Greta Thunberg hitches low-carbon ride across Atlantic
HAMPTON, Va. — Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg left North America on a return trip across the Atlantic on Wednesday, hitching a renewable...
Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded
MILAN — The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as offi...
US consumer prices up 0.4% in October; gasoline prices surge
WASHINGTON — Surging gasoline prices caused U.S. consumer prices to rise last month at the fastest pace since March.
World thirst for oil keeps growing, with SUVs a key culprit
PARIS — The world's thirst for oil will continue to grow until the 2030s, with climate-damaging emissions climbing until at least 2040 — and consumers...
Pope blasts ‘inhuman, un-Christian’ rebirth of anti-Semitism
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has denounced the "inhuman, un-Christian" rebirth of anti-Semitism, weighing in on an issue that has convulsed Italy in re...
Global stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs
BEIJING — Global stocks sank Wednesday after President Donald Trump threatened more tariff hikes on Chinese imports if talks aimed at ending a trade w...
As Hong Kong descends into chaos, China mulls its options
BEIJING — A sharp escalation of violence in Hong Kong is once again raising the question of how China's central government will respond: Will it inter...
Memphis, Wiseman have 1 more game, then it’s back to court
James Wiseman has one more game before heading back to court with his attorneys as they take on the NCAA in a high-stakes battle to keep the 7-foot-1 ...
Since losing ’18 final, Golden Knights look more like Caps
Almost 18 months since the Vegas Golden Knights' improbable inaugural season ended, they look much more like the team that vanquished them in the Stan...
BMI honors Dwight Yoakam, top country songwriters
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music singer, songwriter and actor Dwight Yoakam was honored by performing rights organization BMI for his trailblazing and...
Pentagon chief tries to keep Asia in focus with second trip
WASHINGTON — Barely four months into his tenure, Defense Secretary Mark Esper is making his second trek across the Pacific. And yet it is the Middle E...
Asian stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs
BEIJING — Asian stocks sank Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened more tariff hikes on Chinese imports if talks aimed at ending a tra...
Evansville stuns No. 1 Kentucky at Rupp Arena, 67-64
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Sam Cunliffe scored 17 points, including two free throws with 6.8 seconds remaining, and Evansville stunned No. 1 Kentucky 67-64 on T...
Australia’s highest court will hear Cardinal Pell’s appeal
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear an appeal from the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusin...
Timeline of Cardinal George Pell’s career and accusations
Australia's highest court on Wednesday agreed to hear an appeal by Cardinal George Pell of his convictions for molesting two choirboys in a cathedral ...
Prosecutor: Messages show teen plotted SC school shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prosecutors who want a teen to serve a lifelong prison sentence for killing a first-grader on a South Carolina school playground show...
Border wall opponents in court trying to stop construction
SAN DIEGO — A federal appeals court heard arguments Tuesday on a bid to halt military funding for construction of President Donald Trump's border wall...
Column: Postseason golf about entertainment, not about fair
Scott McCarron has been in position for a $1 million payoff twice in his career under vastly different circumstances.
Review: Celine Dion moves past loss on excellent new album
Celine Dion, "Courage" (Columbia Records)
US-British diplomatic clash in store over Caribbean killing?
HARTFORD, Conn. — Officials in Anguilla are preparing a warrant for the arrest of a Connecticut man who refused to return to the Caribbean island to f...
US sporting director Stewart says Berhalter’s job is safe
The sporting director of the U.S. Soccer Federation says Gregg Berhalter's job as men's national team coach is safe despite some disappointing results...
Trump appeals court nominee in jeopardy following GOP revolt
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's nominee for a federal appeals court is in jeopardy following a conservative revolt from two Republican senators ...
Senate Democrats assail Trump’s $16B bailout for farmers
MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump's $16 billion bailout package for farmers hurt by the trade war with China unfairly benefits the South at the exp...
Supreme Court weighs whether Mexican family can sue in US
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's left-leaning justices on Tuesday appeared willing to allow a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Mexican teenager shot ...
Former President Carter out of surgery, no complications
ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter was recovering Tuesday following surgery to relieve pressure from brain bleeding linked to recent falls.
Singer Andrea Bocelli: ‘Absurd’ to shun opera legend Domingo
MIAMI — Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is staunchly defending opera legend Placido Domingo, calling it "absurd" that opera houses have canceled the star...
No. 3 Spartans, No. 13 Tigers face tough Week 2 challenges
Memphis and Michigan State face tough matchups amid difficult off-court situations to headline college basketball's second week.
Clinton: UK voters must see Russian influence report
LONDON — Hillary Clinton says she's "dumbfounded" that the U.K. government has failed to release a report on Russian influence in British politics bef...
Tale of 2 left tackles: Taylor Lewan and Garett Bolles
DENVER — Just like Denver's Garett Bolles, Tennessee's Taylor Lewan has been dogged by penalties all season, and the Titans' struggling left tackle di...
Winfrey, Coates to speak at upcoming Toni Morrison tribute
NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Jesmyn Ward will be among the speakers at a tribute to the late Toni Morrison.