Brad Paisley happy to be butt of jokes in variety special
NEW YORK — Brad Paisley is perfectly comfortable being the butt of jokes. In his new variety special, "Brad Paisley Thinks He's Special," airing Dec. ...
Complacency a concern as AIDS treatment improves in Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda — AIDS has no cure. HIV is still here. But some people are forgetting that.
Hong Kong protesters seek British support; campus siege ends
HONG KONG — Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists rallied Friday outside the British Consulate, urging the city’s former colonial ruler to emu...
Who made the new drapes? It’s among high court’s mysteries
WASHINGTON — The lack of transparency at the Supreme Court begins with the heavy red drapes that frame the courtroom on all sides. The court replaced ...
Rod Stewart: Rocker turned model railroad builder
LONDON — Rod Stewart, known for decades as a consummate crooner, rocker, fashion plate and tongue-in-cheek sex symbol, is adding a new element to his ...
Publisher says he’s hearing interest in nonprofit turn
NEW YORK — The publisher of the nation’s first daily newspaper to be granted nonprofit status says he’s since heard from a “few dozen” lawyers and new...
Italy’s ‘Sardines’ movement threatens Salvini’s dominance
ROME — In Italy’s polarized political landscape, a grassroots group calling itself “Sardines” is putting the squeeze on right-wing populist Matteo Sal...
Eurozone unemployment’s falls to lowest rate since July 2008
LONDON — Unemployment across the 19-country eurozone has fallen to its lowest rate since July 2008 even though growth is cooling in the face of headwi...
The Latest: Trump, in Afghanistan, says Taliban want a deal
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s first visit to Afghanistan (all times local):
Black Friday frenzy goes global - and not everyone’s happy
PARIS — People don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in France, or Russia, or South Africa - but they do shop on Black Friday.
Slovakia may force women to get pre-abortion ultrasound
LONDON — Lawmakers in Slovakia are scheduled to debate a proposed law Friday that would compel women seeking an abortion to first have an ultrasound a...
Thai court fines Philip Morris $39.7 million for tax evasion
BANGKOK — A court in Thailand has found the local unit of tobacco giant Philip Morris guilty of evading taxes by under-declaring the value of cigarett...
Sabbath buses barrel through Israel’s religious-secular rift
TEL AVIV, Israel — Tel Aviv has taken a major step to cement its status as Israel’s secular mecca, launching public transportation services on the Jew...
Impact of WTO protests in Seattle still felt 2 decades later
SEATTLE — Nancy Haque worried about the conditions in sweatshops around the world. For Lynne Dodson, it was the possibility of attacks on public educa...
Trump impeachment drive has similarities to Wisconsin recall
MADISON, Wis. — A divisive leader drove the opposition to extreme measures. The political climate was toxic — with little civil debate or middle groun...
Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dead at 101
TOKYO — Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a giant of his country’s post-World War II politics who pushed for a more assertive Japan wh...
10 animals killed in barn fire at Ohio wildlife park
PORT CLINTON, Ohio — Officials in Ohio say at least 10 animals have been killed in a barn fire at a wildlife park.
LGBT activists in China seek to change marriage civil code
BEIJING — It was only after her partner’s death that He Meili realized the full meaning of marriage.
Asian shares slide on weak Japan data; US markets closed
BEIJING — Shares extended losses in Asia on Friday after Japan and South Korea reported weak manufacturing data that suggest a worsening toll from tra...
North Korea may deploy ‘super-large’ rocket launcher soon
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea says the latest test-firing of its “super-large” multiple rocket launcher was a final review of the weapon’s combat a...
Thanksgiving brings brief respite from worst of snow, winds
Wintry weather temporarily loosened its grip across much of the U.S. just in time for Thanksgiving, but travelers were bracing for heavy snow and bliz...
Ads assail conservative legal group over Trump’s court picks
WASHINGTON — A liberal activist group is launching a digital ad campaign targeting the Federalist Society, a conservative legal organization that has ...
French cardinal’s career at stake in sex abuse case
LYON, France — A French cardinal said Thursday he did not understand why he was found guilty of covering up sexual abuse of children, speaking at an a...
After wind scare, balloons fly in Macy’s Thanksgiving parade
NEW YORK — The beloved balloons flew, but lower than usual, in a windy Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade after an anxious weather watch.
Islamic State group affiliate claims French crash in Mali
PARIS — An Islamic State group affiliate claimed responsibility Thursday for a helicopter collision that killed 13 French soldiers earlier this week i...
Hopes fade for any more survivors in Albania quake; 46 dead
DURRES, Albania — Hopes were fading Thursday of finding anyone else alive beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings in Albania, two days after a deadl...
Somalia burial planned for Minnesota high-rise fire victim
MINNEAPOLIS — Family members of a woman who was killed when fire broke out on the 14th floor of a Minneapolis public housing high-rise say they’re mak...
Video app TikTok unblocks teen who posted on China’s Muslims
SAN FRANCISCO — Chinese-owned video app TikTok says it has unblocked a U.S. teenager and restored her viral video condemning China’s treatment of its ...
Fire continues at Texas plant; 50K under evacuation order
PORT NECHES, Texas — More than 50,000 people in East Texas remained under a mandatory evacuation order Thursday as a fire continued to burn at a chemi...
Activists warn Balkan rivers at risk from hydropower plants
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Unspoiled rivers in the Balkans are facing new dangers from small hydropower plants that have sprouted up across the re...