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Target bursts into the holiday season with a bang

NEW YORK — Target is bursting into the critical holiday season with very strong third-quarter earnings as the company pushes faster delivery and inves...
12:34 20 November 2021

7 key questions heading into the 2020 Democratic debate

WASHINGTON — New uncertainty hangs over the Democratic presidential primary as 10 candidates meet on the debate stage once again.
12:07 20 November 2021

Wine woes: Tariffs, Brexit cloud French Beaujolais season

CHATILLON, France — Celebration is the mot du jour in France’s Beaujolais region on the third Thursday of November, when winemakers and sellers uncork...
9:47 20 November 2021

Pope arrives in Thailand to encourage Catholic minority

BANGKOK — Pope Francis arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday to begin a tour of Thailand and Japan, beginning a mission to boost the morale of those countri...
6:43 20 November 2021

APNewsBreak: Officer expected to plead guilty in urinal case

HONOLULU — A Honolulu police officer is expected to plead guilty to depriving a homeless man of his civil rights by forcing him to lick a public urina...
1:58 20 November 2021

5 things to know about Pope Francis’ visit to Thailand

BANGKOK — Pope Francis arrives in Thailand on Wednesday for the first visit here by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since St. John Paul II in 19...
0:28 20 November 2021

Republicans assail security aide who reported Trump call

WASHINGTON — A career Army officer on assignment to President Donald Trump’s National Security Council testified Tuesday he felt it was his duty to ob...
0:16 20 November 2021

Shooting deaths rattle small, tight-knit US Hmong community

Fresno has been the heart of California’s Hmong community for decades, drawing refugees from war-torn Southeast Asia who built a tight-knit population...
0:08 20 November 2021

GOP-requested witness rejects Trump ‘conspiracy theories’

WASHINGTON — Sought by Republicans to testify, the former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine spoke up instead for Democrat Joe Biden in Tuesday’s impeachme...
23:55 19 November 2021

Letter shows psychologist broke rules with Iowa sex predator

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A psychologist in charge of treating Iowa’s most dangerous sex offenders violated policies by developing an improperly close relatio...
22:48 19 November 2021

GateHouse, Gannett join, become largest US newspaper chain

NEW YORK — GateHouse has closed its $1.1 billion takeover of Gannett, promising a $300 million cut in annual costs as it becomes the country’s largest...
21:33 19 November 2021

Tom Hanks didn’t want to be Mr. Rogers. Then he met Marielle

NEW YORK — Tom Hanks has never played a superhero. But when the actor recently donned a very simple cardigan sweater, and the slacks to go with it, he...
21:29 19 November 2021

Warm ocean water delays sea ice for Alaska towns, wildlife

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska...
21:26 19 November 2021

House passes short-term spending measure as talks falter

WASHINGTON — The House has passed a short-term spending bill to keep federal agencies running for another month. The hope is that the additional time ...
20:21 19 November 2021

Microsoft competes for popularity with upstart Slack

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft says that its own workplace collaboration service Teams now has more than 20 million daily active users.
20:00 19 November 2021

Police surround last holdouts at Hong Kong campus protest

HONG KONG — A small band of anti-government protesters, their numbers diminished by surrenders and failed escape attempts, remained holed up at a Hong...
17:54 19 November 2021

Haiti mourns 5 people killed during ongoing protests

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Wails have filled a church in Haiti during funeral services for five people killed in anti-government protests.
17:39 19 November 2021

For trans activists, recent setbacks temper long-term hopes

NEW YORK — Amid their annual vigils for transgender homicide victims, trans rights activists in the U.S. are trying to maintain long-term optimism eve...
16:55 19 November 2021

Global shares mostly rise while investors await trade news

TOKYO — Global shares rose Tuesday as investors appeared hopeful for positive news from the trade talks between the United States and China.
12:58 19 November 2021

US, Montenegro plot cyber warfare ahead of 2020 elections

PODGORICA, Montenegro — Deployed inside the sprawling communist-era army command headquarters in Montenegro’s capital, an elite team of U.S. military ...
10:49 19 November 2021

German authorities conduct money laundering raids

BERLIN — German authorities have conducted raids in five states in connection with money laundering and illegal transfers abroad.
9:46 19 November 2021

Vatican financial watchdog now a ‘shell’ after police raid

VATICAN CITY — A board member of the Vatican’s financial watchdog has resigned in the wake of a Vatican police raid that resulted in the agency’s susp...
8:50 19 November 2021

Mahomes, Chiefs hold off Chargers 24-17 in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY — Nearly everything about this Monday night game felt foreign to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, from the gasp-inducing altitu...
6:33 19 November 2021

Asian shares mixed amid caution on US-China trade talks

TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed Tuesday as investor sentiment remained cautious amid worries about the next development in trade talks between the Uni...
2:54 19 November 2021

Flood-hit Venice’s dwindling population faces mounting woes

VENICE, Italy — One of only four oar makers for Venice’s famed gondoliers, Paolo Brandolisio wades through his ground-floor workshop for the third tim...
1:13 19 November 2021

Trump’s weekend hospital visit draws a skeptical reaction

WASHINGTON — A lack of notice. Past failures to level with the American people. A tough week for the White House as public impeachment hearings got un...
0:03 19 November 2021

Correction: Prescription Drugs story

WASHINGTON — In a story Nov. 18 about the White House push for prescription drug legislation, The Associated Press misspelled the first name of the ex...
22:36 18 November 2021

Auto union now turns focus to Fiat Chrysler; strike possible

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union on Monday turned its bargaining focus to Fiat Chrysler, raising the possibility of another strike against a De...
22:01 18 November 2021

California sues e-cigarette maker Juul over ads, youth sales

WASHINGTON — California on Monday sued the nation’s biggest e-cigarette maker, alleging that Juul Labs deliberately marketed and sold its flavored nic...
20:18 18 November 2021

Police chief: 3 people killed in Oklahoma Walmart shooting

DUNCAN, Oklahoma — Two men and a woman were fatally shot Monday outside a Walmart store in Oklahoma, the chief of police said.
17:18 18 November 2021