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December 05, 2019

Global shares rise on optimism about US-China trade deal

Global shares mostly rose Thursday amid renewed hopes that a U.S. trade deal with China may be near despite recent tough talk ...

December 05, 2019

Pelosi to deliver public statement on Trump impeachment

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she would deliver an unusual public statement on the status of the House ...

December 05, 2019

Klobuchar returns to Iowa with plan for a changing economy

Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar on Thursday rolled out a plan to help Americans succeed in a changing ...

December 05, 2019

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1.

December 05, 2019

Asian shares rise on optimism about US-China trade deal

Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday amid renewed hopes a U.S. trade deal with China may be near, despite recent tough ...

December 05, 2019

Huawei asks court to throw out US telecom funds ban

Chinese tech giant Huawei is asking a U.S. federal court to throw out a rule that bars rural phone carriers from using ...

December 05, 2019

Across Capitol Hill, impeachment saga shifts

A different chairman. A committee twice the size. A shift from evidence to law. Wednesday’s Judiciary Committee hearing was ...

December 05, 2019

AP FACT CHECK: Trump suddenly loses interest in stock market

President Donald Trump offered a faulty take on the Constitution's grounds for impeachment Wednesday as he wrapped up a NATO ...

December 05, 2019

Police chief firing puts spotlight on cops who let him go

When fellow officers discovered Chicago’s police chief asleep behind the wheel of his running SUV, they did not conduct any ...

December 05, 2019

Trump aims for role of NATO statesman but mars unity message

Aiming to play the role of global statesman as the impeachment drama was unfolding in Washington, President Donald Trump ...

December 05, 2019

Campaigns swarm Harris donors after she exits the 2020 race

Kamala Harris’ exit from the Democratic presidential primary has set off a stampede among her former rivals, who are moving ...

December 05, 2019

At notorious jail, guards feel heat for teen's near suicide

Four correctional officers at New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail have been suspended without pay after they ...

December 05, 2019

PG&E urges judge to approve key settlement, faces resistance

Pacific Gas & Electric on Wednesday urged a federal bankruptcy judge to approve a key insurance settlement as it struggles ...

December 05, 2019

NC lawmaker may challenge Sen. Tillis after district redrawn

North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Walker may challenge GOP Sen. Thom Tillis for the party's Senate nomination next year or ...

December 05, 2019

Retired UAW vice president is the latest to plead guilty

A retired vice president at the United Auto Workers pleaded guilty Wednesday to corruption charges, admitting he received a ...

December 04, 2019

US Rep. Denny Heck of Washington state to retire after term

Democratic Rep. Denny Heck of Washington state announced Wednesday that he is retiring from Congress at the end of his term, ...

December 04, 2019

Kansas GOP congressman faces probe of voter registration

Authorities plan to investigate whether a freshman Kansas congressman broke state laws by listing a UPS Inc. store as his ...

December 04, 2019

Florida Republican: 'We should hang’ treasonous Democrats

Local and national GOP leaders distanced themselves Wednesday from a Florida congressional candidate who sent a fundraising ...

December 04, 2019

Richard Bryan, ex-senator and Nevada governor, backs Biden

Richard Bryan, a former U.S. senator and Nevada governor, said Wednesday that he's endorsing Joe Biden for president in 2020, ...

December 04, 2019

Levinson family in court 13 years after Iran disappearance

Douglas Levinson recalls watching his father pack for an overseas trip. He knew the trip was to the Middle East and, at age ...