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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

Bishop who investigated sex abuse accused of sex abuse

NEW YORK — A Roman Catholic bishop named by Pope Francis to investigate the church’s response to clergy sexual abuse in Buffalo, New York, has himself...
18:08 13 November 2021

The Latest: Powell sees job participation as major problem

WASHINGTON — The Latest on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony before the Joint Economic Committee about the outlook for the U.S. econo...
17:09 13 November 2021

Sour grapes: Trade war puts cork in US wine sales to China

LIVERMORE, Calif. — Caught in the crossfire of President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, U.S. vineyards are struggling to sell Syrah in Shanghai ...
16:30 13 November 2021

Fed’s Powell sees steady growth, signals pause in rate cuts

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expects the U.S. economy to continue growing at a solid pace, though it still faces risks from slo...
14:47 13 November 2021

Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded

MILAN — The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as offi...
14:10 13 November 2021

US consumer prices up 0.4% in October; gasoline prices surge

WASHINGTON — Surging gasoline prices caused U.S. consumer prices to rise last month at the fastest pace since March.
13:43 13 November 2021

Tensions rise as Bolivia opposition leader claims presidency

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Clashes broke out in the streets of Bolivia's capital Tuesday evening when an opposition leader in the Senate declared herself the c...
1:59 13 November 2021

Pact reached to avert government shutdown through Dec. 20

WASHINGTON — A top House lawmaker announced Tuesday that Congress will pass a governmentwide temporary spending bill to keep the government running th...
23:51 12 November 2021

Prosecutor: Messages show teen plotted SC school shooting

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prosecutors who want a teen to serve a lifelong prison sentence for killing a first-grader on a South Carolina school playground show...
23:16 12 November 2021

Oklahomans launch new petition to reduce prison population

OKLAHOMA CITY — Days after more than 450 Oklahoma inmates walked out of prison in the nation's largest single-day prisoner release, a group that champ...
22:41 12 November 2021

Deep cuts rule Juliana Hatfield’s Police covers album

Juliana Hatfield, "Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police" (American Laundromat Records)
21:20 12 November 2021

Sorry, wrong number: Statistical benchmark comes under fire

NEW YORK — Earlier this fall Dr. Scott Solomon presented the results of a huge heart drug study to an audience of fellow cardiologists in Paris.
20:41 12 November 2021

Senate Democrats assail Trump’s $16B bailout for farmers

MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump's $16 billion bailout package for farmers hurt by the trade war with China unfairly benefits the South at the exp...
19:26 12 November 2021

Former President Carter out of surgery, no complications

ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter was recovering Tuesday following surgery to relieve pressure from brain bleeding linked to recent falls.
18:33 12 November 2021

Tear gas and fires: Hong Kong protests from morning to night

HONG KONG — Protesters in Hong Kong battled police on multiple fronts Tuesday, from major disruptions during the morning rush hour to a late-night sta...
16:18 12 November 2021

US held record number of migrant children in custody in 2019

COMAYAGUA, Honduras — The 3-year-old girl traveled for weeks cradled in her father's arms, as he set out to seek asylum in the United States. Now she ...
15:28 12 November 2021

Take advantage of seasonal pause to make 2020 garden plans

The outdoor growing season is over in most of the U.S., and it's time to pause and take stock. Review those gardening impressions that delighted you a...
14:43 12 November 2021

Man: Slashing ‘Baby Trump’ was matter of good versus evil

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — An Alabama man charged with criminal mischief in the slashing of a towering "Baby Trump" balloon has defended his actions, saying i...
13:40 12 November 2021

Beyond Netflix: Disney Plus joins the streaming fray

Disney is throwing its hat into streaming Tuesday with the debut of its Disney Plus service.
8:06 12 November 2021

Meet the witnesses: Diplomats start off impeachment hearings

WASHINGTON — Diplomats and career government officials, they're little known outside professional circles, but they're about to become household names...
5:10 12 November 2021

Morales says he’s headed for Mexico as clashes rock Bolivia

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Former Bolivian President Evo Morales said Monday he was headed for Mexico after being granted asylum there, as his supporters and f...
2:32 12 November 2021

The Latest: Morales says he’s leaving Bolivia for Mexico

LA PAZ, Bolivia — The latest on the political crisis in Bolivia (all times local):
1:43 12 November 2021

Widow sues boat owner in fire off California that killed 34

LOS ANGELES — The widow of a passenger who died in a fiery dive boat disaster that killed 34 people in the waters off California sued the vessel's own...
0:41 12 November 2021

Democrats, GOP to vie for impeachment narrative -- on TV

WASHINGTON — Impeachable or not?
22:55 11 November 2021

Transit system apologizes to black rider cuffed for eating

SAN FRANCISCO — The head of a San Francisco Bay Area commuter train system apologized to a black rider who was detained and cited by police for eating...
22:17 11 November 2021

Hong Kong police shoot protester, man set on fire

HONG KONG — Following a day of violence in which one person was shot by police and another set on fire, Hong Kong's leader pledged Monday to "spare no...
21:02 11 November 2021

Safety officials probing records of work on Southwest jets

DALLAS — Federal regulators have threatened to ground dozens of Southwest Airlines jets if the airline can't confirm that the planes, which it bought ...
21:01 11 November 2021

Portland, Oregon, paramedics learn self-defense amid attacks

PORTLAND, Ore. — Trisha Preston was transporting a patient in a mental health crisis in the back of her ambulance when suddenly the woman undid her se...
20:34 11 November 2021