Rhode Island governor backs Michael Bloomberg for president
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Billionaire presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg snagged his first endorsement from a governor on Wednesday, as Rhode Island Go...
Virus impact: Automakers look at restarting China operations
BEIJING — Automakers are considering whether to resume operations in China amid efforts to contain a virus outbreak while the impact on other companie...
Scientists dive into ‘Midnight Zone’ to study dark ocean
BARCELONA, Spain — A team of scientists is preparing to dive deep into the depths of the Indian Ocean — into a “Midnight Zone” where light barely reac...
NHL’s 1st black player says league working to fight racism
OTTAWA, Ontario — Willie O'Ree is hopeful that one day sports will be free of racism and bigotry, yet thinks it's still a long way off.
Australian bank official says virus is an economic unknown
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's deadly wildfires will have no impact on the nation's economic growth this year but the impact of a new virus is stil...
Turkey deploys extremists to Libya, local militias say
CAIRO — Syrian militants affiliated with groups such as al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are currently being sent by Turkey to fight on behalf of ...
Photos of ‘king tides’ globally show risks of climate change
DEPOE BAY, Ore. — Tourists, nature lovers and amateur scientists are whipping out their cameras to document the effects of extreme high tides on shore...
Nuggets clamp down on Damian Lillard, rout Blazers 127-99
DENVER — The combination of Gary Harris and Torrey Craig was too much for Damian Lillard and the Trail Blazers to overcome.
The Latest: Iowa Democrats release additional caucus results
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Latest on the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses (all times local):
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s exaggerated ‘great American comeback’
WASHINGTON — The "great American comeback” President Donald Trump claimed in his State of the Union speech drew on falsehoods about U.S. energy suprem...
2 leaders of Democratic convention host committee fired
MADISON, Wis. — The two leaders of Milwaukee's host committee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention were fired late Tuesday amid allegations tha...
No. 22 Penn State beats No. 16 Michigan State 75-70
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Patrick Chambers is on a quest to keep Penn State's basketball program hungry and humble as it surges in a successful season.
Unknowns of the new virus make global quarantines a struggle
SEOUL, South Korea — Health authorities are scrambling to halt the spread of a new virus that has killed hundreds in China. But with important details...
Text of President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address
WASHINGTON — Text of President Donald Trump's 2020 State of the Union address, as provided by the White House:
Asian shares up on China efforts despite virus worries
TOKYO — Asian shares rose Wednesday on optimism that China's latest actions may help curtail some of the expected economic damage from the virus outbr...
Iowa disaster prompts Nevada Dems to drop caucus tech plan
LAS VEGAS — Reacting to tech troubles in Iowa, Nevada Democrats scrapped plans to use similar technology at their caucuses in less than three weeks, a...
Tiny indigenous land highlights Brazil’s environmental woes
SAO PAULO — Their bodies painted black, dozens of members the Brazil’s Guarani Mbya tribe lift their hands and sing a mourning song for hundreds of fe...
American Airlines halts Hong Kong flights, United to follow
American Airlines said Tuesday it has suspended flights to Hong Kong through Feb. 20 due to weak demand , and United Airlines will do the same next we...
Online conspiracy theories flourish after Iowa caucus fiasco
CHICAGO — Monday night could not have gone better for online troublemakers who have spent years propagating false or misleading conspiracy theories on...
Rape case to be dropped against doctor who was on reality TV
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Prosecutors will seek to dismiss charges that a doctor who appeared on a reality TV show and his girlfriend raped and drugged wome...
UK, France urge citizens out of China; Belgium sees 1st case
LONDON — Britain on Tuesday urged all of its citizens in China to leave the country because of the outbreak of a respiratory illness from a new virus,...
California shooting shows security vulnerabilities on buses
LOS ANGELES — Would-be plotters bent on staging an attack aboard a passenger plane know they've first got to pass through a gauntlet of security measu...
Maker of glitchy Iowa caucus app has Democratic Party ties
WASHINGTON — The little-known technology start-up under scrutiny after the meltdown of the Iowa Democratic caucuses on Monday was founded little more ...
As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk
Fabric curtains stretch across the huge Warragamba Dam to trap ash and sediment expected to wash off wildfire-scorched slopes and into the reservoir t...
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio retiring after 13 seasons
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio announced his retirement Tuesday, ending a 13-year run in which he guided the Spartans to heights they hadn't reach...
PG&E clears another bankruptcy hurdle with debt refinancing
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement that moves Pacific Gas & Electric closer to getting out of bankruptcy, but the tr...
Bloomberg doubles ad spending after chaos of Iowa caucuses
WASHINGTON — Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is doubling the already massive amount of money he will spend on advertising, an effort to lift his Democra...
In virus outbreak, fretting over a name that might go viral
NEW YORK — West Nile virus, Lyme disease, Ebola virus.
Senate so far split neatly along party lines on impeachment
WASHINGTON — The Senate is so far cleaving neatly along party lines in advance of Wednesday's virtually certain votes to acquit President Donald Trump...