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November 12, 2019

LA's Gómez elected 1st Hispanic to lead US Catholic bishops

Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles, an immigrant from Mexico, overwhelmingly won election Tuesday as the first Hispanic to ...

November 12, 2019

Impeachment aside, federal budget remains a pressing matter

Impeachment hearings for President Donald Trump come at the very time that Capitol Hill usually tends to its mound of ...

November 12, 2019

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings seeks husband's seat in Congress

The widow of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings has resigned as Maryland's Democratic Party chair to run for her late husband's ...

November 12, 2019

World stocks rise as investors await US-China trade moves

World stock markets rose Tuesday as investor awaited news on progress in negotiations on the trade dispute between China and ...

November 12, 2019

Meet the witnesses: Diplomats start off impeachment hearings

Diplomats and career government officials, they're little known outside professional circles, but they're about to become ...

November 12, 2019

US held record number of migrant kids in custody in 2019

The 3-year-old girl traveled for weeks cradled in her father's arms, as he set out to seek asylum in the United States.

November 12, 2019

US troops at Syria base say they'll keep pressure on IS

At a base in eastern Syria, a senior U.S. coalition commander said Monday that American troops who remain in Syria are ...

November 12, 2019

AP sources: Deval Patrick mulling Democratic White House run

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is considering making a late run for the Democratic presidential nomination, ...

November 12, 2019

Protections for 660,000 immigrants on line at Supreme Court

Protections for 660,000 immigrants are on the line at the Supreme Court. The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday on the ...

November 12, 2019

Stocks mixed as uncertainty reigns in US-China trade talks

Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday as investors awaited cues on trade talks between China and the U.S. The next hints on ...

November 12, 2019

Morales says he's headed for Mexico as clashes rock Bolivia

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales said Monday he was headed for Mexico after being granted asylum there, as his ...

November 12, 2019

Klobuchar: Woman with Buttigieg's record would miss debate

The 2020 Democratic presidential primary campaign drew a record six female candidates to the field. But with just less than ...

November 12, 2019

Trump, 2020 Dem contenders tout efforts to boost veterans

On Veterans Day, President Donald Trump paid tribute to America's troops at a New York City parade as top 2020 Democratic ...

November 12, 2019

AP Explains: Did a coup force Bolivia's Evo Morales out?

Did Bolivia experience a coup or the culmination of a popular movement demanding a president's resignation? Bolivians and ...

November 11, 2019

Catholic bishops' agenda: immigrants, gun deaths, sex abuse

US Catholic bishops received a challenging to-do list Monday as they opened their national assembly — notably to support ...

November 11, 2019

United States: Bolivian president wasn't forced out by coup

Senior officials at the U.S. State Department said Monday the situation in Bolivia is not a coup, despite what some Latin ...

November 11, 2019

Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against NY over tax returns

A federal judge on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump's lawsuit against New York officials that was aimed at preventing ...

November 11, 2019

Correction: Wilmington Coup Marker story

In a story Nov. 8 about a historic marker recounting the overthrow of a city government, The Associated Press erroneously ...