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Iraq president offers to quit after rejecting PM nominee

BAGHDAD — Iraq's president refused on Thursday to designate a prime minister candidate nominated by the Iran-backed parliamentary bloc and offered to ...
22:30 26 December 2022

Police release teen suspect in Barnard student’s killing

NEW YORK — A 14-year-old boy suspected of fatally stabbing a Barnard College freshman was released from police custody on Thursday, mere hours after N...
22:19 26 December 2022

California jails use kinder approach to solitary confinement

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An inmate in solitary confinement at a California jail was refusing to leave his cell. The jailers' usual response: Send an “extr...
20:42 26 December 2022

Sudan’s Christians enjoy holiday amid hope for new freedoms

KHARTOUM, Sudan — The Sudanese Christian marchers weaved through bustling markets and traffic-clogged streets wearing “I Love Jesus” T-shirts or color...
19:44 26 December 2022

States are on front lines of 2020 election-security efforts

SPRINGFIELD, Va. — Inside a hotel ballroom near the nation’s capital, a U.S. Army officer with battlefield experience told 120 state and local electio...
18:38 26 December 2022

West Coast fishery rebounds in rare conservation ‘home run’

WARRENTON, Ore. — A rare environmental success story is unfolding in waters off the U.S. West Coast.
17:34 26 December 2022

Iowa Democrat faces daunting prospect: winning rural voters

WINTERSET, Iowa — When Cindy Axne crunched through fresh snow and into the American Legion hall in Winterset, the freshman Iowa congresswoman knew mos...
17:24 26 December 2022

Sheriff blasts Amazon for not helping with probe into driver

DAVENPORT, Fla. — A sheriff's office in Florida said it caught an Amazon driver stealing a customer's package but got no help from the company during ...
16:05 26 December 2022

To overcome travel ban, some Americans taking cases to court

NEW YORK — Mohammed Hafar paced around the airport terminal — first to the monitor to check flight arrivals, then to the gift shop and lastly to the d...
15:46 26 December 2022

Pennsylvania dioceses offer $84M to 564 clergy abuse victims

Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses have paid nearly $84 million to 564 victims of sexual abuse, a tally that’s sure to grow substantially in the ...
14:42 26 December 2022

You may have to give more personal data to get personal loan

Would you feel comfortable disclosing your bank account information on a personal loan application? What about your work history? Your college major?
14:31 26 December 2022

Red wolves court battle reignites as governor urges action

RALEIGH, N.C. — The fight over the critically endangered red wolf has returned to court as North Carolina's governor sought immediate help for the doz...
14:29 26 December 2022

Slave cemetery poses questions for Florida country club

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The rumors swirled for decades: A dark history long lay buried under the grassy knolls and manicured lawns of a country club in Fl...
13:27 26 December 2022

World shares mostly higher; China plans stimulus measures

TOKYO — Global markets edged higher on Thursday though trading was subdued after the Christmas holidays. Chinese markets surged after the government a...
8:33 26 December 2022

Iran-backed bloc names Basra governor for post of Iraqi PM

BAGHDAD — An Iranian-backed bloc in Iraq's parliament proposed Wednesday the governor of oil-rich southern Basra province as the country's next prime ...
19:45 25 December 2021

Trumps wish Americans ‘Merry Christmas’ as they mark holiday

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are wishing Americans a Merry Christmas as they celebrate the holiday with thei...
17:48 25 December 2021

Gala Christmas Day in country for Queen Elizabeth II, family

SANDRINGHAM, England — Queen Elizabeth II and her close family spent a gala Christmas Day at her palatial countryside retreat, feasting on locally-rea...
17:27 25 December 2021

GOP senator ‘disturbed’ by McConnell impeachment remark

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, said she was disturbed to hear Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell say ther...
17:20 25 December 2021

Rust Belt region banks on becoming hub for electric vehicles

The day Youngstown's steel mills began shutting down 40 years ago remains fresh in the minds of those who live in the blue-collar corner of Ohio. Comm...
17:14 25 December 2021

JFK letter promising Santa safe during Cold War on display

BOSTON — In the throes of the Cold War, the Soviet Union was planning to test a massive nuclear bomb in the Arctic Circle.
13:43 25 December 2021

Pope offers hope against darkness in Christmas Day message

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis offered a Christmas message of hope Wednesday against darkness that cloaks conflicts and relationships in large parts of t...
11:52 25 December 2021

Trumps attend music-filled church service on Christmas Eve

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended a music-filled Christmas Eve service at Family Church in West Pal...
23:54 24 December 2021

Trump lashes out as impeachment trial stuck in limbo

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday as his Senate impeachment trial remains at an impasse, with Republican and Democratic lea...
16:04 24 December 2021

Thousands mark Christmas in West Bank town of Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Thousands of Christian pilgrims on Tuesday flocked to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, celebrating Christmas Eve in the traditi...
15:46 24 December 2021

Bankruptcy judge thrust into spotlight in Purdue Pharma case

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma warns that real-life court cases don't unfold like “Perry Ma...
15:23 24 December 2021

Democrats test whether voters will shrug off impeachment

GUTHRIE CENTER, Iowa — Rep. Cindy Axne happily talked about trade, health care and agriculture with about three dozen constituents who gathered in a f...
5:07 24 December 2021

AP Source: Cavs to trade Clarkson to Jazz for Exum, picks

CLEVELAND — A person familiar with the negotiations says the Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to trade guard Jordan Clarkson to the Utah Jazz for guard...
0:40 24 December 2021

Boeing ousts its CEO after two deadly 737 Max crashes

NEW YORK — Boeing ousted CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Monday with no end in sight to the crisis that has engulfed the vaunted American aircraft manufactur...
21:18 23 December 2021

House committee raises prospect of more impeachment articles

WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee held open the possibility Monday of recommending additional articles of impeachment against President Donal...
20:40 23 December 2021

Investigators sift through debris at deadly Las Vegas fire

LAS VEGAS — Investigators were going room-by-room Monday at a downtown Las Vegas apartment building where six people were killed and 13 injured in a f...
18:47 23 December 2021