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Neil Peart, drummer for influential rockers Rush, dead at 67

SANTA MONICA, California — Neil Peart, the renowned drummer and lyricist from the influential band Rush, has died. He was 67.
22:31 10 January 2022

White House considering dramatic expansion of travel ban

WASHINGTON — The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year ...
22:17 10 January 2022

Judge orders homeless women to leave house they’re occupying

SAN FRANCISCO — Homeless women who are illegally occupying a house in the expensive San Francisco Bay Area do not have the right to stay and must leav...
20:41 10 January 2022

US tried to take out another Iranian leader, but failed

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military tried, but failed, to take out another senior Iranian commander on the same day that an American airstrike killed the R...
19:51 10 January 2022

US announces new sanctions on Iran after missile strikes

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday announced a new wave of sanctions on Iran following this week's missile strikes by the Islamic Republi...
17:00 10 January 2022

US blames Iran for Ukrainian jetliner downing, pledges probe

WASHINGTON — The U.S. promised “appropriate action” Friday in response to its assessment that an Iranian missile was responsible for downing a Ukraini...
16:37 10 January 2022

Jennifer Dulos case highlights common scourge, advocates say

HARTFORD, Conn. — Long before she disappeared, Jennifer Dulos told the court handling her divorce case that her husband was verbally abusive and that ...
16:23 10 January 2022

France rejects 11-month deadline UK sets on EU trade talks

BRUSSELS — France made it clear Friday that it does not want to be shackled to the tight deadline British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking to i...
15:18 10 January 2022

MacDill AFB on brief lockdown after report of armed suspect

MIAMI — MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, was briefly put on lockdown Friday morning after a report of an armed suspect outside the base.
14:09 10 January 2022

Harry, Meghan seek financial independence: Will that work?

LONDON — As part of a surprise announcement distancing themselves from the British royal family, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan declared they will “...
10:46 10 January 2022

US employers expected to have added 160,000 jobs in December

WASHINGTON — The U.S. job market appears to be entering 2020 on a solid footing.
7:38 10 January 2022

Boeing papers show employees slid 737 Max problems past FAA

Boeing employees knew about problems with flight simulators for the now-grounded 737 Max and apparently tried to hide them from federal regulators, ac...
6:34 10 January 2022

Flaring tensions could kill Iran nuclear deal; to what end?

BERLIN — The landmark 2015 deal between Tehran and world powers aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons has been teetering on the edge...
6:28 10 January 2022

On streets of Tehran, relief for now at no wider conflict

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian newspapers proclaimed the country's attack on U.S. forces in Iraq to be "a dark night for Americans," and Washington's "first a...
6:08 10 January 2022

Growth in number of TV series ‘bananas,’ network boss says

PASADENA, Calif. — The mass of television series is certifiably “bananas,” according to the TV executive who has kept a close eye on its growth.
4:34 10 January 2022

An Iranian general dies in U.S. attack, and innocents suffer

TORONTO — The worst had passed, it seemed, and the United States and Iran no longer appeared poised at the edge of war.
2:58 10 January 2022

Trump boasts Iranian general’s death was ‘American justice’

TOLEDO, Ohio — President Donald Trump used his first campaign election rally of 2020 to argue that he served up “American justice" by ordering a drone...
1:53 10 January 2022

CES Gadget Show: Pizza from robots, underwater scooters

LAS VEGAS — Robots were front and center at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas. One even made pizza.
0:44 10 January 2022

US plutonium production plan likely to spur legal challenge

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The agency that oversees the United States’ nuclear arsenal says it doesn’t need to do any broad environmental reviews of a propos...
0:44 10 January 2022

Grounding of 737 Max takes growing toll on Kansas suppliers

WICHTA, Kan. — The suspension of production of the Boeing 737 Max is taking a growing toll on suppliers in Kansas, where more than 40 aerospace compan...
0:36 10 January 2022

Searchers find third body buried by Idaho avalanche

Buried under about 10 feet (3 meters) of snow after an avalanche this week at an Idaho ski resort, Bill Fuzak made peace with his predicament and prep...
23:38 9 January 2022

Facebook cable plan hits resistance in Oregon coastal town

TIERRA DEL MAR, Ore. — A battle playing out in Oregon is pitting residents of a tiny coastal town with no stoplights or cellphone service against one ...
23:32 9 January 2022

Iranians shot down airliner, Western leaders declare

WASHINGTON — It is “highly likely” that Iran shot down the civilian Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran late Tuesday, killing all 176 people o...
23:12 9 January 2022

Voting machine vendors get scrutiny at congressional hearing

Lawmakers expressed concern about foreign components in the nation’s election equipment, as the top executives of the three major voting manufacturers...
22:43 9 January 2022

US courts rule for border walls both public and private

WASHINGTON — Crews could start building a private border wall in South Texas within the coming days following a federal judge's ruling Thursday that l...
22:24 9 January 2022

Frustration with lack of diversity grows at Romance Writers

NEW YORK — Turmoil continued Thursday at the Romance Writers of America as it faced another high-level departure and several publishers announced they...
22:05 9 January 2022

On the Money: Start planning to save money on travel in 2020

Summer vacation season will be here sooner than you think, making this a good time to start planning that trip and figuring out how to get the most fu...
20:45 9 January 2022

NBA great Charles Barkley donates $1M to Miles College

FAIRFIELD, Ala. — Former Auburn University star and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley can add a new feat to his resume: being the first to donate $1 m...
20:43 9 January 2022

Iraq is caught in the middle as Iran and U.S. trade blows

BAGHDAD — For months, Iraqis have watched with deepening anxiety as tensions between Iran-backed militias and U.S. forces soared, fearing their long-b...
20:36 9 January 2022

With ‘Megxit,’ Harry and Meghan aim to control media image

The relationship between Britain’s royals and the media is awkward, mistrustful — and seemingly inescapable. But now Meghan and Harry want out.
19:30 9 January 2022