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2 Republicans opposed by Trump win in Kentucky, N. Carolina

Voters rebuffed President Donald Trump and nominated two Republicans he opposed to House seats from North Carolina and ...

Asia shares higher after US rally despite rising virus fears

Asian shares were mostly higher on Wednesday with another mood boost from Wall Street, but fears persist over the surge in ...

The Latest: SKorea continues upward trend in new infections

SEOUL, South Korea __ South Korea has reported 51 additional cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, a continuation ...

AP FACT CHECK: Sober science weighs in on Trump's virus take

The U.S. government's top public health leaders on Tuesday shot down assertions by President Donald Trump that the ...

Congress stalls on policing overhaul, despite public outcry

Congress is hitting an impasse on policing legislation, as key Senate Democrats on Tuesday opposed a Republican proposal as ...

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

SOFTBALL Men’s World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand from Feb. 20-28, 2021 postponed to Feb. 19-27, 2022. SUMO Spring Basho in ...

Election chaos renews focus on gutted Voting Rights Act

When some Georgia voters endured a pandemic, pouring rain and massive waits earlier this month to cast their ballot, ...

Black candidates tap protest energy to challenge Democrats

Amy McGrath and Eliot Engel live hundreds of miles apart in states with dramatically different politics. Yet they're the ...

Fire breaks out at hazmat facility at US air base on Okinawa

A fire broke out Monday in a storage building for hazardous materials at a major U.S. air base on Japan's southern island of ...

AP FACT CHECK: Trump tries to pin low turnout on protesters

President Donald Trump falsely said at his rally Saturday night that Democratic rival Joe Biden apologized for opposing his ...

The Latest: New Zealand reports 2 new coronavirus cases

WELLINGTON, New Zealand —- New Zealand has reported two new cases of the coronavirus as a trickle of infected people continue ...

Under Trump, 'You're fired!' even greets federal prosecutors

Former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara had a snickering response to news that his successor as top federal prosecutor ...

US says its embassy in Kabul battling coronavirus outbreak

The U.S. State Department says COVID-19 infections have been reported at its embassy in the Afghan capital and affected staff ...

Amid wave of cultural change, Trump tries to stir a backlash

It was June 2015, and Democrats felt the nation’s political and cultural winds blowing their way. The Supreme Court ruled in ...

The Latest: Nevada officials seek removal of McCarran statue

TOP OF THE HOUR: — Nevada officials renew proposal to remove statue of McCarran. — Sharpton takes on Trump for ‘lowlifes’ ...

Officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting to be fired

Louisville's mayor said Friday that one of three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor will be ...

Justice Dept. inspector general auditing body cam policies

The Justice Department’s inspector general has begun an audit into the department’s policies on body cameras. The inspector ...

Wall Street dips as virus fears drown out economy hopes

Wall Street careened through all the forces that have pushed and pulled it through the week, at first rising on Friday amid ...

Bolton critique of Trump could define tell-all book battles

The White House fight with former national security adviser John Bolton is the latest chapter in a lengthy history of ...

Trump says he will renew effort to end DACA protections

President Donald Trump said Friday he will renew his effort to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants ...