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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration issued a blanket warning Friday to U.S. firms about the risks of doing business in Hong Kong as China continues to clamp down on political and economic freed...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officials pressed the White House on Thursday to support efforts to preserve internet service to antigovernment protesters in Cuba, even advocating the use of giant...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders' campaign on Thursday said she has raised another $4.2 million for her bid for Arkansas governor.Sanders' campaign said the la...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Angela Merkel's farewell visit to the White House was shadowed Thursday by pressing issues as well as goodwill, as she met with Joe Biden to discuss differences over a major Russian ...

LONDON (AP) - Two former members of the Sex Pistols are suing singer Johnny Rotten for the right to use the band's songs in an upcoming television series about the anarchic punk rock icons. Guitarist ...

Attorney General Merrick Garland has tossed out a Trump administration policy that barred immigration judges from temporarily shelving some deportation cases. Garland on Thursday overruled a decision ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has reached its lowest level since the pandemic struck last year, further evidence that the U.S. economy and job market are...

BERLIN (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory leak, and he said Thursday he is askin...

ISLAMABAD (AP) - A Taliban surge has put the insurgent force in control of key border posts, opened up fresh sources of revenue and rattled many of Afghanistan's neighbors. In the Uzbek capital of Tas...

The economic recovery is pumping up gas prices. Drivers are facing pricier fill-ups as more people hit the road for work, travel and other activities that the virus pandemic halted. Higher demand for ...