeting between President Donald Trump and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was postponed until next week to avoid conflicting with a dramatic Senate hearing involving Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the White House said Thursday. The two were set to meet Thursday following news media reports that Rosenstein last…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): 12:23 p.m. The prosecutor at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing questioning Christine Blasey Ford about her allegation of sexual assault has asked about her fear of flying. Attorney Rachel Mitchell asked Ford about her anxieties. Ford acknowledged Thursday a…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's civil protection services went on alert Thursday as the country braced for the threat of a cyclone, forest fires prompted evacuations on an island and an earthquake rattled the south of the country. Gale-force winds of up to 100 kilometers per hour (62 mph) slammed into Greece from the west,…