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Stocks push past latest trade-war confusion to more records

NEW YORK — The stock market capped another week of healthy gains on Friday, but it ended on more of a befuddled note than a bang as confusion about th...
21:43 8 November 2021

Got a weird text? A telecom vendor says it’s to blame

If you woke up to a weird text that seemed totally out of place, you aren't alone. A mysterious wave of missives swept America's phones overnight, del...
21:14 8 November 2021

Trump launches black outreach effort for 2020

ATLANTA — During the 2016 campaign, candidate Donald Trump stood in front of largely white crowds and asked black voters to consider, "What the hell d...
20:49 8 November 2021

US officials identify ‘strong culprit’ in vaping illnesses

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials announced a breakthrough Friday into the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping illnesses, reporting they have a "v...
20:41 8 November 2021

Stay or go? US residents of Mexico town torn after 9 killed

LA MORA, Mexico — U.S. citizens living in a small Mexican farming community established by their Mormon ancestors are trying to decide whether they sh...
20:30 8 November 2021

US Latinos are no longer majority-Catholic, here’s why

LOS ANGELES — Emmanuel Perez was about 15 years old when he decided the Catholic faith was not for him.
19:39 8 November 2021

Parolee is no hometown hero in TV comedy ‘Back to Life’

LOS ANGELES — An actor who can provoke belly laughs with grunts clearly is gifted. Fans of the show business comedy "Episodes" will fondly recall Dais...
18:06 8 November 2021

Iraqi spiritual leader warns of ‘great risks’ from protests

BAGHDAD — Iraq's most senior Shiite cleric urged political leaders Friday to find a way out of the current cycle of anti-government protests and a sub...
17:55 8 November 2021

Mulvaney stands up Democrats in impeachment probe

WASHINGTON — Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney has stood up Democrats in their impeachment inquiry, skipping his 9 a.m. deposition as De...
16:38 8 November 2021

Death rejected for man who killed ex-girlfriend’s parents

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man on death row for killing his ex-girlfriend's parents with a sledgehammer is getting a new hearing after the Ohio Supreme Court ...
15:53 8 November 2021

Pompeo stresses allied unity, defends Trump policies

BERLIN — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed Friday the need for traditional Western allies to work together to face modern threats, while at...
12:50 8 November 2021

Hong Kong student’s death fuels more anger against police

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong university student who fell off a parking garage after police fired tear gas during clashes with anti-government protesters di...
10:39 8 November 2021

Hot, crowded and secret room now part of impeachment lore

WASHINGTON — It's "excruciating." It smells like a "locker room." And what happens there is supposed to stay there.
5:55 8 November 2021

Mexico farm town buries 3 of 9 slain Americans

LA MORA, Mexico — As Mexican soldiers stood guard, a mother and two sons were laid to rest in hand-hewn pine coffins in a single grave dug out of the ...
4:34 8 November 2021

Anonymous book describes volatile, incompetent Trump

WASHINGTON — A forthcoming book by an anonymous author identified only as "a senior official in the Trump administration" describes President Donald T...
3:04 8 November 2021

Judge fines Trump $2 million for misusing charity foundation

NEW YORK — A judge Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million to an array of charities as a fine for misusing his own charitable founda...
1:01 8 November 2021

China sentences fentanyl traffickers after US tip about ring

XINGTAI, China — A Chinese court sentenced nine fentanyl traffickers on Thursday in a case that is the culmination of a rare collaboration between Chi...
0:58 8 November 2021

Cambodian rival stopped from going home to challenge Hun Sen

PARIS — Cambodia's most prominent opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, was stopped from boarding a flight in Paris on Thursday in his attempt to return home...
0:51 8 November 2021

Juul halts US sales of popular mint-flavored e-cigarettes

WASHINGTON — Juul Labs said Thursday it will halt U.S. sales of its best-selling, mint-flavored electronic cigarettes as it struggles to survive a nat...
21:59 7 November 2021

‘The Lion King,’ ‘Toy Story 4’ help boost Disney’s profit

NEW YORK — Disney's fiscal fourth-quarter net income beat Wall Street's expectations thanks to strong theater revenue from films like "The Lion King" ...
21:35 7 November 2021

Millions at stake in dinosaur fight: Are fossils minerals?

HELENA, Mont. — The discovery of two fossilized dinosaur skeletons intertwined in what looks like a final death match could make a Montana ranching co...
21:06 7 November 2021

The words Trump had to hear: Investigations, Biden, Clinton

WASHINGTON — There were three words President Donald Trump wanted to hear from the Ukraine president: Investigations, Biden and Clinton.
21:00 7 November 2021

Pacific bird refuge struggles as ocean garbage patch grows

MIDWAY ATOLL, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands — Flying into the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Midway Atoll appears out of the vast blue Pac...
20:26 7 November 2021

Report: Trump migrant crackdown weighed impact on 2020 race

MIAMI — As the Trump administration in its early days tried to push through hardline immigration policies, it appeared to calculate their possible imp...
20:23 7 November 2021

Consumer borrowing rises, led by more auto and student loans

WASHINGTON — Consumer borrowing rose in September at a modest pace, led by higher student and auto loans, though a category that mostly includes credi...
20:19 7 November 2021

Warren health plan departs from US ‘social insurance’ idea

WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren's plan to pay for "Medicare for All" without raising taxes on the middle class departs from how the U.S. has tradit...
18:47 7 November 2021

People of color make gains in mayoral races across the US

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — People of color made history this week by winning municipal races in places their families were once ignored or prevented from vot...
18:28 7 November 2021

Slayings of Americans show drug war worse this time around

MEXICO CITY — There was a time when the violence of Mexico's 2006-2012 drug war shocked Americans, but barely touched them. This time around — like ev...
17:40 7 November 2021

AP Exclusive: Steyer aide offered money for endorsements

DES MOINES, Iowa — A top aide to Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer in Iowa has privately offered campaign contributions to local politician...
17:36 7 November 2021

Orangutan granted ‘personhood’ settles into new Florida home

WAUCHULA, Fla. — A 33-year-old orangutan granted legal personhood by a judge in Argentina is settling into her new surroundings at the Center for Grea...
17:03 7 November 2021