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Takeaways from the AP's reporting on Trump's business deals

WASHINGTON (AP) — From crypto coins to bibles, overseas development deals to an upcoming line of cellphones, President Donald Trump's family businesses have raked in hundreds of millions of ...

Billy Long will be sworn in as IRS commissioner, taking over an agency he once sought to close

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Missouri congressman Billy Long will be ceremonially sworn in as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service on Friday, taking over a beleaguered agency that he on...

Disruptions of cellphone internet links in Russia are spreading

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A snappy tune by a blogger that mockingly laments his poor internet connection in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don has gotten over a half-million views on I...

Officials try to identify 18 bodies in deadly Iraq shopping mall fire

BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials struggled Friday to identify more than a dozen bodies pulled from a deadly shopping mall fire in Iraq, amid ongoing investigations into what caused the blaze. An Ira...

Clint Dempsey says success on the field will help build pro-American crowds at World Cup

Clint Dempsey says success on the field during friendlies over the next year would help the U.S. fill seats with pro-American fans at the World Cup next year, a turnaround from pro-opponent ...

North Korea bans foreign tourists to newly opened beach resort

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is banning the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex that leader Kim Jong Un hail...

Rockies host the Twins to start 3-game series

Minnesota Twins (47-49, second in the AL Central) vs. Colorado Rockies (22-74, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Friday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Chris Paddack (3-8, 4.95 ERA, 1....

Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes

JARAMANA, Syria (AP) — A Syrian Druze woman living in the United Arab Emirates frantically tried to keep in touch with her family in her hometown in southern Syria as clashes raged there ove...

Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams decides to retire from NFL at age 30

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams has retired from the NFL at age 30. His agent, Tory Dandy, told general manager Joe Ortiz on Wednesday night, hours...

Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, dies in crash in Italy

MILAN (AP) — Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 24-mile leap through the stratosphere more than a decade ago, died in a cra...

Here's what to know about chronic venous insufficiency

Swollen legs led to President Donald Trump being diagnosed with what's called chronic venous insufficiency. It's a fairly common condition among older adults but requires a thorough checkup ...

After years of tough rules on liquids and footwear, US air travel may be on the cusp of a new era

NEW YORK (AP) — When limits on liquids were introduced at TSA checkpoints across the country in 2006, bins overflowed with bottled water, toothpaste, shaving cream and so much more. Nearly t...