California governor rejects $13.5 billion PG&E settlement
SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has rejected a $13.5 billion settlement that Pacific Gas and Electric struck just last week with thousand...
Mississippi 15-week abortion ban is blocked by appeals court
JACKSON, Miss. — A federal appeals court declared Friday that Mississippi's ban on abortion at 15 weeks is unconstitutional, dealing a blow to those s...
State mounts largest crackdown on illegal pot shops in LA
LOS ANGELES — California regulators mounted dozens of raids against illegal marijuana retailers in Los Angeles this week, the largest crackdown to dat...
Swarovski crystals, $900 cabernet and a Buttigieg fundraiser
WASHINGTON — The Hall Rutherford wine caves in the hills of California's Napa Valley boast a chandelier with 1,500 Swarovski crystals, an onyx banquet...
US approves fish oil-based drug for cutting heart risks
TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. regulators on Friday approved expanded use of a fish oil-based drug for preventing serious heart complications in high-risk patie...
Democrats threaten to boycott next debate over labor dispute
WASHINGTON — All seven Democratic presidential candidates who qualified for next week's debate threatened on Friday to skip the event if an ongoing la...
Trump calls impeachment vote ‘an embarrassment’ to nation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Friday's House committee vote to impeach him ”an embarrassment to our country" and refused to back away f...
First lady appears to condone Trump’s criticism of Thunberg
WASHINGTON — Melania Trump on Friday appeared to condone her husband's criticism of 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, saying through a spokeswoman that her ...
Impeachment charges head to House; Trump cries anew: ‘Hoax’
WASHINGTON — Democrats propelled President Donald Trump’s impeachment toward a historic vote by the full U.S. House as the Judiciary Committee on Frid...
After UK election, Trump sees ‘harbinger’ of things to come
WASHINGTON — After a tumultuous tenure in office, a controversial candidate expanded his grip on power, surpassing a weak opponent and drawing support...
Blue-collar character actor Danny Aiello has died at age 86
NEW YORK — Danny Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in “Fort Apache, the Bronx,” "Moonstruck"...
Opponents warn of staff exodus as US breaks up lands bureau
LAS VEGAS — Opponents of the Trump administration's plan to break up the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the country's public lands bureau are warni...
Brazilians arrive in waves at the US-Mexico border
EL PASO, Texas — Growing up along the U.S.-Mexico border, hotel clerk Joe Luis Rubio never thought he'd be trying to communicate in Portuguese on a da...
Reports: FTC may try to block Facebook from integrating apps
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook's stock dropped almost 3% in regular trading after news reports suggested that the FTC may take antitrust action to prevent F...
In surprise decision, US approves muscular dystrophy drug
WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators approved a second drug for a debilitating form of muscular dystrophy, a surprise decision after the medication was...
‘Tree of Life’ tops AP’s best 10 films of the decade
The last 10 years will probably go down as the decade of Marvel’s domination and Netflix’s ascension. But despite all the tumult and the perpetual rum...
Dozens apply to open marijuana businesses in now-legal Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine — The first week of applications to open marijuana businesses in Maine has been busy, with dozens of prospective businesses lining up t...
Anti-Semitism order raises tough issue of defining prejudice
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s order to expand the scope of potential anti-Semitism complaints on college campuses is raising the stakes of an al...
Peter Frates, known for ice bucket challenge, laid to rest
BOSTON — To honor Peter Frates — the former Boston College baseball player whose public battle with ALS helped make the ice bucket challenge a phenome...
Suit: Pilot tried to warn before dozer killed pot suspect
The family of a marijuana suspect who wound up dead under the treads of a bulldozer commandeered by Pennsylvania State Police has filed an amended law...
Johnson claims Brexit mandate with new conservative majority
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged Friday to heal Britain's divisions over Brexit after his gamble on early elections rewarded him with a c...
In Florida, Trump says he’s Israel’s best pal in White House
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Saturday that Israel has never had a better friend in the White House than him because, unlike his prede...
American Samoa declares measles outbreak, closes schools
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — The government of American Samoa declared that the U.S. territory has an outbreak of measles, a move that will lead to the...
Correction: Uber-Sexual Assaults-Reaction story
NEW YORK — In a story December 6, 2019, about Uber's safety report, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the company found that 99.4% of the...
‘Simplicity is genius’: Joshua boxes smart to reclaim titles
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Anthony Joshua jumped up and down in the ring with his massive entourage, celebrating being around $70 million richer and havin...
Trump: Giuliani wants to take information to Barr, Congress
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump indicated Saturday that his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani wants to take the information he has gathered from his...
Singer performs in Vegas for 1st time after mass shooting
LAS VEGAS — Country singer Jason Aldean has performed in Las Vegas for the first time since he was on stage at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival at ...
Gala evening at La Scala celebrates culture over extremism
MILAN — The gala season premiere of Puccini’s “Tosca” starring Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and conducted by Riccardo Chailly received 15 minutes of ...
Biden calls Sanders’ pitch to leverage Israel aid ‘bizarre’
OELWEIN, Iowa — Joe Biden said Saturday that it is “bizarre” for Bernie Sanders to propose withholding U.S. military aid from Israel if the government...
French protest retirement changes, travel disruptions abound
PARIS — Paris police skirmished Saturday with yellow vest activists who joined a wave of protests against the government's overhaul of France's retire...