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November 19, 2019

US angers Palestinians with reversal on Israeli settlements

The Trump administration on Monday said it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be a violation of ...

November 19, 2019

Georgia’s ‘turning point’? Debate signals Democratic hopes

Beth Moore would typically fit the mold of a Georgia Republican. She attended private school in the affluent, mostly white ...

November 19, 2019

N. Korea snubs US move to postpone military drill with South

North Korea said Tuesday it won’t consider a recent U.S. decision to postpone a joint military exercise with South Korea a ...

November 19, 2019

US, South Korea cut short meeting over sharing defense costs

U.S. and South Korean officials on Tuesday publicly acknowledged the allies remain far apart in negotiations for increasing ...

November 19, 2019

Could Haley’s role in Trump administration taint a 2024 bid?

With the launch of her new memoir, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has again ignited speculation that she may be gearing ...

November 19, 2019

Patrick defends corporations and capitalism in primary bid

Democratic presidential candidate Deval Patrick is centering his fledgling campaign on a defense of corporations and ...

November 19, 2019

PG&E boss says it wasn’t fully ready for California outages

The head of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. told angry California lawmakers Monday that the nation’s largest electric utility ...

November 19, 2019

US failing to stop China from stealing research, report says

The United States government has failed to stop China from stealing intellectual property from American universities and ...

November 19, 2019

Diplomat says of Trump Ukraine call: ‘I remember it vividly’

The phone call State Department official David Holmes overheard between President Donald Trump and Ambassador Gordon Sondland ...

November 19, 2019

Buttigieg speaks at black college in push to boost support

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg told a crowd at Morehouse College on Monday that what black voters on the ...

November 19, 2019

Iran downplays, demonizes protests amid internet shutdown

Iran on Monday alternatively downplayed and demonized ongoing protests across the country that have killed at least five ...

November 19, 2019

Native American shield returned to New Mexico from France

A ceremonial Native American shield has been welcomed back to New Mexico by tribal leaders, in the culmination of a yearslong ...

November 19, 2019

Time and again, envoy’s Ukraine tale differs from others

The witnesses who have testified publicly and privately in the House impeachment inquiry so far have generally told a ...

November 19, 2019

The Latest: CEO says PG&E got complacent about power outages

The Latest on state legislative hearing into power outages by Pacific Gas & Electric (all times local): 3:20 p.m. The head ...

November 19, 2019

Mexican president defends indigenous pensions plan

Mexico’s president on Monday defended a plan to provide pensions to indigenous people starting at age 65, compared with 68 ...

November 18, 2019

AP Exclusive: US officials knew of Ukraine’s Trump anxiety

U.S. State Department officials were informed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was feeling pressure from the ...

November 18, 2019

NSC aide Vindman ready to speak out publicly on Trump

The decorated soldier and White House aide who saw it as his "sacred duty" to speak out against President Donald Trump’s ...

November 18, 2019

Teacher union to sue Quebec on religious symbols ban

A union federation representing 45,000 teachers in Quebec is suing the Canadian province over its ban on the wearing of ...

November 18, 2019

US cancels civil nuclear cooperation waiver for Iran

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday he is canceling one of four sanctions waivers that had allowed foreign companies ...

November 18, 2019

Pennsylvania agrees to upgrade inmates’ death row conditions

Pennsylvania’s prison agency agreed to improve death row conditions under a settlement announced Monday of a federal lawsuit ...