Iraq’s PM-designate withdraws from post, prolonging deadlock
Baghdad (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister-designate announced his withdrawal from the post Sunday night after failing to secu...
Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet and priest, dies at 95
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Ernesto Cardenal, the renowned poet and Roman Catholic cleric who became a symbol of revolutio...
SC results reveal challenge for Sanders among black voters
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Bernie Sanders’ presidential ambitions were undone in 2016 when he couldn’t line up enough support...
Super Tuesday’s results don’t always match primaries’ design
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After Democrats saw Walter Mondale lose 49 states to President Ronald Reagan in 1984, party le...
Weinstein verdict brings Manhattan DA a much-needed win
NEW YORK (AP) — Soon after Harvey Weinstein was convicted and led out of court in handcuffs, Manhattan District Attorney...
Virus accelerates in Italy; US urges citizens to avoid north
MILAN (AP) — Coronavirus infections in Italy rose 50% Sunday and the U.S. government issued its strongest travel warning...
Dominican Republic, France report Caribbean virus cases
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Health officials in the Dominican Republic and France on Sunday reported the fi...
Rain, art and winter wonderlands at Paris Fashion Week
PARIS (AP) — Haunting music greeted drizzled-on VIP guests, including singer Janelle Monáe, who braved torrential rains ...
Bloomberg banking on Florida but must survive Super Tuesday
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A.J. Broome is a 56-year-old married gay man living in St. Petersburg, Florida. Until recent...
UK rises to 35 coronavirus cases, Czech Republic sees 1st 3
LONDON (AP) — British health authorities on Sunday confirmed 12 more cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the country’...
Virus fears close down France’s famed Louvre Museum
PARIS (AP) — The spreading coronavirus epidemic shut down France’s Louvre Museum on Sunday, with workers who guard its ...
Democrats gather for ‘Bloody Sunday’ commemoration in Selma
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates gathered Sunday in this crucible of the civil rights movement to a...
Buttigieg at crossroads after poor finish in South Carolina
RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) — The window is closing for Pete Buttigieg’s longshot presidential campaign. His fourth-pla...
Slovakia’s populists win vote with anti-corruption stance
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s center-right populist opposition claimed victory Sunday in the country’s parliame...
Some states make it harder for college students to vote
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt University student Will Newell wishes it was easier for college students like him to ca...
President’s power to can independent agency heads faces test
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is about to tell President Donald Trump whether he has more power to use a favorite ...
AP Interview: Qatar says Gulf snub in Afghan signing unwise
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The tiny nation of Qatar expressed disappointment Sunday that nearly all of its Gulf neighbors snubbe...
Analysis: Biden positions himself as leading moderate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden bought himself time. It’s unclear how much. Biden’s victory in South Carolina on Saturday wa...
Mahathir seeks Parliament vote as new Malaysian PM sworn-in
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad called Sunday for an urgent Parliament sitting to contest the ...
Outspoken gang critic LeBarón flees threat in Mexico for US
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A prominent member of a community of U.S.-Mexican dual citizens living in northern Mexico that was sh...
Agency: 2nd US case of person who got virus from community
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’S EARLIER STORY IS BELOW: Health officials have confirmed th...
Trump picks Ratcliffe as top intelligence official, again
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday picked Rep. John Ratcliffe again to be the nation’s top intelligence ...
Socialist hardliner aims gun on Guaidó march in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Socialist hardliners in Venezuela opened fire during a march headed by Juan Guaidó, injuring a...
Trump tries to shift blame as virus outbreak rattles markets
WASHINGTON (AP) — As global markets plunged amid growing fears about the coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump an...
Dems launch Justice probe, seek Stone-related interviews
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee is launching a wide-ranging probe of Attorney General William Barr and t...
What’s happening: Virus fears hit Africa, markets, schools
PARIS (AP) — Amusement parks, sporting events, religious gatherings, reality TV shows, even schools. More and more of da...
Trump pushing for three-way arms control with Russia, China
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has informed Moscow that the U.S. is open to holding a summit with other perm...
AP VoteCast: Voters prioritize health care in South Carolina
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Saturday’s Democratic presidential primary election in South Carolina called health care the...
Pence says states will receive help if coronavirus spreads
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that the federal government is prepared to assist the...
Wash. state sees 1st virus death in US, declares emergency
The governor of Washington declared a state of emergency Saturday after a man died there of COVID-19, the first such rep...