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Oklahoma judge reduces J&J order in opioid lawsuit by $107M

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma judge who last summer ordered consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million to help address the state’...
20:27 15 November 2021

Mormon leader: We didn’t leave Boy Scouts, they left us

NEW YORK — A high-ranking leader with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Friday the church severed its century-long tie with the Boy...
18:54 15 November 2021

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