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Paranoia, racism: German killer drew on conspiracy tropes

BERLIN (AP) — He mixed extreme paranoia about secret state surveillance with far-right conspiracy tropes, misogyny and r...
22:35 20 February 2022

Struggling Victoria’s Secret sold as women demand comfort

NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria’s Secret, which once defined sexy with its leggy supermodels in their lacy bras and oversized a...
22:27 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

Turkish soldiers killed in Syria amid threats of escalation

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Two Turkish soldiers were killed Thursday in an airstrike in northwestern Syria, Turkey said, afte...
20:27 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

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

German gunman calling for genocide kills 9 people

HANAU, Germany (AP) — A 43-year-old German man who posted a manifesto calling for the “complete extermination” of many “...
15:25 20 February 2022

Can AI flag disease outbreaks faster than humans? Not quite

BOSTON (AP) — Did an artificial-intelligence system beat human doctors in warning the world of a severe coronavirus outb...
9:09 20 February 2022

S. Korea reports 1st virus death; 2.5M urged to stay home

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea reported its first death from the new virus on Thursday while the mayor of a south...
6:08 20 February 2022

The Latest: Sanders: Democrat with most delegates should win

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The latest on the 2020 presidential campaign and Democratic debat e (all times local):8 p.m.Bernie Sand...
4:02 20 February 2022

80 is not the new 70: Age may bias heart care, study finds

People are more likely to buy things when prices end in 99 cents rather than rounded up to the next dollar, or cars with...
22:00 19 February 2022

Passengers leave ship docked off Japan after quarantine ends

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — About 500 passengers left the cruise ship Diamond Princess on Wednesday at the end of a much-crit...
21:47 19 February 2022

Newman released from hospital; Chastain to race Las Vegas

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Newman was released from a Florida hospital on Wednesday, about 42 hours after his frighteni...
21:32 19 February 2022

In S Carolina, Sanders may get boost from billionaire Steyer

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Billionaires are the consistent villains in Bernie Sanders’ campaign narrative. He rails agains...
20:42 19 February 2022

Finally let off cruise, passengers desperate for flight home

BANGKOK (AP) — The cheers of celebration have faded. The waving of roses has ceased. Having finally reached a friendly p...
19:17 19 February 2022

UK employers fear worker shortages in new immigration plan

LONDON (AP) — Vegetables rotting in the fields, food going unprocessed, the elderly and disabled left without care. That...
15:46 19 February 2022

Understanding Weinstein’s charges and potential punishment

NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the charges against Harvey Weinstein, 67, and the punishment the once-revered Hollywood titan ...
15:04 19 February 2022

Ex-Gov. Blagojevich returns to Chicago, maintains innocence

CHICAGO (AP) — Rod Blagojevich returned home to Chicago early Wednesday, shaking hands and signing autographs after Pres...
10:58 19 February 2022

Devices found in missiles, Yemen drones link Iran to attacks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A small instrument inside the drones that targeted the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil in...
8:51 19 February 2022

China’s virus center vows no patient unchecked as cases fall

BEIJING (AP) — Protective suit-clad inspectors in the epicenter of China’s viral outbreak went door-to-door Wednesday to...
8:28 19 February 2022

In the spirit of Whitney: Houston Hologram tour set to begin

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Whitney Houston is about to appear on the concert stage again. Eight years after her death, a hol...
8:20 19 February 2022

AP source: Barr tells people he might quit over Trump tweets

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr has told people close to him he’s considering quitting his post after Pr...
2:52 19 February 2022

Bloomberg to go face to face against rivals after ad blitz

For Mike Bloomberg, the one-way conversation with Democratic voters is about to end.By spending more than $400 million o...
23:10 18 February 2022

‘Fresh Off the Boat’ leaving indelible mark on TV landscape

Even before “Fresh Off the Boat” hit the airwaves on ABC in February 2015, the show was facing pressure that other new s...
21:34 18 February 2022

Experts ponder why cruise ship quarantine failed in Japan

TOKYO (AP) — As an extraordinary two-week quarantine of a cruise ship ends Wednesday in Japan, many scientists say it wa...
19:43 18 February 2022

President Trump goes on clemency spree, and the list is long

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has gone on a clemency blitz, commuting the 14-year prison sentence of former I...
19:41 18 February 2022

After learning of Whitey Bulger LSD tests, juror has regrets

EASTHAM, Mass. (AP) — One of the jurors who convicted notorious crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger says she regrets her de...
18:32 18 February 2022

AP Interview: UN chief says new virus poses ‘enormous’ risks

LAHORE, Pakistan — The U.N. secretary general said Tuesday that the virus outbreak that began in China poses “a very dangerous situation” for the worl...
14:02 18 February 2022