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WASHINGTON — Sometimes history doesn't have to wait to judge — and when it comes to dictators, even dead ones, we shouldn't either. With news of Fidel...

Regardless of who wins this bitterly contested election, the victor will face the same basic, daunting task: reconciling the vast promises that have b...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are inching higher Tuesday after sharp sell-offs last week. Strong results from investment bank Morgan Stanley are boostin...

U.S. stocks struggled to end mostly higher, but oil and gas companies were hit by another plunge in the price of crude. Chevron lost 2 percent and Exx...

LONDON (AP) — It's not ideal timing. Just as the eurozone economy finally appears to be picking up speed, its future is clouded by concerns over China...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are opening sharply lower as worries intensify about China's economy and dropping oil prices. China's main stock index plu...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks dropped Wednesday as investors fretted about signs of belligerence from North Korea and more weakening of China's economy,...

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A subdued Bill Clinton offered a deeply personal endorsement of his wife's presidential campaign Monday, telling voters that Hilla...

BEIJING (AP) — A monthly survey shows that a contraction in Chinese manufacturing eased slightly in December, while service industries continued to ex...

The U.S. stock market took investors for a wild ride in 2015, but in the end it was a trip to nowhere. Despite veering between record highs and the st...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Monday said this year's budget deficit amounted to $98 billion (367 billion riyals) as lower oil prices cu...

MADRID (AP) — Decked out in their school uniforms, young Spanish school children in Madrid's stately Teatro Real opera house sang out lottery numbers ...

MADRID (AP) — Spain entered a governing void Monday, facing weeks or months of uncertainty over what political party or parties will lead the country ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has signed a $1.1 trillion measure that will boost spending for defense and non-defense programs over the com...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as the Federal Reserve is pulling back slightly on the economic accelerator, Congress is pressing down a bit harder. The spendi...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates fell in more than half of U.S. states in November as employers stepped up hiring. The Labor Department said Frida...

Congress Oks budget deal worth $1T in new spending and $680B in tax cuts, sends bill to ObamaKey countries meet in latest push to launch Syrian peace ...

Women may be badly outnumbered in the top ranks of corporate America, but at least they aren't underpaid. Compensation for female chief financial offi...

LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Talks on a global pact to fight global warming appeared to make progress late Friday, with some negotiators telling The Asso...

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — One of the guns linked to Islamic militants in the Paris attacks that killed 130 people was exported to the United States in 2...