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The Latest: California winds may have claimed 3 lives

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — The Latest on planned power outages to prevent California wildfires (all times local):
5:15 30 October 2021

A look at what protesters in Chile have to say

SANTIAGO, Chile — Once the fuse was lit, the anger couldn't be contained. The spark that ignited protests in Chile was a rise in subway fares, but 12 ...
5:05 30 October 2021

Return of Peronism - and Cristina - raise hopes in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Homemaker and activist Susana Ordoñez cries as she recounts all that she suffered during Argentina's worst economic crisis i...
4:46 30 October 2021

Fed is expected to cut rates but may offer little guidance

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is set to cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for a third time this year to help sustain the U.S. economic expa...
4:05 30 October 2021

Hackles rise as Chicago teachers strike drags into day 10

CHICAGO — Chicago's mayor on Tuesday accused leaders of the city's powerful teachers union of using its "political agenda" to hold up a contract agree...
2:27 30 October 2021

NCAA board approves athlete compensation for image, likeness

The NCAA took a major step Tuesday toward allowing college athletes to cash in on their fame, voting to permit them to "benefit from the use of their ...
2:06 30 October 2021

Anger mounts as utility imposes more blackouts in California

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — With no electricity for the fourth straight day Tuesday, chef and caterer Jane Sykes realized she would have to throw out $1,000 ...
0:25 30 October 2021

Review: Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ is mature and melancholy

The runtime is the most boring aspect of Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman " to dwell on.
0:01 30 October 2021

Acting homeland security secretary finally agrees to testify

WASHINGTON — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan has agreed to testify Wednesday before a House committee on global terrorism.
23:30 29 October 2021

After killing, GOP skeptics still doubt Trump foreign policy

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump provoked biting criticism from fellow Republicans with his sudden decision this month to withdraw most U.S. troops...
23:00 29 October 2021

John Legend co-writes new take on ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’

NEW YORK — John Legend and Kelly Clarkson, his fellow coach on "The Voice," have joined forces on a reimagined version of the oft-criticized Christmas...
22:35 29 October 2021

Small plane crashes, leaving pilot dead, houses ablaze

WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — A small plane crashed and exploded in a residential neighborhood in the New Jersey suburbs of New York City Tuesday morning, leavin...
22:01 29 October 2021

Missouri agency tracked Planned Parenthood patients’ periods

ST. LOUIS — Missouri's health department director on Tuesday said he tracked the menstrual cycles of Planned Parenthood patients as part of an effort ...
21:55 29 October 2021

The Latest: White House blasts House impeachment resolution

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local):
21:47 29 October 2021

Bipartisan House OKs bill hitting Turkey for Syria incursion

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill punishing Turkey for its invasion of northern Syria and illustrating both parties' dismay with President Donald Trump's...
21:46 29 October 2021

Lyft, Uber will ask California voters to block employee law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some of the country's largest ride-sharing companies proposed a California law on Tuesday that would let them continue to treat d...
21:39 29 October 2021

Jordan recalls ambassador to Israel to protest detentions

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan on Tuesday announced it was recalling its ambassador to Israel for consultations to protest Israel's detention of a pair of Jor...
21:36 29 October 2021

Adviser in impeachment spotlight has only-in-America story

WASHINGTON — The Soviet-era immigrant who became a wounded warrior and later a White House aide saw it as his "sacred duty" to speak up.
21:11 29 October 2021

Dems unveil impeachment procedures, GOP calls process unfair

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled legislation authorizing the next phase of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, as ...
20:58 29 October 2021

US stocks cap wobbly day of trading with modest losses

Technology companies led stocks lower on Wall Street Tuesday as a wobbly day of trading ended with modest losses for the market.
20:56 29 October 2021

Brexit ballot: UK lawmakers back December 12 election

LONDON — Britons will be heading out to vote in the dark days of December after the House of Commons on Tuesday backed an early national vote that cou...
20:37 29 October 2021

US finalizing rule to allow farmers to legally grow hemp

DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. agriculture officials said Tuesday a rule that allows farmers to legally grow hemp will be finalized this week, a move that ma...
20:30 29 October 2021

The Latest: UK lawmakers approve early election on Dec 12

LONDON — The Latest on British politics and Brexit (all times local):
20:26 29 October 2021

APNewsBreak: State investigating MIT lab radiation complaint

BOSTON — Massachusetts public health officials are looking into allegations that workers at a Massachusetts Institute of Technology laboratory may hav...
20:18 29 October 2021

Frustration mounts as California is hit with more blackouts

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Frustration and anger mounted across Northern California as the state's biggest utility began another round of fire-prevention bl...
19:40 29 October 2021

Los Angeles prosecutors reject Kevin Spacey sex battery case

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles prosecutors have rejected a sexual battery case against Kevin Spacey because the accuser has died.
19:31 29 October 2021

French panel: Seize guns to reduce domestic violence

PARIS — A French government panel on domestic violence is urging authorities to begin confiscating guns from people following the first complaint of f...
19:09 29 October 2021

Ex-CIA agent convicted in kidnap skips Italian justice

MILAN — The only American to serve a sentence in the CIA-organized kidnap of a Muslim cleric in Italy has skipped the country, her lawyer confirmed Tu...
19:02 29 October 2021