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Chrissy Teigen honored at Baby2Baby gala

CULVER CITY, Calif. — Chrissy Teigen said felt honored to receive an award at the Baby2Baby Gala, but her acceptance speech wasn't all about her achie...
10:31 10 November 2021

Hong Kong protesters vandalize subway station, storm mall

HONG KONG — Protesters smashed windows in a subway station and a shopping mall Sunday and police made arrests in areas across Hong Kong amid anger ove...
9:59 10 November 2021

Spain goes to the polls with far-right tipped to make gains

MADRID — Spaniards were voting Sunday in the country*s fourth election in as many years with Catalonia*s secession drive and the predicted rise of a f...
8:26 10 November 2021

Saudi Aramco takes another step toward 1st public offering

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant Aramco revealed it will sell up to 0.5% of its shares to individual investors, but ...
4:35 10 November 2021

New challenge for Bolivian president as police abandon posts

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Police guards outside Bolivia's presidential palace abandoned their posts Saturday, increasing pressure on President Evo Morales as ...
4:08 10 November 2021

Hindus rejoice, Muslims deplore India court ruling on temple

NEW DELHI — India's Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Hindu temple on a disputed religious ground in the country's north and ordered that alternative ...
0:41 10 November 2021

Last victim of Mexico border killings buried as others leave

COLONIA LEBARON, Mexico — Family and friends said goodbye Saturday to the last victim of a cartel ambush that killed nine American women and children ...
0:29 10 November 2021

What You Need to Know: Dems, GOP tussle over witnesses

WASHINGTON — For only the fourth time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives has started a presidential impeachment inquiry. House committees a...
20:31 9 November 2021

Pot or not? Busts highlight growing confusion over hemp

NEW YORK — The CBD craze might be leaving the war on drugs a bit dazed and confused.
19:57 9 November 2021

For 30-somethings, stakes are high over future of DACA

PHOENIX — Karina Ruiz's life is deeply rooted in Phoenix. She has three children and two grandkids, a side gig selling houses, frantic days rushing ki...
18:18 9 November 2021

Tribe members: Ancient bison kill site desecrated by mining

SARPY CREEK, Montana — When a coal company contractor working under federal oversight used a backhoe to dig up one of the largest known Native America...
17:58 9 November 2021

N Carolina senator has latched on to Trump. Will he hold on?

RALEIGH, N.C. — Sen. Thom Tillis is following a simple formula for reelection in closely divided North Carolina: Stand with Donald Trump.
16:07 9 November 2021

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers charged, student mourned

HONG KONG — Police in Hong Kong said Saturday that they have arrested and charged six pro-democracy lawmakers, a move that could escalate public fury ...
15:39 9 November 2021

Was Trump call with Ukraine ‘perfect’? GOP has many answers

WASHINGTON — Republicans have no unified argument in the impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump , in large part because they can't agree on how best to d...
15:34 9 November 2021

Despite fires, California wine is doing just fine - for now

HEALDSBURG, Calif. — If you're worried that wildfires might have created shortages of Northern California's 2019 cabernet sauvignon, or even just impa...
15:05 9 November 2021

Black voter outreach intensifies in Louisiana governor race

BATON ROUGE, La. — To win a second term in his Southern state, Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards needs strong turnout from Louisiana's black voters, wh...
14:38 9 November 2021

Pakistan opens visa-free border crossing for India Sikhs

KARTARPUR, Pakistan — The prime ministers of India and Pakistan inaugurated Saturday a visa-free border crossing for Sikh pilgrims from India, allowin...
14:11 9 November 2021

Harris, Warren compete for support from black female voters

Kamala Harris got a much needed boost this past week when the California senator picked up the endorsement of Higher Heights, the country's largest po...
13:29 9 November 2021

Cambodia’s exiled opposition leader makes it part way home

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Cambodia's exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy arrived in Malaysia on Saturday, making partial progress in his quest to retur...
12:09 9 November 2021

The Latest: Cambodia opposition leader: ‘My duty’ to go home

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Latest on exiled Malaysian opposition leader Sam Rainsy's effort to return to his home country (all times local):
9:29 9 November 2021

3 dead, dozens injured as Australia wildfires raze homes

CANBERRA, Australia — Wildfires razing Australia's drought-stricken east coast have left three people dead and several missing, more than 30 injured a...
8:31 9 November 2021

Hopes of young Lebanese to escape sectarianism put to test

BEIRUT — Singer Tania Saleh grew up amid a civil war that robbed her of her childhood, of her friends and neighbors and of the Lebanon she so loved. F...
6:47 9 November 2021

Trump pushes back on reports US will remove China tariffs

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed a Chinese official's assertion that his administration has agreed to roll back some of the hig...
4:51 9 November 2021

Judge grants USWNT class status in discrimination lawsuit

The U.S. women's national team has been granted class status in its lawsuit against U.S. Soccer that alleges gender discrimination in compensation and...
3:24 9 November 2021

Church looted by vandals as protests rage in Chile’s capital

SANTIAGO, Chile — Hooded protesters looted a Roman Catholic church Friday near the main gathering site for three weeks of mass protests against Chile'...
1:16 9 November 2021

Bloomberg to pass on Iowa, NH, focus on Super Tuesday states

WASHINGTON — Michael Bloomberg plans to skip early voting states like Iowa and New Hampshire if he launches a presidential bid and instead focus his e...
1:14 9 November 2021

Da Silva’s release brings new energy to Brazil’s opposition

CURITIBA, Brazil — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walked out of prison on Friday, injecting new energy into a weakened oppositio...
1:05 9 November 2021

No coalition troops hurt in rocket attack at Iraq base

BAGHDAD — A barrage of Katyusha rockets targeted an Iraqi air base that houses American troops south of the city of Mosul on Friday, officials said. N...
0:57 9 November 2021

Nike will look into runner Mary Cain’s allegations of abuse

Nike will look into runner Mary Cain's allegations of abuse while she was part of Alberto Salazar's training group. The runner says it reached the poi...
23:46 8 November 2021

‘No ambiguity’: Takeaways from Ukraine transcripts

WASHINGTON — Two White House officials described tensions and frustrations among some of the nation's top diplomats as President Donald Trump, backed ...
23:43 8 November 2021