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Migrants stuck in lawless limbo within sight of America

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — The gangsters trawling Nuevo Laredo know just what they’re looking for: men and women missing their shoelaces.
22:19 17 November 2021

UK media: Prince Andrew’s sex claims rebuttal a PR disaster

LONDON — British media on Sunday slammed Prince Andrew’s effort to rebut claims that he had sex with a teenager who says she was trafficked by Jeffrey...
20:12 17 November 2021

Leaked Russian interference report raises UK vote questions

LONDON — Questions about the British government’s failure to release a report on Russia’s interference in the country’s politics continued to dog Prim...
19:45 17 November 2021

Italy’s white truffle hunters worry about climate change

ALBA, Italy — Rising global temperatures are worrying truffle hunters around the Italian town of Alba, where the most prized specimens can fetch twice...
18:53 17 November 2021

Partisan divide seen in how local news should be propped up

NEW YORK — The nation’s partisan divide is evident when Americans are asked about what should be done to help the nation’s struggling local news indus...
18:38 17 November 2021

Illegal pot farms on public land create environmental hazard

LOS ANGELES — Two months after two men were arrested at an illicit marijuana farm on public land deep in the Northern California wilderness, authoriti...
18:18 17 November 2021

Patrick refuses to disavow PAC money in Dem presidential bid

DES MOINES, Iowa — Democratic presidential candidate Deval Patrick says he will not discourage potential support from political committees raising hug...
15:36 17 November 2021

Democrat Edwards wins reelection in conservative Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. — Deep in the heart of the conservative South, Louisiana’s voters reelected Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards to a second term, shocki...
15:22 17 November 2021

AP Interview: Steyer’s fortune fuels underdog 2020 campaign

BLUFFTON, S.C. — Tom Steyer says it’s “not possible” to buy the Democratic presidential nomination.
14:47 17 November 2021

Pope’s Asian agenda: Disarmament, martyrs, family reunion

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has agendas both pastoral and personal for his trip to Asia, where he’ll appeal for global nuclear disarmament at the site...
14:05 17 November 2021

Aide recounts actions tying Trump to delay in Ukraine funds

WASHINGTON — Gordon Sondland, President Donald Trump’s emissary to the European Union, had a message when he met with a top Ukrainian official.
12:42 17 November 2021

Former Sri Lankan defense chief wins presidential vote

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s ruling party presidential candidate has conceded defeat to rival Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the Indian Ocean island nation...
6:01 17 November 2021

Biden warns about Trump during campaign event in Vegas

LAS VEGAS — Former Vice President Joe Biden brought an alarmist warning to a diverse crowd of Democrats late Saturday in early-caucus Nevada during a ...
5:19 17 November 2021

Bolivia’s crisis exposes old racial, geographic divides

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s increasingly violent political crisis is exposing historical racial, ethnic and geographic divides that many thought had b...
5:03 17 November 2021

The Latest: Rispone: Disappointed at loss, but thankful too

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Latest on the Louisiana governor’s election (all times local):
4:57 17 November 2021

Alleged gunman, victim among 6 charged after game shooting

Six men have been charged after a shooting at a New Jersey high school football game that critically wounded a 10-year-old boy and sent players and th...
4:54 17 November 2021

Democrats hold on to Louisiana governor’s seat despite Trump

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has stunned Republicans again, narrowly winning a second term Saturday as the Deep South’s only Dem...
3:59 17 November 2021

Testimony ties president closer to pressure on Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Gordon Sondland, President Donald Trump’s emissary to the European Union, had a message when he met with a top Ukrainian official.
3:26 17 November 2021

Sanders stars with Biden, Warren absent at California forum

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Bernie Sanders was greeted with booming cheers at a gathering of California Democrats Saturday, underscoring his popularity with ...
2:57 17 November 2021

Last minute-audible: Kaepernick workout moves to high school

RIVERDALE, Ga. — Colin Kaepernick’s saga took another surreal turn Saturday — a last-minute audible to nix an NFL-arranged workout and a quick dash 60...
2:23 17 November 2021

The Latest: United Farm Workers backs Harris for nomination

LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Latest on the Democratic presidential candidates (all times local):
2:10 17 November 2021

Myanmar rejects court probe into crimes against Rohingyas

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar's government rejected the International Criminal Court's decision to allow prosecutors to open an investigation into crimes ...
0:43 17 November 2021

The Latest: Ex-aide says Trump persuaded to release money

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and House impeachment investigation (all times local):
0:00 17 November 2021

Bolivian interim leader meets UN envoy amid violence fears

SACABA, Bolivia — Bolivia’s interim president met with a U.N. envoy to discuss the country’s crisis Saturday, a day after security forces fired on sup...
23:43 16 November 2021

Parents, 3 sons die in apparent murder-suicide in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — A husband and wife and three of their young children died Saturday morning at the family’s San Diego home in what police believe was a mur...
23:24 16 November 2021

Warren pushes back on critics of her health care plan

WAVERLY, Iowa — Elizabeth Warren pushed back against critics of her newly-released plan to phase in implementation of a single-payer health care syste...
22:15 16 November 2021

Sandy Hook lawsuit could force Remington to open books

A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court has upended a longstanding legal roadblock that has given the gun industry far-reaching immunity from lawsui...
20:14 16 November 2021

Florida judge draws town’s wrath over school violence case

MACCLENNY, Fla. — Anxieties multiplied quickly across Baker County, a mostly rural community of 28,000 in northern Florida, when news spread that a 15...
20:13 16 November 2021

Big study casts doubt on need for many heart procedures

PHILADELPHIA — People with severe but stable heart disease from clogged arteries may have less chest pain if they get a procedure to improve blood flo...
19:02 16 November 2021

Protests grip major Iran cities over gas prices; 1 killed

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Protesters angered by Iran raising government-set gasoline prices by 50% blocked traffic in major cities and occasionall...
18:58 16 November 2021