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Matchbox Cars, coloring book, Magic make Toy Hall of Fame

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Matchbox Cars, the coloring book and the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering were inducted Thursday into the National Toy Hal...
16:35 7 November 2021

Iran alleges UN inspector tested positive for explosives

VIENNA — Iran alleged Thursday that the U.N. inspector it blocked from a nuclear site last week tested positive for suspected traces of explosive nitr...
16:00 7 November 2021

Chicago’s top cop retiring after turbulent 3-plus years

CHICAGO — Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson will announce on Thursday that he will retire after more than three years as the city's top cop,...
15:50 7 November 2021

Marie Kondo’s doing what she can to make your kids tidy

NEW YORK — Not even Marie Kondo can follow all her rules for tidying all the time.
14:55 7 November 2021

Immigration opens ideological fault lines for 2020 Democrats

WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is adding his support to a call by some of his fellow presidential hopefuls for decriminalizing illegal border crossings, ...
13:42 7 November 2021

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
11:27 7 November 2021

Eurozone forecast for long period of weak economic growth

LONDON — The European Union's executive branch has cut its growth forecasts for the 19-country eurozone for this year and next and warned that conditi...
10:56 7 November 2021

Location, location: Why Ukraine leader aimed for Oval Office

WASHINGTON — The room features a couple of couches, an extremely old desk and a pair of classic wing chairs by the fireplace. But the location conveys...
5:10 7 November 2021

Women keep up wins in Trump-era political surge

RICHMOND, Va. — In its 400-year history, Virginia's House of Delegates has never been led by a woman.
5:08 7 November 2021

Las Vegas law makes sleeping on downtown streets illegal

LAS VEGAS — Despite protests about a "war on the poor," Las Vegas officials passed a law Wednesday making it illegal for the homeless to sleep on stre...
2:56 7 November 2021

Impeachment going public: Hearings next week for all to see

WASHINGTON — Democrats announced Wednesday they will launch public impeachment hearings next week, intending to bring to life weeks of closed-door tes...
0:46 7 November 2021

Migrants live in fear at Mexico-US border as violence flares

SAN DIEGO — A Salvadoran woman seeking asylum in the United States spends her days holed up in her cousin's cramped slum house just across the border ...
23:47 6 November 2021

Grounded Boeing jet hits another pothole in path to return

DALLAS — Regulators are asking Boeing to revise documentation of its proposed fixes to software on the 737 Max jet, and the company said Wednesday tha...
23:02 6 November 2021

California discloses Facebook probe, sues for documents

California's attorney general disclosed an ongoing probe into Facebook's privacy practices Wednesday, as it sued the company over its repeated refusal...
22:58 6 November 2021

Amazon’s spending in Seattle Council races doesn’t deliver

SEATTLE — Amazon poured $1.5 million an effort to overhaul Seattle's City Council this year. It didn't deliver.
22:00 6 November 2021

Review: Joanna Connor takes her blues guitar down new paths

Joanna Connor, "Rise" (M.C. Records)
21:46 6 November 2021

Netflix serves up ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ with all-star cast

LOS ANGELES — When screenwriter Jared Stern was approached about developing Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham" as an animated series, he sought advice fr...
20:55 6 November 2021

Bevin seeks vote recanvass while Beshear starts transition

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin asked Wednesday for a recanvass of Kentucky election results that showed him more than 5,000 votes behind...
20:55 6 November 2021

Acting UAW head says he’ll clean up corruption found by feds

DETROIT — The acting president of the United Auto Workers said Wednesday that a corruption scandal plaguing the union will get worse before it gets be...
20:34 6 November 2021

Deadly ambush shows Mexico lost control of area

COLONIA LEBARON, Mexico — When drug cartel gunmen opened fire on American women and children in northern Mexico, the Mexican Army, the National Guard ...
20:10 6 November 2021

As violence flares in Mexico, Trump policy under scrutiny

SAN DIEGO — A Salvadoran woman seeking asylum in the United States spends her days sequestered in her cousin's cramped house in Mexico, too scared to ...
20:04 6 November 2021

Iraq protesters storm Baghdad bridge, medic killed

BAGHDAD — Anti-government protesters in Iraq stormed a fourth bridge Wednesday in central Baghdad, where security forces pushed them back with batons ...
19:58 6 November 2021

US business sees dwindling prospects in Cuba

HAVANA — The Havana International Trade Fair is where Cuba puts the best face on its struggling economy.
18:22 6 November 2021

CVS gets a 3Q booster shot from Aetna as revenue soars

CVS Health revenue surged in the third quarter as the drugstore chain and pharmacy benefits manager added health insurance and pushed ahead with a pla...
16:18 6 November 2021

Unknowns about 2020 election make some businesses cautious

NEW YORK — While the 2020 presidential election is still a year away, some business owners see their customers already becoming more cautious because ...
15:55 6 November 2021

Review: ‘Midway’ turns the WW II battle into a cartoon

The first thing Roland Emmerich should do after his latest movie "Midway" hits theaters is apologize.
14:01 6 November 2021

US productivity falls for first time in nearly 4 years

WASHINGTON — American workers were less efficient in the July-September quarter, pushing down productivity for the first time since late 2015.
13:55 6 November 2021

Swedish princess urges Bosnia’s leaders to address pollution

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Swedish Crown Princess Victoria has urged Bosnian leaders to tackle their country's environmental problems, saying it's...
13:53 6 November 2021

Buckingham Palace: Queen’s new outfits won’t use real fur

LONDON — Buckingham Palace says new outfits designed for Queen Elizabeth II will not use real fur.
12:22 6 November 2021

Thailand set to hinder Cambodian opposition’s return plans

BANGKOK — Plans by self-exiled leaders of Cambodia's banned opposition party to return to their homeland hit a major roadblock Wednesday when Thailand...
11:28 6 November 2021