Halloween terror: 4 killed at Northern California party
ORINDA, Calif. — Four people were killed and several wounded at a Halloween night party shooting at a Northern California home rented on Airbnb by a w...
One big step: Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion
Google, the company that helped make it fun to just sit around surfing the web, is jumping into the fitness-tracker business with both feet, buying Fi...
US economy defies threats with a solid job gain for October
WASHINGTON — A solid October jobs report on Friday spotlighted the surprising durability of the U.S. economy in the face of persistent trade conflicts...
Brexit Party wants to team up with Tories; Johnson says no
LONDON — Nigel Farage, the minor-party leader who played a major role in Britain's decision to leave the European Union, is trying to throw his weight...
Iraqis defy crackdown to hold biggest protests yet
BAGHDAD — Tens of thousands of Iraqis massed in Baghdad's Tahrir Square on Friday in the biggest demonstrations since anti-government protests erupted...
AP-NORC poll: More support than oppose impeachment probe
WASHINGTON — More Americans approve of the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump than disapprove of it, though only about a third say ...
Impeachment inquiry focuses on 2 White House lawyers
WASHINGTON — The House impeachment inquiry is zeroing in on two White House lawyers privy to a discussion about moving a memo recounting President Don...
Democrats push candidates to fully commit to 2020 nominee
The Democratic National Committee is increasing pressure on its presidential candidates to commit to campaign actively for the party's nominee in 2020...
Sharply divided House approves Democrats’ impeachment rules
WASHINGTON — Democrats swept a rules package for their impeachment probe of President Donald Trump through a divided House, as the chamber's first vot...
40 years on, Iranians recall 1979 US Embassy hostage crisis
TEHRAN, Iran — For those who were there, the memories are still fresh, 40 years after one of the defining events of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, wh...
Vietnamese turn to traffickers to help chase fortunes abroad
DIEN THINH, Vietnam — For many Vietnamese, a job in a Western European country is seen as a path to prosperity worth breaking the law. But the risks o...
Dying winds bring relief after weeks of California wildfires
WINDSOR, Calif. — Lynn Darst and her husband were camped out in their motor home on the edge of their seats for four days wondering if their house wou...
Frozen in time, US Embassy a monument to Iran hostage crisis
TEHRAN, Iran — The U.S. Embassy in Tehran remains frozen in 1979 as the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis approaches, a time capsule of revo...
Seniors at California complex ‘abandoned’ during blackout
NOVATO, Calif. — One woman in her 80s tripped over another resident who had fallen on the landing in a steep stairwell. Others got disoriented, even i...
Fires, smoke disrupt Halloween fun for many California kids
BERKELEY, Calif. — For tens of thousands of children in California, the biggest monsters this Halloween are wildfires that have thrown trick-or-treati...
Altria takes a $4.5 billion hit on Juul amid vaping backlash
WASHINGTON — Marlboro-maker Altria is taking a big financial hit from its multibillion-dollar bet on e-cigarettes.
Fiat Chrysler-PSA deal likely to bring fewer brands, models
MILAN — Automobile shoppers across the globe are likely to see fewer vehicles and brands if the merger of Fiat Chrysler and France's PSA goes through,...
Chicago teachers strike ends after 11 days without school
CHICAGO — Chicago teachers and the nation's third-largest school district reached a labor contract deal on Thursday, ending a strike that canceled 11 ...
White House disputes Vindman account of transcript edits
WASHINGTON — The question has long baffled lawmakers: What is missing from the White House's rough transcript of President Donald Trump phone call wit...
Last call: Utah is set to tap out on low-alcohol beer sales
SALT LAKE CITY — The first change to beer alcohol limits since the end of Prohibition nearly a century ago is coming to Utah.
Ionescu, Cox headline AP women’s preseason All-America team
NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu decided to come back for her senior season at Oregon instead of heading to the WNBA.
Apple TV Plus joins streaming wars, has Oprah but no catalog
LOS ANGELES — As the streaming wars near a fever pitch and viewers are targeted from every vantage point — Disney Plus has the Marvel and Star Wars br...
Survivors say burning train took 20 minutes to stop, 74 dead
MULTAN, Pakistan — A raging fire swept through a train in Pakistan's eastern Punjab Province on Thursday killing 74 people and survivors said afterwar...
The Latest: White House denounces Dems’ ‘unhinged’ obsession
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment resolution (all times local):
2 new California fires burn homes, send residents fleeing
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Strong winds fanned new fires in Southern California on Thursday, burning homes and forcing residents to flee in a repeat of a f...
Fire nearly destroys historic Japanese castle
TOKYO — A fire broke out early Thursday and spread quickly through historic Shuri Castle on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the ...
Berlin Wall’s fall stokes memories of lost hopes in Russia
MOSCOW — When the Berlin Wall fell, the Soviet Union stepped back, letting East Germany's communist government collapse and then quickly accepting Ger...
Chile cancels climate, trade summits amid protest chaos
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean President Sebastián Piñera canceled two major international summits and said he would focus on restoring security and moving...
Mayors for Pete: Buttigieg hunts for support in city halls
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As Pete Buttigieg works to prove the leader of a city of roughly 100,000 people is ready to assume the American presidency, ...
Stable costs but more uninsured as ‘Obamacare’ sign-ups open
WASHINGTON — More Americans are going without health insurance, and stable premiums plus greater choice next year under the Obama health law aren't li...