Healthy US job market: How big a political edge for Trump?
WASHINGTON — U.S. hiring jumped last month, and many more people were encouraged to look for work, showing that the economy remains robust despite thr...
Man who ran down 2 students faces manslaughter charges
MOORE, Okla. — A man was charged with manslaughter Friday in the deaths of two suburban Oklahoma City high school cross-country athletes whom he hit w...
Mexico won’t really raffle off huge presidential jet
MEXICO CITY — Mexicans will no longer have to worry about where to park a Boeing Dreamliner when the government raffles off the luxurious presidential...
Bulldog tough: Gritty No. 19 Butler reaching new highs
INDIANAPOLIS — Butler coach LaVall Jordan proudly wears an old-school message across his chest.
Doctor’s death highlights dangers on front lines of outbreak
LONDON — The death of a doctor who issued an early warning about the new virus in China represents a grim reminder that the first health care workers ...
NY to sue US over its ouster from trusted traveler programs
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state will file a lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland Security's decision to block New Yorkers from participating i...
Johnson drops “Chasing 8” motto before final NASCAR season
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jimmie Johnson has been chasing NASCAR history for so long that his relentless pursuit of rewriting the record books has become ...
Appeals court dismisses Democrats’ lawsuit against Trump
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday dismissed one of several ongoing lawsuits charging that President Donald Trump has illega...
China’s Communist Party faces recriminations over virus
BEIJING — China's ruling Communist Party faced public anger and recrimination Friday over the death of a doctor who was threatened by police after try...
Former congressman Walsh ends 2020 GOP bid against Trump
WASHINGTON — Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh ended his Republican primary challenge to President Donald Trump on Friday, abandoning an effort th...
World stock markets retreat ahead of US jobs report
Global stock markets retreated Friday ahead of the monthly U.S. jobs report and after France and Germany reported weak factory data.
Pope’s Amazon document due Wednesday amid married priest row
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will release his eagerly-awaited document on the Amazon next Wednesday, with attention focused on whether he will approve ...
India to continue rebel peace accord push in troubled areas
GAUHATI, India — India’s prime minister said on Friday that his government will continue its peace push in the insurgency-wracked northeastern region ...
30 years after Tyson fight, Buster Douglas is ‘feeling good’
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Thirty years after his hard-fought victory against boxing titan Mike Tyson, Buster Douglas is feeling healthy and basking in the glor...
Its Wuhan plants shut, Honda reports quarterly profit drop
TOKYO — Japanese automaker Honda reported Friday a nearly 31% dive in its October-December profit as strong demand for its motorcycles failed to make ...
To win New Hampshire, Warren has to go through Sanders
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Elizabeth Warren's path to victory may have to go through fellow progressive Bernie Sanders. And after Sanders' strong showing in I...
5 questions ahead of New Hampshire’s Democratic debate
Seven Democratic presidential candidates are scheduled to face off in a debate at 8 p.m. Friday at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire. The state's vo...
Poll pitch for India’s capital plays up growing divisions
NEW DELHI — Campaigning for a crucial state election in India's capital has reached a fever pitch as members of the Hindu nationalist-led government c...
January US jobs report may provide clarity amid disruptions
WASHINGTON — With China's viral outbreak disrupting trade and Boeing's troubles weighing on American factories, the January U.S. jobs report on Friday...
Asian stock markets retreat after surge on China tariff cut
Asian stock markets retreated Friday following a surge after China announced a tariff cut on U.S. imports.
Leslie Jones livens up Siriano’s NY Fashion Week front row
NEW YORK — With shouts of “work it! work it!” from superfan Leslie Jones on the front row, Christian Siriano helped kickoff New York Fashion Week on T...
Global tourism takes major hit as virus halts Chinese travel
This should have been a good year for global tourism, with trade tensions gradually easing, certain economies growing and banner events like the Summe...
Heat, Grizzlies complete trade sending Iguodala to Miami
MIAMI — Each of the last nine NBA Finals have included either the Miami Heat or Andre Iguodala.
Buttigieg, Sanders to win most national delegates in Iowa
WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders will emerge from Iowa's Democratic caucuses with the most delegates to the party's national convention,...
Messy Iowa caucuses leave cash-poor candidates scrambling
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Iowa caucuses weren't just a colossal political mess. They were a massive money drain for Democratic presidential contenders wh...
New virus cases in UK, Germany, Italy put Europe total at 31
LONDON — Britain, Germany and Italy announced more cases of the new virus from China on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Euro...
Prosecution rests, defense gets turn at Weinstein rape trial
NEW YORK — Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial rested their case Thursday after more than two weeks of testimony punctuated by harrowing acco...
AP Source: Bryant memorial set for Feb. 24 at Staples Center
LOS ANGELES — A public memorial service for Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others killed in a helicopter crash is planned for Feb. 24 at Staples ...
McConnell remaking Senate in age of Trump, impeachment
WASHINGTON — Long before Donald Trump’s impeachment landed in the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had one piece of advice for the president: F...
Ginsburg to present award named for her to philanthropist
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg usually is on the receiving end of awards, but she'll be handing out one in her name next week ...