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Among public, a great divide at moment of Trump impeachment

We interrupt the holiday spirit to bring you the impeachment of a president.
2:35 19 December 2021

Defiant Trump rallies supporters as House impeaches him

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defiant in the face of a historic rebuke, President Donald Trump rallied supporters in Michigan on Wednesday night as the House ...
1:59 19 December 2021

Trump speaks at swank GOP fundraiser, his DC hotel profits

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took the stage in the ballroom of his luxury hotel in Washington on Saturday night, just days before an impeachmen...
22:17 18 December 2021

On screen, Asian Americans rarely get into Christmas spirit

With its multiple teenage characters, the Netflix movie “Let It Snow” is a mix of holiday feels and a John Hughes comedy. But unlike those genres, the...
21:52 18 December 2021

Fiat Chrysler-Peugeot merger could bring more clean vehicles

DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot agreed Wednesday to merge into a single company that will become the world’s fourth-largest automaker, a giant tha...
21:19 18 December 2021

Macron, under strike pressure, mulls changes to pension plan

PARIS — The French government launched negotiations with labor unions Wednesday on potential changes to a landmark pension reform bill that sparked cr...
19:15 18 December 2021

NFL at 100: Helmets go high tech in quest for player safety

Long gone are the days of the leather shell and single-bar face mask.
18:16 18 December 2021

Buy, lease or subscribe to add solar panels to your home

NEW YORK — Homeowners are clamoring to power through blackouts that have become a regrettably frequent part of life in California. The cost of solar p...
18:14 18 December 2021

What will Boris Johnson do? UK leader to unveil policy plans

LONDON — British voters have given Prime Minister Boris Johnson a commanding majority. But they have little idea what he plans to do with it, apart fr...
17:02 18 December 2021

UK watchdog set to challenge Google, Facebook ad dominance

LONDON — Britain's competition watchdog on Wednesday signaled its willingness to push for stricter rules to counter Google and Facebook 's dominance o...
16:30 18 December 2021

Twin Metals Minnesota files formal mine plan with regulators

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Twin Metals Minnesota formally submitted a plan to regulators Wednesday for an underground copper-nickel mine near Ely in northeaste...
16:17 18 December 2021

UK services industry sees little joy in post-Brexit world

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decisive victory in last week's general election provided little comfort to Britain's once world-beating finan...
11:43 18 December 2021

Asian shares mixed after Wall Street hits new record highs

TOKYO — Asian shares meandered Wednesday after Wall Street logged fresh record highs, but investor optimism about an interim U.S.-China trade deal ann...
4:33 18 December 2021

Modest but passionate turnout at pro-impeachment rallies

Denver — Tens of thousands of people across the country marched in support of impeachment Tuesday evening, from a demonstration through a rainy Times ...
3:05 18 December 2021

Splintered US moves to subject Trump to ‘profound disgrace’

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump stands on the threshold of what two ex-presidents called the “profound disgrace” of impeachment, a permanent stain on his le...
2:14 18 December 2021

Secretive FISA court rebukes FBI over errors in Russia probe

WASHINGTON — The chief judge of a secretive surveillance court said Tuesday that the FBI provided “unsupported" information when it applied to eavesdr...
23:53 17 December 2021

Millennial Money: 6 empowering money moves

Raise your hand if you feel confident about your finances. Not feeling it? That’s OK.
23:32 17 December 2021

FedEx profit falls 40% amid higher costs, loss of Amazon

NEW YORK — FedEx said Tuesday that its profit fell 40% in its most recent quarter, hurt by higher costs, a shorter holiday shipping season and its mov...
22:48 17 December 2021

Halting 737 Max production will hit suppliers, airlines

As Boeing prepares to shutter much of a huge factory near Seattle that builds the grounded 737 Max jet, the economic hit is reverberating across the U...
22:40 17 December 2021

DOJ sues CVS over ‘stale’ Omnicare prescription refills

The federal government is joining a legal fight against CVS Health that accuses its troubled Omnicare business of routinely filling prescriptions that...
21:57 17 December 2021

Breakthrough Entertainer: Ferreira’s 2019 has been surreal

LOS ANGELES — Barbie Ferreira has been hearing countless variations on the word “breakthrough” applied to her role in HBO’s groundbreaking teen drama ...
21:27 17 December 2021

Americans steadfastly divided over impeachment as vote nears

WASHINGTON — As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to take a historic vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump, the American public i...
21:16 17 December 2021

Party-switching NJ congressman draws Trump praise, Dems’ ire

WASHINGTON — A party-switching congressman drew praise Tuesday from President Donald Trump and condemnation from Democrats, underscoring how his polit...
20:27 17 December 2021

Senate sends Trump defense bill with federal parental leave

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday voted to send to President Donald Trump an annual defense policy bill that combines a $738 billion Pentagon budget ...
18:01 17 December 2021

Global stock markets more subdued after US hits records

TOKYO — Stock markets eased back on Tuesday after hopes over Brexit and a trade truce between the U.S. and China had led to a rally and new record hig...
12:52 17 December 2021

UK’s Johnson seeks to rule out Brexit trade pact delay

LONDON — Buoyed by a Conservative majority in Parliament, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signaled Tuesday he won’t soften his Brexit stance, rul...
12:39 17 December 2021

Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland endorses Biden for president

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has endorsed Joe Biden for president, delivering important support from the state's industrial workin...
11:07 17 December 2021

Trump conservative critics launch PAC to fight reelection

NEW YORK — A small group of President Donald Trump's fiercest conservative critics, including the husband of the president's own chief adviser, is lau...
11:00 17 December 2021

Protesters in Arab world’s newest uprisings face a long haul

BAGHDAD — Abbas Ali spends most of his free time camped out in Tahrir Square — the epicenter of Iraq's anti-government protests — going home only at 3...
5:45 17 December 2021

Asian shares rise after Wall Street rally on China reports

TOKYO — Asian shares rose Tuesday following a rally on Wall Street that sent the major indexes to record highs, cheered by surprisingly strong economi...
2:38 17 December 2021