Michigan teen who vaped received double lung transplant
DETROIT — A Michigan teenager was the recipient of what could be the first double lung transplant on a person whose lungs were severely damaged from v...
Prosecutor: Messages show teen plotted SC school shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prosecutors who want a teen to serve a lifelong prison sentence for killing a first-grader on a South Carolina school playground show...
Border wall opponents in court trying to stop construction
SAN DIEGO — A federal appeals court heard arguments Tuesday on a bid to halt military funding for construction of President Donald Trump's border wall...
Oklahomans launch new petition to reduce prison population
OKLAHOMA CITY — Days after more than 450 Oklahoma inmates walked out of prison in the nation's largest single-day prisoner release, a group that champ...
Polish opposition celebrates taking control of Senate
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's opposition parties elected their candidate as speaker of the Senate on Tuesday, a small victory that allows them to check th...
Woman who spoke at Epstein’s bail hearing sues his estate
NEW YORK — A woman who confronted Jeffrey Epstein at a July bail hearing to tell a judge he touched her inappropriately when she was 16 sued his estat...
In ‘The Report,’ setting the record on torture straight
NEW YORK — The unredacted Senate Intelligence Committee report on the CIA's detention and enhanced interrogation program runs approximately 6,700 page...
Deep cuts rule Juliana Hatfield’s Police covers album
Juliana Hatfield, "Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police" (American Laundromat Records)
Unproven fraud claims seen in state races could cloud 2020
As Kentucky's Republican governor trailed by thousands of votes in his re-election bid and Democrats took the reins of the Virginia Statehouse, social...
Sorry, wrong number: Statistical benchmark comes under fire
NEW YORK — Earlier this fall Dr. Scott Solomon presented the results of a huge heart drug study to an audience of fellow cardiologists in Paris.
US-British diplomatic clash in store over Caribbean killing?
HARTFORD, Conn. — Officials in Anguilla are preparing a warrant for the arrest of a Connecticut man who refused to return to the Caribbean island to f...
HBO doc peers into Ralph Lauren’s rose-tinted American Dream
NEW YORK — Of all the editors, fashion notables, filmmakers and cultural critics who opine on Ralph Lauren in the new documentary "Very Ralph," it's a...
Trump appeals court nominee in jeopardy following GOP revolt
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's nominee for a federal appeals court is in jeopardy following a conservative revolt from two Republican senators ...
Senate Democrats assail Trump’s $16B bailout for farmers
MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump's $16 billion bailout package for farmers hurt by the trade war with China unfairly benefits the South at the exp...
Supreme Court weighs whether Mexican family can sue in US
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's left-leaning justices on Tuesday appeared willing to allow a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Mexican teenager shot ...
Former President Carter out of surgery, no complications
ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter was recovering Tuesday following surgery to relieve pressure from brain bleeding linked to recent falls.
Singer Andrea Bocelli: ‘Absurd’ to shun opera legend Domingo
MIAMI — Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is staunchly defending opera legend Placido Domingo, calling it "absurd" that opera houses have canceled the star...
Clinton: UK voters must see Russian influence report
LONDON — Hillary Clinton says she's "dumbfounded" that the U.K. government has failed to release a report on Russian influence in British politics bef...
Screening of Polanski movie to go ahead despite allegation
PARIS — The Paris screening of a new French-Italian film "An Officer and a Spy" is going ahead despite a new allegation that its director Roman Polans...
Tear gas and fires: Hong Kong protests from morning to night
HONG KONG — Protesters in Hong Kong battled police on multiple fronts Tuesday, from major disruptions during the morning rush hour to a late-night sta...
AP Explains: A look at the Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza
JERUSALEM — An Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip has killed Bahaa Abu el-Atta, a senior official with the Islamic Jihad militant group, setting off ...
Winfrey, Coates to speak at upcoming Toni Morrison tribute
NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Jesmyn Ward will be among the speakers at a tribute to the late Toni Morrison.
Review: ‘Ford v Ferrari’ is a very pleasant (fast) ride
Cops might do well to position their speed traps near movie theaters wherever the new film "Ford v Ferrari" is playing. They might fund their whole ye...
Democrats’ wins could help bring down Confederate statues
RICHMOND, Va. — An army of Confederate monuments dots Virginia's landscape but some of those statues could soon start coming down after Election Day g...
US held record number of migrant children in custody in 2019
COMAYAGUA, Honduras — The 3-year-old girl traveled for weeks cradled in her father's arms, as he set out to seek asylum in the United States. Now she ...
For ‘Joy of Cooking’ revision, editors mixed marriage, food
NEW YORK — Imagine carefully testing several thousand recipes for a beloved cookbook. Then imagine coming up with 600 brand new ones. Now imagine doin...
LA’s Gómez elected 1st Hispanic to lead US Catholic bishops
BALTIMORE — Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles, an immigrant from Mexico, overwhelmingly won election Tuesday as the first Hispanic to head the U.S....
A present for the earth? How to cut holiday waste
While the holiday season is a time of giving and thoughtfulness, it can also be a time of excess and waste.
Take advantage of seasonal pause to make 2020 garden plans
The outdoor growing season is over in most of the U.S., and it's time to pause and take stock. Review those gardening impressions that delighted you a...
McDonald’s workers say anti-harassment efforts fall short
McDonald's got tough on its former CEO, who was fired last week for having a consensual relationship with an employee.