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January 08, 2021

Asian shares mostly up on Wall Street rally, stimulus hopes

Asian shares were mostly higher Friday on hopes for additional economic stimulus after U.S. Congress confirmed Joe Biden as ...

January 08, 2021

Biden picks Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo as commerce secretary

President-elect Joe Biden has picked Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to lead the Commerce Department, helping set trade ...

January 08, 2021

Conservative media decry Capitol riot, but grievances remain

Media outlets that appeal to conservatives offered condemnations, explanations and deflections following the U.S.

January 08, 2021

Conservative media decry Capitol riot, but grievances remain

Media outlets that appeal to conservatives offered condemnations, explanations and deflections following the U.S.

January 07, 2021

Ugandan police confront Bobi Wine during online briefing

Police in Uganda confronted popular opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine during his online press conference Thursday ...

January 07, 2021

American idle: New Hampshire House holds drive-in session

Bumper-to-bumper parking replaced the usual shoulder-to-shoulder seating for the New Hampshire House of Representatives as ...

January 07, 2021

Media captures unprecedented storming of U.S. Capitol

The storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump played out on television in searing fashion ...

January 07, 2021

US trade deficit jumps to $68.1 billion in November

The U.S. trade deficit jumped to $68.1 billion in November, the highest monthly deficit in 14 years, as a surge in imports ...

January 07, 2021

AP Photographer describes scene inside Capitol

Associated Press photographer Andrew Harnik was inside the U.S. Capitol and describes what he saw when a violent mob stormed ...

January 07, 2021

'Only in America': Warnock's rise from poverty to US senator

The Rev. Raphael Warnock's roots showed little promise of a future that led to the U.S. Senate. He grew up in Savannah in the ...

January 07, 2021

AP reporter describes chaos during Capitol siege

AP congressional reporter Mary Clare Jalonick was in the House Chamber Wednesday when a violent mob loyal to President Donald ...

January 06, 2021

Lawmakers evacuated as protesters storm Capitol

An Associated Press reporter took cellphone video of the House Chamber Wednesday as angry Trump supporters breached the ...

January 06, 2021

Jon Ossoff wins, handing Dems Senate control

Georgia Senator-elect Jon Ossoff is thanking Georgians for "electing me to serve you." (Jan.

January 06, 2021

Fed supported advance notice before changing bond purchases

Federal Reserve officials last month supported providing advance notice before the central bank makes changes to its $120 ...

January 06, 2021

American idle: New Hampshire House holds drive-in session

Bumper-to-bumper parking replaced the usual shoulder-to-shoulder seating for the New Hampshire House of Representatives on ...

January 06, 2021

US sports bet revenue could hit $3B in 2021; NY backs mobile

On a day when New York's governor did an about-face and embraced mobile sports betting as a way to deal with financial losses ...

January 06, 2021

Hong Kong arrests 53 activists under national security law

Hong Kong police arrested 53 former lawmakers and democracy proponents Wednesday for allegedly violating the new national ...

January 06, 2021

Kim opens North Korean congress by admitting policy failures

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admitted that his economic development plans have failed as he opened the nation’s first full ...

January 06, 2021

Where is Jack Ma, China's e-commerce pioneer?

China’s best-known entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, made his fortune by taking big risks. The former English ...

January 06, 2021

Vegas newspapers back in court in joint operations dispute

The rival daily newspapers in Nevada’s largest city are trading new broadsides in their years-long legal fight over one of ...