Breathtaking: Burrow throws 7 TDs, LSU routs Oklahoma 63-28
ATLANTA — Joe Burrow and the LSU Tigers turned in a first half for the ages, a breathtaking offensive display even as their coordinator grieved a horr...
No. 19 Kentucky outlasts rival No. 3 Louisville 78-70 in OT
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Nick Richards had 13 points, including seven consecutive ones in overtime, and No. 19 Kentucky scored the final eight points for a 78...
No. 13 Penn State tops No. 15 Memphis 53-39 in Cotton Bowl
ARLINGTON, Texas — Journey Brown ran for 202 yards with two long touchdowns, Garrett Taylor returned an interception 15 yards for a score after anothe...
Human rights commission asks El Salvador for records
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights asked El Salvador on Saturday to turn over records related to the country's ...
Klobuchar’s Iowa tour: Bragging point and caucus strategy
HUMBOLDT, Iowa — To Amy Klobuchar, her just-completed tour of all 99 Iowa counties proves a point: As president, she would go everywhere and represent...
Woman charged with hate crime amid NYC anti-Semitic attacks
NEW YORK — A woman accused of slapping three people in one of a series of apparently anti-Semitic attacks reported throughout New York during Hanukkah...
Doctor charged in 25 deaths sues hospital for defamation
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio doctor accused of ordering drug overdoses in the deaths of 25 hospital patients has sued his former employer for defamation, ...
Serena Williams aces AP Female Athlete of the Decade honors
Serena Williams dominated the decade, on the court and in conversation.
49ers-Seahawks prime-time showdown highlights Week 17
The return of Beast Mode. A division title on the line. Possible home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
Science teachers, students get Times Square New Year’s stage
NEW YORK — This year's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square will spotlight efforts to combat climate change when high school science teachers an...
Even amid affluence of tech capital, local news struggles
OAKLAND, Calif. — The cities and suburbs on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay are home to 2.7 million people, a world-class University of Californ...
Former deputy leader says UK’s Labour Party brutal, hostile
LONDON — The former deputy leader of Britain's Labour Party says he left politics in part because of the nasty mood inside the left-wing party, which ...
Libyan official: Turkish troops unwanted, destabilizing
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Turkey's willingness to dispatch troops to Libya is “unacceptable" and such a move would constitute unwanted meddling in the affairs...
Lawyers fight death penalty for synagogue shooting suspect
Lawyers for the suspect in the synagogue shooting that killed 11 people in Pittsburgh have challenged his potential death sentence as unconstitutional...
Lee Mendelson dies; brought “Charlie Brown Christmas” to TV
LOS ANGELES — Lee Mendelson, the producer who changed the face of the holidays when he brought “A Charlie Brown Christmas” to television in 1965 and w...
Drawn-out sex crimes case rattles Israel-Australia ties
JERUSALEM — Nicole Meyer endured years of sexual abuse allegedly at the hands of her former school principal. She’s had to watch as her alleged abuser...
Hundreds of accused clergy left off church’s sex abuse lists
Richard J. Poster served time for possessing child pornography, violated his probation by having contact with children, admitted masturbating in the b...
Mond leads A&M to 24-21 win over Oklahoma St. in Texas Bowl
HOUSTON — Kellen Mond ran for a career-high 117 yards and threw a touchdown pass as Texas A&M scored 24 straight points to overcome an early defic...
Michigan State beats Wake Forest 27-21 in Pinstripe Bowl
NEW YORK — Brian Lewerke threw for 320 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score in Michigan State's 27-21 victory over Wake Forest on Friday night in...
Major Southern California highways reopen after heavy snow
LOS ANGELES — Major interstates reopened in Southern California on Friday after lengthy closures caused by a cold storm that drenched the region and b...
Man charged in Missouri woman’s 1987 killing
ST. CLAIR, Mo. — Authorities announced murder charges Friday against a man in the 1987 killing of a young Missouri woman who was found dead near a hig...
North Carolina breezes past Temple 55-13 in Military Bowl
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Freshman Sam Howell threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns in addition to catching a TD pass, and North Carolina blew out Temple 55...
Blackhawks moving on without Seabrook, de Haan
CHICAGO — Reality set in for Jonathan Toews when he got to the Chicago Blackhawks' locker room Friday morning.
Court upholds creation of national monument in Atlantic
PORTLAND, Maine — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld former President Barack Obama's designation of a federally protected conservation area in t...
Judge: No slander in Alec Baldwin’s comments on parking spat
NEW YORK — Alec Baldwin didn't slander a man in interviews about a parking dispute that turned physical, a judge has ruled as dueling lawsuits between...
The Fun Guy: Kawhi Leonard is the AP’s male athlete of 2019
He was the Fun Guy. The board man who got paid. He overcame injury to reclaim his rightful place as one of the very best basketball players on the pla...
Suit on ex-offender voting filed in close-divided N Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina law that prohibits convicted felons from voting until their full sentence is completed — not just their prison time —...
Iowa swung fiercely to Trump. Will it swing back in 2020?
DES MOINES, Iowa — Few states have changed politically with the head-snapping speed of Iowa. Heading into 2020, the question is whether it's going to ...
Global markets mostly higher amid trade optimism
BEIJING — Global stock markets moved mostly higher on Friday amid optimism that U.S.-Chinese trade relations are improving and on early reports that o...
Moroccan YouTuber sentenced to prison, journalist detained
RABAT, Morocco — Moroccan authorities have sentenced a Youtuber who criticized the king to prison, and detained a journalist-activist who defended ant...