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Asians cringe at ‘Chinese restaurant syndrome’ in dictionary

A social media campaign backed by a Japanese seasonings company is targeting the persistent idea that Chinese food is packed with MSG and can make you...
19:25 14 January 2022

Banks post big profits, but lower interest rates are a worry

NEW YORK — So far, it appears 2019 was another record year for Wall Street.
18:50 14 January 2022

EU pressures Iran on atom deal in last-ditch bid to save it

BRUSSELS — Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on Iran to stop violating its landmark nuclear deal in a last-ditch effort to ...
18:45 14 January 2022

US drinking more now than just before Prohibition

NEW YORK — Americans are drinking more now than when Prohibition was enacted. What’s more, it’s been rising for two decades, and it’s not clear when i...
17:58 14 January 2022

6 big questions ahead of final debate before start of voting

WASHINGTON — Tuesday marks the last time the leading Democratic presidential contenders will face a national audience on the debate stage before prima...
15:20 14 January 2022

House votes Wednesday to send impeachment articles to Senate

WASHINGTON — The House is preparing to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate to start the hi...
14:52 14 January 2022

Warren vows to cancel college debt without awaiting Congress

WASHINGTON — Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren says she'd order her secretary of education to cancel up to $50,000 in college debt for about 95%...
14:00 14 January 2022

Holiday travelers push Delta to $1.1 billion 4Q profit

Delta Air Lines boosted its fourth quarter profit to $1.1 billion by adding more flights over the holiday-packed period and packing them even more ful...
12:16 14 January 2022

Global shares slip ahead of US-China ‘Phase 1’ trade deal

TOKYO — Global stocks mostly edged lower on Tuesday as investors looked to the signing of a trade deal between the U.S. and China as well as upcoming ...
12:10 14 January 2022

Iran announces arrests over downing of plane that killed 176

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's judiciary said Tuesday arrests have been made for the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 pe...
10:35 14 January 2022

Iraqis worry US-Iran tensions are eclipsing their protests

BAGHDAD — Young Iraqis who drove mass protests demanding sweeping political reforms are worried that the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, which is ...
6:11 14 January 2022

Philippine volcano trembles more, spews lava half-mile high

TAGAYTAY, Philippines — A volcano near the Philippine capital spewed lava into the sky and trembled constantly Tuesday, possibly portending a bigger a...
3:12 14 January 2022

US sends home nearly two dozen Saudi cadets after shooting

WASHINGTON — The U.S. sent home 21 Saudi military students following an investigation into a deadly shooting last month by one of their fellow trainee...
2:23 14 January 2022

US drops designation of China as currency manipulator

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is dropping its designation of China as a currency manipulator in advance of the signing Wednesday of a Phase 1 ...
22:28 13 January 2022

A fire, an SOS, a rescue: Man spends weeks in remote Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska — Tyson Steele watched his remote cabin go up in flames, mourned the death of his dog and then spent weeks in the Alaska wilderness, bu...
21:49 13 January 2022

Stocks climb ahead of trade deal, sending S&P 500 to record

Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street ahead of the signing of a “Phase 1” trade deal with China, sending the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to record h...
21:10 13 January 2022

Delaware court refuses to revive Uber shareholder lawsuit

DOVER, Del. — Delaware's Supreme Court has upheld a judge's dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit against ride-hailing company Uber and its former CEO.
20:44 13 January 2022

US troops in Iraq got warning hours before Iranian attack

AIN AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq — American troops were informed of an impending missile barrage hours before their air base in Iraq was struck by Iran, U.S...
19:40 13 January 2022

Trump to promote trade deals in Sunday speech to US farmers

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will highlight his policies on trade and domestic energy in a speech to U.S. farmers next week, the White House an...
18:23 13 January 2022

Design of AR-15 could derail charges tied to popular rifle

DALLAS — A subtle design feature of the AR-15 rifle has raised a technical legal question that is derailing cases against people who are charged with ...
18:10 13 January 2022

2020 Democratic race is wide open in Iowa as caucuses near

DES MOINES, Iowa — Presidential candidates have swarmed Iowa’s rolling landscape for more than a year, making their pitch to potential supporters on c...
16:20 13 January 2022

Vatican tamps down clamor over Benedict’s new celibacy book

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Monday sought to downplay the decision by retired Pope Benedict XVI to reaffirm the “necessity” of a celibate priesthood...
13:55 13 January 2022

Lava gushes from volcano near Manila; tens of thousands flee

TAGAYTAY, Philippines — Red-hot lava gushed out of a volcano near the Philippine capital on Monday, as tens of thousands of people fled the area throu...
10:47 13 January 2022

Defying police, Iranians protest over plane shootdown

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian demonstrators defied a heavy police presence Sunday night to protest their country's days of denials that it sho...
16:38 12 January 2022

Not on form, but brawl over citizenship question continues

The U.S. Supreme Court decided a citizenship question won't be on this spring's census form, but that doesn't mean the fight over it has ended in cou...
13:42 12 January 2022

Magnitude 5.9 shock again rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing millions of dollars of damage along the island’s southern coast, ...
23:49 11 January 2022

Iran standoff shines spotlight on new Trump security adviser

WASHINGTON — In a defining week for President Donald Trump on the world stage, national security adviser Robert O'Brien was a constant presence at the...
19:15 11 January 2022

Trump goes out of his way to take a bow, again

WASHINGTON — It was wonderful news: Researchers reported this past week the largest-ever one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate during 2017. A...
13:10 11 January 2022

Under pressure, Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Saturday acknowledged that it accidentally shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this wee...
11:06 11 January 2022

Trump ups Iran accusations, says 4 US embassies targeted

WASHINGTON — Confronted by persistent questions about his military action in the Middle East, President Donald Trump and his top officials offered a s...
1:17 11 January 2022