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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

Chicago teachers ok tentative agreement but strike goes on

CHICAGO — Chicago's teachers union voted to approve a tentative contract agreement with city officials, Wednesday, but have refused to return to work ...
2:34 31 October 2021

Twitter bans political ads ahead of 2020 election

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter, reacting to growing concern about misinformation spread on social media, is banning all political advertising from its servic...
22:40 30 October 2021

Top Trump adviser steps down ahead of impeachment testimony

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's top adviser for Russian and European affairs is leaving his job at the White House, a day before he's scheduled ...
22:23 30 October 2021

Democrats set stage for approval of impeachment ground rules

WASHINGTON — Democrats set the stage Wednesday for certain House approval of the ground rules lawmakers will use as they consider impeaching President...
21:47 30 October 2021

Boeing employee raised concern about design of Max system

Two days of congressional hearings have produced internal Boeing documents showing that company employees raised concerns about the design of a key fl...
21:42 30 October 2021

American students’ performance lags on Nation’s Report Card

WASHINGTON — The latest Nation's Report Card is painting a dismal picture of math and reading achievement among American fourth and eighth graders des...
21:10 30 October 2021

After Biden reversal on super PAC, allies form outside group

WASHINGTON — Allies of former Vice President Joe Biden formed an outside group this week that would allow wealthy individuals and corporations to spen...
19:25 30 October 2021

The Latest: Powell says Fed working on inflation policy

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting (all times local):
19:07 30 October 2021

Linda Hamilton makes return count in new ‘Terminator’ film

LOS ANGELES — For the new "Terminator" film, it was seemingly easy to bring back Arnold Schwarzenegger as the human-looking cyborg assassin because of...
18:55 30 October 2021

1 killed when plane crashes into townhome in Atlanta area

ATLANTA — A small plane crashed into an Atlanta-area townhome Wednesday morning, killing at least one person, authorities said.
16:31 30 October 2021

Holiday staffing issues a big stressor for business owners

NEW YORK — In the early days of Kristen David's law firm, she told staffers they could all take off the day after Thanksgiving. But before the holiday...
14:19 30 October 2021

Threat to US elections in 2020 is not limited to Russia

WASHINGTON — Russia interfered in the 2016 election and may try to sway next year's vote as well. But it's not the only nation with an eye on U.S. pol...
13:17 30 October 2021

US economy grows at modest 1.9% rate in third quarter

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy slowed to a modest growth rate of 1.9% in the summer as consumer spending downshifted and businesses continued to trim t...
12:51 30 October 2021

Protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge to Iran

BAGHDAD — The day after anti-government protests erupted in Iraq, Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani flew into Baghdad late at night and took a helicopter ...
12:37 30 October 2021

UK’s Brexit deal estimated to cost almost $100 billion

LONDON — A respected British think tank slammed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal on Wednesday, concluding that the economy would be 3.5% sma...
12:36 30 October 2021

Trump skips ASEAN meet, sends security adviser O’Brien, Ross

BANGKOK — U.S. national security adviser Robert C. O'Brien and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will represent President Donald Trump at two regional su...
12:09 30 October 2021

World shares mostly lower as investors eye Fed, trade news

BANGKOK — Global shares mostly retreated Wednesday as investors eye a possible interest rate cut in the U.S. while hoping for a breakthrough on the U....
12:07 30 October 2021

Cranberry farmers want to build solar panels over their bogs

CARVER, Mass. — Plummeting cranberry prices and the country's ongoing trade wars have America's cranberry industry eyeing a possible new savior: solar...
10:10 30 October 2021

Lutheran sisters recall nursing those wounded at Berlin Wall

BERLIN — Sister Brigitte Queisser walks slowly along the decaying remains of the Berlin Wall, its rusty rebar reinforcement exposed where the concrete...
7:41 30 October 2021

Fed is expected to cut rates but may offer little guidance

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is set to cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for a third time this year to help sustain the U.S. economic expa...
4:05 30 October 2021

Hackles rise as Chicago teachers strike drags into day 10

CHICAGO — Chicago's mayor on Tuesday accused leaders of the city's powerful teachers union of using its "political agenda" to hold up a contract agree...
2:27 30 October 2021

Review: Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ is mature and melancholy

The runtime is the most boring aspect of Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman " to dwell on.
0:01 30 October 2021

The Latest: White House blasts House impeachment resolution

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local):
21:47 29 October 2021

Adviser in impeachment spotlight has only-in-America story

WASHINGTON — The Soviet-era immigrant who became a wounded warrior and later a White House aide saw it as his "sacred duty" to speak up.
21:11 29 October 2021

The Latest: NCAA hopes to avoid court fight on compensation

ATLANTA — The Latest on the NCAA task force's report on the feasibility of allowing athletes to profit from their names and images (all times local):
18:34 29 October 2021

Federal judge blocks Alabama’s strict abortion ban

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Alabama's near-total abortion ban from taking effect next month and called the law — part of a w...
18:07 29 October 2021

Senators grill Boeing CEO over plane involved in 2 crashes

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg faced tough questioning from senators Tuesday about two crashes of 737 Max jets and whether the company concealed informa...
17:33 29 October 2021

Masked gunmen attack protesters in Iraq holy city; 18 killed

BAGHDAD — Masked gunmen opened fire at Iraqi protesters in the Shiite holy city of Karbala on Tuesday, killing 18 people and wounding hundreds, securi...
16:37 29 October 2021