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Stars Simmons, Young lead defenses in Clemson-Ohio St clash

CLEMSON, S.C. — There is little doubt the nation's best defensive player will take the field at the Fiesta Bowl when No 2 Ohio State faces No. 3 Clems...
17:50 19 December 2021

US denounces Iran rights abuses, imposes sanctions on judges

WASHINGTON — The United States is imposing sanction s on additional senior Iranian officials for human rights abuses as the Trump administration incre...
16:20 19 December 2021

Latest Mar-a-Lago intruder appears at first court hearing

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The latest Chinese intruder at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida appeared in court Thursday, with a judge ...
16:18 19 December 2021

After ebullient 2019, Wall Street warns of slower road ahead

NEW YORK — After a year of nirvana, investors may need to get ready for something a little more normal.
16:05 19 December 2021

Facebook to tackle efforts to interfere with 2020 US census

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook says it will clamp down on efforts to use its services to interfere with the 2020 U.S. census, including the posting of misle...
16:00 19 December 2021

EU top court: Airbnb not subject to real estate agent rules

BRUSSELS — Airbnb scored a big win in its long-standing fight with French hoteliers as the European Union's highest court rejected Thursday an argumen...
15:53 19 December 2021

Shiffrin will skip World Cup races in France to rest, train

VAL D'ISERE, France — Mikaela Shiffrin is starting her Christmas racing break early by skipping a World Cup meeting in France this weekend.
15:49 19 December 2021

AP Interview: Saudi prince says sports is a tool for change

DIRIYAH, Saudi Arabia — A world class tennis exhibition, an international golf tournament, a Formula series car race and the world heavyweight boxing ...
15:22 19 December 2021

EU court boost for activist in Facebook data transfer fight

LONDON — EU regulators must block tech companies from transferring data outside the bloc in cases in which privacy rules are broken, an advisor to the...
13:56 19 December 2021

Global stocks dip after Trump impeachment vote

BEIJING — Global stock markets mostly dipped Thursday after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump and the central ...
13:23 19 December 2021

Swedish central bank ends pioneering era of subzero rates

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Sweden's central bank has ended a five-year experiment of keeping its benchmark interest rate below zero, a policy that other co...
12:14 19 December 2021

Bank of England holds key rate at 0.75%

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12:11 19 December 2021

Xi Jinping visits Macao to celebrate 20 years of China rule

MACAO — Chinese leader Xi Jinping met Thursday with Macao’s new chief executive amid celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the former Portuguese col...
12:03 19 December 2021

Toyota unveils upgraded version of its humanoid robot

TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. has unveiled an upgraded version of its human-shaped T-HR3 robot. The robot, which is controlled remotely by a person weari...
12:02 19 December 2021

Lawsuits allege hotel chains ignored human trafficking

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lawyers representing human trafficking victims want a single federal judge to oversee multiple lawsuits alleging that major hotel cha...
11:13 19 December 2021

Algeria inaugurates new president rejected by protesters

ALGIERS, Algeria — After eight months without a leader, Algeria is inaugurating its new president Thursday — a ceremony that pro-democracy protesters ...
8:24 19 December 2021

SUNDAYS AFTER: Survivor makes use of pain through activism

JACKSON, Miss. — Mark Belenchia didn’t stay quiet.
8:12 19 December 2021

Iran leader urges deeper Muslim links to fight US ‘hegemony’

KUALA LUMPUR. Malaysia — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday urged Muslim nations to deepen financial and trade cooperation to fight what he ...
7:39 19 December 2021

Puerto Rico cockfighters go to ring in federal ban defiance

TOA BAJA, Puerto Rico — Felipe Espinal walked into his cockfighting establishment Wednesday night in the northern town of Toa Baja and held up a white...
6:13 19 December 2021

Philippines convicts key clan members in 2009 massacre

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine court has found key members of a powerful political clan guilty of the 2009 massacre in southern Maguindanao provin...
3:56 19 December 2021

Heat hold on late, end 76ers’ unbeaten start at home

PHILADELPHIA — Kendrick Nunn scored 26 points to help the Miami Heat hand the Philadelphia 76ers their first home loss of the season, 108-104 on Wedne...
2:52 19 December 2021

AP Analysis: Impeachment forever changes Trump’s legacy

NEW YORK — The first line of President Donald Trump’s obituary has been written.
2:42 19 December 2021

California expands insurance protections in wildfire areas

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than a million California homes are now protected under a new law that temporarily bans insurance companies from dropping cu...
2:31 19 December 2021

California bar: Avenatti stole from client using ‘deceit’

LOS ANGELES — Attorney Michael Avenatti should be prevented from practicing law for pocketing a client's settlement and covering his tracks through “d...
2:20 19 December 2021

Jaguars fire Coughlin amid 3rd season, following NFLPA shot

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired Tom Coughlin as executive vice president of football operations, parting ways with the two-ti...
0:28 19 December 2021

Review: Forget CGI. Dench is the special effect in ‘Cats’

There’s apparently enough groundbreaking technology used in “Cats” for NASA to send a rocket to unexplored parts of the universe — perhaps to a far-of...
0:14 19 December 2021

Key dates in the House impeachment inquiry into Trump

WASHINGTON — Key dates in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump:
23:59 18 December 2021

Legacy moment: Pelosi leads ‘somber’ Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON — The House's center of power took a seat toward the back of the chamber Wednesday. Her golden mace brooch, symbol of the House and the spe...
23:19 18 December 2021

Feds: Seattle barrel company used hidden drain to pollute

SEATTLE — A century-old Seattle barrel company has been indicted along with its third-generation owner in what prosecutors describe as a long-running ...
23:19 18 December 2021

High school coach portrayed in “Remember the Titans” dies

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Herman Boone, the Virginia high school football coach who inspired the movie “Remember the Titans,” has died. He was 84.
23:16 18 December 2021