Impeachment inquiry crossroads: Keep going or time to vote?
WASHINGTON — They’ve heard enough. With stunning testimony largely complete, the House, the Senate and the president are swiftly moving on to next ste...
The Latest: Colombia president opens ‘national conversation’
BOGOTA, Colombia — The Latest on protests in Colombia (all times local):
Carcass of giant blue whale brought to surface for study
NEWPORT, Ore. — The carcass of a giant blue whale that’s been submerged off the Oregon coast for more than three years was hauled to the surface so it...
Netanyahu’s woes mirror those of his ally Trump
JERUSALEM — He was accused of using his high office to advance his personal political interests. He derided the investigation as a “witch hunt” fueled...
Colombia president orders curfew in capital following unrest
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Iván Duque ordered a curfew in the nation’s capital Friday amid continuing unrest following a massive march a d...
Amazon pulls skin-lightening products after groups’ concerns
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Amazon has pulled more than a dozen skin-lightening products with dangerous levels of mercury off its website after Minnesota public...
Trump hears opposing viewpoints in debate over youth vaping
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday heard opposing viewpoints in the debate over youth vaping but offered no insight into where he would ult...
‘Ghost guns’ are untraceable, easy to make, more prevalent
For a few hundred dollars, tools and some elbow grease, you can make your own rifle or handgun. It’s all perfectly legal — and it can be done without ...
Attorney general unveils plan on missing Native Americans
PABLO, Mont. — Attorney General William Barr announced a nationwide plan Friday to address the crisis of missing and slain Native American women as co...
Jerry Sandusky resentenced to 30 to 60 years, same as before
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A judge dashed the hopes of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky for a shorter prison term Friday, resentencing...
Alabama jury convicts officer of manslaughter in shooting
OZARK, Ala. — A mostly white Alabama jury on Friday convicted a white police officer of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in ...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump sticks with the debunked Ukraine theory
WASHINGTON — In the House impeachment hearings, national security experts implored politicians to stop playing into Russia’s hands by promoting a debu...
Analysis: Warren has a plan to win support from black women
ATLANTA — Winning black female voters? On Thursday night in Atlanta, Sen. Elizabeth Warren showed she has a plan for that.
Students arrested for separate threats at 2 LA-area schools
LOS ANGELES — Deputies arrested a 13-year-old boy and seized a semi-automatic rifle after he threatened to shoot other students and staff at a Los Ang...
With da Silva free, Brazil’s Workers’ Party seeks strategy
SAO PAULO — As Brazil’s largest leftist party gathers to plan the future, a figure that has dominated its past looms ever larger.
Syracuse U, shaken by racism, welcomes the holiday break
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Benny Callahan didn’t leave her dorm for two straight days this week.
AP sources: Ex-Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack plans to endorse Biden
DES MOINES, Iowa — Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack plans to publicly endorse Joe Biden for president at a rally on Saturday, two people close to Biden’s ...
Trump denigrates US diplomats, pushes conspiracy theories
WASHINGTON — Offering his own take on five long days of public hearings, President Donald Trump brushed off the impeachment inquiry as “total nonsense...
Boy Scouts mortgage vast New Mexico ranch as collateral
The Boy Scouts of America has mortgaged one of the most spectacular properties it owns, the vast Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, to help secure a ...
Teacher blames misunderstanding after her kidnapping arrest
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah elementary school teacher charged with felony kidnapping after leaving school property with a 6-year-old student said she was ...
As impeachment swirls, Trump nods toward Pompeo Senate run
TOPEKA, Kan. — President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to open the door for the top U.S. diplomat, Mike Pompeo, to leave his post to run for an open...
Ex-CIA officer gets 19 years in China spy conspiracy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former CIA case agent was sentenced Friday to 19 years in prison for an espionage conspiracy with China.
UK party leaders grilled by wary voters on Brexit and more
LONDON — Britain’s Dec. 12 vote has been dubbed the “Brexit election,” dominated by the country’s stalled exit from the European Union. But political ...
Records: Wife of man found in freezer feared doctors
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri woman whose husband’s body was found in a freezer denied him medical care as he battled terminal illness and blocked pol...
Lily Tomlin is sorry she agreed to end ‘Grace and Frankie’
LOS ANGELES — Regrets? Lily Tomlin has at least one: Her decision to end her Netflix sitcom “Grace and Frankie,” which co-stars Jane Fonda.
Spacewalking astronauts slice into cosmic ray detector
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Friday for the second week in a row to repair a cosmic ray detector, this time actually cu...
Mystery grows over Trump administration hold on Lebanon aid
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is withholding more than $100 million in U.S. military assistance to Lebanon that has been approved by Congress ...
Boeing settles half of lawsuits tied to Indonesian crash
CHICAGO — Boeing has settled about half of the lawsuits filed in federal court over the October 2018 crash of a 737 Max jet off the coast of Indonesia...
Impeachment story illustrates news industry changes
NEW YORK — For readers of some prominent regional newspapers, following the impeachment inquiry is a far different experience depending on whether you...
France’s Macron defends job losses at blue-collar factory
PARIS — A defiant French President Emmanuel Macron has told laid-off employees at a troubled French appliance factory that his government should not b...