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Iraqis defy crackdown to hold biggest protests yet

BAGHDAD — Tens of thousands of Iraqis massed in Baghdad's Tahrir Square on Friday in the biggest demonstrations since anti-government protests erupted...
17:12 1 November 2021

Ellen Burstyn talks women in film, Pacino interview, #MeToo

NEW YORK — Ellen Burstyn hoped her Oscar-winning performance in the 1974 film in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" would lead to more Hollywood storie...
16:53 1 November 2021

Stocks head for record high following solid jobs report

NEW YORK — A government report revealing surprisingly solid job growth in October put investors in a buying mood Friday and drove broad gains for U.S....
16:35 1 November 2021

AP-NORC poll: More support than oppose impeachment probe

WASHINGTON — More Americans approve of the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump than disapprove of it, though only about a third say ...
16:23 1 November 2021

Prosecutor reviewing Russia probe known for tenacity, ethics

HARTFORD, Conn. — The man leading the inquiry into the origins of the Russia probe is no stranger to politically sensitive investigations.
14:55 1 November 2021

US manufacturing contracts for third straight month

WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing output dropped for the third straight month in October as trade tensions and a slowing global economy took a toll on A...
14:29 1 November 2021

Indian guru Rajneesh’s ex-aide to star in new documentary

NEW DELHI — Ma Anand Sheela, who helped controversial Indian mystic Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh set up a commune in Oregon in the 1980s and was a subject o...
12:59 1 November 2021

Democrats push candidates to fully commit to 2020 nominee

The Democratic National Committee is increasing pressure on its presidential candidates to commit to campaign actively for the party's nominee in 2020...
12:10 1 November 2021

World stocks edge up ahead of US jobs report

BANGKOK — World shares advanced Friday as investors looked to the monthly U.S. jobs report and amid concerns about the prospects for a long-term U.S-C...
11:39 1 November 2021

Sharply divided House approves Democrats’ impeachment rules

WASHINGTON — Democrats swept a rules package for their impeachment probe of President Donald Trump through a divided House, as the chamber's first vot...
9:41 1 November 2021

40 years on, Iranians recall 1979 US Embassy hostage crisis

TEHRAN, Iran — For those who were there, the memories are still fresh, 40 years after one of the defining events of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, wh...
6:08 1 November 2021

Trump claim to Syrian oil raises many questions

WASHINGTON — By claiming a right to Syria's oil, President Donald Trump has added more complexity — as well as additional U.S. forces and time — to an...
4:51 1 November 2021

ASEAN meet spotlights advances in trade, sea pact, and rifts

NONTHABURI, Thailand — Southeast Asian leaders are making last-minute efforts with wealthier neighbors led by China to conclude negotiations on one of...
4:27 1 November 2021

Vietnamese turn to traffickers to help chase fortunes abroad

DIEN THINH, Vietnam — For many Vietnamese, a job in a Western European country is seen as a path to prosperity worth breaking the law. But the risks o...
4:19 1 November 2021

Frozen in time, US Embassy a monument to Iran hostage crisis

TEHRAN, Iran — The U.S. Embassy in Tehran remains frozen in 1979 as the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis approaches, a time capsule of revo...
1:15 1 November 2021

Altria takes a $4.5 billion hit on Juul amid vaping backlash

WASHINGTON — Marlboro-maker Altria is taking a big financial hit from its multibillion-dollar bet on e-cigarettes.
22:13 31 October 2021

Fiat Chrysler-PSA deal likely to bring fewer brands, models

MILAN — Automobile shoppers across the globe are likely to see fewer vehicles and brands if the merger of Fiat Chrysler and France's PSA goes through,...
21:53 31 October 2021

Chicago teachers strike ends after 11 days without school

CHICAGO — Chicago teachers and the nation's third-largest school district reached a labor contract deal on Thursday, ending a strike that canceled 11 ...
19:12 31 October 2021

The Latest: Dems block Pentagon funding over border wall

WASHINGTON — The Latest on Congress and a package of spending bills (all times local):
18:39 31 October 2021

Last call: Utah is set to tap out on low-alcohol beer sales

SALT LAKE CITY — The first change to beer alcohol limits since the end of Prohibition nearly a century ago is coming to Utah.
18:18 31 October 2021

Ionescu, Cox headline AP women’s preseason All-America team

NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu decided to come back for her senior season at Oregon instead of heading to the WNBA.
16:36 31 October 2021

Apple TV Plus joins streaming wars, has Oprah but no catalog

LOS ANGELES — As the streaming wars near a fever pitch and viewers are targeted from every vantage point — Disney Plus has the Marvel and Star Wars br...
16:09 31 October 2021

The Latest: White House denounces Dems’ ‘unhinged’ obsession

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment resolution (all times local):
15:45 31 October 2021

Security firm says Chinese hackers intercepted text messages

WASHINGTON — Chinese hackers with a history of state-sponsored espionage have intercepted the text messages of thousands of foreigners in a targeted c...
13:29 31 October 2021

Fire nearly destroys historic Japanese castle

TOKYO — A fire broke out early Thursday and spread quickly through historic Shuri Castle on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the ...
9:46 31 October 2021

Berlin Wall’s fall stokes memories of lost hopes in Russia

MOSCOW — When the Berlin Wall fell, the Soviet Union stepped back, letting East Germany's communist government collapse and then quickly accepting Ger...
8:27 31 October 2021

Chile cancels climate, trade summits amid protest chaos

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean President Sebastián Piñera canceled two major international summits and said he would focus on restoring security and moving...
4:20 31 October 2021

Mayors for Pete: Buttigieg hunts for support in city halls

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As Pete Buttigieg works to prove the leader of a city of roughly 100,000 people is ready to assume the American presidency, ...
4:16 31 October 2021

Stable costs but more uninsured as ‘Obamacare’ sign-ups open

WASHINGTON — More Americans are going without health insurance, and stable premiums plus greater choice next year under the Obama health law aren't li...
4:15 31 October 2021

Border wall, impeachment battle imperil budget progress

WASHINGTON — A bitter fight over funding for border fencing is imperiling Capitol Hill efforts to forge progress on more than $1.4 trillion worth of o...
4:15 31 October 2021