Voluntary evacuation order lifted for Texas coastal city
PORT NECHES, Texas — Officials in the Texas coastal city of Port Neches lifted a voluntary evacuation order Thursday that was issued overnight because...
Panel calls for Virginia to purge dozens of old racist laws
RICHMOND, Va. — A commission assigned to research racist laws from Virginia's past recommended Thursday that dozens of them be repealed, including mea...
Young and old march in unity, fear at French pension change
PARIS — Anger, solidarity, tear gas and frozen noses.
‘Once Upon a Time,’ ‘Portrait’ top AP’s 2019 best films list
Associated Press Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle name their choices for the best films of 2019.
Iowa’s felon list includes police force, omits drug dealer
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A man convicted of delivering meth two decades ago should have been added to Iowa's database of felons banned from voting, but an em...
Lawsuit challenges social media disclosure rule for visas
WASHINGTON — Two organizations of documentary filmmakers filed a federal lawsuit Thursday arguing that new rules requiring U.S. visa applicants to reg...
US long-term mortgage rates steady; 30-year loan at 3.68%
WASHINGTON — U.S. long-term mortgage rates held steady this week amid mixed signs in the housing market. Rates remain at historically low levels as a ...
Chamillionaire wants to add diversity to tech space
When Grammy award-winning rapper Hakeem “Chamillionaire” Seriki began learning the ropes of venture capitalism in the tech space, he noticed something...
Booker’s critical test? Languishing campaign plots a rebound
NEWARK, N.J. — The news of Kamala Harris' sudden departure from the presidential race came during an all-staff conference call led from Cory Booker's ...
As 58 migrants drown off Africa, a call to stop smugglers
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — The drowning of 58 migrants in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania sent despair through tiny Gambia on Thursday while some dema...
Trump asks Supreme Court to void financial records subpoena
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to void a subpoena from the House of Representatives that seeks the president'...
Phone-in-cheek: Spike seen in cellphone-linked face injuries
Add facial cuts, bruises and fractures to the risks from cellphones and carelessly using them.
Holiday money-saving strategies that can backfire
Holiday marketers have your number, and they know how to entice you to spend.
John Hiatt looks back and how he lets the music magic happen
NEW YORK — John Hiatt wrote his first song at age 11, and knew right away that’s what he wanted to do. It’s not his job; it’s who he is. He’s 67 now.
United’s Kirby to take over for CEO Oscar Munoz
United Airlines will be under new leadership next year with the company's president, Scott Kirby, taking over as CEO for Oscar Munoz.
Miami Beach unveils traffic sculpture made of sand
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — It took artist Leandro Erlich two years and 330 tons (299 metric tons) of sand to create his largest work of art to date — a giant...
New Orleans is home to mystical academy in new Marvel comic
NEW ORLEANS — The city known for 19th century Voodoo queen Marie Laveau and for the tarot card readers who tell fortunes in its historic French Quarte...
Farage’s Brexit Party hit by split a week before UK election
LONDON — One week before Britain votes in a national election, fractures were emerging Thursday within jittery political parties unsure how a volatile...
Prosecution: ICC judges were wrong to reject Afghan probe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — International Criminal Court judges overstepped their powers when they refused to authorize an investigation into allegations...
Portugal resists US appeal to bar Huawei from 5G network
LISBON, Portugal — Portugal won’t exclude Chinese companies from supplying technology for the country’s next-generation 5G wireless network, senior Po...
Anti-headscarf law activist sues Iran in US over harassment
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian-American activist famous for her campaign against the Islamic Republic’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, for w...
Pelosi to deliver public statement on Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she would deliver an unusual public statement on the status of the House impeachment inquir...
Klobuchar returns to Iowa with plan for a changing economy
CHICAGO — Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar on Thursday rolled out a plan to help Americans succeed in a changing economy, as she return...
OPEC debates deeper production cuts to push up oil price
VIENNA — The countries that make up the OPEC oil-producing cartel are meeting Thursday to decide whether to cut down on their production and push up p...
China says US must cut tariffs in trade deal
BEIJING — Washington must roll back punitive tariffs on Chinese imports if the two sides reach a trade deal, China said Thursday, indicating Beijing i...
Global shares rise on optimism about US-China trade deal
TOKYO — Global shares were higher Thursday amid renewed hopes that a U.S. trade deal with China may be near despite recent tough talk from President D...
Six rookie QBs have already earned wins this season
While Tom Brady and Drew Brees pursue Peyton Manning, Devlin Hodges is chasing Ed Rubbert.
Historic US towns endured wars, storms. What about sea rise?
SWANSBORO, N.C. — Historic cities and towns along the Southeastern U.S. coast have survived wars, hurricanes, disease outbreaks and other calamities, ...
Trial set for man charged with threatening Muslim candidate
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A federal trial is scheduled to begin Thursday for a North Carolina man charged with anonymously threatening to lynch a Muslim-Ameri...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump suddenly loses interest in stock market
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump offered a faulty take on the Constitution's grounds for impeachment Wednesday as he wrapped up a NATO summit marke...