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Victims: PG&E still has rickety power line near Paradise

SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric is still operating a rickety power line near the one that ignited a 2018 wildfire that wiped out the Northe...
16:18 6 February 2022

US mortgage rates decline; 30-year loan lowest in 3 years

WASHINGTON — U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week for the third straight week, as the benchmark 30-year loan marked its lowest point in three ...
16:11 6 February 2022

Grenfell chair requests UK pledge on witness immunity

LONDON — The chairman of the inquiry into a London tower bloc fire that killed 72 people wrote to Britain's attorney general Thursday to ask for a ple...
15:53 6 February 2022

Senate: Obama officials hamstrung by Russia election attack

WASHINGTON — A heavily politicized environment, coupled with concerns that public warnings would undermine confidence in the 2016 election, limited th...
15:49 6 February 2022

Panthers staying mum on Cam Newton’s future with team

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — While Cam Newton remains optimistic about his chances of playing for the Carolina Panthers next season, the team is remaining mostly...
15:41 6 February 2022

States use Catholic clergy abuse lists to screen applicants

In the wake of revelations that scores of Roman Catholic priests and religious workers credibly accused of child sexual abuse are living unsupervised ...
15:25 6 February 2022

Driver charged in police chase along Super Bowl parade route

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A driver who led police on a chase along the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade route before he was stopped and arrested at gunp...
15:23 6 February 2022

Twitter shares jump on rise in user numbers, revenue

Shares in Twitter jumped Thursday after the social media company said its revenue growth and user numbers exceeded forecasts in the latest quarter, th...
15:13 6 February 2022

Kidman, Nyong’o, Peele and more describe 1st Oscar moments

LOS ANGELES — It happens in an instant: The envelope is opened, a name is called and the Oscar winner's life and career are changed forever.
15:11 6 February 2022

Death toll in Turkey avalanche disaster rises to 41

ISTANBUL — The death toll from a pair of avalanches in eastern Turkey climbed to 41 Thursday, Turkey's disaster and emergency agency said as search te...
14:35 6 February 2022

Spanish government to begin talks with Catalania this month

BARCELONA, Spain — The Spanish government and the regional leaders of Catalonia will start holding formal talks this month in a bid to end one of the ...
14:22 6 February 2022

Virus impact: Airlines extend flights suspensions

BEIJING — Airlines are extending their suspension of flights to mainland China, while more retailers are putting an estimate on the economic damage th...
14:22 6 February 2022

Rolling Stones returning to North America for 15-city tour

LOS ANGELES — The Rolling Stones are returning to some North American cities where they haven't played in years.
12:04 6 February 2022

Governors warn Trump rule could lead to big Medicaid cuts

WASHINGTON — Governors of both major political parties are warning that a little-noticed regulation proposed by President Donald Trump's administratio...
11:53 6 February 2022

Merkel: Governor’s election with far-right help inexcusable

BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned as “inexcusable” the election of a new German state governor with the help of the far-right as well as her...
11:49 6 February 2022

Israeli troops hurt, 3 Palestinians killed in new violence

JERUSALEM — A spike in Israeli-Palestinian violence on Thursday left at least three Palestinians killed and a dozen Israeli troops wounded in a rash o...
11:12 6 February 2022

Tokyo tries to quell fear of Olympic-Paralympic cancellation

TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizers again tried on Thursday to allay fears that the 2020 Games could be postponed or canceled by the fast-...
11:12 6 February 2022

Women vying for Oscars salute their progress, snubs aside

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The mood at Diane von Furstenberg’s lunch honoring this year’s female Oscar contenders could have been downbeat, given the shu...
10:12 6 February 2022

Scotland’s finance chief quits over messages to teenager

LONDON — Scotland’s finance minister has resigned, hours before he was due to deliver his annual budget, after he reportedly sent hundreds of messages...
10:08 6 February 2022

Philippine official defends US pact after Duterte threat

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine foreign secretary warned Thursday that abrogating a security accord with Washington would undermine his country’s...
9:52 6 February 2022

Box of bear cubs bewilders man at North Carolina home

CAMDEN, N.C. — It was a bear-y baffling discovery in front of a North Carolina home.
9:25 6 February 2022

Amnesty finds Saudi anti-terror court a weapon of repression

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia has used a secretive court established to try terrorism cases as "a weapon of repression" to imprison peace...
7:19 6 February 2022

Toyota raises annual forecast on cost cuts, healthy sales

TOKYO — Japan's top automaker Toyota raised its annual forecast Thursday after cost cuts and healthy sales quadrupled quarterly profits from the previ...
6:17 6 February 2022

War-weary Afghan youth turn to snowboarding for thrills

KABUL, Afghanistan — Aspen! Zermatt! Kabul?
6:16 6 February 2022

Trump courts black voters, but opposition remains deep

DETROIT — President Donald Trump brought African American guests to his State of the Union speech, ran a Super Bowl ad boasting how he’s making the cr...
5:09 6 February 2022

Powell scores 34, No. 12 Seton Hall beats Georgetown 78-71

WASHINGTON — Myles Powell scored 34 points, Romaro Gill tied a career-high with eight blocks and No. 12 Seton Hall raced out to a big lead and beat Ge...
4:12 6 February 2022

Raptors beat Pacers for team-record 12th straight win

TORONTO — Serge Ibaka hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining and the Toronto Raptors rallied from 19 down to beat the Indiana Pacers 119-1...
3:29 6 February 2022

Baldwin gives No. 19 Butler 79-76 win over No. 10 Villanova

INDIANAPOLIS — Kamar Baldwin made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer and scored 17 points, giving No. 19 Butler a 79-76 victory over No. 10 Villanova on Wedne...
2:37 6 February 2022

Kirk Douglas rose from poverty to become a king of Hollywood

NEW YORK — He was born Issur Danielovitch, a ragman’s son. He died Kirk Douglas, a Hollywood king.
2:05 6 February 2022

Facebook, YouTube: Firm must stop scraping faces from sites

Facebook joined YouTube, Twitter and payment service Venmo on Wednesday in demanding that a facial recognition company stop harvesting user images to ...
1:55 6 February 2022