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Chamillionaire wants to add diversity to tech space

When Grammy award-winning rapper Hakeem “Chamillionaire” Seriki began learning the ropes of venture capitalism in the tech space, he noticed something...
18:31 5 December 2021

Booker’s critical test? Languishing campaign plots a rebound

NEWARK, N.J. — The news of Kamala Harris' sudden departure from the presidential race came during an all-staff conference call led from Cory Booker's ...
17:51 5 December 2021

As 58 migrants drown off Africa, a call to stop smugglers

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — The drowning of 58 migrants in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania sent despair through tiny Gambia on Thursday while some dema...
17:39 5 December 2021

Trump asks Supreme Court to void financial records subpoena

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to void a subpoena from the House of Representatives that seeks the president'...
17:28 5 December 2021

Phone-in-cheek: Spike seen in cellphone-linked face injuries

Add facial cuts, bruises and fractures to the risks from cellphones and carelessly using them.
16:19 5 December 2021

Holiday money-saving strategies that can backfire

Holiday marketers have your number, and they know how to entice you to spend.
16:08 5 December 2021

John Hiatt looks back and how he lets the music magic happen

NEW YORK — John Hiatt wrote his first song at age 11, and knew right away that’s what he wanted to do. It’s not his job; it’s who he is. He’s 67 now.
15:48 5 December 2021

United’s Kirby to take over for CEO Oscar Munoz

United Airlines will be under new leadership next year with the company's president, Scott Kirby, taking over as CEO for Oscar Munoz.
15:38 5 December 2021

Brown scores 31 points in Celtics’ 112-93 victory over Heat

BOSTON — Jaylen Brown banked in a 3-pointer and blew a kiss to a former teammate.
14:26 5 December 2021

Miami Beach unveils traffic sculpture made of sand

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — It took artist Leandro Erlich two years and 330 tons (299 metric tons) of sand to create his largest work of art to date — a giant...
14:07 5 December 2021

Farage’s Brexit Party hit by split a week before UK election

LONDON — One week before Britain votes in a national election, fractures were emerging Thursday within jittery political parties unsure how a volatile...
13:21 5 December 2021

Prosecution: ICC judges were wrong to reject Afghan probe

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — International Criminal Court judges overstepped their powers when they refused to authorize an investigation into allegations...
13:20 5 December 2021

Portugal resists US appeal to bar Huawei from 5G network

LISBON, Portugal — Portugal won’t exclude Chinese companies from supplying technology for the country’s next-generation 5G wireless network, senior Po...
13:03 5 December 2021

New dawn for boxing as Ruiz, Joshua set for Saudi rematch

The thick, sparkling ring on his right hand and the diamond-studded watch around his left wrist were indications of just how much life has changed for...
13:00 5 December 2021

Anti-headscarf law activist sues Iran in US over harassment

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian-American activist famous for her campaign against the Islamic Republic’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, for w...
12:30 5 December 2021

Pelosi to deliver public statement on Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she would deliver an unusual public statement on the status of the House impeachment inquir...
12:19 5 December 2021

Klobuchar returns to Iowa with plan for a changing economy

CHICAGO — Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar on Thursday rolled out a plan to help Americans succeed in a changing economy, as she return...
11:32 5 December 2021

A look at France’s heated debate over pensions

PARIS — The planned overhaul of the French pensions system aims to streamline a complicated patchwork of provisions, but workers argue it will require...
10:44 5 December 2021

OPEC debates deeper production cuts to push up oil price

VIENNA — The countries that make up the OPEC oil-producing cartel are meeting Thursday to decide whether to cut down on their production and push up p...
10:13 5 December 2021

China says US must cut tariffs in trade deal

BEIJING — Washington must roll back punitive tariffs on Chinese imports if the two sides reach a trade deal, China said Thursday, indicating Beijing i...
9:41 5 December 2021

Activists apologize for use of Holocaust victims’ remains

BERLIN — An activist group has apologized to outraged Jewish organizations because of an urn placed outside the German parliament that the activists c...
8:25 5 December 2021

Six rookie QBs have already earned wins this season

While Tom Brady and Drew Brees pursue Peyton Manning, Devlin Hodges is chasing Ed Rubbert.
8:10 5 December 2021

Historic US towns endured wars, storms. What about sea rise?

SWANSBORO, N.C. — Historic cities and towns along the Southeastern U.S. coast have survived wars, hurricanes, disease outbreaks and other calamities, ...
7:22 5 December 2021

Trial set for man charged with threatening Muslim candidate

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A federal trial is scheduled to begin Thursday for a North Carolina man charged with anonymously threatening to lynch a Muslim-Ameri...
6:25 5 December 2021

Stifling defense helps Purdue blow out No. 5 Virginia 69-40

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Sasha Stefanovic scored a career-high 20 points, Jahaad Proctor also had 20 and Purdue routed No. 5 Virginia 69-40 on Wednesday...
2:46 5 December 2021

Bucks’ winning streak at 13 after 127-103 rout of Pistons

DETROIT — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points to lift the Milwaukee Bucks to their 13th consecutive victory, 127-103 over the Detroit Pistons on We...
2:40 5 December 2021

Trump aims for role of NATO statesman but mars unity message

WATFORD, England — Aiming to play the role of global statesman as the impeachment drama was unfolding in Washington, President Donald Trump instead sh...
1:48 5 December 2021

Samoa’s capital deserted as teams battle measles epidemic

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Samoa’s main streets are eerily quiet as the government steps up efforts to curb a measles epidemic that has killed 62 peopl...
1:45 5 December 2021

Hong Kong residents living with tear gas worry of effects

HONG KONG — By day, the small commercial kitchen in a Hong Kong industrial building produces snacks. At night, it turns into a secret laboratory assem...
1:28 5 December 2021

Military responds to reports of shooting at Pearl Harbor

HONOLULU — The military says security forces are responding to reports of a shooting at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.
1:28 5 December 2021