Pentagon hands Microsoft $10B ‘war cloud’ deal, snubs Amazon
SAN FRANCISCO — The Pentagon awarded Microsoft a $10 billion cloud computing contract , snubbing early front-runner Amazon, whose competitive bid drew...
Introduction to C language 6: array
0. Problems (1) Enter 5 numbers and print them in reverse order (2) Enter 50 numbers and print them in reverse order. (3...
Bolivia reveals final vote results, but no winner declared
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia's official vote tally was revealed Friday pointing to an outright win for incumbent Evo Morales in a disputed presidential e...
For Joe Biden, South Carolina is the key to 2020 nomination
The spotlight of presidential primary politics shines brightest on Iowa and New Hampshire. But for Joe Biden, there's an even more important venue in ...
Firefighters race to control blazes before winds roar back
LOS ANGELES — Howling winds that fueled destructive wildfires across California began to die down Friday, but residents in the northern part of the st...
Protests rattle the postwar order in Lebanon and Iraq
BAGHDAD — Tens of thousands of people, many of them young and unemployed men, thronged public squares and blocked main streets Friday in the capitals ...
Huffman released with 2 days left on 2-week prison term
SAN FRANCISCO — Actress Felicity Huffman was released Friday morning from a federal prison in California two days before the end of a two-week sentenc...
President Trump takes victory lap on criminal justice reform
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Calling it the "most significant criminal justice reform in many generations," President Donald Trump revisited a signature bipartisa...
Hamlin and Gibbs group go to Martinsville as title favorites
All the momentum is with Denny Hamlin headed to Martinsville Speedway for the opening race of the third round of NASCAR's playoffs.
Shootings, death threats mar Colombia’s post-peace elections
BOGOTA, Colombia — Threatened with death, Wilson Florez chose a bulletproof vest.
Trump: Probe of Russia probe will reveal ‘really bad things’
WASHINGTON — Investigating the investigators, the Justice Department is now scrutinizing the government's Russia probe as a criminal matter, raising D...
Actresses cite lack of Hollywood stylists who get black hair
NEW YORK — Tiffany Haddish recalls leaving the set of a big-budget movie in tears in search of someone who could properly do her hair. Lorraine Toussa...
The Latest: UK police arrest 4th person in truck deaths case
LONDON — The Latest on the case of 39 people found dead in a truck in England (all times local):
Countries pledge $9.8B for global climate fund to help poor
PARIS — Rich countries have pledged $9.8 billion to help poor nations tackle climate change, the fund coordinating support said Friday, as environment...
DeVos held in contempt of court in loan forgiveness dispute
WASHINGTON — A federal judge has held Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt of court for violating an order to stop collecting loans from thousa...
‘Brazen, naked corruption’ gets SC sheriff 1 year in prison
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina sheriff found guilty of misconduct for using his power and office to push a personal assistant to have sex with him ...
In Tennessee, inmates opt for electric chair over injection
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The inmate's request was a surprising one, made three days before he was to be executed in October 2018: Edmund Zagorski told the s...
AP PHOTOS: A look at the faces of Argentina’s poor
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Recession, rising poverty and austerity measures are putting pressure on Argentina's middle class and poor. Almost 11% of Ar...
Argentina’s Peronists seek return in polarized election
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Frustration over a bruising economic crisis and rising poverty has eroded support for Argentina's pro-business incumbent ahe...
No. 3 Kansas ready to focus on season rather than NCAA fears
LAWRENCE, Kan. — There has been more attention on Kansas basketball over the past six months in court rooms than on basketball courts, and coach Bill ...
NFL is losing its reputation for boring trade deadlines
The NFL is losing its reputation for boring trade deadlines.
‘Just too darn old:’ Sanders, Biden confront age concerns
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Bernie Sanders insists he feels better than ever less than a month after heart surgery, but his return to the campaign trail this...
After son’s death, Craig Morgan finds God’s purpose in song
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The last evening that country singer Craig Morgan spent with his 19-year-old son, Jerry, was during one of Morgan's performances at...
Doctor who kept fetuses is vilified in life and death
CHICAGO — Dr. Ulrich Klopfer competed so avidly in the 1970s to perform the most abortions each day at a Chicago clinic that it was said he would set ...
Global shares mixed amid uncertainty over trade, Brexit
TOKYO — Global shares were mixed Friday, with U.S.-China trade tensions and Britain's unruly process toward leaving the European Union weighing on inv...
Inequalities in China drive many to seek better life abroad
BEIJING — Weeks prior to the discovery in England of the bodies of 39 people believed to be from China, Beijing was holding lavish National Day celebr...
Australia’s iconic rock Uluru scaled by final climbers
ULURU, Australia — Nature seemed to be siding with indigenous Australians' demand for Uluru to be respected as a sacred site on Friday when high winds...
Buttigieg starting to pay price for success: More scrutiny
NASHUA, N.H. — For much of the year, Pete Buttigieg has glided through the Democratic presidential campaign, raising stunning amounts of money, impres...
Gabbard drops congressional race to focus on presidential
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard says she will focus on her White House bid and not run for reelection to her congressiona...
Samsung heir Lee appears in court for corruption retrial
SEOUL, South Korea — Billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong appeared in court Friday for a retrial on corruption allegations linked to a 2016 scandal ...