French probe into Epstein sex network stalled, women say
PARIS — Women who say they were raped and sexually assaulted in France by an associate of Jeffrey Epstein are voicing frustration at the apparent glac...
Old dogs, new tricks: 10,000 pets needed for science
SEATTLE — Can old dogs teach us new tricks? Scientists are looking for 10,000 pets for the largest-ever study of aging in canines. They hope to shed l...
Hong Kong police say protesters out of control, deny curfew
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police warned protesters on Thursday that they were moving “one step closer to terrorism” by sinking the city into chaos, as rio...
Schools closed in New Delhi as air quality dips for 3rd day
NEW DELHI — Schools in India’s capital are shut Thursday and Friday after a thick gray haze of noxious air enveloped the city for the third consecutiv...
Somalia struggles after worst flooding in recent history
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Ahmed Sabrie woke up to find his house half-submerged in fast-rising flood waters.
German economy avoids recession in 3Q, but challenges remain
BERLIN — Germany’s economy, Europe’s largest, avoided entering a widely-anticipated recession in the third quarter as strong domestic spending helped ...
Cirque du Soleil founder tangled in Tahiti marijuana probe
PARIS — Authorities in French Polynesia have handed preliminary drug charges to the founder of world-renowned circus Cirque du Soleil.
Israel, Islamic Jihad cease fire after heavy Gaza fighting
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel and the militant Islamic Jihad group in Gaza reached a cease-fire on Thursday to end the heaviest Gaza fighting in mont...
Georgia executes man for store clerk’s killing in 1994
JACKSON, Ga. — A man convicted of killing a Georgia convenience store clerk 25 years ago was put to death late Wednesday night, authorities said.
Motorola flips for its futuristic foldable phone
NEW YORK — Motorola is bracing for the future by returning to the past. The company is adapting its historical flip-phone design for a smartphone with...
Asian markets mixed after Wall Street high
BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday amid doubts about the status of a U.S.-Chinese trade deal after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s chairman ...
Japan’s economy slows, logging 0.2% annual expansion in 3Q
TOKYO — Japan reports its economy grew at an annual pace of 0.2% in July-September, supported by consumer purchases ahead of a tax hike.
The Latest: New evidence emerges in impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump (all times local):
Timeline: The curious release of military aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Military aid promised by the U.S. to Ukraine — and the strange circumstances under which it was held up and eventually released — is at t...
House mostly behaves during TV debut of impeachment hearings
WASHINGTON — Congress behaved itself as Americans and the world tuned in for the first time to the impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump...
NJ will trap turkeys troubling Jersey Shore neighborhood
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — New Jersey has drumsticked up a plan to deal with flocks of wild turkeys that are ruffling some feathers in a Jersey Shore neighbor...
Diplomats accuse Trump as impeachment hits Americans’ TVs
WASHINGTON — For the first time, the Democrats’ case for President Donald Trump’s impeachment streamed from Americans’ TVs Wednesday, including a new ...
YouTuber accused of abusing kids for poor performance dies
PHOENIX — An Arizona woman accused of abusing her adopted children who starred on her popular YouTube channel has died, authorities said Wednesday.
‘Bits and pieces:’ Americans view impeachment on their terms
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Cattle rancher Jeffery Gatzke in South Dakota was listening in as he worked on his tractor in his workshop. The first public heari...
US and Turkey have friendly talks but differences persist
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are “very good friends,” but their meeting Wednesday at the Whi...
Review: ‘The Good Liar’ pairs Mirren and McKellen
For a blind date, we could hardly do better than Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen.
Doctors: Warmer world is unhealthier place for children
WASHINGTON — Children are growing up in a warmer world that will hit them with more and different health problems than their parents experienced, an i...
NYPD kept database of juveniles’ fingerprints, violating law
NEW YORK — Until recently, New York City police secretly kept fingerprints of children arrested as juveniles on file permanently in a department datab...
Officer: Miranda failure for Iowa murder suspect a mistake
MONTEZUMA, Iowa — A police officer who obtained a confession from a suspect in the disappearance and death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbet...
NTSB: Coast Guard ignored duck boat safety proposals
ST. LOUIS — Federal transportation safety investigators criticized the U.S. Coast Guard Wednesday for ignoring suggestions over nearly two decades to ...
‘Too busy’: Trump professes disinterest on impeachment
WASHINGTON — What hearings? What phone call?
US proposes tougher rules on work permits for asylum-seekers
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has proposed making it tougher for asylum-seekers to obtain permission to work in the United States while their ...
Catholic bishops’ new anti-abuse hotline to be ready soon
BALTIMORE — A new national hotline to report sexual misconduct accusations against Catholic bishops in the U.S. could be operating by the end of Febru...
Utility to pay $360M for major Southern California wildfires
LOS ANGELES — Southern California Edison has agreed to pay $360 million to local governments to settle lawsuits over deadly wildfires sparked by its e...
Trump impeachment hearing spurs shadow spin war
WASHINGTON — The online spin began even before Wednesday’s impeachment hearing got underway.