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‘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

Not guilty: Senate acquits Trump of impeachment charges

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in A...
5:23 6 February 2022

Impeachment loses its constitutional gravity in Trump case

WASHINGTON — Years from now, will you remember where you were and what you were doing when President Donald Trump was impeached? Have you forgotten al...
5:15 6 February 2022

Vulnerable Democrat Doug Jones votes to convict Trump

WASHINGTON — Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, widely considered the Senate's most endangered Democrat, voted Wednesday to convict President Donald Trump as th...
23:06 5 February 2022

Airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul; 3 dead, 179 injured

ISTANBUL — A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway, crashed into a ditch and broke apart while landing in bad weather in Istanbul Wednesday, killing t...
23:00 5 February 2022

Weinstein accuser says he ‘trapped’ her during hotel assault

NEW YORK — The final accuser at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial testified Wednesday that he stripped off his clothes, pulled down her dress and groped h...
21:20 5 February 2022

Warrants served in 1996 disappearance of California student

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Search warrants were served Wednesday at locations in California and Washington state in the investigation of the disappeara...
18:57 5 February 2022

Iraqi officials say Baghdad wants to minimize reliance on US

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government has told its military not to seek assistance from the U.S.-led coalition in operations against the Islamic State group,...
18:41 5 February 2022

How’s the economy? Fed increasingly turns to private data

WASHINGTON — About a year ago, Federal Reserve officials were nervous. Markets were cratering. Fear about a trade war was rising. The officials needed...
17:29 5 February 2022

What for W-4? Why you should care about the new tax form

If you are starting a new job this year, or just want to update your tax information with your employer, some of the paperwork is going to look differ...
17:27 5 February 2022

‘Homeland’ stars say farewell to their Showtime spy series

NEW YORK — As the Showtime spy thriller “Homeland” comes to an end, Claire Danes hopes that her portrayal of a character with bipolar disorder helps d...
16:53 5 February 2022

At least 2 die as bad weather batters Eastern Europe

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — At least two people died Wednesday in central and eastern Europe as strong winds, heavy rain and snow battered the regi...
15:37 5 February 2022

GM churns out profit in 2019 despite strike, slumping sales

DETROIT — Despite a 40-day strike by factory workers and slumping sales in the U.S. and China, General Motors still made money last year.
14:19 5 February 2022

Stocks rise on hopes China virus damage can be curbed

TOKYO — Stock markets rose Wednesday on optimism that China's latest actions may help curtail some of the expected economic damage from the virus outb...
12:32 5 February 2022

Virus impact: Automakers look at restarting China operations

BEIJING — Automakers are considering whether to resume operations in China amid efforts to contain a virus outbreak while the impact on other companie...
8:30 5 February 2022

Dubai airport remains world’s No. 1 for international travel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai International Airport said on Wednesday that it maintained its title as the world's busiest for international trav...
6:30 5 February 2022

The Latest: Iowa Democrats release additional caucus results

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Latest on the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses (all times local):
5:03 5 February 2022

Democratic challengers weigh in on State of the Union speech

WASHINGTON — Reaction from Democratic challengers to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address:
5:00 5 February 2022

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s exaggerated ‘great American comeback’

WASHINGTON — The "great American comeback” President Donald Trump claimed in his State of the Union speech drew on falsehoods about U.S. energy suprem...
4:54 5 February 2022

Pelosi shreds Trump’s speech. Right there on the podium.

WASHINGTON — And then she tore up the speech.
4:53 5 February 2022

Text of President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address

WASHINGTON — Text of President Donald Trump's 2020 State of the Union address, as provided by the White House:
3:37 5 February 2022

Asian shares up on China efforts despite virus worries

TOKYO — Asian shares rose Wednesday on optimism that China's latest actions may help curtail some of the expected economic damage from the virus outbr...
3:31 5 February 2022

Radio host Limbaugh awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

WASHINGTON — Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during the...
3:24 5 February 2022

Ford full-year profit plunges on slower sales, pension costs

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co.'s profit last year plunged by more than $3.6 billion, weighed down by slowing U.S. sales, the cost of a botched SUV launch an...
23:02 4 February 2022

Management of Aretha Franklin’s estate still unsettled

PONTIAC, Mich. — A lawyer for a son of Aretha Franklin asked a judge Tuesday to keep an eye on professional fees paid by the late singer's estate, the...
22:47 4 February 2022

Avalanche of issues takes out Iowa plan for high-tech caucus

DES MOINES, Iowa — What went wrong with the Iowa Democratic Party’s high-tech plan to speed up the reporting of caucus night results? Pretty much ever...
22:27 4 February 2022

Package labeled ‘Bag Full of Drugs’ leads to Florida arrests

MIAMI — Two men charged with drug trafficking could have done a better job hiding their wares than using a package labeled “Bag Full of Drugs,” Florid...
19:59 4 February 2022

Bloomberg doubles ad spending after chaos of Iowa caucuses

WASHINGTON — Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is doubling the already massive amount of money he will spend on advertising, an effort to lift his Democra...
19:19 4 February 2022