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‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ endures blows from wrecking ball

1 of 3A wrecking ball smashes against the "Leaning Tower of Dallas" north of downtown Dallas, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. The...
18:11 24 February 2022

Crackdown on immigrants who use public benefits takes effect

PHOENIX (AP) — Pastor Antonio Velasquez says that before the Trump administration announced a crackdown on immigrants us...
17:01 24 February 2022

Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges

CHICAGO (AP) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to restored charges that accuse him of st...
16:44 24 February 2022

Buffett says economy is slowing amid virus fears

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett says the viral outbreak in China has slowed economic growth, but he remain...
16:30 24 February 2022

Mars lander confirms quakes, even aftershocks on red planet

This Feb. 18, 2020 photo made available by NASA shows the InSight lander's dome-covered seismometer, known as SEIS, on M...
16:07 24 February 2022

Impeachment fades for Slotkin as Democrats try to pivot away

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A man held up a hostile poster a few rows behind Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin as she spoke. O...
14:12 24 February 2022

Jane Goodall’s ‘The Book of Hope’ coming out in 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — Jane Goodall’s next book will be a tribute to her enduring optimism. Celadon Books announced Monday that...
13:32 24 February 2022

AP-NORC poll: Most Americans support Equal Rights Amendment

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LaVonne Hirashima had two children by the time she was 20 and no time to get a college degree. Inste...
13:01 24 February 2022

Virus pushes beyond Asia, taking aim at Europe, Mideast

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The new virus took aim at a broadening swath of the globe Monday, with officials in Europe and...
1:32 24 February 2022

Moderates hustle to blunt Sanders’ momentum after Nevada win

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders’ commanding Nevada caucus victory made him a top target for his Democratic rivals and a...
18:35 23 February 2022

Passage to India: Trump ready for warm embrace, adulation

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the Trumpiest of offers.A rally at one of the world’s largest stadiums. A crowd of millions che...
15:41 23 February 2022

2nd person in days killed by Mardi Gras float in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man was struck and killed by a Mardi Gras float during a raucous Saturday night street parade in Ne...
7:18 23 February 2022

At Trump’s India rally, Modi bets on bolstering his image

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — A festive mood has enveloped Ahmedabad in India’s northwestern state of Gujarat ahead of Prime M...
10:37 22 February 2022

Case of missing children tied to doomsday beliefs, 3 deaths

HONOLULU (AP) — Family members used to describe Lori Vallow as an attentive mother who had her kids’ best interests at h...
3:23 22 February 2022

2016 again? Russia back to stirring chaos in U.S. election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just weeks into this year’s election cycle, Russia already is actively interfering in the U.S. preside...
0:20 22 February 2022

Italy reports 1st virus death, cases more than quadruple

CODOGNO, Italy (AP) — Italy reported its first death from the new virus from China early Saturday and the number of peop...
0:19 22 February 2022

Weinstein jury indicates it is split on most serious counts

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial indicated Friday that it is deadlocked on the most serious cha...
22:29 21 February 2022

Greyhound to stop allowing immigration checks on buses

SEATTLE (AP) — Greyhound, the nation’s largest bus company, said Friday it will stop allowing Border Patrol agents witho...
22:16 21 February 2022

Wells Fargo to pay $3B to resolve probes into fake accounts

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wells Fargo agreed Friday to pay $3 billion to settle criminal and civil investigations into a long-r...
22:01 21 February 2022

Fed officials downplay virus even as markets see rate cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Wall Street expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, should that influence the Fed’s de...
21:55 21 February 2022

Inmate says in letter that he killed 2 molesters in prison

FILE - This Jan. 9, 2020 file photo released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Jonath...
20:02 21 February 2022

Syrian war pulls in major foreign actors, increasing tension

BEIRUT (AP) — In northern Syria, heavy exchanges between Syrian and Turkish troops are erupting with more frequency, thr...
18:34 21 February 2022

Wounded but defiant, Bloomberg promises to keep fighting

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — His aura suddenly shattered, a defiant Michael Bloomberg sent a pointed message Thursday to a poli...
4:27 21 February 2022

Warren’s next challenge: Maintain post-debate momentum

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren enters the final stretch before Saturday’s Nevada Democratic caucus with a new and en...
23:06 20 February 2022

Weinstein jurors focus on Sciorra as deliberations drag on

NEW YORK (AP) — Deliberating for a third day, the jury at Harvey Weinstein’s trial continued Thursday to focus a lot of ...
22:05 20 February 2022

AP FACT CHECK: Dems’ sticky health debate; Trump’s rally

WASHINGTON (AP) — Who’s got the goods on health care policy? That question was an undercurrent in the feisty Democratic ...
20:23 20 February 2022

Computer scientist who pioneered ‘copy’ and ‘paste’ has died

NEW YORK (AP) — Larry Tesler, the Silicon Valley pioneer who created the now-ubiquitous computer concepts such as “cut,”...
20:01 20 February 2022

Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to over 3 years in prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump loyalist and ally Roger Stone was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in federal prison,...
18:21 20 February 2022

W.Va. gov says economy is rosy, but doubters not buying that

ELKVIEW, W.Va. (AP) — For years, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has told people they need only look at the lines at Dair...
16:11 20 February 2022

U.S. medical schools boost LGBTQ students, doctor training

Aliya Feroe recalls the flustered OB-GYN who referred her to another physician after learning she identified as queer. F...
15:48 20 February 2022