Vatican tamps down clamor over Benedict’s new celibacy book
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Monday sought to downplay the decision by retired Pope Benedict XVI to reaffirm the “necessity” of a celibate priesthood...
Global markets subdued ahead of US-China trade pact signing
BEIJING — Global stock markets were subdued Monday ahead of the signing of an interim U.S.-Chinese trade pact and as concerns about U.S.-Iranian tensi...
Pot politics: Some Northeast states regroup on legalization
NEW YORK — A year ago, marijuana legalization looked like it was on a roll in the Northeast — it had already passed in three of the region’s states an...
2020 Watch: Will the debate provide any clarity?
NEW YORK — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
Real estate agent scales new heights with unique triathlon
The real estate agent from Utah indulged in a triathlon training program that at times was straight out of a couch potato's handbook.
On Football: Some answers, lots of questions for title games
After a wild weekend of historic offensive performances by Derrick Henry and nearly every Kansas City Chiefs player, spiced by some timely defense fro...
Cameron Smith wins Sony Open in another Hawaii comeback
HONOLULU — Two weeks in Hawaii brought rain, unusually strong wind, playoffs and two players who thought victory was out of reach until the winner's l...
Recovery begins after storms kill 11 in Midwest, South
Icy roads, deadly tornadoes, punishing waves — severe weekend weather has been blamed for 11 deaths and major damage in parts of the Midwest, South an...
Cameron Smith wins Sony Open in playoff after wild finish
HONOLULU — Cameron Smith of Australia won his first PGA Tour title on his own Sunday when he least expected it.
Colbert is ‘Tooning Out the News’ with new animated series
PASADENA, Calif. — Late-night host Stephen Colbert has yet another outlet for satire: He's producing a new series featuring animated characters who ri...
Devils end Lightning team record tying 10-game win streak
NEWARK, N.J. — Louis Domingue stopped 26 shots against his former team as the New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay 3-1 Sunday night, ending the Lightning'...
Chiefs rally from 24-0 hole to beat Texans 51-31 in playoffs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes stalked up and down the sideline like a field marshal rallying his troops, the brilliant young quarterback implorin...
Canadian officials accidentally push nuke alert to millions
TORONTO — People throughout the Canadian province of Ontario awoke Sunday to a cellphone alert warning them of an “incident” at a nuclear plant just e...
Canada PM Trudeau: Iran plane families will get answers
EDMONTON, Alberta — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday it's been gut-wrenching to listen to stories from relatives of 57 Canadians who...
Hong Kong denies entry to Human Rights Watch director
HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities barred the head of Human Rights Watch from entering the Chinese territory Sunday, the advocacy group said.
Aboard Bloomberg bus: Droll wit, swag, Texas-size ambition
DALLAS — Mike Bloomberg isn't going to be the loudest campaigner in the Democratic primary contest, and he's not planning to spend time talking about ...
Dabo Dynasty: Clemson can join elite company with win vs LSU
NEW ORLEANS — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has this drill down.
Purdue defense bottles up No. 8 Spartans in 71-42 upset
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Trevion Williams scored 16 points and Purdue relied on a staunch defense Sunday to upset No. 8 Michigan State 71-42.
NYPD’s new leader: Helping people is at heart of police work
NEW YORK — On the Bronx streets where New York City’s new police commissioner started as a patrolman in the crime-ravaged early 1990s, gunfire and bur...
Ethiopia PM asks South Africa leader to help in dam dispute
JOHANNESBURG — Ethiopia's prime minister has asked South Africa's president to intervene in his country's dispute with Egypt over a massive dam projec...
Nadal urges tennis organizers to compromise on one World Cup
SYDNEY — Rafael Nadal won a revamped Davis Cup in November and he reached Sunday's final of the ATP Cup, the new international team competition.
Not on form, but brawl over citizenship question continues
The U.S. Supreme Court decided a citizenship question won't be on this spring's census form, but that doesn't mean the fight over it has ended in cou...
Taiwan’s leader meets with US official after election win
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Fresh from a landslide reelection victory, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met Sunday with the de facto U.S. ambassador to Taipei, a...
Ghosn’s Japan lawyer: Questioning averaged 7 hours a day
TOKYO — A lawyer for former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who fled to Lebanon while awaiting trial in Japan, said his client was questioned an average...
Maroon, Vasilevskiy lead Tampa Bay to 10th straight victory
PHILADELPHIA — Tampa Bay got offense from an unlikely source to keep its winning streak going.
AP Analysis: Taiwan vote signals growing divide with China
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The landslide reelection of Taiwan’s leader underscores the population’s embrace of an identity distinct from China — a shift that th...
McBride leads No. 17 West Virginia over No. 22 Texas Tech
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Miles McBride scored a season-high 22 points, Oscar Tshiebwe added 17 rebounds and No. 17 West Virginia beat 22nd-ranked Texas Tec...
Lakers’ LeBron James, Anthony Davis out vs Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY — LeBron James and Anthony Davis missed the Lakers' game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.
Magnitude 5.9 shock again rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing millions of dollars of damage along the island’s southern coast, ...
In Mexican capital, red shoes to protest killings of women
MEXICO CITY — Stiletto heels. Clogs. Trainers. Tiny, child-size Crocs.