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December 11, 2019

FAA analysis predicted many more Max crashes without a fix

After the first crash of a Boeing 737 Max last year, federal safety officials estimated that there could be 15 more fatal ...

December 11, 2019

Watchdog: "Basic and fundamental errors" in Russia probe

The Justice Department's internal watchdog told Congress on Wednesday that he is concerned that “so many basic and ...

December 11, 2019

Pompeo rebuts Lavrov claim of no WH election talks

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterates that the issue of foreign interference in U.S. elections had been discussed during ...

December 11, 2019

Democrats' impeachment charges say Trump betrayed the nation

House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, declaring he “betrayed the nation” with ...

December 11, 2019

Santa, soldiers bring joy to town with river erosion crisis

A school employee wearing a traditional pink Alaska Native smock called a kuspuk breezed through the hubbub in the cafeteria ...

December 11, 2019

US Federal Reserve could signal no rate hike through 2020

The Federal Reserve is set to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday and will likely signal that it expects ...

December 11, 2019

Trump, allies aim to delegitimize impeachment from the start

They're calling it a circus, a farce and even zany. President Donald Trump and his Republican allies spent weeks trivializing ...

December 11, 2019

Afghan bomber hits medical facility near Bagram Air Base

A powerful suicide bombing targeted an under-construction medical facility on Wednesday near Bagram Air Base, the main ...

December 11, 2019

Trump mocks impeachment effort, talks up trade deal at rally

President Donald Trump mocked the Democratic impeachment effort as he sought to rally supporters Tuesday in the key swing ...

December 11, 2019

Santa gets chopper ride to remote Alaska village

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard flew to a rural village recently with a special mission, delivering some early ...

December 11, 2019

AP Analysis: Trump faces narrow but consequential charges

The articles of impeachment offered up Tuesday against President Donald Trump are narrow, but consequential. They are also ...

December 11, 2019

House leaders racing the clock on government spending bill

House leaders are racing the clock and bracing for inevitable blowback on an emerging government-wide spending bill that's ...

December 11, 2019

Ex-Mexico security chief long haunted by corruption claims

Mexico's former security chief was dogged by so many allegations of corruption and wrongdoing for so long that some said it ...

December 11, 2019

Buttigieg discloses ex-clients as fundraising swing begins

Facing intense pressure to answer questions about his work in the private sector, Democratic presidential contender Pete ...

December 11, 2019

Corruption allegations long dogged ex-Mexico security chief

Mexico's former security chief was dogged by so many allegations of corruption and wrongdoing for so long that some said it ...

December 11, 2019

Pelosi offers some trade policy with that impeachment

For the House progressives: a pair of impeachment articles against President Donald Trump. For the vulnerable Democratic ...

December 11, 2019

Congress finalizes bill restoring black college funding

After months of negotiation, Congress gave final approval Tuesday for a bill promising to restore more than $250 million a ...

December 11, 2019

Review: Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’ offers a flawed critique

“Richard Jewell” is a typically strong late-period Clint Eastwood docudrama that balances grand American themes while ...

December 11, 2019

Afghanistan's Karzai tells AP that US cash fed corruption

Afghanistan’s former president argued Tuesday that Washington helped fuel corruption in his nation by spending hundreds of ...