Impeachment going public: Hearings next week for all to see
WASHINGTON — Democrats announced Wednesday they will launch public impeachment hearings next week, intending to bring to life weeks of closed-door tes...
2 escaped murder suspects arrested at US-Mexico border
SAN FRANCISCO — Two murder suspects who escaped from a jail on California's central coast eluded an intense manhunt, traveled hundreds of miles a...
Migrants live in fear at Mexico-US border as violence flares
SAN DIEGO — A Salvadoran woman seeking asylum in the United States spends her days holed up in her cousin's cramped slum house just across the border ...
‘I would quit’: Takeaways from diplomat Taylor’s testimony
WASHINGTON — William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, told lawmakers that President Donald Trump was withholding military aid for Ukraine unl...
A CGI James Dean is cast in new film, sparking an outcry
NEW YORK — James Dean hasn't been alive in 64 years, but the "Rebel Without a Cause" actor has been cast in a new film about the Vietnam War.
Review: ‘Last Christmas’ isn’t the rom-com cliche it appears
Paul Feig's "Last Christmas" looks every bit like your standard holiday romantic-comedy, but it has some surprises under its gauzy wrapping.
Grounded Boeing jet hits another pothole in path to return
DALLAS — Regulators are asking Boeing to revise documentation of its proposed fixes to software on the 737 Max jet, and the company said Wednesday tha...
State Dept. undersecretary testifies in impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON — The State Department's third-ranking official testified Wednesday for more than six hours in the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry as ...
California discloses Facebook probe, sues for documents
California's attorney general disclosed an ongoing probe into Facebook's privacy practices Wednesday, as it sued the company over its repeated refusal...
AP sources: Jeff Sessions to announce Alabama Senate bid
WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce that he is entering the race for his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, two Republicans...
Safety questions still swirl in Paradise year after wildfire
PARADISE, Calif. — There was "no way in hell" Victoria Sinclaire was rebuilding in Paradise.
Chile: president promotes minimum wage hike to quell unrest
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile's president sent a bill to Congress on Wednesday that would raise the minimum wage, one of a series of measures to try to cont...
Airline says false hijack alarm caused Dutch airport alert
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands — An accidental hijack warning set off from the cockpit of a plane triggered a big security operation at Amsterdam's Schiphol Ai...
Amazon’s spending in Seattle Council races doesn’t deliver
SEATTLE — Amazon poured $1.5 million an effort to overhaul Seattle's City Council this year. It didn't deliver.
Review: Joanna Connor takes her blues guitar down new paths
Joanna Connor, "Rise" (M.C. Records)
Erdogan: Turkey captured slain IS leader al-Baghdadi’s wife
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has captured a wife of the slain leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdog...
Netflix serves up ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ with all-star cast
LOS ANGELES — When screenwriter Jared Stern was approached about developing Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham" as an animated series, he sought advice fr...
Bevin seeks vote recanvass while Beshear starts transition
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin asked Wednesday for a recanvass of Kentucky election results that showed him more than 5,000 votes behind...
White House adding aides to deal with impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON — The White House is beefing up its communications staff as it tries to grapple with the ongoing House impeachment investigation.
Acting UAW head says he’ll clean up corruption found by feds
DETROIT — The acting president of the United Auto Workers said Wednesday that a corruption scandal plaguing the union will get worse before it gets be...
Deadly ambush shows Mexico lost control of area
COLONIA LEBARON, Mexico — When drug cartel gunmen opened fire on American women and children in northern Mexico, the Mexican Army, the National Guard ...
Prosecutors charge man with hate crime in acid attack
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee prosecutors on Wednesday charged a 61-year-old man with a hate crime for allegedly throwing battery acid on a Hispanic man's fac...
As violence flares in Mexico, Trump policy under scrutiny
SAN DIEGO — A Salvadoran woman seeking asylum in the United States spends her days sequestered in her cousin's cramped house in Mexico, too scared to ...
Iraq protesters storm Baghdad bridge, medic killed
BAGHDAD — Anti-government protesters in Iraq stormed a fourth bridge Wednesday in central Baghdad, where security forces pushed them back with batons ...
California justices skeptical of requiring Trump tax returns
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical Wednesday of a state law requiring President Donald Trump to disclose his ta...
The Latest: Mexico official says suspect not tied to attack
GALEANA, Mexico — The Latest on the slaying of nine U.S. citizens in Mexico (all times local):
The Latest: Impeachment investigators release new transcript
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local):
Brazil’s oil tender yields $17 billion, falls short of hopes
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil awarded two of the four blocks on offer in its priciest oil auction since 2010 on Wednesday, securing about $17 billion dollar...
US business sees dwindling prospects in Cuba
HAVANA — The Havana International Trade Fair is where Cuba puts the best face on its struggling economy.
Standing tall: Scientists find oldest example of upright ape
BERLIN — Scientists say they have found the remains of a previously unknown ancient ape that could stand upright almost 12 million years ago, suggesti...