Kansas faces test of holding onto No. 1 spot in AP Top 25
RALEIGH, N.C. — Michigan State, Kentucky, Duke and Louisville have each spent time at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll only to los...
Vince Carter’s NBA career milestones are piling up
The milestones are piling up, and running out, for Atlanta’s Vince Carter.
Report: 5th straight year with under 30 executions in US
WASHINGTON — Fewer than 30 people were executed in the United States and under 50 new death sentences were imposed for the fifth straight year, part o...
Bucks’ 18-game winning streak ends with 120-116 loss to Mavs
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks’ 18-game winning streak ended Monday night when Seth Curry and Kristaps Porzingis each scored 26 points to help the Da...
Asian shares rise after Wall Street rally on China reports
TOKYO — Asian shares rose Tuesday following a rally on Wall Street that sent the major indexes to record highs, cheered by surprisingly strong economi...
N Carolina Rep. Walker won’t run in ’20, eyes Senate in ’22
RALEIGH, N.C. — U.S. Rep. Mark Walker announced late Monday he won’t run for anything in 2020 — making him the second North Carolina Republican congre...
McVay: Rams’ untimely blowout loss was as bad as it looked
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — After a day of analyzing film and thinking about it, Sean McVay came to an unlikely conclusion about the Los Angeles Rams' blo...
Hallmark’s flip-flop on same-sex ads backfires
NEW YORK — The Hallmark Channel's decision to pull, then reinstate a commercial that featured a same-sex couple kissing shows how controversy can gene...
Documents sought in case of Saudi student facing gun charge
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Saudi Arabian student arrested on a federal firearms charge the day before he was scheduled to graduate from the University of N...
Mississippi man freed months after court rules racial bias
LOUISVILLE, Miss. — A Mississippi man whose murder conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court for racial bias was released from custody Monda...
PG&E, California governor face off in bankruptcy dispute
SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will have to quickly overhaul a complex plan addressing more than $50 billion in wildfire claims to gai...
Boeing to halt production of 737 Max airliner in January
CHICAGO — Boeing Co. said Monday that it will temporarily stop producing its grounded 737 Max jet starting in January as it struggles to get approval ...
Immigrants seeking driver’s licenses line up across New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — Bundled in winter jackets, immigrants lined up at some Department of Motor Vehicle offices throughout New York as the state began issui...
Coyotes acquire Taylor Hall from Devils for picks, prospects
The Arizona Coyotes are looking to end their lengthy playoff drought by adding a player desperate to get back to the postseason himself.
Democratic leaders push to end labor dispute and save debate
Democratic officials are pushing for an end to a labor dispute that threatens the party's sixth presidential primary debate, scheduled for Thursday on...
California killer Lawrence Bittaker dies in prison at 79
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. — Lawrence Sigmond Bittaker, one of the “Tool Box Killers" who preyed on teenage girls in Southern California 40 years ago, has di...
Convicted in massacre, Suriname’s leader hangs on tight
PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Zahara Kamperveen laid white lilies before a glossy black plaque, then gently touched the name of her grandfather, a radio-stat...
Louisville up to No. 6 in women’s Top 25; South Dakota in
NEW YORK — Louisville climbed a spot to No. 6 in the The Associated Press women's Top 25 rankings, which remained mostly unchanged Monday with most te...
Loughlin’s lawyers say prosecutors are hiding key evidence
BOSTON — Lawyers for actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband say federal prosecutors are holding back crucial evidence that could prove...
Kansas becomes latest No. 1 in AP Top 25; Tar Heels fall out
It is Kansas’ turn at No. 1 in the Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, while another blueblood — North Carolina — is out for the first time in nearl...
AP All-America teams dominated by LSU, Ohio State
No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Ohio State each placed three players on The Associated Press All-America first team released Monday.
Mexico reaffirms rejection of US labor inspectors
MEXICO CITY — Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Monday he does not feel tricked by the insertion of a provision for labor inspectors in le...
Stocks rise on Wall Street as rally stretches to fourth day
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rallied in morning trading on Monday, rising with European and several Asian markets after China reported surprisingly strong s...
Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count stronger than ever
Ít's been 120 years since New York ornithologist Frank Chapman launched his Christmas Bird Count as a bold new alternative to what had been a longtim...
How long is the sermon? Study ranks Christian churches
NEW YORK — How long should a sermon be?
Patients rally in Ecuador for legal use of medical cannabis
QUITO, Ecuador — Unrelenting pain in her hips and weeks of insomnia left Nelly Valbuena desperate for relief from her metastatic breast cancer.
Independent women’s groups say 2019 year of progress in Cuba
HAVANA — For 60 years, Cuba's communist government has monopolized virtually every aspect of life on the island, including dozens of state-controlled ...
Supreme Court won’t revive homeless camping ban in Idaho
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will not review an appellate decision that makes it harder for cities to keep homeless people from sleeping on the stre...
Review: A fictional look at the role of ‘oppo’ research
“Oppo” (Ecco/Harper Collins), by Tom Rosenstiel
Turkey deploys surveillance drone in northern Cyprus
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has dispatched a surveillance and reconnaissance drone to the breakaway north of ethnically divided island nation of Cyprus am...