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Holding-cell stats raise questions about Trump asylum policy

SAN DIEGO — Many U.S. holding cells along the Mexican border were less than half-full, even empty, during an unprecedented surge of asylum-seeking fam...
21:49 13 February 2022

Nevada’s Culinary Union will not endorse in Democratic race

LAS VEGAS — The Culinary Union, the most influential union in Nevada politics, has decided to stay out of the state's Democratic presidential caucuses...
21:06 13 February 2022

NASA’s space snowman reveals secrets: few craters, no water

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's space snowman is revealing fresh secrets from its home far beyond Pluto.
19:36 13 February 2022

Fear, boredom, adventure fill each day on quarantined ship

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Fear. Surprising moments of levity. Soul-crushing boredom.
17:40 13 February 2022

Trump Fed nominee Shelton faces skepticism at Senate hearing

Washington — One of President Donald Trump's nominees for the Federal Reserve came under sharp questioning Thursday from senators who expressed skepti...
17:00 13 February 2022

Trump slams ex-adviser who defended key impeachment witness

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday lashed out against former White House chief of staff John Kelly for being disloyal after the ex-advise...
16:56 13 February 2022

Tesla offers $2B in added shares, stock up despite dilution

DETROIT — Shares of Tesla rose a bout 1.5% i n trading Thursday morning after the electric vehicle and solar panel maker said it would sell over $2 bi...
16:24 13 February 2022

UK Treasury chief quits as Johnson shakes up Cabinet

LONDON — U.K. Treasury chief Sajid Javid unexpectedly resigned on Thursday after resisting a reduction in his power, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson s...
14:54 13 February 2022

Warren Buffett’s son helps Colombia kick cocaine curse

TIBU, Colombia — With Colombian military snipers in position, Howard Buffett descends from a helicopter and trudges through the wet grass in steel-toe...
14:18 13 February 2022

US consumer prices up 0.1% in January; gasoline prices fall

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices rose modestly last month, weighed down by falling gasoline prices.
13:37 13 February 2022

The women of ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ redraw the frame

NEW YORK — What’s inside the frame and what’s outside of it are electrifyingly synonymous in French filmmaker Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on ...
13:26 13 February 2022

Review: Why wait? ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ worth rushing to see

If the Hollywood mantra for making blockbusters is “faster, faster, faster,” then the creators of “Sonic the Hedgehog” have wisely ignored it.
6:09 13 February 2022

Jeremy Roenick won’t return to NBC Sports after suspension

Jeremy Roenick will not be returning to NBC Sports after his suspension for making inappropriate comments about coworkers.
4:46 13 February 2022

Official: Puerto Rico govt loses $2.6M in phishing scam

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico's government has lost more than $2.6 million after falling for an email phishing scam, according to a senior offic...
2:39 13 February 2022

The Latest: Bloomberg says he’s prepared to take on Trump

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the 2020 presidential primary campaign (all times local):
1:53 13 February 2022

Nevada union might not endorse, but it isn’t staying quiet

LAS VEGAS — Nevada's most politically powerful union, the casino workers' Culinary Union, is so far staying quiet on whether it will endorse a candida...
0:26 13 February 2022

Iowa Democratic Party chairman resigns after caucus chaos

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party announced his resignation Wednesday after a disastrous caucus process beset by technical glitch...
0:02 13 February 2022

With impeachment over, critics see Trump ‘retribution tour’

WASHINGTON — In the week since his acquittal on impeachment charges, a fully emboldened President Donald Trump is demonstrating his determination to a...
0:00 13 February 2022

Some Democrats fear fallout from Sanders atop the ticket

DENVER — The resurgence of Sen. Bernie Sanders in the presidential nominating process is triggering alarm in the Democratic Party, with many warning t...
23:51 12 February 2022

Review: ‘Downhill’ a showcase for Louis-Dreyfus and Ferrell

The foreign-language film remake has never been the most esteemed sort of Hollywood production, but the timing of “Downhill,” a remake of Ruben Östlun...
20:20 12 February 2022

Argentina and IMF discuss debt in shadow of 2001 crisis

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina has been here before: recession, growing poverty, high inflation, billions of dollars in debt, a looming deadline ...
20:04 12 February 2022

5 things I learned from binge-reading a 50-book crime series

When you binge-read an entire 50-book series over five months, coming to the end feels like the final days of an amazing trip: You don’t want it to en...
13:20 12 February 2022

Greek 10-year bond yield makes historic dip below 1%

Greece's 10-year government bond yield has fallen below 1% for the first time, bolstering the country's effort to ease strict budget conditions set by...
11:53 12 February 2022

Pope avoids question of married priests in Amazon document

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis refused Wednesday to approve the ordination of married men to address a shortage of priests in the Amazon, sidestepping a ...
11:03 12 February 2022

2 Russians flee virus quarantine, in dismay at hospitals

MOSCOW — One patient jumped out of a hospital window to escape her quarantine and another managed to break out by disabling an electronic lock.
10:38 12 February 2022

After Iowa caucus problems, concerns grow over Nevada’s plan

LAS VEGAS — Concerns have been growing that next week's Nevada caucuses could offer a repeat of the chaos that ensnared the Iowa vote, with Nevada fac...
10:26 12 February 2022

Nissan sues Ghosn, seeking damages for property, jet use

TOKYO — Nissan filed a civil suit Wednesday seeking 10 billion yen ($91 million) in damages from the Japanese automaker's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn...
9:49 12 February 2022

Lone door led out as fire burned Indian factory of US denim

NEW DELHI — Shouting and crying, workers in an Indian denim factory struggled to claw their way up a ladder to a door, their only exit as a fire blaze...
6:26 12 February 2022

The Latest: Top Nevada union warns about Sanders, Warren

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential contest and the New Hampshire primary (all times local):
5:18 12 February 2022

Poodle perfection: Siba wins best in show at Westminster

NEW YORK — Primped and poised, Siba the standard poodle owned the ring.
5:12 12 February 2022