Bill to raise tobacco age has unlikely allies: Altria, Juul
WASHINGTON — Congress is moving to pass the biggest new sales restrictions on tobacco products in more than a decade, with support from two unlikely b...
Trump says Guatemala is helping stem asylum seekers in US
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump thanked Guatemala's president Tuesday for becoming a more active partner in helping stem a tide of migrants seekin...
Party-switching NJ congressman draws Trump praise, Dems’ ire
WASHINGTON — A party-switching congressman drew praise Tuesday from President Donald Trump and condemnation from Democrats, underscoring how his polit...
US envoy in Ukraine set to leave after impeachment testimony
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine will be leaving his post at the beginning of next year after a term convulsed by the impeachment inquiry...
Why some cities and states balk at face recognition tech
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Police departments around the U.S. are asking citizens to trust them to use facial recognition software as another handy tool in ...
As Ricky Reed rises, the producer for Lizzo learns balance
NEW YORK — Music producer Ricky Reed remembers the long days and nights in the recording studio, as he crafted hits for Halsey, twenty one pilots, Jas...
Mormons pulling 400,000 youths out of struggling Boy Scouts
KAYSVILLE, Utah — For decades, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was one of Boy Scouts of America’s greatest allies and the largest spon...
Bloomberg won’t disclose finances until after Iowa caucuses
WASHINGTON — Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg won't have to file a mandatory financial disclosure until after Iowa's first-in-the-n...
Most US opioid overdose deaths accidental, 4% are suicide
Accidental overdoses cause 90% of all U.S. opioid-related deaths while suicides account for far fewer of these fatalities than previously thought, a n...
Senate sends Trump defense bill with federal parental leave
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday voted to send to President Donald Trump an annual defense policy bill that combines a $738 billion Pentagon budget ...
Thousands honor slain New Jersey detective at funeral
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — As rain poured down Tuesday, thousands of police officers lined the streets of Jersey City to honor a detective killed last week i...
Die-hard Venezuelan soccer fans defy political divide
Venezuela is the only South American country where baseball and not soccer is the No. 1 sport. Still, a group of fans calling themselves the “Red Demo...
Audit faults plans to credit Foxconn for work outside state
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin's economic development agency needs to modify its procedures to ensure that tax credits aren't awarded for Foxconn Technolog...
Leaders of Russia, Turkey discuss fighting in Libya
MOSCOW — The leaders of Russia and Turkey discussed the fighting in Libya in a phone call Tuesday, the Kremlin said.
Highlights of year-end Capitol Hill legislation
WASHINGTON — Washington negotiations on a $1.4 trillion government-wide funding bill produced a bipartisan agreement that's also serving as a must-pas...
France on strike: Power cuts, schools shut, no Eiffel Tower
PARIS — French union activists cut electricity to nearly 100,000 homes or offices. Eiffel Tower staff walked off the job. Even Paris opera workers joi...
US deports murder parolee to Germany; he says he’s innocent
BERLIN — A German diplomat's son who served more than 33 years in prison for a double murder in Virginia that he has steadfastly maintained he didn't ...
US proposes new rules to increase organ transplants
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government proposed new rules Tuesday to increase organ transplants — steps to make it easier for the living to donate and to ma...
Winter cacti are hard to name but easy to grow
Years ago, I had one of those spineless cacti that once a year splash colorful flowers out the ends of their flat, arching stems. Such plants are usua...
Forget wrapped presents, try wrapping wreaths instead
CONCORD, N.H. — Wrapped presents belong under the tree, but wrapped wreaths on doors or walls also can add to holiday decor.
Egyptian officials unveil new archaeological finds
CAIRO — Archaeologists in Egypt have unveiled two new artifacts from antiquity, a rare statue of one of the country’s most famous pharaohs and a dimin...
Global stock markets more subdued after US hits records
TOKYO — Stock markets eased back on Tuesday after hopes over Brexit and a trade truce between the U.S. and China had led to a rally and new record hig...
UK’s Johnson seeks to rule out Brexit trade pact delay
LONDON — Buoyed by a Conservative majority in Parliament, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signaled Tuesday he won’t soften his Brexit stance, rul...
Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland endorses Biden for president
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has endorsed Joe Biden for president, delivering important support from the state's industrial workin...
Trump conservative critics launch PAC to fight reelection
NEW YORK — A small group of President Donald Trump's fiercest conservative critics, including the husband of the president's own chief adviser, is lau...
AP Photos: Unexploded land mines awful legacy of Afghan wars
KABUL, Afghanistan — When 9-year-old Eimal stepped out of his home in the Panjshir Valley in northeastern Afghanistan, he had no way of knowing that h...
Pakistan sentences former dictator to death in treason case
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced the country's former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf to death in a treason case related to the...
Protesters in Arab world’s newest uprisings face a long haul
BAGHDAD — Abbas Ali spends most of his free time camped out in Tahrir Square — the epicenter of Iraq's anti-government protests — going home only at 3...
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...
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...