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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s impeachment rage, Bloomberg on coal

WASHINGTON — As near-certain impeachment closes in on him, President Donald Trump raged at his accusers, the Democrats. In the process, he offered a h...
13:46 14 December 2021

US finally giving boot to official foot measurement

WASHINGTON — Change is afoot for the official measuring stick used to size up big places in America.
13:37 14 December 2021

AP Exclusive: China tightens up on info after Xinjiang leaks

The Xinjiang regional government in China’s far west is deleting data, destroying documents, tightening controls on information and has held high-leve...
6:25 14 December 2021

Iowa Democrats worry ‘Medicare for All’ hurts key industry

DES MOINES, Iowa — Kim Motl doesn’t work in the health insurance industry. But her friends and neighbors do. So when she saw Sen. Elizabeth Warren rec...
5:56 14 December 2021

‘Wild week’ as Washington works amid impeachment

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi don’t see eye-to-eye on much these days, but in the throes of impeachment, they’re ...
5:50 14 December 2021

Icy silence, frayed connections: Impeachment takes a toll

WASHINGTON — The most raucous committee in Congress sat stone-faced, barely speaking.
5:39 14 December 2021

Justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major co...
5:17 14 December 2021

California governor rejects $13.5 billion PG&E settlement

SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has rejected a $13.5 billion settlement that Pacific Gas and Electric struck just last week with thousand...
4:24 14 December 2021

Swarovski crystals, $900 cabernet and a Buttigieg fundraiser

WASHINGTON — The Hall Rutherford wine caves in the hills of California's Napa Valley boast a chandelier with 1,500 Swarovski crystals, an onyx banquet...
0:10 14 December 2021

Democrats threaten to boycott next debate over labor dispute

WASHINGTON — All seven Democratic presidential candidates who qualified for next week's debate threatened on Friday to skip the event if an ongoing la...
22:48 13 December 2021

Trump calls impeachment vote ‘an embarrassment’ to nation

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Friday's House committee vote to impeach him ”an embarrassment to our country" and refused to back away f...
22:44 13 December 2021

First lady appears to condone Trump’s criticism of Thunberg

WASHINGTON — Melania Trump on Friday appeared to condone her husband's criticism of 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, saying through a spokeswoman that her ...
22:41 13 December 2021

Impeachment charges head to House; Trump cries anew: ‘Hoax’

WASHINGTON — Democrats propelled President Donald Trump’s impeachment toward a historic vote by the full U.S. House as the Judiciary Committee on Frid...
22:16 13 December 2021

After UK election, Trump sees ‘harbinger’ of things to come

WASHINGTON — After a tumultuous tenure in office, a controversial candidate expanded his grip on power, surpassing a weak opponent and drawing support...
22:14 13 December 2021

Blue-collar character actor Danny Aiello has died at age 86

NEW YORK — Danny Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in “Fort Apache, the Bronx,” "Moonstruck"...
22:02 13 December 2021

Opponents warn of staff exodus as US breaks up lands bureau

LAS VEGAS — Opponents of the Trump administration's plan to break up the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the country's public lands bureau are warni...
21:54 13 December 2021

Anti-Semitism order raises tough issue of defining prejudice

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s order to expand the scope of potential anti-Semitism complaints on college campuses is raising the stakes of an al...
20:31 13 December 2021

Suit: Pilot tried to warn before dozer killed pot suspect

The family of a marijuana suspect who wound up dead under the treads of a bulldozer commandeered by Pennsylvania State Police has filed an amended law...
20:20 13 December 2021

Johnson claims Brexit mandate with new conservative majority

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged Friday to heal Britain's divisions over Brexit after his gamble on early elections rewarded him with a c...
20:19 13 December 2021

In Florida, Trump says he’s Israel’s best pal in White House

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Saturday that Israel has never had a better friend in the White House than him because, unlike his prede...
2:56 8 December 2021

No. 16 Memphis wins AAC title, coach heads to Florida State

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis coach Mike Norvell made his final home game at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium memorable.
2:53 8 December 2021

Trump: Giuliani wants to take information to Barr, Congress

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump indicated Saturday that his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani wants to take the information he has gathered from his...
23:37 7 December 2021

Man United players targeted with racist abuse at Man City

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United players were targeted with racist abuse and had objects thrown at them by Manchester City fans during Saturday...
21:52 7 December 2021

Biden calls Sanders’ pitch to leverage Israel aid ‘bizarre’

OELWEIN, Iowa — Joe Biden said Saturday that it is “bizarre” for Bernie Sanders to propose withholding U.S. military aid from Israel if the government...
21:10 7 December 2021

New Amazon lease for NY space renews debate over failed deal

NEW YORK — Amazon has signed a lease for a new office space in Manhattan that will house more than 1,500 employees, less than a year after pulling out...
20:57 7 December 2021

Pentagon chief plans to shift US focus to China and Russia

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday he still plans to shift the American military’s focus to competing with China and Rus...
20:12 7 December 2021

House impeachment report looks at abuse, bribery, corruption

WASHINGTON — Previewing potential articles of impeachment, the House Democrats on Saturday issued a lengthy report drawing on history and the Founding...
19:43 7 December 2021

Reddit bans accounts, suspects possible UK vote interference

LONDON — The prospect of Russian interference in Britain's election flared anew Saturday after the social media platform Reddit concluded that people ...
17:01 7 December 2021

Chiefs head into Patriots showdown with ground game in flux

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs will head into arguably their biggest game of the season Sunday in New England with the very real possibilit...
16:58 7 December 2021

Protests subside, but economic aftershocks rattle Haitians

Port-au-Prince — The flaming barricades are mostly gone, protesters have largely dissipated and traffic is once again clogging the streets of Haiti’s ...
16:34 7 December 2021