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Ex-Massachusetts Gov. Patrick announces Dem presidential bid

WASHINGTON — Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced Thursday he is running for president, making a late entry into the Democratic race less...
14:56 14 November 2021

Pope taps fellow Jesuit as Vatican’s finance minister

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday appointed a fellow Jesuit to be the Vatican’s finance minister, filling a crucial position left vacant for mor...
13:25 14 November 2021

MH17 probe reveals close ties between Russia, Ukraine rebels

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — An international team of investigators piecing together a criminal case in the July 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines F...
13:24 14 November 2021

Hong Kong police say protesters out of control, deny curfew

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police warned protesters on Thursday that they were moving “one step closer to terrorism” by sinking the city into chaos, as rio...
10:13 14 November 2021

Rams aren’t flying high on offense anymore

The Los Angeles Rams' high-flying offense hasn't recovered from its Super Bowl crash.
7:05 14 November 2021

Georgia executes man for store clerk’s killing in 1994

JACKSON, Ga. — A man convicted of killing a Georgia convenience store clerk 25 years ago was put to death late Wednesday night, authorities said.
4:26 14 November 2021

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street high

BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday amid doubts about the status of a U.S.-Chinese trade deal after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s chairman ...
4:19 14 November 2021

Harden scores 47 points, Rockets beat Clippers 102-93

HOUSTON — James Harden scored 47 points and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Clippers 102-93 in a wild game that saw Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers eje...
3:27 14 November 2021

The Latest: New evidence emerges in impeachment hearing

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump (all times local):
3:08 14 November 2021

Hot start helps No. 18 Ohio State rout No. 10 Villanova

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Duane Washington Jr. had 14 points and four other players scored in double figures as No. 18 Ohio State started hot and ran over No. ...
2:14 14 November 2021

Timeline: The curious release of military aid to Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Military aid promised by the U.S. to Ukraine — and the strange circumstances under which it was held up and eventually released — is at t...
1:24 14 November 2021

House mostly behaves during TV debut of impeachment hearings

WASHINGTON — Congress behaved itself as Americans and the world tuned in for the first time to the impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump...
0:33 14 November 2021

Diplomats accuse Trump as impeachment hits Americans’ TVs

WASHINGTON — For the first time, the Democrats’ case for President Donald Trump’s impeachment streamed from Americans’ TVs Wednesday, including a new ...
23:54 13 November 2021

‘Bits and pieces:’ Americans view impeachment on their terms

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Cattle rancher Jeffery Gatzke in South Dakota was listening in as he worked on his tractor in his workshop. The first public heari...
23:39 13 November 2021

NYPD kept database of juveniles’ fingerprints, violating law

NEW YORK — Until recently, New York City police secretly kept fingerprints of children arrested as juveniles on file permanently in a department datab...
23:35 13 November 2021

Officer: Miranda failure for Iowa murder suspect a mistake

MONTEZUMA, Iowa — A police officer who obtained a confession from a suspect in the disappearance and death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbet...
23:24 13 November 2021

NTSB: Coast Guard ignored duck boat safety proposals

ST. LOUIS — Federal transportation safety investigators criticized the U.S. Coast Guard Wednesday for ignoring suggestions over nearly two decades to ...
23:06 13 November 2021

‘Too busy’: Trump professes disinterest on impeachment

WASHINGTON — What hearings? What phone call?
22:53 13 November 2021

Walmart Inc. sues 32 Colorado counties to shrink tax bills

DURANGO, Colo. — The parent company of Walmart has sued dozens of counties in Colorado in a bid to reduce its tax bills.
22:51 13 November 2021

Utility to pay $360M for major Southern California wildfires

LOS ANGELES — Southern California Edison has agreed to pay $360 million to local governments to settle lawsuits over deadly wildfires sparked by its e...
22:35 13 November 2021

Trump impeachment hearing spurs shadow spin war

WASHINGTON — The online spin began even before Wednesday’s impeachment hearing got underway.
22:29 13 November 2021

He’s cooking: Vikings RB’s recipe is speed, strength, vision

EAGAN, Minn. — Tackling Dalvin Cook has been a challenge this season. The Minnesota Vikings running back has vaulted to the top of the league’s rushin...
22:10 13 November 2021

Porzingis returns as Knicks show signs of chaos he escaped

NEW YORK — When Kristaps Porzingis crashed to the Madison Square Garden floor in pain on Feb. 6, 2018, it was soon clear that would be his final play ...
21:39 13 November 2021

Why Ukraine matters, and not only to Trump and his rivals

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine is playing a starring role in the historic U.S. impeachment hearings — and Ukrainians themselves wish the whole thing would ju...
21:07 13 November 2021

No. 12 Baylor not breaking in defensive undefeated season

There was a moment when Baylor coach Matt Rhule saw his No. 12 Bears start to fracture just a little bit for the first time in this undefeated season....
21:00 13 November 2021

AP FACT CHECK: GOP presses empty Ukraine meddling theory

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans pressed the discredited theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 U.S. election in defending President Donald Tru...
19:59 13 November 2021

Nadal saves match point v Medvedev for 1st win at ATP Finals

LONDON — Facing match point at 5-1 down in the third set, Rafael Nadal gave himself about a one-in-a-thousand chance of beating Daniil Medvedev at the...
19:53 13 November 2021

Texans-Ravens could be first of many Watson-Jackson duels

This is the first of what could be many meetings between two dynamic young AFC quarterbacks when Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans visit Lamar Jac...
18:21 13 November 2021

Bishop who investigated sex abuse accused of sex abuse

NEW YORK — A Roman Catholic bishop named by Pope Francis to investigate the church’s response to clergy sexual abuse in Buffalo, New York, has himself...
18:08 13 November 2021

Rapper Kodak Black gets prison sentence in weapons case

MIAMI — Rapper Kodak Black was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to weapons charges stemming from h...
17:33 13 November 2021