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Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case

The former New York City mayor listed nearly $153 million in existing or potential debts, including almost $1 million in state and federal tax liabilities.

December 21, 2023

At least 15 people die in a mass shooting at a Prague university

Prague’s police chief says a lone gunman opened fire in a university building in Prague, killing at least 15 people and injuring 24 more.

December 21, 2023

More US auto buyers are turning to hybrids as sales of electric vehicles slow

America’s automakers have staked their futures on the notion that electric vehicles will dominate sales in the coming years, spurred by buyers determined to reduce carbon emissions and save on fuel.

December 21, 2023

A deal on US border policy is closer than it seems. Here’s how it is shaping up and what’s at stake

Amid grueling negotiations between senators and the White House, the contours of a bipartisan border security and immigration deal are beginning to take shape.

December 21, 2023

Taylor Swift’s new romance, debt-erasing gifts and the eclipse are among most joyous moments of 2023

A romance that united sports and music fans, a celestial wonder that drew millions of eyes skyward and a spiritual homecoming for some Native American tribes were just some of the moments that inspired us and brought joy in 2023.

December 21, 2023

The holiday rush to the airports and highways is underway

Holiday travel is expected to hit its peak right around now. Airlines are confident they can handle the crowds, but it could come down to the weather.

December 21, 2023

The Constitution’s insurrection clause threatens Trump’s campaign. Here’s how that is playing out.

Former President Donald Trump's bid to win back the White House is now threatened by two sentences added to the U.S. Constitution 155 years ago.

December 20, 2023

Supreme Court will hear challenge to EPA ‘good neighbor’ rule limiting downwind power plant pollution in 10 states

The high court put off a decision on whether to halt enforcement of the rule Wednesday, allowing it to stay in effect at least until after it hears arguments during its February session.

December 20, 2023

Hamas leader visits Cairo as talks build for another Gaza cease-fire

Hamas’ top leader is in Cairo for talks on the war in Gaza.

December 20, 2023

US, Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus fugitive contractor ‘Fat Leonard’

The Associated Press has learned that the Biden administration has released a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in swap for jailed Americans.

December 20, 2023

Live from the jungle: Migrants become influencers on social media

Today, migrants are the producers of an enormous digital almanac of the trek to the United States, documenting the route and its pitfalls in such detail that, in a few stretches, people can find their way on their own, without smugglers.

December 20, 2023

Bird, an electric scooter company, files for bankruptcy

The electric scooter company Bird said Wednesday that it had filed for bankruptcy protection, another sign that the shine on this once buzzy part of personal transportation has begun to fade.

December 20, 2023

Some state abortion bans stir confusion, and it’s uncertain if lawmakers will clarify them

It's clear when states ban abortion. But in the heart-wrenching situations in a fraction of pregnancies, women and their doctors can be confused about whether exceptions apply.

December 20, 2023

Donald Trump banned from Colorado ballot in historic ruling by state’s Supreme Court

Colorado Supreme Court declares Donald Trump ineligible for the presidency under Constitution’s insurrection clause.

December 19, 2023

Groups sue over new Texas law that lets police arrest migrants who enter US illegally

Civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and permit local judges to order them to leave the country.

December 19, 2023

Israel strikes south Gaza and raids a hospital in the north as war grinds on with renewed US support

Israeli forces raided one of the last functioning hospitals in Gaza’s north and bombarded the south with airstrikes that killed at least 28 Palestinians.

December 19, 2023

Marvel kicked out Jonathan Majors after his conviction. It’s thrown years of plans into disarray

Marvel had more riding on Jonathan Majors than perhaps any other actor. Now it’s parting ways with him, and throwing years of plans for its cinematic universe in disarray.

December 19, 2023

Will the eruption of the volcano in Iceland affect flights and how serious is it?

Scientists anticipated the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for weeks, so when it happened on Monday night, it was no surprise.

December 19, 2023

Northeastern US mops up ahead of holidays after deadly storm kills at least 5

People across the northeastern U.S. were mopping up Tuesday after a major storm dumped torrential rains and brought damaging winds from Pennsylvania to Maine, killing at least five people.

December 19, 2023

Sandra Day O’Connor called a pioneer and ‘iconic jurist’ as she is memorialized by Biden, Roberts

President Joe Biden has memorialized Justice Sandra Day O’Connor as a pioneer in the legal world who inspired generations of women.

December 19, 2023

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