Get in the holiday mood with Ne-Yo, Lea Michele and Chicago
Here's a collection of holiday albums reviewed by The Associated Press.
Review: In ‘The Two Popes,’ a buddy movie in vestments
Believers of all religions can agree on one thing: the Vatican is an unlikely place for a bromance.
Labour’s Corbyn struggles to contain anti-Semitism charge
LONDON — Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn struggled Tuesday to defuse harsh criticism about anti-Semitism leveled at both himself and the party by Br...
Taylor Kitsch plays a bad guy with nuance and special skills
NEW YORK — Actor Taylor Kitsch bristles at the notion that the criminal he plays in the new police drama “21 Bridges,” is a cold-blooded killer.
Religious freedom law plays key role in migrant-aid case
Religious liberty is often a high priority for conservatives, but last week’s acquittal of an Arizona man prosecuted for aiding migrants along the U.S...
Baghdad bombings kill 5 as Iraqis protest government
BAGHDAD — Three simultaneous explosions rocked Baghdad late Tuesday, killing five people and wounding more than a dozen, Iraqi officials said, in the ...
Pope defends raid on financial unit despite criticism
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis defended a controversial raid on the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency, saying Tuesday it showed the Vatican’s...
Thousands rally in support of embattled Israeli leader
TEL AVIV, Israel — Thousands of people rallied in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday in what was intended to be a show of strengt...
Baby Yoda GIFs are back after ‘confusion’ led to removal
NEW YORK — People can send each other animations of Baby Yoda again.
The Latest: UN sends disaster assessment experts to Albania
TIRANA, Albania — The Latest on a deadly earthquake in Albania (all times local):
High horse: Farm animal gets stuck up in barn’s hayloft
LORIS, S.C. — A farm animal with unbridled ambition in South Carolina has given new meaning to the phrase “get off your high horse.”
House committee’s report on impeachment could land next week
WASHINGTON — The witnesses have spoken, the politics are largely settled. Now impeachment investigators will make the case for public opinion.
No thanks: Native Americans to hold 50th gathering of grief
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Happy Thanksgiving to you in the land your forefathers stole.
Kamala Harris proposes doubling mental health treatment beds
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to double the number of mental health treatment beds available across the c...
Spanish police resume efforts to tow drug submarine to port
MADRID — Spanish police say they have resumed efforts to try to refloat a submarine believed to be carrying tons of cocaine and tow it into port.
E-commerce giant Alibaba’s shares jump 7% in Hong Kong debut
HONG KONG — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s shares jumped 6.6% in their debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Tuesday, an auspicious start at a ...
Ebola responders on ‘lockdown’ after Congo city’s unrest
JOHANNESBURG — The World Health Organization says Ebola responders are on lockdown in the eastern Congo city of Beni after angry residents attacked a ...
NFL’s Legends Community reaches 10,000 members
John Randle did enough great things on the football field to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Gaza man masters rare skill of balancing art
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip — Whenever Mohammed al-Shenbari sees a new object, he quickly tries to find its “balancing point” and make it stand in a way t...
Red Cross reports new outbreak of dengue fever in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS — The International Committee of the Red Cross reported a new outbreak of dengue fever in war-torn Yemen on Monday, with thousands of c...
Man pleads guilty to making false bomb threats to schools
LOS ANGELES — Federal prosecutors say a 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to sending false shooting and bomb threats to schools in the U.S. and Brita...
Agency agrees to designate habitat for threatened ice seals
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal agency will decide by September how much ocean and coast in northern Alaska will be designated as critical habitat for t...
3 Maryland men exonerated after 36 years in prison
BALTIMORE — Three men incarcerated for 36 years in Maryland were exonerated Monday in the slaying of a Baltimore teenager after a review of their case...
Pope visits Jesuit Japan community that could have been his
TOKYO — Pope Francis is wrapping up his visit to Japan in a very personal way, spending the morning with his Jesuit confreres in the community that wo...
Gelb’s contract as Met Opera head extended through 2026-27
NEW YORK — Peter Gelb is set to become the Metropolitan Opera's third-longest tenured general manager.
Powell: Solid economy but tame inflation allows low rates
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is sketching an optimistic view of the economy but signaling that continued low inflation means higher interest...
California man tells court he served as agent for China
OAKLAND, Calif. — A former San Francisco Bay Area tour operator agreed to plead guilty Monday to serving as an unregistered agent for China in exchang...
Supreme Court shields Trump’s financial records for now
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is shielding President Donald Trump’s financial records from House Democrats for now.
Ex-director of Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America charged
NEW YORK — The former head administrator of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America was arrested Monday on charges he embezzled over half a million ...
Review: In ‘Knives Out,’ a whodunit for the Trump era
Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” unravels not just a good old-fashioned murder mystery but the very fabric of the whodunit, pulling at loose threads until ...