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Prompt care was key to Sanders’ recovery from heart attack

Bernie Sanders suffered “modest heart muscle damage" during his recent heart attack but has since recovered well and is fit enough for the rigors of t...
12:59 31 December 2022

Sonny Mehta, visionary head of Alfred A. Knopf, dies at 77

NEW YORK — Sonny Mehta, the urbane and astute head of Alfred A. Knopf who guided one of the book world's most esteemed imprints to new heights through...
12:30 31 December 2022

Optimism over growth, some wariness in Atlantic City in 2020

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City heads into 2020 with some optimism , buoyed by an expanded casino market with more jobs and more revenue.
12:07 31 December 2022

Cheers, tears, prayers for 2020: A new decade is ushered in

Revelers around the globe are bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement ...
10:04 31 December 2022

Taiwan passes law targeting Chinese political interference

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's legislature on Tuesday passed a law aimed at blocking political interference from China, less than two weeks before presiden...
7:59 31 December 2022

Huawei sales up 18% but US pressure means tough times ahead

BEIJING — China's Huawei Technologies said Tuesday that its sales rose a lower-than-projected 18% in 2019 and predicted tough times ahead as the U.S. ...
7:32 31 December 2022

Trump signs law to reduce robocalls, though they won’t end

NEW YORK — An anti-robocalls measure signed into law Monday by President Donald Trump should help reduce the torrent of unwanted calls promising lower...
4:28 31 December 2022

Asian shares track Wall Street retreat as year winds down

TOKYO — Asian shares were lower in quiet New Year's Eve trading, with many markets closed. Tuesday's declines tracked a broad retreat overnight on Wal...
4:17 31 December 2022

Uber, Postmates sue to challenge California’s new labor law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ride-share company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates sued Monday to block a broad new California law aimed at gi...
3:28 31 December 2022

China sentences Protestant pastor to 9 years for subversion

BEIJING — China has sentenced a prominent pastor who operated outside the Communist Party-recognized Protestant organization to nine years in prison f...
2:21 31 December 2022

North Korean leader calls for ‘military countermeasures’

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for active “diplomatic and military countermeasures” to preserve the country’s securit...
1:31 31 December 2022

Firearms instructor took out gunman at Texas church service

WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — Alarms went off in Jack Wilson's head the moment a man wearing a fake beard, a wig, a hat and a long coat walked into a Texa...
1:25 31 December 2022

Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn, facing Japan trial, arrives in Beirut

BEIRUT — Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is awaiting trial in Japan on charges of financial misconduct, has arrived in Beirut, a close friend...
1:19 31 December 2022

Bot or not? Mystery over anonymous user retweeted by Trump

CHICAGO — The Twitter user goes by Gigi, though sometimes Sophia, Emma or Leona. The occupation is listed at various times as teacher, historian, docu...
23:59 30 December 2022

What to do with that leftover bubbly? Some ideas

From early December through Jan. 1 (or beyond, depending on how fervently you hang on to the holidays), the pop of a Champagne or sparkling wine cork ...
23:28 30 December 2022

Buttigieg: I would not have wanted my son on Ukraine board

FORT MADISON, Iowa — Pete Buttigieg said Monday that he “would not have wanted to see” his son serving on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company...
22:27 30 December 2022

Mexico’s Zapatistas host “Women Who Fight” gathering

CARACOL MORELIA, Mexico — More than 3,000 women came together in an autonomous Zapatista enclave in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas over the week...
22:20 30 December 2022

Cliffs, jungle a big hurdle for feds in Hawaii copter crash

HONOLULU — The remote and rugged terrain on the Hawaiian island of Kauai where a sightseeing helicopter crashed, killing all seven people aboard, coul...
22:09 30 December 2022

Marijuana dispensary opens in Nevada-Utah border city

SALT LAKE CITY — The first recreational marijuana dispensary opened Monday in a northeastern Nevada border city known for its casinos, but Utah reside...
20:32 30 December 2022

3 years in, no sign of Trump’s replacement for Obamacare

WASHINGTON — As a candidate for the White House, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he would “immediately” replace President Barack Obama’s health ...
20:30 30 December 2022

AP Exclusive: Trump ally may have broken Venezuela sanctions

MIAMI — Erik Prince, a major Republican donor and founder of controversial security firm Blackwater, has been referred to the U.S. Treasury Department...
20:08 30 December 2022

Queen Elizabeth’s daughter is hardest-working royal, again!

LONDON — Being a member of the British royal family isn't the easiest job on earth, if TV shows and movies provide accurate pictures. But how much do ...
18:50 30 December 2022

Big red buoy missing for 2 years beached in Florida

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A big red navigation buoy that bounced along Atlantic waves for two years has beached in Florida, where it's drawing attentio...
18:37 30 December 2022

Spain: Socialists pin future government on Catalan’s release

MADRID — Two left-wing parties striving to form Spain's first coalition government in decades joined forces Monday announcing plans to hike taxes on t...
18:07 30 December 2022

Iowa woman accused of racist attacks to undergo mental tests

DES MOINES, Iowa — A judge Monday approved a competency evaluation of a woman accused of hate crimes in the Des Moines area, including intentionally r...
17:48 30 December 2022

Turkey seeks parliament approval to dispatch troops to Libya

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's government on Monday submitted a motion to parliament seeking approval to deploy troops to Libya, arguing that the conflict ...
17:47 30 December 2022

Lifetime returns to R. Kelly with a new powerful series

NEW YORK — Few TV documentary series can boast having a more powerful real world impact than “Surviving R. Kelly.”
16:51 30 December 2022

Monty Python collaborator Neil Innes dies at age 75

LONDON — Comedic writer and actor Neil Innes, who created a Beatles parody group called the Rutles and frequently worked with the members of Monty Pyt...
16:10 30 December 2022

Pompeo to visit Ukraine as Senate weighs impeachment trial

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Ukraine this week, making his first trip to the country at the heart of President Donald Trump'...
15:40 30 December 2022