US government says Roger Stone ‘undermined’ Russia inquiry
WASHINGTON — Republican political operative Roger Stone undermined the effectiveness of the congressional investigation into Russian interference in t...
The Latest: Islamic Jihad leader signals truce terms
JERUSALEM — The Latest on the new escalation between Israel and Gaza (all times local):
Review: Driver brings 6,700 pages to life in ‘The Report’
Of all the statistics involving the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on the CIA’s post-9/11 detention and interrogation program — better...
Why Ukraine matters, and not only to Trump and his rivals
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine is playing a starring role in the historic U.S. impeachment hearings — and Ukrainians themselves wish the whole thing would ju...
Clashes rock Bolivia as new interim leader challenged
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Renewed clashes rocked Bolivia’s capital on Wednesday as the country’s newly declared interim president, a second-tier lawmaker thru...
Correction: SAG Awards-Robert De Niro story
LOS ANGELES — In a story Nov. 12 about Robert De Niro being named the recipient of the life achievement honor at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards, ...
Music Review: DJ Shadow back with an album to mark the times
DJ Shadow, “Our Pathetic Age” (Mass Appeal)
California regulators order inquiry into power outages
SAN FRANCISCO — California regulators opened a formal investigation Wednesday into pre-emptive power outages that blacked out large parts of the state...
The Latest: Turkey’s president aims to resettle war refugees
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (all times local):
AP FACT CHECK: GOP presses empty Ukraine meddling theory
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans pressed the discredited theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 U.S. election in defending President Donald Tru...
US budget deficit surges to $134.5 billion in October
WASHINGTON — The federal government, which ended the 2019 budget year with its largest deficit in seven years, began the new budget year with a defici...
Esper: US could alter military drills to boost NKorea talks
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday that he is open to the possibility of altering American military activit...
Facebook says it removed 3.2B fake accounts in 6 months
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook says it removed 3.2 billion fake accounts from its service from April to September, up slightly from 3 billion in the previou...
Officer: I quit Proud Boys over fears of ‘far-left’ attacks
A Connecticut police officer accused a civil rights organization’s leader of trying to “silence conservative voices” by raising concerns about his mem...
US superbug infections rising, but deaths are falling
NEW YORK — Drug-resistant “superbug” infections have been called a developing nightmare that could set medicine back a century, making conquered germs...
Google plans to offer checking accounts
NEW YORK — Google plans to add checking accounts from Citigroup and a credit union to its Google Pay digital wallet in 2020, the tech company said Wed...
Flying this Thanksgiving? Expect record crowds at airports
Record throngs of travelers are expected to jam into airports over the Thanksgiving break and airlines are adding hundreds of flights a day in respons...
As rockets rain down, Israel intensifies its strikes in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli aircraft struck Islamic Jihad targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Wednesday while the militant group rained scores of...
Beer insulting California utility PG&E brews backlash
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Anger over devastating California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric power lines is coming to a head — in a beer. An...
With success and offers, Sterling K. Brown learns to say no
NEW YORK — With a hit TV series, awards, plus film and TV opportunities, Sterling K. Brown admits he’s experienced “a lot of pinch me moments” in rece...
Bishop who investigated sex abuse accused of sex abuse
NEW YORK — A Roman Catholic bishop named by Pope Francis to investigate the church’s response to clergy sexual abuse in Buffalo, New York, has himself...
Maybe banking culture doesn’t always make people dishonest
NEW YORK — Scientists say they were unable to confirm a highly publicized 2014 study that suggested banking culture can promote dishonesty.
Man charged in Vegas massacre ammunition case changing plea
LAS VEGAS — A man plans to change his not guilty plea in a federal case alleging he illegally manufactured bullets sold to the gunman who carried out ...
Rapper Kodak Black gets prison sentence in weapons case
MIAMI — Rapper Kodak Black was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to weapons charges stemming from h...
Google, Israel’s National Library team up to digitize books
JERUSALEM — The National Library of Israel is working with Google to digitize 120,000 books from its extensive collection of Jewish texts and upload t...
Nike cuts ties with Amazon, but shoes won’t vanish from site
NEW YORK — Nike will stop selling its sneakers and athletic gear directly to Amazon, ending a two-year relationship with the world’s largest online re...
Cold snap may be your signal to get new tires for winter
DETROIT — With the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. shivering through an early blast of arctic air, it’s time to start thinking about whether your car’s...
The Latest: Powell sees job participation as major problem
WASHINGTON — The Latest on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony before the Joint Economic Committee about the outlook for the U.S. econo...
Islamic State returnees cloud anniversary of Paris attacks
PARIS — France commemorated the fourth anniversary of the Islamic State attacks that struck the heart of Paris with a solemn reading Wednesday of the ...
California sued again for requiring women on company boards
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's first-in-the-nation law requiring publicly held companies to put women on their boards of directors is facing a seco...