Trump noncommittal on backing Sessions for Senate
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump isn't committing to supporting his former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, or any other candidate, in the Alabama S...
Mercury putting on rare show Monday, parading across the sun
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Mercury is putting on a rare celestial show next week, parading across the sun in view of most of the world.
Mulvaney stands up Democrats in impeachment probe
WASHINGTON — Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney has stood up Democrats in their impeachment inquiry, skipping his 9 a.m. deposition as De...
UN court says it has jurisdiction in Ukraine-Russia case
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — In a legal victory for Kyiv, the United Nations' highest court ruled Friday that it has jurisdiction in a case brought by Ukr...
Former Los Angeles police chief named interim in Chicago
CHICAGO — Chicago's mayor on Friday named former Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck to serve as Chicago's interim police superintendent, a day afte...
Trump to pursue higher sales age for e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his administration will support raising the age to purchase electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21 in its upcomi...
Death rejected for man who killed ex-girlfriend’s parents
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man on death row for killing his ex-girlfriend's parents with a sledgehammer is getting a new hearing after the Ohio Supreme Court ...
Marker calls 1898 violence a ‘coup,’ not a ‘race riot’
RALEIGH, N.C. — The state of North Carolina is moving away from using the phrase "race riot" to describe the violent overthrow of the Wilmington gover...
UK police identify truck victims; 10 teenagers among 39 dead
LONDON — UK police said Friday that 10 teenagers were among the 39 Vietnamese found dead in a truck container in southeast England, including two 15-y...
A$AP Rocky returns to Sweden months after assault conviction
STOCKHOLM — A$AP Rocky will perform in Sweden several months after he was convicted of assault in a street brawl.
Pompeo stresses allied unity, defends Trump policies
BERLIN — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed Friday the need for traditional Western allies to work together to face modern threats, while at...
Hong Kong student’s death fuels more anger against police
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong university student who fell off a parking garage after police fired tear gas during clashes with anti-government protesters di...
House impeachment inquiry becomes teachable moment across US
BEAR CREEK, N.C. — The 10th graders in Aedrin Albright's civics class at a rural North Carolina high school had done their homework, and now it was ti...
Tech companies rush to fight misinformation ahead of UK vote
LONDON — Facebook is opening up a war room to quickly respond to election hoaxes. Twitter is banning political ads. Google plans to crack down on bogu...
Twitter accounts push propaganda photos of Turkish soldiers
As Turkish forces invaded northern Syria in early October, supporters of the offensive launched a different kind of campaign — online.
Spain repeats election as Catalan crisis boosts far right
MADRID — Spain is holding its fourth general election in as many years — and the second this year — amid voter distrust and a renewed Catalan independ...
Domingo won’t perform at Tokyo Olympics cultural events
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee said Friday opera legend Placido Domingo has said he won't perform at pre-Olympics cultural events in ...
France reopens contested Jewish tomb in east Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — French authorities reopened one of Jerusalem's most magnificent ancient tombs to the public for the first time in over a decade, despite a...
Hot, crowded and secret room now part of impeachment lore
WASHINGTON — It's "excruciating." It smells like a "locker room." And what happens there is supposed to stay there.
Top US diplomat struggles to shrug off impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tries to shrug off the impeachment inquiry that has ensnared the State Department and raised questions abo...
Brazil’s ex-president could be freed after top court ruling
SAO PAULO — Brazil's Supreme Court delivered a ruling that could release almost 5,000 inmates still appealing their convictions, including former Pres...
Venezuelans charting escape selling off past at flea markets
CARACAS, Venezuela — Having decided it's time to abandon her crisis-torn homeland, Yenika Calderon spreads out her worldly possessions in the middle o...
AP Explains: Why is Evo Morales facing protests in Bolivia?
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia is being wracked by its biggest protests in decades following a disputed Oct. 20 election in which President Evo Morales dec...
Mexico farm town buries 3 of 9 slain Americans
LA MORA, Mexico — As Mexican soldiers stood guard, a mother and two sons were laid to rest in hand-hewn pine coffins in a single grave dug out of the ...
Anonymous book describes volatile, incompetent Trump
WASHINGTON — A forthcoming book by an anonymous author identified only as "a senior official in the Trump administration" describes President Donald T...
Brazil top court’s ruling could free ex-President Da Silva
SAO PAULO — Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday reached a narrow decision that could release almost 5,000 inmates who are still appealing their convict...
The captain becomes a player as Tiger Woods picks himself
Tiger Woods will have an ear piece, a radio and his golf clubs at the Presidents Cup.
Graft ruling for Malaysian ex-leader a test for government
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — An important court ruling Monday in the first corruption trial of former Malaysian leader Najib Razak will be a test of the l...
Judge fines Trump $2 million for misusing charity foundation
NEW YORK — A judge Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million to an array of charities as a fine for misusing his own charitable founda...
Google digitizes artworks in Puerto Rico for 1st time
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The 1953 painting by Rafael Tufiño Figueroa features his mother with a red scarf on her head, a determined look on her face an...