Netanyahu banks on Trump plan to drive up pro-settler votes
ATERET, West Bank (AP) — With Israel’s prime minister eager to court the votes of the country’s influential West Bank se...
The Latest: Bloomberg delays town hall to prepare for debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on presidential campaign developments (all times local):10:15 p.m.Mike Bloomberg’s campaign...
Virus pushes beyond Asia, taking aim at Europe, Mideast
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The new virus took aim at a broadening swath of the globe Monday, with officials in Europe and...
Nev. union support for Sanders shows limits of labor warning
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Members of Nevada’s most politically powerful labor group were warned by union leaders that Bernie Sand...
Israel strikes Gaza, Syria after Palestinian rockets attacks
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israel military said early Monday that it struck Palestinian militants targets in Gaza and Syria in...
Colombians grapple with a big problem: wandering hippos
DORADAL, Colombia (AP) — Maria Jaramilla awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of her panicked mule. When she lo...
10,000 mourn victims of racist shooting rampage in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Around 10,000 protesters marched through the central German town of Hanau on Sunday to mourn the nine peop...
Box office goes ‘Sonic’ again but hears ‘Call of the Wild’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The hedgehog edged the sled dog by a nose at the box office. “Sonic: The Hedgehog” zoomed to the top ...
Feds to investigate California bus rollover that killed 3
PALA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Federal investigators are sending a team to the scene of a charter bus crash crash that killed ...
Moderates hustle to blunt Sanders’ momentum after Nevada win
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders’ commanding Nevada caucus victory made him a top target for his Democratic rivals and a...
Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned
In the rush to replace insecure, unreliable electronic voting machines after Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. pres...
Passage to India: Trump ready for warm embrace, adulation
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the Trumpiest of offers.A rally at one of the world’s largest stadiums. A crowd of millions che...
German, Dutch carnival parades called off due to weather
BERLIN (AP) — Several cities in western Germany canceled their traditional carnival parades at short notice Sunday, citi...
China’s Xi says epidemic ‘grim,’ calls for action on economy
BEIJING (AP) — Warning that China’s virus epidemic is “still grim and complex,” President Xi Jinping called Sunday for m...
US ‘honor roll’ of historic places often ignores slavery
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Antebellum Southern plantations were built on the backs of enslaved people, and many of those pl...
Victims of 2 African embassy bombings await US court case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Doreen Oport was pulled from the rubble of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1998 covered in bloo...
Iran says voter turnout dips below 50% in a first since 1979
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s interior ministry said voter turnout in recent parliamentary elections stood at 42.57%, the f...
Nine dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Nine people were killed in Turkey in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran early Sun...
2nd person in days killed by Mardi Gras float in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man was struck and killed by a Mardi Gras float during a raucous Saturday night street parade in Ne...
Israel’s Lieberman stills holds keys to future government
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel finds itself in a familiar place after a tumultuous election campaign — with maverick politician...
Sanders on top: Key takeaways from the Nevada caucuses
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses, heartening his supporters and stoking al...
Singer Pharrell is making music on Miami’s restaurant scene
MIAMI (AP) — Grammy award-winning singer Pharrell may have been fired from three different McDonald’s as a teen, but tha...
The Latest: Fury beats Wilder to reclaim heavyweight title
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest from the rematch between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury (all times local) 9:40 p.m. Tyson Fur...
Brazilian transgender dancer shatters Carnival parade taboo
SAO PAULO (AP) — When dancer Camila Prins entered Sao Paulo’s Carnival parade grounds, a costume of feathers clinging to...
Nevada Democrats skirt chaos that plagued Iowa caucuses
LAS VEGAS (AP) — After the chaos of the Iowa caucuses, Democrats were desperate to avoid another fiasco in Nevada. And e...
Armani to hold runway show in empty theater due to new virus
MILAN (AP) — In a last-minute change, Giorgio Armani is holding his Milan Fashion Week runway show behind closed doors S...
Afghan truce worry: 1 militant could threaten peace process
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for ending America’s longest war hinge on maintaining a weeklong fragile truce in Afghanistan th...
Marchers support Assange ahead of London extradition hearing
LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of Julian Assange marched through London on Saturday to pressure the U.K. governmen...
Report finds Catholic charity founder sexually abused women
PARIS (AP) — A respected Catholic figure who helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple coun...
South Sudan’s rivals form unity government meant to end war
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan opened a new chapter in its fragile emergence from civil war Saturday as rival lead...