Republican wins competitive race for Mississippi governor
JACKSON, Miss. — Republicans strengthened their dominance in Mississippi by keeping the governorship and picking up the last remaining statewide offic...
Analysis: Trump’s GOP has no answer for suburban slide
NEW YORK — The suburban revolt against President Donald Trump's Republican Party is growing.
Stuck on US terror list, Sudan turns to wealthy Gulf for aid
CAIRO — Sudan's new prime minister has repeatedly urged the West to end his country's international pariah status. He says it's the only way to save t...
The Latest: Tucson voters reject sanctuary city measure
TUCSON, Ariz. — The Latest on elections in Tucson, Arizona (all times local):
Democrats promise swift action after win in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Democrats are promising swift action on a host of liberal policy proposals now that they've taken control of the statehouse f...
A ‘refreshed’ memory: Key takeaways from Ukraine testimony
WASHINGTON — In transcripts of closed-door interviews released by impeachment investigators Tuesday, two State Department officials recount what they ...
Man held in Texas party hall shooting freed as case crumbles
GREENVILLE, Texas — A man held as a suspect in the shooting at an off-campus college Halloween party in East Texas that killed two people and injured ...
Asia stocks mixed on possible US-China trade snag
BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after investors were rattled by a possible snag in a U.S.-Chinese trade truce following reports Bei...
Dems flip Virginia; Kentucky governor race too close to call
Democrats took full control of the Virginia legislature for the first time in more than two decades on Tuesday while the race for governor in deeply R...
Kansas City votes to remove King’s name from historic street
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved removing Dr. Martin Luther King's name from one of the city's most historic b...
Jersey City voters pass limits on Airbnb, short-term rentals
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Voters in a New Jersey city that's just a few minutes by train from the tourist sights of Manhattan approved restrictions Tuesday ...
The Latest: Democrats win control of Virginia statehouse
RICHMOND, Va. — The Latest on Virginia's legislative elections (all times local):
‘This city is not livable’: New Delhi people decry dirty air
NEW DELHI — Sakshi Chauhan has not left her house in a quiet inner-city slum in the Indian capital for the past six days on her doctor's orders.
Alec Baldwin sues man who accused him of parking spot rage
NEW YORK — Alec Baldwin filed a defamation lawsuit Friday against the man who says Baldwin hit him in the face during an argument over a New York City...
Biden accuses Warren of having elitist view of policy
Without naming her, Joe Biden attacked fellow Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday for employing a "condescending" approach t...
The Latest: 5 kids are stable after surviving Mexico attack
MEXICO CITY — The Latest on the slaying of U.S. citizens in northern Mexico (all times local):
Boeing chairman says CEO won’t get bonus until Max flies
Boeing's new chairman gave embattled CEO Dennis Muilenburg a vote of confidence Tuesday and said the chief executive is giving up any bonus this year.
ABC says interview with Epstein accuser wasn’t ready to air
NEW YORK — ABC News faced questions Tuesday about its reluctance to air a sensitive story of alleged sexual misconduct after a leaked video emerged of...
White House lawyers expected to take lead in impeachment
WASHINGTON — As House Democrats prepare for public impeachment hearings, President Donald Trump and his legal team are working to organize a defense t...
Agency: All states should require bicyclists to wear helmets
DETROIT — A government agency is recommending that all 50 states enact laws requiring bicyclists to wear helmets to stem an increase in bicycle deaths...
Impeachment reversal: Diplomat now acknowledges quid pro quo
WASHINGTON — In a striking reversal, a top diplomat revised his testimony in the House impeachment inquiry to acknowledge that U.S. military aid to Uk...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s wildfire tweets not grounded in facts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is scorching the facts about California's wildfires.
White House and Pelosi part ways on relief for drug prices
WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday signaled President Donald Trump's blunt thumbs-down to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan allowing Medicare to ...
Roger Stone leaves Day 1 of trial early over food poisoning
WASHINGTON — The trial of Roger Stone, the flamboyant former confidant of President Donald Trump, kicked off Tuesday amid a host of medical issues inv...
McDonald’s CEO’s ouster reflects trend on workplace romances
NEW YORK — Workplace couples are often romanticized — think Bill and Melinda Gates or Michelle and Barack Obama. But when the relationship involves tw...
US victims in Mexico attack from Mormon offshoot community
MEXICO CITY — The nine women and children killed by drug cartel gunmen in northern Mexico lived in a remote farming community where residents with dua...
Acclaimed novelist Ernest Gaines dies at 86
NEW ROADS, La. — Novelist Ernest J. Gaines, whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantation town germinated the stories of black struggles that g...
Review: LaBeouf explores his own childhood in ‘Honey Boy’
"Honey Boy" will break your heart.
Drug cartel gunmen kill 9 US citizens in an ambush in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs along a dirt road, slaughtering six children and three women — all U.S. citizens living in northe...