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White supremacist propaganda spreading, anti-bias group says

NEW YORK — Incidents of white supremacist propaganda distributed across the nation jumped by more than 120% between 2018 and last year, according to t...
5:09 12 February 2022

Virus puts Hong Kong protests on ice. Will they return?

The crowd lining up recently on a cold, dark Hong Kong street wasn't part of the anti-government protest movement that rocked the semi-autonomous Chin...
1:51 12 February 2022

Businesses struggle to fix supply chains disrupted by virus

WASHINGTON — Chinese authorities are struggling to strike a delicate balance between containing a viral outbreak and restarting the world’s second-big...
23:00 11 February 2022

Closings next as Weinstein declines to testify at rape trial

NEW YORK — The defense rested its case Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial without the disgraced Hollywood mogul taking the witness stand, settin...
22:46 11 February 2022

‘Color us red’: Target sorry for ‘Minnesota Badgers’ onesie

MINNEAPOLIS — Target admits a onesie it carried in some stores misidentified the mascot for the largest university in its home state.
22:13 11 February 2022

Rebels shoot down Syrian helicopter as fighting intensifies

BEIRUT — Rebels shot down a Syrian military helicopter in northern Syria on Tuesday, killing its crew members in a fiery crash, while the government k...
21:58 11 February 2022

Bloomberg embraces stop and frisk in resurfaced 2015 audio

WASHINGTON — Michael Bloomberg is under fire for resurfaced comments in which the Democratic presidential candidate says the way to bring down murder ...
21:23 11 February 2022

Philippines notifies US of intent to end major security pact

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines notified the United States on Tuesday it would end a major security pact allowing American forces to train in th...
20:22 11 February 2022

Missteps lead publishing industry to review diversity effort

NEW YORK — As debate rages around “American Dirt,” the bestselling novel criticized for its portrait of Mexican life and culture, publishers are pledg...
19:57 11 February 2022

Official: Sudan to hand over al-Bashir for genocide trial

CAIRO — Sudan's transitional authorities have agreed to hand over ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court to face trial on ...
19:04 11 February 2022

European Central Bank chief urges governments to help growth

FRANKFURT, Germany — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is urging governments to get more involved in supporting the tepid eurozone eco...
15:12 11 February 2022

Rohingya boat capsizes in Bay of Bengal; at least 15 dead

DHAKA, Bangladesh — An overcrowded boat carrying about 138 Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps sank Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal, leaving at leas...
13:38 11 February 2022

EU official rejects Johnson’s idea of loose UK trade deal

BRUSSELS — The European Union will only offer Britain unique access to its vast single market if the U.K. agrees to stick to the bloc's standards, Eur...
11:40 11 February 2022

Amid uncertainty, French wine industry puts itself on show

PARIS — France's big wine industry, shaken by U.S. President Trump’s painful tariff hikes and the threat of climate change, is hoping to re-energize g...
11:34 11 February 2022

Health officials trace British patient travels in outbreak

LONDON — A middle-aged businessman from England who vacationed in the Alps has illustrated how the ease of international travel is complicating global...
8:39 11 February 2022

Congressman Lewis to receive NAACP honor at awards show

ATLANTA — The NAACP is honoring John Lewis for his Congressional service and long history as a civil rights activist.
6:21 11 February 2022

Buttigieg, Sanders campaigns request Iowa caucus recanvass

WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders' and Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaigns filed requests Monday for a partial recanvass of the results of Iowa's Democr...
21:57 10 February 2022

German politics upended as Merkel’s heir apparent quits

BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel's heir apparent shook up German politics Monday by declaring she would step down as the governing party's leader and...
21:08 10 February 2022

Carolina Herrera brings big bows, pops of color and drama

NEW YORK — It was all about drama at Carolina Herrera's show Monday with signature oversized bows, sweeping gowns with long trains and bright pops of ...
20:03 10 February 2022

Irish election produces an earthquake as Sinn Fein tops poll

DUBLIN — Ireland’s political parties were scrambling to adjust to a new reality Monday after an earth-shaking election that saw the left-wing national...
14:17 10 February 2022

Drugs fail to slow decline in inherited Alzheimer’s disease

Two experimental drugs failed to prevent or slow mental decline in a study of people who are virtually destined to develop Alzheimer's disease at a re...
12:32 10 February 2022

Making Oscar history, ‘Parasite’ wins best picture

LOS ANGELES — In a milestone win that instantly expanded the Oscars' horizons, Bong Joon Ho's masterfully devious class satire “Parasite” became the f...
6:14 10 February 2022

Iraqi officials: US will grant vital Iran sanctions waiver

BAGHDAD — The United States has signaled to Iraq its willingness to extend sanctions waivers enabling the country to continue importing vital Iranian ...
5:46 10 February 2022

AP FACT CHECK: Trump hypes ‘comeback,’ impeachment acquittal

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the world is witnessing a great American economic revival that he brought on by reversing course from the Oba...
5:26 10 February 2022

Trump budget to face skepticism, overwhelming politics

WASHINGTON — Confronted with the threat of trillion-dollar-plus deficits for as far as the eye can see, President Donald Trump is offering a $4.8 tril...
3:27 10 February 2022

Mainland China virus cases rise again after earlier decline

BEIJING — Mainland China has reported another rise in cases of the new virus after a sharp decline the previous day, while the number of deaths grow b...
0:13 10 February 2022

Buttigieg on defense as rivals aim to blunt his momentum

DOVER, N.H. — Pete Buttigieg spent Sunday on defense as his Democratic presidential rivals attacked him on everything from his struggle to connect wit...
23:41 9 February 2022

Hurricane-force winds pound UK and Europe, upend travel

LONDON — Storm Ciara battered the U.K. and northern Europe with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains Sunday, halting flights and trains and producing...
23:18 9 February 2022

West Virginia Democrat fires back at Trump criticism

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has fired back at President Donald Trump’s criticism of the West Virginia Democrat for voting guilty on two ...
16:50 9 February 2022

NYPD: Officer shot, wounded in ‘assassination attempt’

NEW YORK — Two New York City police officers narrowly escaped with their lives when a gunman fired into their patrol van Saturday night, wounding one ...
6:18 9 February 2022