Fox pushed to correct guest who seemed to call Vindman a spy
NEW YORK — Fox News has given no indication that it plans to address on the air a segment that ran on Laura Ingraham’s show where a guest appeared to ...
Pennsylvanians to get more time on sex abuse charges, suits
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The state where a grand jury’s groundbreaking report set off a new wave of reckoning over sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church ...
Trump says Navy won’t remove Gallagher’s SEAL designation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that the Navy “will NOT be taking away Warfighter and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher’s Trident Pin,” ...
‘Uncut Gems,’ ‘The Lighthouse’ top Spirit Awards nominations
NEW YORK — The Safdie brothers’ Diamond District crime film “Uncut Gems” and Robert Eggers’ fever-dream period tale “The Lighthouse” lead the 35th ann...
Vape debate: Are e-cigarettes wiping out teen smoking?
WASHINGTON — In almost any other year it would be hailed as a public health victory: The smoking rate among U.S. high schoolers took its biggest hit e...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP claims on Ukraine corruption
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his GOP allies pressed a defense Thursday that he acted appropriately in withholding military aid to Ukraine o...
In Ukraine’s bleak east, US aid saves lives, raises morale
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine — U.S.-made medical equipment, night-vision devices and counter-mortar radar makes a difference for Ukrainian troops fighting Kremli...
From ‘Knives Out’ to Bond, Ana de Armas is on the rise
LOS ANGELES — Ana de Armas is fumbling with a packet of sugar and talking about her breakneck schedule on a recent afternoon in Los Angeles when her a...
Dave East is in ‘Survival’ mode for debut album
NEW YORK — Iconic rapper Nas isn’t known for being the most talkative, letting his legendary music speak for him. But when he does talk, his protégé D...
UK Labour party vows radical changes if it wins Dec. 12 vote
LONDON — Britain’s main opposition Labour Party promised Thursday to radically expand public spending and state ownership if it wins the Dec. 12 elect...
Former White House aide Hill is no-nonsense Russia analyst
WASHINGTON — They have heard the measured testimony of career diplomats and the mind-boggling account of a first-time ambassador who declared he was i...
Prince Andrew faces new pressure to talk to US about Epstein
LONDON — Britain’s disgraced Prince Andrew is facing mounting calls to provide information to U.S. law enforcement agencies and to lawyers who are inv...
Massachusetts OKs ban on flavored vaping, tobacco products
BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers passed a groundbreaking ban Thursday on the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarette...
Coldplay decides not to tour for environmental reasons
LONDON — The British band Coldplay has decided not to launch a global tour because of environmental concerns.
US home sales rose 1.9% last month, lifted by lower rates
WASHINGTON — Americans purchased more homes in October, though sales were held back by a shortage of available properties.
Israeli attorney general to decide on Netanyahu charges
JERUSALEM — Israel’s attorney general scheduled a Thursday night news conference to announce his long-awaited decision on whether to indict Prime Mini...
Sibling rivalry, affection rule new season of ‘The Crown’
LOS ANGELES — Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter, aka Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret in Netflix’s “The Crown,” are perched royally atop ...
GOP support for Trump shows no overt signs of cracking
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republican support for President Donald Trump is showing no overt signs of buckling, the latest demonstration of how Democr...
The Latest: 16 migrants found on ferry to Ireland
NICOSIA, Cyprus — The Latest on migrants in Europe (all times local):
French courts face touchy test: Is helping migrants a crime?
LYON, France — A French court is to rule Thursday on whether to convict a mountain guide of helping migrants enter the country illegally — the latest ...
Sculptor crafting first women’s statue for Central Park
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — A sculptor known for trying to redress history through her art is creating the first statue of real-life women for New York’s Cent...
Where parents feel like chauffeurs, companies step in
NEW YORK — When Deb Fink heard about a company that could drive her 9-year-old son to his after-school program, she balked at the idea of putting him ...
More protesters leave Hong Kong campus ahead of weekend poll
HONG KONG — More than 20 protesters inside a Hong Kong university campus surrendered to police on Thursday as the city’s largest pro-Beijing political...
The search is on for a red panda that escaped a French zoo
PARIS — A search is on for a red panda that broke out of a zoo in the Rhone region of southeastern France.
Chinese state media deny torture of ex-UK consulate staff
BEIJING — China’s ruling Communist Party’s newspaper published surveillance videos Thursday which it said prove the guilt and voluntary confession of ...
Legal hemp, CBD stir more farmers to grow unfamiliar crop
CLAYTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Dave Crabill and two business partners started small for their first foray into farming hemp, growing two strains of the now...
Takeaways from the 5th Democratic 2020 presidential debate
WASHINGTON — Democrats spent more time making the case for their ability to beat President Donald Trump than trying to defeat each other in their fift...
‘On whose authority?’: What to watch in impeachment hearings
WASHINGTON — They owned the White House’s policy on Ukraine.
Tokyo Olympics: Japanese, English _ but where’s the French?
TOKYO — The French language has been almost invisible during the drawn-out preparations for next year’s Tokyo Olympics.
Pope in Thailand calls for action to protect women, children
BANGKOK — Pope Francis called Thursday for women and children to be protected from exploitation, abuse and enslavement as he began a busy two days of ...