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Ukraine: Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile

KYIV, Ukraine — A leaked recording of an exchange between an Iranian air-traffic controller and an Iranian pilot purports to show that authorities imm...
9:19 3 February 2022

After NPR dust-up, Pompeo defends press freedom abroad

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — For the past four days, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been calling for authoritarian governments in eastern Europe an...
7:27 3 February 2022

The Latest: Trump fumbles tweet congratulating Chiefs

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — 11:15 p.m.
6:56 3 February 2022

Michigan governor to take national stage to rebut Trump

LANSING, Mich. — Democrats are putting Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan on the national stage Tuesday to rebut President Donald Trump, elevating a fr...
6:43 3 February 2022

Louisiana executions stall for a decade amid legal quandary

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana cleans its execution chamber at the state penitentiary daily, but it's been more than a decade since a condemned prisoner...
6:04 3 February 2022

AP FACT CHECK: Distortions in Trump’s case for acquittal

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's impeachment defense appears to have cleared the bar as far as his fellow Republicans are concerned. But its adhe...
5:35 3 February 2022

Lopez, Shakira in joyful, exuberant halftime show

NEW YORK — Seizing their opportunity to make a cultural statement, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira infused the Super Bowl halftime show with an exuberance ...
3:52 3 February 2022

Super Bowl Ads: Buy a beer for ... a tiny organic farm?

Here's the latest on what's happening with ads during the Super Bowl. All times EST.
2:44 3 February 2022

The Latest: Warren assures supporters a woman can win

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
22:46 2 February 2022

Man wearing fake bomb stabs 2 in London and is shot to death

LONDON — Police in London say a man who strapped on a fake bomb and stabbed two people on a London street before being shot to death by police was rec...
22:30 2 February 2022

Best picture ’1917′ is big winner at British Academy Awards

LONDON — Gut-wrenching World War I epic “1917” was the big winner at Sunday’s British Academy Film Awards, winning seven awards including best picture...
22:02 2 February 2022

Confusion over what data schools can provide for 2020 Census

ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Census Bureau this week starts its process of counting students living in college-run housing, but there's confusion over wha...
21:57 2 February 2022

Trump bashes Democratic rivals during pre-Super Bowl show

PALM BEACH, Florida — President Donald Trump used a Super Bowl pregame interview to rail against Democrats, accusing them of hatred and offering schoo...
21:54 2 February 2022

China’s Israel envoy compares virus travel bans to Holocaust

JERUSALEM — China's acting ambassador to Israel apologized on Sunday after comparing the closure of several national borders to Chinese citizens amid ...
19:44 2 February 2022

‘Bad Boys’ tops box office for third straight week

LOS ANGELES — “Bad Boys of Life” went for a three-peat at the box office during Super Bowl weekend.
19:31 2 February 2022

Ecuador president slammed for ugly words about harassment

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador's President Lenín Moreno has scrambled to apologize for comments suggesting women tend to complain about sexual harassment wh...
19:05 2 February 2022

In Iowa, anxiety and unpredictability cloud caucus finish

DES MOINES, Iowa — On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic presidential candidates hustled across the state Sunday trying to fire up voters an...
18:55 2 February 2022

In fight to survive, US dairy farmers look for any tech edge

PICKETT, Wis. — At Rosendale Dairy, each of the 9,000 cows has a microchip implanted in an ear that workers can scan with smartphones for up-to-the-mi...
18:23 2 February 2022

Iraqi protesters reject PM-designate picked by ruling elites

BAGHDAD — Anti-government demonstrators on Sunday rejected Iraq’s new prime minister-designate following his nomination by rival government factions, ...
17:56 2 February 2022

Philippines reports world’s 1st virus death outside China

BEIJING — The Philippines on Sunday reported the first death outside China from the new coronavirus, as Chinese authorities delayed the opening of sch...
16:40 2 February 2022

US wants to return codebreaker’s seized items to UK school

DENVER — A U.S. woman who said she was visiting England to do a study of the late World War II codebreaker and computing pioneer Alan Turing walked in...
16:02 2 February 2022

‘Minari,’ ‘Boys State’ win top honors at Sundance

NEW YORK — The Korean-American family drama “Minari,” Lee Isaac Chung's tender autobiographical tale about his upbringing in rural Arkansas, won two t...
15:39 2 February 2022

Djokovic comes back for 8th Australian Open title, 17th Slam

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic was looking weary and worn down. He felt dizzy and trailed Dominic Thiem in the Australian Open final -- miscues...
15:36 2 February 2022

Britain to seek Canada-style free trade deal with EU

LONDON — Two days after Brexit, British officials pushed the European Union on Sunday for a Canada-style free trade arrangement as British Prime Minis...
13:51 2 February 2022

Spray planes combat the huge locust outbreak in East Africa

NASUULU CONSERVANCY, Kenya — As locusts by the billions — yes, billions — descend on parts of Kenya in the worst outbreak in 70 years, small planes ar...
7:39 2 February 2022

Fears of new virus trigger anti-China sentiment worldwide

SEOUL, South Korea — A scary new virus from China has spread around the world. So has rising anti-Chinese sentiment, calls for a full travel ban on Ch...
5:49 2 February 2022

Mississippi inmate tries to hang self in cell, attorney says

JACKSON, Miss. — An inmate tried to hang himself at a troubled Mississippi prison and was taken down by a state trooper, an attorney said in court pap...
3:49 2 February 2022

The Latest: Yang says his caucus success will be a ‘shock’

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
3:48 2 February 2022

Experts: Travel bans, business closures could hurt economy

MILWAUKEE — Travel restrictions and business closures aimed at stopping the spread of a new virus that has killed more than 300 people in China could ...
2:01 2 February 2022

Sanders calls for unity, but his supporters have other ideas

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — When Bernie Sanders addresses throngs of supporters who gather at his rallies, the divisions that plague the Democratic Party can...
1:07 2 February 2022