Maduro appears in US courtroom on drug trafficking charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was making his first appearance in an American courtroom…
This Vietnamese town boomed as factories left China. Now it’s asking what’s next?
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Bluefin tuna gets record $3.2 million at first Tokyo auction
TOKYO (AP) — A massive 243-kilogram (535-pound) bluefin tuna sold for a record 510 million yen ($3.2 million)…
Prominent South Korean movie star Ahn Sung-ki has died, hospital says
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Trump insists US ‘in charge’ in Venezuela and Rubio points to oil leverage
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not govern Venezuela…
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ tops box office, crosses $1B
NEW YORK — Hollywood kicked off 2026 with “Avatar: Fire and Ash” atop the box office for the…
This could be a better — and safer — way into the AI trade in 2026
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ crosses $1 billion, stays No. 1 at box office
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood kicked off 2026 with “Avatar: Fire and Ash” atop the box office for…
What to know about protests in Iran
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The economy of 2025 in five charts
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Judge convicted of obstructing immigrant arrest resigns as GOP threatens impeachment
Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal…
Marjorie Taylor Greene made waves. Her constituents don’t agree on whether it was worth it
DALTON, Ga. — President Donald Trump says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a traitor. But for Jackie Harling,…