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Apes, monkeys among 30 animals killed in German zoo fire

BERLIN — A fire raced through a zoo in western Germany in the first few minutes of the new year, killing more than 30 animals, including apes, monkeys...
16:58 1 January 2022

Edmunds: Best cars for achieving your New Year’s resolutions

Today, people across the country will put their New Year's resolutions into practice. These goals represent an honest attempt at self-improvement, but...
16:58 1 January 2022

Militiamen withdraw from US Embassy but Iraq tensions linger

BAGHDAD — Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days of clashes with American security forc...
16:53 1 January 2022

As more women run for office, child care remains a hurdle

SALT LAKE CITY — When Kimberly Dudik ran for her fourth term in the Montana House, state officials told her she could not use campaign money to pay fo...
16:04 1 January 2022

Police, protesters clash in New Year’s rally in Hong Kong

HONG KONG — Hundreds of thousands of people packed Hong Kong streets for an annual New Year's Day protest march as the monthslong pro-democracy moveme...
15:31 1 January 2022

Trump deploys more troops to Mideast after US embassy attack

WASHINGTON — Charging that Iran was “fully responsible” for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, President Donald Trump ordered about 750 U.S. soldi...
13:37 1 January 2022

Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger

JOHANNESBURG — A tragic airline crash with far-reaching consequences, cataclysmic cyclones that may be a harbinger of the future, the death of an Afri...
11:35 1 January 2022

Year-end violence highlights danger of worshipping

NEW YORK — When a machete-wielding attacker walked into a rabbi's home in Monsey, New York, during Hanukkah and a gunman fired on worshippers at a Tex...
8:19 1 January 2022

Kisses, cheers, fireworks welcome 2020 in Times Square

NEW YORK — Couples kissed. Others cheered and waved balloons as fireworks burst into the night sky and confetti fell to welcome the start of 2020 in N...
5:28 1 January 2022

Trump suggests some flavored vapes may be pulled from market

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government will soon announce a new strategy to tackle underage vaping, promis...
5:08 1 January 2022

Attack on US Embassy in Iraq shows stark choices for Trump

WASHINGTON — The attack on the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad by Iran-supported militiamen Tuesday is a stark demonstration that Iran can still stri...
1:08 1 January 2022

Turkish Airlines says Boeing agrees to compensation over Max

Turkish Airlines said Tuesday that it has reached a partial agreement with Boeing over compensation for damages caused by the grounding of the airline...
23:11 31 December 2022

A daring escape: Ex-Nissan chief flees Japan ahead of trial

TOKYO — In a daring escape that confounded authorities, Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn skipped bail while awaiting trial in Japan on allegation...
23:04 31 December 2022

US seeks review of state DMV laws on immigration enforcement

WASHINGTON — The acting secretary of Homeland Security is taking aim Tuesday at new laws in New York, New Jersey and other states that allow immigrant...
22:46 31 December 2022

Stocks close out best year since 2013; S&P 500 soars 28.9%

Stocks are closing out their best year since 2013 led by huge gains in technology stocks. The benchmark S&P 500 index soared 28.9% for the year. M...
21:13 31 December 2022

Holocaust education planned after WV jail guard Nazi salute

CHARLESTON, W. Va. — West Virginia plans to begin training its corrections department staff about the Holocaust after a photograph of correction offic...
19:34 31 December 2022

Protesters attack US Embassy in Baghdad after airstrikes

BAGHDAD — Angered by deadly airstrikes targeting an Iran-backed militia, dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the U.S. Em...
19:04 31 December 2022

Hello, dogo: 2 new breeds get the American Kennel Club’s nod

NEW YORK — A powerful Argentine big-game hunter and a sociable French water dog have made the American Kennel Club's list of recognized breeds.
19:04 31 December 2022

As lights dance Sensorio artist sees nature, people interact

PASO ROBLES, Calif. — It's an art installation, sure. But the internationally acclaimed artist who created the interactive work “Field of Light at Sen...
19:00 31 December 2022

In 2019, the box office belonged to Disney

NEW YORK — Every movie year offers up a parade of hits and flops. But in 2019, no winner was in the same galaxy as the Walt Disney Co. And the biggest...
16:41 31 December 2022

Firearms instructor took out gunman at Texas church service

WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — Alarms went off in Jack Wilson's head the moment a man wearing a fake beard, a wig, a hat and a long coat walked into a Texa...
1:25 31 December 2022

Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn, facing Japan trial, arrives in Beirut

BEIRUT — Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is awaiting trial in Japan on charges of financial misconduct, has arrived in Beirut, a close friend...
1:19 31 December 2022

Giants fire Shurmur but keep GM Gettleman after 4-12 season

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Co-owner Steve Tisch is looking to take a greater role in the daily operations of the New York Giants as the organization begi...
22:18 30 December 2022

3 years in, no sign of Trump’s replacement for Obamacare

WASHINGTON — As a candidate for the White House, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he would “immediately” replace President Barack Obama’s health ...
20:30 30 December 2022

Russian court jails 2 terrorism suspects arrested on US tip

MOSCOW — A St. Petersburg court on Monday ordered the detention of two Russian men who were arrested on a tip provided by the U.S. and are suspected o...
20:21 30 December 2022

AP Exclusive: Trump ally may have broken Venezuela sanctions

MIAMI — Erik Prince, a major Republican donor and founder of controversial security firm Blackwater, has been referred to the U.S. Treasury Department...
20:08 30 December 2022

Big red buoy missing for 2 years beached in Florida

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A big red navigation buoy that bounced along Atlantic waves for two years has beached in Florida, where it's drawing attentio...
18:37 30 December 2022

Pompeo to visit Ukraine as Senate weighs impeachment trial

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Ukraine this week, making his first trip to the country at the heart of President Donald Trump'...
15:40 30 December 2022

South Carolina to rent out former Turner family beach house

ST. PHILLIPS ISLAND, S.C. — Guests will soon be able to rent a beach house that once belonged to billionaire Ted Turner's family on a private South Ca...
15:35 30 December 2022