2020 Watch: Can anyone break through the turkey coma?
NEW YORK — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
Mitsubishi, Chubu to take over Dutch energy giant Eneco
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch energy company Eneco says it has agreed to a proposed 4.1 billion-euro ($4.5 billion) takeover by Japanese corporations...
Survey: German business confidence rises in November
BERLIN — A closely watched survey is showing that German business confidence has increased slightly.
Kim orders N. Korea artillery firing, drawing Seoul rebuke
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops to practice firing artillery near a disputed sea boundary with rival South...
Grocery-carrying robots are coming. Do we need them?
BOSTON — The first cargo-carrying robot marketed directly to consumers is on sale this holiday season. But how many people are ready to ditch their se...
Mother of slain man sues Cleveland mayor, police chief
CLEVELAND — Questions about whether an Ohio mayor intervened on behalf of his grandson in the hours after a fatal shooting have prompted the victim’s ...
Above-ground power lines grow in risk as climate changes
WASHINGTON — Trees toppling onto above-ground power lines spark wildfires, more than 1,000 of them in the last decade in California alone. The wires s...
What’s next in impeachment: Judiciary Committee up next?
WASHINGTON — After two weeks of public hearings, Democrats could soon turn the impeachment process over to the House Judiciary Committee. They’re movi...
A second chance on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO — With the echo of African drums, Fairfield Avenue comes alive.
The Latest: Swift wins top honor at AMAs, breaks MJ record
LOS ANGELES — The Latest on the American Music Awards, being presented Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles (all times local):
Nadal, grieving Bautista Agut lead Spain to Davis Cup title
MADRID — Rafael Nadal gave all he had on the Caja Mágica center court in Madrid.
Asian shares higher amid hopes for US-China trade deal
TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly higher Monday amid some optimism that the U.S. and China may edging closer to a trade deal.
Jessye Norman remembered as force of nature at Met memorial
NEW YORK — Jessye Norman was remembered as a force of nature as thousands filled the Metropolitan Opera House on Sunday for a celebration of the sopra...
Condolences pour in after shooting death of Alabama sheriff
HAYNEVILLE, Ala. — Law enforcement agencies in Alabama and beyond posted messages of condolences on social media Sunday in the aftermath of the fatal ...
Report: Review details effort to justify Ukraine decision
WASHINGTON — The White House undertook a confidential review of documents that revealed extensive efforts to generate an after-the-fact justification ...
Web inventor has an ambitious plan to take back the net
The inventor of the World Wide Web is releasing an ambitious rule book for online governance — a bill of rights and obligations for the internet.
Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis wins 2nd term in runoff
BUCHAREST, Romania — Klaus Iohannis was re-elected Romania’s president Sunday, easily winning a runoff vote amid vows to continue fighting corruption ...
‘Young and the Restless’ marks Peter Bergman’s milestone
LOS ANGELES — Five years ago, “The Young and the Restless” celebrated Peter Bergman’s quarter-century on the daytime serial with a cake and speeches. ...
Bloomberg entry into presidential race raises ethics issues
NEW YORK — With Michael Bloomberg now running for president, the news service that bears his name said Sunday it will not “investigate” him or any of ...
Central American offered asylum in Guatemala opts for home
COLON, Honduras — The first Central American asylum seeker sent to Guatemala under that country’s “safe third country” agreement with the U.S. has opt...
The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
After bloody race riots rocked China’s far west a decade ago, the ruling Communist Party turned to a rare figure in their ranks to restore order: a Ha...
Pro-democracy candidates advance in key Hong Kong elections
HONG KONG — Partial returns early Monday from Hong Kong’s local elections showed that pro-democracy candidates won more than a third of the seats in b...
26 killed as small plane crashes into homes in Congo
GOMA, Congo — A small plane crashed into homes shortly after takeoff Sunday in Congo’s eastern city of Goma, killing 26 people, including the aircraft...
‘Frozen 2’ heats up box office with $127M opening weekend
NEW YORK — Six years after “Frozen” kicked up a pop-culture blizzard, the sequel to Elsa, Anna and Olaf’s adventures snowed-in the box office with an ...
Rights researcher deported by Israel vows to continue work
JERUSALEM — A human rights researcher who is being deported from Israel over his alleged boycott advocacy said Sunday he will remain in his position a...
Will Netanyahu’s party stick with him? Senior leaders quiet
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looked to project business as usual Sunday as he returned to work following his indictment on corruption...
UAW regional director charged in corruption probe steps down
DETROIT — A United Auto Workers union official charged in a widening federal bribery and embezzlement scandal has resigned.
Schiff says more hearings, witnesses possible
WASHINGTON — Democratic House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Sunday he won’t foreclose the possibility of his committee undertaking ...
Italian coast guard: migrant bodies washed ashore or in sea
ROME — The bodies of five migrant women, two of them washed ashore, were recovered Sunday, the Italian coast guard said, as search efforts continued i...
Art show seeks the ‘real Moscow’ in grim suburbs
MOSCOW — As sleet falls on a cold November day, communist-era apartment blocks dominating Moscow’s suburban skyline look bleak and forbidding. But it’...