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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

Owners of OxyContin maker paid more after company’s big fine

The wealthy owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma started taking far more money out of the company after it was fined for misleading marketing of th...
1:51 17 December 2021

Documents sought in case of Saudi student facing gun charge

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Saudi Arabian student arrested on a federal firearms charge the day before he was scheduled to graduate from the University of N...
0:33 17 December 2021