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Questions, questions: What’s next for Prince Harry & Meghan?

LONDON — The announcement by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, that they will step back from royal duties and seek a new “progressive” p...
12:46 9 January 2022

Booker: Impeachment trial could be ‘big blow’ to my campaign

WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker said a looming impeachment trial and other pressing issues in Washington could deal a “big, big blow” to his Democratic ...
12:21 9 January 2022

Democrats’ contempt for Trump fuels an online cash surge

WASHINGTON — Democrats' online fundraising behemoth ActBlue routed more than $1 billion in campaign contributions to the party's candidates and causes...
11:00 9 January 2022

Pope warns of risks from US-Iran tensions in policy speech

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis warned Thursday that increasing tensions between the U.S. and Iran are setting the stage for a broader conflict in the Mid...
10:38 9 January 2022

Nationwide protest in France over pensions as talks continue

PARIS — Rail workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and others joined a nationwide day of protests and strikes Thursday to denounce French President Emma...
10:33 9 January 2022

Lebanon issues travel ban for fugitive ex-Nissan chief Ghosn

BEIRUT — Lebanese prosecutors issued a travel ban for fugitive ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn and asked him to hand in his French passport on Thursday, ...
9:24 9 January 2022

Fugitive Ghosn brings global attention to Japanese justice

TOKYO — Though former Nissan Chairman Ghosn is unlikely to stand trial in a real court, he has made himself a key witness in putting Japan's justice s...
8:45 9 January 2022

Risky Gulf Arab strategy tested by killing of Iran general

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate — U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf have loudly pushed for hawkish policies by Washington to pressure, isolate and cripple Ir...
8:23 9 January 2022

Filipino Catholics pray for Mideast peace in huge gathering

MANILA, Philippines — A mammoth crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics prayed for peace in the Middle East on Thursday at the start of an annual ...
7:39 9 January 2022

Pitt, Sandler and ‘The Irishman’ celebrated at NBR Awards

NEW YORK — The National Board of Review toasted Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” as the year’s best film in an awards ceremony Wednesday night that in...
6:16 9 January 2022

Soaring pork prices keep China’s inflation at 7-year high

BEIJING — Soaring pork prices that nearly doubled in December over a year ago kept inflation at a seven-year high despite government efforts to ease m...
5:36 9 January 2022

From Lebanon, Ghosn defiant against Japan’s justice system

BEIRUT — Nissan's fugitive ex-boss Carlos Ghosn made his first public appearance since being smuggled out of Japan , saying Wednesday he fled a “night...
3:57 9 January 2022

Taiwan leader gets election boost from unlikely place: China

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A year ago, Taiwan's leader was on the ropes. Then she got a boost from an unexpected corner: Chinese President Xi Jinping.
3:56 9 January 2022

Court reverses $35M verdict against Jehovah’s Witnesses

HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed a $35 million judgment against the Jehovah's Witnesses for not reporting a girl's sexu...
3:06 9 January 2022

Democrats, and some in GOP, seek more info on Iran decision

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration made its case on Capitol Hill for killing a powerful Iranian general, but Democrats — and a handful of Republica...
1:50 9 January 2022

California governor seeks $1 billion to target homelessness

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A billion-dollar investment last year has yet to curtail California's growing homeless crisis, and with the state awash in revenu...
1:01 9 January 2022

Trebek: ‘Jeopardy!’ retirement isn’t imminent despite cancer

PASADENA, Calif. — The brief farewell that Alex Trebek says will close his final “Jeopardy!” episode isn't on the horizon.
0:53 9 January 2022

Mississippi moms question state as they bury slain inmates

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Manslaughter isn't supposed to be a death sentence. Nor is burglary. Nor is armed robbery, selling cocaine or stealing a vehicle.
0:29 9 January 2022

Analysis: Trump seeks election-year out after Iran strikes

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump said Iran was “standing down” from possible conflict with the U.S. But Trump himself was just as eager for an out.
0:27 9 January 2022

Justin Bieber says he’s battling Lyme disease

NEW YORK — Justin Bieber says that he has been battling Lyme disease.
0:01 9 January 2022

Court to decide if private border wall can go next to river

HOUSTON — For Tommy Fisher, a federal court hearing set for Thursday next to the U.S.-Mexico border could result in his company getting a chance to pr...
23:59 8 January 2022

How tensions with Iran could reshape Democratic primary

WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidates have spent the past year in a largely polite debate over domestic issues such as whether private healt...
22:51 8 January 2022

The Latest: Iran says it doesn’t want war, but will respond

TEHRAN, Iran — The latest on U.S.-Iran tensions after the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's top general (all times local):
22:44 8 January 2022

Ukrainian jet crash kills 176, sets off mourning in Canada

The crash of an Ukrainian jetliner that killed 176 people in Iran touched off mourning Wednesday in both Ukraine and Canada — where many of the victim...
22:37 8 January 2022

Texas city paid Enrique Iglesias $485,000 for 2015 concert

MCALLEN, Texas — A South Texas city used $485,000 in taxpayer money to pay singer Enrique Iglesias to perform at a holiday concert in 2015, according ...
21:59 8 January 2022

In surprising request, Trump asks NATO to do more in Mideast

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would ask NATO to step up its involvement in the Middle East, an unexpected request from a ...
21:32 8 January 2022

Moon river: Rocket part ferried on the mighty Mississippi

NEW ORLEANS — With a brass band playing and a parade of workers sporting Mardi Gras beads, a huge component of a new rocket system was wheeled slowly ...
21:24 8 January 2022

‘Modern Family’ to bid farewell in April series finale

PASADENA, Calif. — “Modern Family” will air its finale after 11 seasons on April 8, and there are no spin-offs in the works involving its large cast.
21:10 8 January 2022

Trump to attend annual economic forum in Davos, Switzerland

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to attend a global economic forum in Switzerland this month, making up for an appearance he canceled during ...
20:56 8 January 2022

Stars will compete on ABC’s ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’

PASADENA, Calif. — Jimmy Kimmel is going to help celebrities help their favorite charities. He’s hosting a prime-time edition of “Who Wants To Be A Mi...
20:44 8 January 2022