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BEIJING (AP) — China and Taiwan have been separately ruled since the Chinese civil war of the 1940s, but China claims sovereignty over the island and ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Africa's biggest telecommunications company is locked in a nasty battle with one of the most powerful governments on the contine...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Investors and regulators put more pressure on Volkswagen on Wednesday after the company said it had understated the carbon d...

CAIRO, Ill. (AP) — The only public health clinic in Illinois' poorest county is in a former synagogue off a largely abandoned main street, a bright sp...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Legislation signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown last year that offered more generous state tax incentives for film and TV product...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's insurance website is faster and easier to use, but as a third sign-up season gets underway, President Barack Obama'...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader has warned against importing American consumer goods as the Islamic republic prepares for the lifting of san...

BEIJING (AP) — China said Thursday it would allow all married couples to have two children, signaling the end after 35 years to its drastic and unpopu...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The right-wing and anti-migrant Law and Justice party has won a majority of seats in Poland's parliament and can govern alone, t...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's pooches may now venture onto restaurant patios under a new state law allowing restaurants to open outdoor dining areas ...

LONDON (AP) — The latest news on the second day of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Britain. All times local. 5:15 p.m. Police have dragg...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The math is harsh: The federal penalty for having no health insurance is set to jump to $695, and the Obama administration is being ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Daily fantasy sports sites have been dealt a setback with Nevada regulators ordering them out of the state unless they get a gambling...

CHICAGO (AP) — Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert intends to plead guilty in a federal hush-money case linked to allegations of sexual misconduct fro...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Four centuries after William Shakespeare wrote "something's rotten in the state of Denmark" in his play "Hamlet," the small...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airlines have ramped up an aggressive lobbying campaign that seeks nothing less than converting the government from industry re...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders clashed over U.S. involvement in the Middle East, gun control and economic policy in t...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A chronic shortage of controllers has reached a crisis that will lead to widespread flight delays if left unchecked, officials for t...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission is moving to further limit how much companies can charge for phone calls made from jails...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker John Boehner wants out. He really does. But the Ohio House Republican is staying put, for now — and that could improve the c...