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President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer told a congressional committee that President knew ahead of time that Wikileaks had emails damaging to Hillary Cliton's presidential campaign. Michael Cohen, admitted to lying in the past, called Trump a "racist" and "conman".

A political operative in North Carolina's unresolved congressional race has been charged with obstruction and illegal ballot possession. The state elections Board has called for a new election for the state's 9th congressional district.

Rain-swollen rivers are spilling over their banks across the U.S. south. A Mississippi mayor says water has surrounded his town and forced some families to leave their homes. Recent rain could cause record flooding.

And loggers in snowy forests are cutting down ash trees. They're hoping to stay one step ahead of a fast-spreading beetle killing the tree in dozens of states, from Maine to Colorado.