Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib seeks to show he’s victim of fugitive
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak sought to show he was the victim of a cunning fugitive financier as he opened his...
Amnesty: Yemen’s disabled are neglected, and suffering
CAIRO — Yemen’s civil war has exacted an enormous toll on people with disabilities, who find themselves on the margins of society and excluded from ba...
North Korea says it’s up to US to choose ‘Christmas gift’
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday repeated its assertions the Trump administration is running out of time to salvage nuclear negotiations, s...
‘Marriage Story’ dominates Gotham Awards with 4 wins
NEW YORK — Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” was the resounding winner at the IFP Gotham Awards, taking four awards including best feature at the annua...
Man rescued after 13 nights stranded in Outback; 1 missing
PERTH, Australia — A second person stranded in the punishing Australian Outback for almost two weeks has been rescued, and a search continued Tuesday ...
Video game maker to pay $10 million in gender bias case
SAN FRANCISCO — The maker of popular video game League of Legends has agreed to pay $10 million to female employees to settle a broad gender discrimin...
Now Roquefort: US eyes tariffs on $2.4B in French imports
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is proposing tariffs on up to $2.4 billion worth of French imports — including Roquefort cheese, handbags, lipst...
Flood at famed Arizona waterfalls sends tourists scrambling
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A popular tourist spot deep in a gorge off the Grand Canyon known for its blue-green waterfalls will make repairs after heavy flood...
US citizen raised in San Diego faces new terrorism charges
SAN DIEGO — A U.S. citizen on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List has been charged with additional crimes involving ties to Somalia’s al-Shabaab rebe...
China’s climate paradox: A leader in coal and clean energy
WASHINGTON — As world leaders gather in Spain to discuss how to slow the warming of the planet, a spotlight falls on China — the top emitter of greenh...
Senate approves successor to Rick Perry as energy secretary
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick to succeed Rick Perry as energy secretary won easy Senate confirmation Monday, despite a Democratic senator...
Probe can’t determine cause of Minneapolis high-rise fire
MINNEAPOLIS — Fire officials said Monday they could not determine the exact cause of a high-rise apartment fire that killed five people last week in M...
Report: Many states in good shape to weather a recession
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — After a couple years of robust tax collections, states across the U.S. are better prepared than ever to weather a potential rece...
California Rep. Hunter to plead guilty to corruption charge
SAN DIEGO — California Rep. Duncan Hunter said he plans to plead guilty to misusing campaign funds and is prepared to go to jail, a stunning turn of e...
Research team to take fresh look at delicate artifacts
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandals and baskets that have withstood the ravages of time will be among the perishable artifacts analyzed by a team of scientist...
Congress pushes ahead on Trump impeachment with nation split
WASHINGTON — The House is plunging into a landmark impeachment week, with Democrats who once hoped to sway Republicans now facing the prospect of an e...
UAW bolsters financial controls after embezzlement scandal
DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union has replaced its auditing firm, added four internal auditors and hired a big accounting firm to study its fina...
Trump campaign to stop giving credentials to Bloomberg News
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s campaign said Monday it will no longer give credentials to Bloomberg News reporters to cover campaign events becau...
Trump administration quietly releases Lebanon military aid
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has quietly released more than $100 million in military assistance to Lebanon after months of unexplained delay ...
Mexican border town gripped by fear after gunbattle kills 22
VILLA UNION, Mexico — A small town near the U.S.-Mexico border began cleaning up Monday, gripped by fear after the killing of 22 people in a ferocious...
NBC, union investigate ‘America’s Got Talent’ racism report
LOS ANGELES — NBC and the union that represents television performers are investigating an allegation by an “America’s Got Talent” judge that she was ...
Melania Trump’s abroad, but not on promised ‘Be Best’ trip
WASHINGTON — Melania Trump is traveling abroad this week, but it’s not the “Be Best” trip she promised.
Schools, offices close as long-lived storm clobbers US East
ALBANY, N.Y. — A seemingly endless winter storm that hindered travel across most of the country over the long holiday weekend is delivering a last wal...
Protesters block Malta’s leader from leaving Parliament
VALLETTA, Malta — Some 4,000 angry protesters in Malta who want the prime minister to immediately step down briefly blocked him and his party’s lawmak...
Roberts seems to hold key to case over New York City gun law
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts appeared Monday to be the key vote in whether the Supreme Court considers expanding gun rights or sidesteps it...
Neighbor: Mom, 2 sons lived at Minneapolis home where 4 died
MINNEAPOLIS — The house in Minneapolis where four people died in an apparent domestic attack was occupied by a recently divorced mother and her two so...
The Latest: One-two wintry punch hits eastern US
NEW YORK — The Latest on a wintry storm in the U.S. East (all times local):
Amnesty says at least 208 killed in Iran protests, crackdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — At least 208 people in Iran have been killed amid protests over sharply rising gasoline prices and a subsequent crackdow...
Report: Placido Domingo denies alleged casting power abuse
MILAN — Opera legend Placido Domingo has been quoted by a leading Italian daily as saying he did not abuse his power in casting, part of allegations a...
Impeachment shadows Trump on trip to NATO leaders meeting
LONDON — Crying foul over timing, President Donald Trump on Monday accused Democrats of scheduling this week’s impeachment hearing to undercut him dur...