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November sweeps victory makes NBC the king of network TV

NEW YORK - NBC's victory during the November ratings sweeps period means there's a new king of broadcast television - at least for now. The network ended CBS' 18-year winning streak in November, a per...

Dec 05, 2019

US trade gap narrows 7.6% to $47.2 billion in October

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October as imports fell faster than exports. The politically sensitive trade gap with China dropped. The Commerce Department said Thursday that the gap ...

Dec 05, 2019

Booksellers get holiday bonuses from James Patterson

NEW YORK - Bookstore employees from Mystic, Connecticut to Houston and San Francisco all have a happy holiday story to share: a $500 bonus from bestselling author James Patterson. Patterson announced ...

Dec 05, 2019

Pelosi to deliver public statement on Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she would deliver an unusual public statement on the status of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, Pelos...

Dec 05, 2019

New Zealand leader finds perfect spokesman: Stephen Colbert

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand has relied on hobbits, bungy jumping and rugby to entice tourists in the past. Now Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern may have found the perfect spokesman to embrace a...

Dec 05, 2019

AP Interview: New Zealand PM aims to limit spread of hate

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand's prime minister said she will do all she can to stop a man accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers from spreading his message of hate at his trial, while she ho...

Dec 04, 2019

Officials: At least 1 injured in shooting at Pearl Harbor

HONOLULU - A shooting at a Pearl Harbor naval shipyard in Hawaii left at least one person injured Wednesday, but it's not clear if the shooter has been apprehended, military and hospital officials sai...

Dec 04, 2019

Brazilian slum residents protest after 9 die in police raid

SAO PAULO - Hundreds of people in Sao Paulo's Paraisopolis slums took to the streets Wednesday to protest against local police three days after nine young people died in a stampede during a police ope...

Dec 04, 2019

AFI names 'Joker,' 'Jojo' among top 10 films of the year

NEW YORK - The American Film Institute on Wednesday named its top 10 movies of the year, including Todd Phillips' comic-book sensation "Joker," Taika Waititi's World War II romp "Jojo Rabbit" and Lulu...

Dec 04, 2019

Jimmy Carter discharged from Georgia hospital

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was discharged from a hospital Wednesday after being treated for a urinary tract infection, a spokeswoman said. Carter, 95, was discharged from Phoebe Sumter Medical...

Dec 04, 2019