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Postal Service: More red ink, missed payments as mail slumps
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service warned Thursday that it will likely default on up…
Swiss to vote on push for at least 4 weeks paternity leave
GENEVA – Swiss petitioners have successfully collected enough signatures to launch a nationwide referendum that…
Not just fluff and buff: Spas emphasize wellness over beauty
NEW YORK – Unplug. Breathe. Relax. Wellness rather than beauty was the message this week…
Trump names ex-McConnell aide to lead energy agency for now
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday named a former aide to Senate Majority Leader…
Santa Fe show features 2 of Picasso’s rare silver platters
Two of Pablo Picasso’s silver platters are among the hundreds of rare items curated from…
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Aug. 10 ——— SASKATCHEWAN’S BRAD WALL RETIRING FROM…
Residents of smoke-choked Montana town advised to leave
HELENA, Mont. – The smoke pouring into a small Montana town from a nearby wildfire…
Feud in the GOP family: President Trump takes out anger on his party
WASHINGTON – The president of the United States is tweeting more often, more angrily and…
The Latest: Kansas weighs action against abortion doctor
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Latest on Kansas medical regulators weighing whether to discipline a…
Correction: Mexico-Drug Trafficking story
MEXICO CITY – In a story Aug. 9 about 22 people sanctioned for alleged drug…
Seattle’s unusual $25 gun tax upheld in state court
SEATTLE – The Washington Supreme Court upheld Seattle’s so-called “gun violence tax” against a challenge…
Trump to declare opioid crisis a ‘national emergency’
BEDMINSTER, N.J. – President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will officially declare the opioid…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
As North warns of missile plan, US-South Korea wargames near SEOUL, South Korea (AP) —…
Facebook envisions Watch feature as TV for social media
NEW YORK – Facebook envisions its new Watch feature as TV designed for social media,…
10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked…
B.C. replaces Saskatchewan as fossil fuel thorn in Trudeau’s side
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lost the harshest critic of his plan to impose…
At The Turn: Golfers hone shorts game at PGA as game’s legwear fixation continues
OTTAWA – “In my prime,” Jack Nicklaus once wrote, “my legs were very strong.” That…
Poll: Most say time to stop trying to repeal ‘Obamacare’
WASHINGTON – Message to President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans: Stop trying to scuttle the…
The Latest: Democrats’ bus tour targets GOP over health care
RED OAK, Iowa – The Latest on Democrats’ national bus tour (all times local): 1:35…
Train collision in northern Egypt kills at least 40
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt – Two passenger trains collided on Friday just outside Egypt’s Mediterranean port city…
Harm reduction workers post list of demands to combat opioid crisis in Toronto
TORONTO – Harm reduction workers in Toronto are calling for the immediate opening of interim…
Art exhibit expressly for canine critics debuts in NYC
NEW YORK – You won’t find any pictures of dogs playing poker at DoGUMENTA. A…
Lawsuit claims teenage detainees were wrongly tied to gangs
NEW YORK – Some teenagers who entered the United States under the unaccompanied-children program are…
Dave Eggers writes sequel to his prize-winning children’s book ‘The Eyes & The Impossible’
NEW YORK (AP) — After winning one of the top literary prizes last year for…