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The Latest: Bloomberg isn’t at debate, but he’s name-dropped

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential debate and the upcoming primary in New Hampshire (all times local):
3:18 8 February 2022

Probe: Bryant helicopter was 100 feet from clear skies

LOS ANGELES — A witness to the deadly crash of a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others said it sounded normal just before slamming into a h...
0:57 8 February 2022

Payback: Trump ousts officials who testified on impeachment

WASHINGTON — Exacting swift punishment against those who crossed him, an emboldened President Donald Trump on Friday ousted two government officials w...
0:42 8 February 2022

Healthy US job market: How big a political edge for Trump?

WASHINGTON — U.S. hiring jumped last month, and many more people were encouraged to look for work, showing that the economy remains robust despite thr...
21:59 7 February 2022

Mexico won’t really raffle off huge presidential jet

MEXICO CITY — Mexicans will no longer have to worry about where to park a Boeing Dreamliner when the government raffles off the luxurious presidential...
19:56 7 February 2022

Trump’s acquittal confronts Dems with election year choices

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s impeachment ended with a reminder of why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi resisted the idea for so long — an acquittal everyone ...
18:08 7 February 2022

Appeals court dismisses Democrats’ lawsuit against Trump

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday dismissed one of several ongoing lawsuits charging that President Donald Trump has illega...
18:02 7 February 2022

Defective software could have doomed Boeing’s crew capsule

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Defective software could have doomed Boeing's crew capsule during its first test flight that ended up being cut short late last...
17:57 7 February 2022

Review: Elkhorn’s ‘The Storm Sessions’ builds up cabin fever

Elkhorn, “The Storm Sessions” (Beyond Beyond is Beyond)
16:10 7 February 2022

Benetton fires famed photographer over insensitive remarks

MILAN — Photographer Olivier Toscani made a career out of provocative advertising campaigns for Benetton, the Italian clothing maker famed for its col...
14:44 7 February 2022

World stock markets retreat ahead of US jobs report

Global stock markets retreated Friday ahead of the monthly U.S. jobs report and after France and Germany reported weak factory data.
12:54 7 February 2022

January US jobs report may provide clarity amid disruptions

WASHINGTON — With China's viral outbreak disrupting trade and Boeing's troubles weighing on American factories, the January U.S. jobs report on Friday...
5:01 7 February 2022

Global tourism takes major hit as virus halts Chinese travel

This should have been a good year for global tourism, with trade tensions gradually easing, certain economies growing and banner events like the Summe...
2:36 7 February 2022

House passes bill easing bids by workers to form unions

WASHINGTON — In a move that supporters said would help working families, the Democratic-controlled House has approved a bill that would make it easier...
2:11 7 February 2022

Trump says U.S. operation killed al-Qaida leader in Yemen

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. at his direction has conducted a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen that killed Qass...
23:39 6 February 2022

Prosecution rests, defense gets turn at Weinstein rape trial

NEW YORK — Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial rested their case Thursday after more than two weeks of testimony punctuated by harrowing acco...
22:53 6 February 2022

Trump unleashes impeachment fury in acquittal ‘celebration’

WASHINGTON — Exulting in his impeachment acquittal, a defiant President Donald Trump took a scorched-earth victory lap Thursday, unleashing his fury a...
21:39 6 February 2022

Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies

BEIJING — A Chinese doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak d...
20:54 6 February 2022

Trump, Kenyan leader talk positive about US-Kenya trade deal

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta sounded positive notes Thursday about a future trade deal between their countr...
19:53 6 February 2022

DNC chair calls for ‘recanvass’ of Iowa results after delays

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Thursday called for a “recanvass” of the results of the Iowa caucuses, saying it was...
19:46 6 February 2022

Pelosi defends speech-ripping as protesting ‘falsehoods’

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday defended her speech-ripping performance after President Donald Trump's State of the Union address ...
18:10 6 February 2022

Online mattress pioneer Casper soars in debut trading

NEW YORK — Shares of online mattress pioneer Casper Sleep Inc. popped in their debut trading on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday.
17:02 6 February 2022

Key is still making people laugh but flexing his drama chops

NEW YORK — Keegan-Michael Key is transitioning out of over-the-top comedies to focus more on dramatic films, and for him, it’s no laughing matter.
16:45 6 February 2022

This week’s American turmoil, seen through allies’ eyes

For American politics, it’s been a week for the ages: a bungled start to the 2020 presidential primary season, a State of the Union speech with partis...
13:21 6 February 2022

Lagarde: Central banks have less room to combat a downturn

FRANKFURT, Germany — European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde has warned that the world's central banks have less room to stimulate the economy in...
13:02 6 February 2022

Universities cancel study-abroad programs amid virus fears

As concerns about China's virus outbreak spread, universities are scrambling to assess the risks to their programs, and some are canceling study-abroa...
11:54 6 February 2022

NASA’s record-setting Koch, crewmates safely back from space

MOSCOW — NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who has spent nearly 11 months in orbit on the longest spaceflight by a woman, landed safely in Kazakhstan on ...
11:09 6 February 2022

Sanders says he raised $25M in January, will bolster ad buys

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Bernie Sanders says he raised a whopping $25 million in January and will use his presidential campaign's flush bank account to incr...
11:00 6 February 2022

‘A floating prison’: Cruise of Asia ends in virus quarantine

YOKOHAMA, Japan — David Abel’s 50th wedding anniversary luxury cruise began with him eating his fill and enjoying the sights of East Asia.
9:49 6 February 2022

Not a break, but fissures in US-Iraqi military alliance

BAGHDAD — A new watchtower rose over an American military base in northern Iraq, and cranes lifted hefty slabs of concrete to reinforce the barricades...
7:42 6 February 2022