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January 18, 2020

St. Louis donations wipe away $13 million in medical debt

Thousands of St. Louis-area families were freed from a major financial burden thanks to a charitable effort that is ...

January 18, 2020

Putin's moves leave Russian opposition with few options

Russian President Vladimir Putin played it differently this time. Instead of openly declaring plans to extend his rule like ...

January 17, 2020

China's 2019 economic growth weakens amid trade war

China’s economic growth sank to a new multi-decade low in 2019 as Beijing fought a tariff war with Washington, but ...

January 17, 2020

Trump boosts school prayer, faith groups as he rallies base

In a bid to solidify his evangelical base, President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to protect prayer in public schools and ...

January 16, 2020

Putin fast-tracks effort to extend his rule in Russia

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday fast-tracked work on constitutional changes that could keep him in power well past the ...

January 16, 2020

Russia's new PM a career bureaucrat with no political aims

Mikhail Mishustin never had any political ambitions as a career bureaucrat and his name didn't come up as a top candidate to ...

January 15, 2020

UnitedHealth Group, BlackRock rise; Target, Nektar fall

Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday. UnitedHealth Group Inc., up $8.17 at $296.41. The nation's ...

January 15, 2020

Putin engineers shake-up that could keep him in power longer

President Vladimir Putin engineered a surprise shake-up of Russia's leadership Wednesday, proposing changes to the ...

January 15, 2020

UCLA receives $25M gift from head of Japanese retail giant

The University of California, Los Angeles has received a $25 million donation from Tadashi Yanai, the founder and CEO of ...

January 14, 2020

UK says it has struck deal to save troubled airline Flybe

The British government said Tuesday it had reached a deal to save the struggling regional airline Flybe. Though full ...

January 14, 2020

Citigroup profits rise 15%, helped by trading like JPMorgan

Citigroup's fourth-quarter profits rose by 15%, as the banking conglomerate benefited from a boost in trading similar to ...

January 14, 2020

Cuba warns citizens to prepare for cooking-gas shortages

The Cuban government is warning citizens to prepare for shortages of cooking gas due to Trump administration sanctions on the ...

January 14, 2020

Germany's top court mulls limits on spy agency's powers

Germany's highest court is considering imposing stricter limits on the activities of the country's foreign intelligence ...

January 14, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: No, Trump didn't save preexisting conditions

President Donald Trump made a striking claim Monday, insisting it was he who ensured that people with preexisting medical ...

January 13, 2020

US budget deficit running 11.8% higher this year

The U.S. budget deficit through the first three months of this budget year is up 11.8% from the same period a year ago, ...

January 13, 2020

Lawyers on strike too, as French pension resistance rages on

In France, even lawyers go on strike. Magistrates draped their black robes on the staircase leading to Lyon's main courthouse ...

January 11, 2020

French PM open to scrapping raising retirement age to 64

The French prime minister informed the unions behind a crippling railway strike over pension reform Saturday that he is open ...

January 11, 2020

South African president vows to end widespread power cuts

South Africa's frequent power cuts and ailing economy have overshadowed the ruling African National Congress party's 108th ...

January 10, 2020

Polish Senate speaker pushes back against bribe allegations

A prominent transplant surgeon who serves as speaker of Poland's Senate defended himself from allegations that he took bribes ...