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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

Police, protesters clash outside Barcelona-Real Madrid game

BARCELONA, Spain — Riot police clashed with protesters in the streets Wednesday night outside a soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid, as aut...
22:35 18 December 2021

Washington governor wants to spend $300M to help homeless

SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday he wants to spend more than $300 million from the state’s emergency budget reserve to add 2,100 sh...
22:27 18 December 2021

Study estimates that half of US adults will be obese by 2030

There's no way to sugarcoat this news: Nearly half of American adults will be obese within a decade and one-quarter will be severely so, a new report ...
22:01 18 December 2021

2019 Breakthrough Entertainer: Jack Quaid of ‘The Boys’

LOS ANGELES — If you’re an actor, and your parents just happen to be Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, you may have to get used to movie makers assuming that...
20:45 18 December 2021

AP Interview: Dressel a reluctant superstar heading to 2020

ATLANTA — In the post-Michael Phelps world, Caeleb Dressel fits snugly into the successor's slot.
20:42 18 December 2021

In a first, Peruvian with Down syndrome runs for parliament

LIMA, Peru — Bryan Russell has Down syndrome and does daily speech exercises, putting pens and corks in his mouth to help build up low muscle tone the...
20:28 18 December 2021

Justice Dept. plans crackdown on violent crime in 7 cities

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced a crackdown Wednesday aimed at driving down violent crime in seven of the nation’s most violent cities.
20:08 18 December 2021

2019 Breakthrough Entertainer: Dever shined in TV and film

NEW YORK — Any actor can find it difficult to find a meaty role in Hollywood, whether it be in TV or film, comedy or drama. Actress Kaitlyn Dever shin...
20:04 18 December 2021

Attorney downplays danger from mercury spill by jailed man

HOUSTON — An attorney for a 19-year-old man accused stealing mercury and spilling it at several locations in Houston tried Wednesday to downplay the d...
20:03 18 December 2021

Lebanon’s caretaker PM no longer candidate for post

BEIRUT — Lebanon's caretaker prime minister said Wednesday he's no longer a candidate for the post, eliminating himself from consideration with no cle...
19:36 18 December 2021

Walk-in clinics for opioid addiction offer meds first, fast

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Every time she got out of jail, Jamie Cline started hustling again for heroin, driven by an addiction she didn’t understand.
19:36 18 December 2021

British man accused of hacking US health care companies

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A British man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to U.S. charges alleging that he and co-conspirators in an international hacking group c...
19:27 18 December 2021

Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 2-year prison term in racketeering case

NEW YORK — The rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday by a judge who said his extraordinary cooperation with prosecutor...
19:11 18 December 2021

Slavery museum in Liverpool aims to confront painful legacy

LIVERPOOL, England — Scarlet shackles sit peacefully on display in front of a sad, gray backdrop. The now rusted leg irons once locked human ankles du...
19:02 18 December 2021

Calif consumer privacy law can affect businesses across U.S.

NEW YORK — If the thousands of Californians who use Josh Simons' app for musicians demand next month that Vampr delete their personal information, Sim...
18:24 18 December 2021

Column: Better helmets won’t settle safety vs mayhem race

Football helmets are almost as old as the game itself and, by now, about as safe as they’ll ever be.
18:20 18 December 2021

Scientists narrow age estimate for fossils of human ancestor

NEW YORK — Scientists say they have finally calculated the age of the youngest known remains of Homo erectus, which is generally considered an ancesto...
18:19 18 December 2021

Feds: Man whose number found on NJ shooter was selling arms

NEWARK, N.J. — A bail hearing for a man whose number was found in the pocket of one of the perpetrators of last week's fatal attack on a Jewish market...
17:49 18 December 2021

Quiz: How well did you keep up with business news in 2019?

NEW YORK — 2019 wound up being another big year for news from the business world. There was a leadership transition at Google's parent company, a huge...
16:49 18 December 2021

Top AP sports photos capture memorable moments of 2019

A flip, a fling and a fist pump that seemed lost forever.
15:47 18 December 2021

Mahathir: Islamic conference in KL to tackle Islamophobia

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday an Islamic conference that includes leaders from Iran, Turkey and Qatar is aim...
15:09 18 December 2021

Germany’s Merkel criticizes US gas pipeline sanctions threat

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday criticized a U.S. move to impose sanctions related to a new Russian-German gas pipeline, signali...
14:33 18 December 2021

Rights group slams Greek migrant camp conditions for minors

ATHENS, Greece — Hundreds of unaccompanied children are living in “inhuman and degrading” conditions in a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, ...
14:18 18 December 2021

Play ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ flies to Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK — The hit play “To Kill a Mockingbird” is busting out of Broadway — and dunking at Madison Square Garden.
14:13 18 December 2021

Tokyo court awards damages to female journalist in rape case

TOKYO — A Tokyo court awarded damages to a freelance journalist on Wednesday in a high-profile rape case that had been dropped by Japanese prosecutors...
13:19 18 December 2021

GOP Sen. Collins of Maine launches reelection bid for 2020

PORTLAND, Maine — Republican Sen. Susan Collins officially launched her bid for reelection Wednesday, setting up an expensive and closely watched batt...
12:59 18 December 2021

EU claims better fishing rules; environmentalists disagree

BRUSSELS — European Union nations say the fish catch quotas they agreed upon for next year means they have made more headway in securing sustainable f...
12:24 18 December 2021

European planet-studying mission launches from South America

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A European spacecraft launched from South America Wednesday on a three-year mission to study planets in other solar systems.
9:03 18 December 2021