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Actress Rosie Perez says she was told of Weinstein rape

NEW YORK — "Do the Right Thing" actress Rosie Perez testified Friday that fellow screen star Annabella Sciorra told her in the mid-1990s that Harvey W...
20:45 24 January 2022

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s false assurance about troops in Iraq

WASHINGTON — At first, President Donald Trump stated inaccurately that no U.S. troops were injured in the Iranian missile attack against them in Iraq....
20:33 24 January 2022

Schiff sets tone of impeachment case, says ‘right matters’

WASHINGTON — For a few gripping minutes, Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead impeachment prosecutor against President Donald Trump, had made the restless Senat...
19:40 24 January 2022

No criminal charges to be filed in deadly propane blast

AUGUSTA, Maine — A Maine company that severed an underground propane line that caused a deadly propane explosion was cited for violating the state's D...
16:38 24 January 2022

Trump ups mileage proposal, but it’s well below Obama plan

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is making a concession on its proposed minimum fuel economy requirement for new vehicles, but environmental grou...
15:19 24 January 2022

Democrats argue ‘right matters’ in Trump impeachment trial

WASHINGTON — Democratic House prosecutors made an expansive case Thursday at Donald Trump's impeachment trial that he abused power like no other presi...
6:16 24 January 2022

`Sopranos’ actress says Weinstein raped her in the mid-1990s

NEW YORK — “Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand Thursday, testifying that the former Hollywood stud...
21:37 23 January 2022

Grounded Boeing jet holds back profits, growth at airlines

DALLAS — The three big U.S. airlines that own Boeing 737 Max jets don’t expect the grounded plane back in their fleets until after the the peak summer...
20:59 23 January 2022

Leaders vow to learn from Holocaust, offer competing lessons

JERUSALEM — Speaker by speaker, world leaders on Thursday denounced the rising threat of anti-Semitism and vowed never to forget the lessons of the Ho...
18:44 23 January 2022

Next stop, Brexit: Britain’s EU divorce bill becomes law

LONDON — Britain’s delayed and disputed Brexit bill became law on Thursday, removing the last U.K. obstacle to the country leaving the European Union ...
15:47 23 January 2022

US imposes visa rules for pregnant women on ‘birth tourism’

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday published new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism," in which women travel to the U.S. to ...
14:44 23 January 2022

Williamson’s 22 in debut not enough for Pelicans vs. Spurs

NEW ORLEANS — Zion Williamson scored the final point of his first NBA regular season game as a packed and standing crowd belted out chants of “M-V-P!”
7:06 23 January 2022

Trial highlights: Democrats roll out case as senators fidget

WASHINGTON — House prosecutors faced fidgeting senators as they rolled out their case against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, the trial's previou...
5:16 23 January 2022

Lebanese Cabinet faces multiple challenges, growing unrest

BEIRUT — Lebanon's new government made up of appointees nominated by the Shiite group Hezbollah and its allies got down to business Wednesday, a day a...
23:55 22 January 2022

New rules could bump emotional-support animals from planes

The days of passengers bringing their pets on airplanes as emotional-support animals could be ending.
23:17 22 January 2022

AP-NORC poll: Public doubts Senate trial will be revealing

WASHINGTON — Americans are sharply divided along party lines about whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office, and they doubt the Se...
21:41 22 January 2022

Schiff takes conciliatory tone after Roberts’ admonishment

WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead impeachment manager, took a conciliatory tone at President Donald Trump’s Senate trial on Wednesday after Chie...
21:30 22 January 2022

Weinstein rape trial opens, marking milestone for #MeToo

NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein went on trial Wednesday in a landmark moment for the # MeToo movement, with prosecutors painting him as a sexual predator ...
21:25 22 January 2022

Holding court in Davos, Trump distracted by impeachment

DAVOS, Switzerland — President Donald Trump held court in the snow-capped Alps for two days, showcasing the American economy to world leaders and glob...
21:15 22 January 2022

Sale ending soon? How online stores trick you into buying

NEW YORK — Sale ending soon! Only two left! This is a hot item!
20:59 22 January 2022

Chinese city stops outbound flights, trains to fight virus

BEIJING — Chinese state media say the city of Wuhan is shutting down outbound flights and trains as the country battles the spread of a new virus that...
20:09 22 January 2022

DC claims inaugural committee spending enriched Trump family

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s inaugural committee spent more than $1 million to book a ballroom at the Trump International Hotel in the nation's capital...
20:07 22 January 2022

Boeing’s new CEO sees 737 Max production resuming in spring

Boeing's new CEO said Wednesday that production of the 737 Max will resume this spring, months before the company expects federal regulators to certif...
19:51 22 January 2022

Ex-Grammys CEO says rape allegation ‘false and outrageous’

LOS ANGELES — Former Grammys CEO Neil Portnow said Wednesday that a rape allegation against him aired in a complaint against the Recording Academy by ...
19:29 22 January 2022

The Latest: WTO chief says debate over trade rules will last

DAVOS, Switzerland — The Latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (all times local):
18:30 22 January 2022

US-French tax truce a respite in tense relations with EU

DAVOS, Switzerland — France will delay its tax on big tech firms like Google and Facebook in exchange for the United States's promise to hold off reta...
18:05 22 January 2022

‘Naughty boy’: Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77

LONDON — Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as “the complete Renaissance comedian" and “a...
16:09 22 January 2022

Trump says he’s open to witnesses as trial rules are set

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening argume...
14:28 22 January 2022

Russia-Poland feud over history clouds Auschwitz anniversary

WARSAW, Poland — Over the next several days, world leaders will gather twice to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the...
12:28 22 January 2022

At 90, Alaska Native woman is 1st counted in US Census

TOKSOOK BAY, Alaska — Lizzie Chimiugak has lived for 90 years in the windswept western wilds of Alaska, born to a nomadic family who lived in mud home...
0:57 22 January 2022