Colorado to vote on sports betting, and water could benefit
DENVER — Colorado residents will decide Tuesday whether to legalize sports betting and tax it to help conserve the state's most precious resource: wat...
Fitbit buy is Google’s latest step into gadgetry
Google's acquisition of wearable pioneer Fitbit may be a bold plunge into health and fitness technology. But it's also just the latest step in the int...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump puffs up Islamic State raid and more
WASHINGTON — Seeing U.S. forces track down and kill the Islamic State's leader wasn't enough for President Donald Trump. He puffed up and told a story...
Illinois marijuana law aims to undo harm of war on the drug
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — When lawmakers crafted the law legalizing marijuana in Illinois, they tried to make sure it would right what many see as past wron...
ASEAN meeting grapples with trade war, territorial disputes
NONTHABURI, Thailand — Malaysia's prime minister has urged leaders in Southeast Asia to use the sway of their shared market of 650 million people and ...
Greta Thunberg call to fight global warming cheers LA rally
LOS ANGELES — Greta Thunberg, Sweden's 16-year-old climate-change activist, joined fellow teenagers from throughout California Friday in telling a che...
UAW leaders send Ford contract to ratification vote
DETROIT — A United Auto Workers leadership group has voted to send a proposed contract with Ford to members for a ratification vote.
Reports: US launches review of China-owned video app TikTok
Multiple published reports say that the U.S. government has launched a national-security review of the China-owned video app TikTok, popular with mill...
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...
How Warren and Sanders pay for Medicare for All
WASHINGTON — Here's a look at Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's proposals to pay for Medicare for All and how they compare to financing options id...
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...
Stocks head for record high following solid jobs report
NEW YORK — A government report revealing surprisingly solid job growth in October put investors in a buying mood Friday and drove broad gains for U.S....
Trade body: China can hit US with sanctions worth $3.6 bln
GENEVA — The World Trade Organization says China can impose sanctions on up to $3.6 billion worth of U.S. goods over the U.S. government's failure to ...
US manufacturing contracts for third straight month
WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing output dropped for the third straight month in October as trade tensions and a slowing global economy took a toll on A...
Retailers seek to stretch shortened holiday shopping season
NEW YORK — All they want for Christmas is more time.
World stocks edge up ahead of US jobs report
BANGKOK — World shares advanced Friday as investors looked to the monthly U.S. jobs report and amid concerns about the prospects for a long-term U.S-C...
France cuts jobless benefits as part of Macron reforms plan
PARIS — Changes to France's jobs market are entering into force on Friday as part of President Emmanuel Macron's plan to make the labor market more fl...
Pentagon awaits possible Amazon challenge over cloud deal
Amazon must decide soon if it will protest the Pentagon's awarding of a $10 billion cloud computing contract to rival Microsoft, with one possible gri...
China’s economy struggles as consumers tighten belts
BEIJING — With home sales crashing, real estate agent Zhang Yonggang is tightening his belt, part of a plunge in Chinese consumer demand that is a big...
Qantas grounds 3 Boeing 737s due to hairline cracks
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian airline Qantas Airways said on Friday it grounded three of its Boeing 737s over hairline cracks found in wing structu...
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...
AP FACT CHECK: Impeachment probe isn’t driving stock decline
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is falsely suggesting that Thursday's stock market decline was driven primarily by the impeachment inquiry.
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,...
UK parties unveil election themes, Trump crashes the party
LONDON — The opposition Labour Party kicked off its campaign for Britain's December general election with one overriding message Thursday: It's not ju...
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.
Spain offers Madrid as host of December UN climate summit
MADRID — Spain's interim leader has offered to have Madrid host an international U.N. climate conference next month that was originally scheduled to b...
Real estate stocks surge as investors balance risk
NEW YORK — In 2019, investors have relied on bricks and mortar to balance the riskier parts of their portfolios and get a good return.
Security firm says Chinese hackers intercepted text messages
WASHINGTON — Chinese hackers with a history of state-sponsored espionage have intercepted the text messages of thousands of foreigners in a targeted c...