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Historic flooding highlights Venice’s vulnerability

VENICE, Italy — The historic lagoon city of Venice exists on the edge of a double threat: As it sinks, the seas rise.
18:30 15 November 2021

Chinese swimming star defends failure to take doping test

MONTREUX, Switzerland — Chinese Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang defended his failure to take a doping test by testifying at a rare public hearing Fr...
17:09 15 November 2021

AP Explains: What’s wrong with hearsay evidence in Congress?

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A leading Republican critique of the House impeachment inquiry is that Democrats are relying on “hearsay” evidence.
17:01 15 November 2021

An ambassador fired: What to watch on Day 2 of impeachment

WASHINGTON — An ambassador, her firing and a pair of fixers.
12:46 15 November 2021

Garrett loses cool, hits Steelers QB with helmet in brawl

CLEVELAND — The Browns were seconds away from a season-changing win when Myles Garrett lost his composure in a moment of rage rarely seen on an NFL fi...
6:30 15 November 2021

AP Interview: Evo Morales wants UN mediation in Bolivia

MEXICO CITY — Bolivia’s Evo Morales on Friday called for the United Nations, and possibly Pope Francis, to mediate in the Andean nation’s political cr...
4:44 15 November 2021

Court rules Trump EPA unlawfully ignored dangerous chemicals

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration unlawfully excluded millions of tons of some of the most dangerous materials in public use from a safety re...
0:19 15 November 2021

Beshear set for ‘next chapter’ as Bevin concedes in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin conceded to Democratic archnemesis Andy Beshear on Thursday, putting an end to Kentucky’s bitterly fought ...
23:04 14 November 2021

Charlottesville suit seeks to link online talk to violence

The white nationalist rally that took a deadly turn in Charlottesville, Virginia, during the summer of 2017 shocked Americans with its front-row view ...
20:41 14 November 2021

Tactical edge will shift to GOP in Senate impeachment trial

WASHINGTON — It’s been easy for majority Democrats to keep Republicans from shifting the focus of the House impeachment hearings. Yet GOP leverage to ...
19:07 14 November 2021

Sanders campaign replaces South Carolina state director

Bernie Sanders is replacing his state director in the critical early-voting state of South Carolina.
18:44 14 November 2021

Bolivian interim leader says Morales can’t run in new vote

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales cannot run as a candidate in any new elections, but his political party can, the country’s in...
18:39 14 November 2021

Walmart where man killed 22 reopens amid increased security

EL PASO, Texas — Walmart has quietly hired off-duty officers at its stores in El Paso, Texas, where a gunman police say targeted Mexicans opened fire ...
18:09 14 November 2021

Powell urges Congress to tackle growing budget deficit

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday urged Congress to tackle the growing budget deficit but also underscored the current h...
18:03 14 November 2021

Walmart offers holiday cheer as traditional peers struggle

NEW YORK — Walmart is offering some holiday cheer heading into the crucial Christmas shopping season even as many of its traditional peers struggle.
16:18 14 November 2021

Sizing up the 2019 holiday shopping season for retailers

NEW YORK — With two weeks until the official start of the holiday shopping season, the nation’s retailers are gearing up for what should be another br...
15:43 14 November 2021

Ex-Massachusetts Gov. Patrick announces Dem presidential bid

WASHINGTON — Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced Thursday he is running for president, making a late entry into the Democratic race less...
14:56 14 November 2021

Pastor: Jimmy Carter ‘up and walking’ post brain surgery

ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter was already “up and walking” just a day after undergoing surgery to relieve pressure on his brain from bleedin...
14:02 14 November 2021

Hong Kong police say protesters out of control, deny curfew

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police warned protesters on Thursday that they were moving “one step closer to terrorism” by sinking the city into chaos, as rio...
10:13 14 November 2021

NJ will trap turkeys troubling Jersey Shore neighborhood

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — New Jersey has drumsticked up a plan to deal with flocks of wild turkeys that are ruffling some feathers in a Jersey Shore neighbor...
23:57 13 November 2021

Diplomats accuse Trump as impeachment hits Americans’ TVs

WASHINGTON — For the first time, the Democrats’ case for President Donald Trump’s impeachment streamed from Americans’ TVs Wednesday, including a new ...
23:54 13 November 2021

‘Bits and pieces:’ Americans view impeachment on their terms

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Cattle rancher Jeffery Gatzke in South Dakota was listening in as he worked on his tractor in his workshop. The first public heari...
23:39 13 November 2021

‘Too busy’: Trump professes disinterest on impeachment

WASHINGTON — What hearings? What phone call?
22:53 13 November 2021

US proposes tougher rules on work permits for asylum-seekers

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has proposed making it tougher for asylum-seekers to obtain permission to work in the United States while their ...
22:36 13 November 2021

Review: Driver brings 6,700 pages to life in ‘The Report’

Of all the statistics involving the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on the CIA’s post-9/11 detention and interrogation program — better...
21:10 13 November 2021

Clashes rock Bolivia as new interim leader challenged

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Renewed clashes rocked Bolivia’s capital on Wednesday as the country’s newly declared interim president, a second-tier lawmaker thru...
20:48 13 November 2021

Music Review: DJ Shadow back with an album to mark the times

DJ Shadow, “Our Pathetic Age” (Mass Appeal)
20:35 13 November 2021

US budget deficit surges to $134.5 billion in October

WASHINGTON — The federal government, which ended the 2019 budget year with its largest deficit in seven years, began the new budget year with a defici...
19:37 13 November 2021

Officer: I quit Proud Boys over fears of ‘far-left’ attacks

A Connecticut police officer accused a civil rights organization’s leader of trying to “silence conservative voices” by raising concerns about his mem...
19:15 13 November 2021

Flying this Thanksgiving? Expect record crowds at airports

Record throngs of travelers are expected to jam into airports over the Thanksgiving break and airlines are adding hundreds of flights a day in respons...
18:43 13 November 2021