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Democrats lay out case for Wednesday Trump impeachment vote

WASHINGTON — House Democrats laid out their impeachment case against President Donald Trump on Monday, a sweeping report accusing him of betraying the...
20:45 16 December 2021

Democratic leaders push to end labor dispute and save debate

Democratic officials are pushing for an end to a labor dispute that threatens the party's sixth presidential primary debate, scheduled for Thursday on...
20:43 16 December 2021

California killer Lawrence Bittaker dies in prison at 79

SAN QUENTIN, Calif. — Lawrence Sigmond Bittaker, one of the “Tool Box Killers" who preyed on teenage girls in Southern California 40 years ago, has di...
20:05 16 December 2021

Paid parental leave for fed workers could spur wider changes

WASHINGTON — The federal government’s 2.1 million employees will get paid parental leave for the first time, a galvanizing moment in the growing movem...
16:48 16 December 2021

Stocks rise on Wall Street as rally stretches to fourth day

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rallied in morning trading on Monday, rising with European and several Asian markets after China reported surprisingly strong s...
16:06 16 December 2021

How long is the sermon? Study ranks Christian churches

NEW YORK — How long should a sermon be?
15:51 16 December 2021

Review: Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ is a new classic

LOS ANGELES — There is a wild urgency to Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” that hardly seems possible for a film based on a 150-year-old book. But such is...
15:20 16 December 2021

WWII allies, Germany mark 75 yrs since Battle of the Bulge

BASTOGNE, Belgium — Side by side, the Allies and former enemy Germany together marked the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles in Wor...
14:12 16 December 2021

In reversal, Hallmark will reinstate same-sex marriage ads

NEW YORK — The Hallmark Channel, reversing what it called a “wrong decision,” said Sunday it will reinstate commercials featuring same-sex couples tha...
4:31 16 December 2021

Five aides to party-switching House lawmaker resign

WASHINGTON — Five aides to a House Democrat who plans to become a Republican are resigning, saying his party switch “does not align with the values we...
3:08 16 December 2021

Sackler-owned opioid maker pushes overdose treatment abroad

The gleaming white booth towered over the medical conference in Italy in October, advertising a new brand of antidote for opioid overdoses. “Be prepar...
3:06 16 December 2021

75 years on, Battle of the Bulge memories bond people

THIMISTER-CLERMONT, Belgium — As a schoolboy three quarters of a century ago, Marcel Schmetz would regularly see open trucks rumble past to a makeshif...
16:12 15 December 2021

White gold: Cyprus’ halloumi cheese entangled in politics

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Dairy farmers on Cyprus refer to halloumi as “white gold.” The salty, rubbery cheese made from goats' and sheep's milk and prized fo...
8:15 15 December 2021

Starbucks apologizes to deputies who weren’t served at store

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Starbucks apologized to two sheriff's deputies in California and said it would carry out an internal investigation after complaint...
2:26 15 December 2021

Perry tops 300 yards, Navy trickery tops Army 31-7

PHILADELPHIA — Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo wrapped Malcolm Perry tighter than an Army defense could muster for an embrace that served as a bit of an ap...
2:24 15 December 2021

Cyberattack on New Orleans city computers called ‘minimal’

NEW ORLEANS — Officials announced Saturday that no data was held for ransom and that a recovery operation is getting underway after a cyberattack a da...
1:37 15 December 2021

Mexico objects over US bill on ratifying trade pact

MEXICO CITY — Just days after a landmark agreement on a trade pact to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexico objected Saturday to leg...
0:44 15 December 2021

At Army-Navy game, Trump touts new pro sports option

PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump used his appearance at the annual Army-Navy football game to pitch to the players an administration policy chang...
23:25 14 December 2021

Fighting rages near Libya’s capital amid push by rebel army

CAIRO — Just two days after rebel Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter declared a “final" and decisive battle for the capital Tripoli, heavy fighting raged...
20:20 14 December 2021

Trump impeachment vote underscores a harshly partisan era

WASHINGTON — This coming week’s virtually certain House impeachment of President Donald Trump will underscore how Democrats and Republicans have morph...
14:27 14 December 2021

Shooting shows New Jersey’s gun laws aren’t stopping imports

TRENTON, N.J. — Officials from states with strong gun restrictions have called for stricter firearm control in places with weaker laws to thwart traff...
14:12 14 December 2021

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s impeachment rage, Bloomberg on coal

WASHINGTON — As near-certain impeachment closes in on him, President Donald Trump raged at his accusers, the Democrats. In the process, he offered a h...
13:46 14 December 2021

US finally giving boot to official foot measurement

WASHINGTON — Change is afoot for the official measuring stick used to size up big places in America.
13:37 14 December 2021

Cries of abuse in Catholic Church start to be heard in Japan

TOKYO — During Pope Francis’ recent visit to Japan, Harumi Suzuki stood where his motorcade passed by holding a sign that read: “I am a survivor.”
7:55 14 December 2021

Santa Monica hotel built without permits can remain open

LOS ANGELES — A Santa Monica beachfront hotel built without proper permits and fined nearly $15.6 million will be allowed to remain open.
6:21 14 December 2021

Iowa Democrats worry ‘Medicare for All’ hurts key industry

DES MOINES, Iowa — Kim Motl doesn’t work in the health insurance industry. But her friends and neighbors do. So when she saw Sen. Elizabeth Warren rec...
5:56 14 December 2021

‘Wild week’ as Washington works amid impeachment

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi don’t see eye-to-eye on much these days, but in the throes of impeachment, they’re ...
5:50 14 December 2021

Icy silence, frayed connections: Impeachment takes a toll

WASHINGTON — The most raucous committee in Congress sat stone-faced, barely speaking.
5:39 14 December 2021

Trump calls impeachment vote ‘an embarrassment’ to nation

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Friday's House committee vote to impeach him ”an embarrassment to our country" and refused to back away f...
22:44 13 December 2021

First lady appears to condone Trump’s criticism of Thunberg

WASHINGTON — Melania Trump on Friday appeared to condone her husband's criticism of 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, saying through a spokeswoman that her ...
22:41 13 December 2021