ASEAN meet spotlights advances in trade, sea pact, and rifts
NONTHABURI, Thailand — Southeast Asian leaders are making last-minute efforts with wealthier neighbors led by China to conclude negotiations on one of...
Vietnamese turn to traffickers to help chase fortunes abroad
DIEN THINH, Vietnam — For many Vietnamese, a job in a Western European country is seen as a path to prosperity worth breaking the law. But the risks o...
China’s economy struggles as consumers tighten belts
BEIJING — With home sales crashing, real estate agent Zhang Yonggang is tightening his belt, part of a plunge in Chinese consumer demand that is a big...
The Latest: Teachers pleased, relieved strike is over
CHICAGO — The Latest on Chicago Public Schools teachers' strike (all times local):
Failed mission raises doubts about Mexican security strategy
MEXICO CITY — A sloppy operation that failed to nab Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's son followed by days of changing explanations has revealed not so much...
Dying winds bring relief after weeks of California wildfires
WINDSOR, Calif. — Lynn Darst and her husband were camped out in their motor home on the edge of their seats for four days wondering if their house wou...
Frozen in time, US Embassy a monument to Iran hostage crisis
TEHRAN, Iran — The U.S. Embassy in Tehran remains frozen in 1979 as the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis approaches, a time capsule of revo...
Qantas grounds 3 Boeing 737s due to hairline cracks
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian airline Qantas Airways said on Friday it grounded three of its Boeing 737s over hairline cracks found in wing structu...
Seniors at California complex ‘abandoned’ during blackout
NOVATO, Calif. — One woman in her 80s tripped over another resident who had fallen on the landing in a steep stairwell. Others got disoriented, even i...
US extends civil nuclear cooperation waivers for Iran
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is keeping alive one of the last remaining components of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal by extending sanctions waive...
Fires, smoke disrupt Halloween fun for many California kids
BERKELEY, Calif. — For tens of thousands of children in California, the biggest monsters this Halloween are wildfires that have thrown trick-or-treati...
Cynthia Erivo on becoming Harriet Tubman
TORONTO — British actress Cynthia Erivo is relatively small in stature. In person, she is earnest and genial. In performance, the 32-year-old can appe...
AP FACT CHECK: Impeachment probe isn’t driving stock decline
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is falsely suggesting that Thursday's stock market decline was driven primarily by the impeachment inquiry.
Altria takes a $4.5 billion hit on Juul amid vaping backlash
WASHINGTON — Marlboro-maker Altria is taking a big financial hit from its multibillion-dollar bet on e-cigarettes.
Rutgers softball coaches accused of intimidation, abuse
Two Rutgers softball coaches, a husband and wife, have been accused of fostering a climate of fear, intimidation and abuse on the team.
Fiat Chrysler-PSA deal likely to bring fewer brands, models
MILAN — Automobile shoppers across the globe are likely to see fewer vehicles and brands if the merger of Fiat Chrysler and France's PSA goes through,...
Report: Trump surveyed donors on freeing Blagojevich
CHICAGO — President Donald Trump has again broached the idea of freeing former Illinois governor and one-time "Celebrity Apprentice" contestant Rod Bl...
Turkey says its forces capture 18 Syrian soldiers in Syria
ISTANBUL — Turkish military forces captured 18 Syrian government soldiers in northeastern Syria, Turkey's defense minister said Thursday, in one of th...
Anxious students felt pinch amid Chicago teachers strike
CHICAGO — Deadlines that affected Chicago students and striking teachers loomed over efforts this week to resolve a walkout that canceled classes for ...
Man surrenders after authorities edit photo to add costume
KANKAKEE, Ill. — All it took for one fugitive in Illinois to turn himself in was a little photo manipulation.
3-2-1-Cookoff! Astronauts to bake cookies with new test oven
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Forget reheated, freeze-dried space grub. Astronauts are about to get a new test oven for baking chocolate chip cookies from sc...
AP Explains: What a Trump impeachment trial might look like
WASHINGTON — As House Democrats quickly move forward with impeachment proceedings, the likelihood grows that Donald Trump will become the third presid...
The Latest: Ex-WH adviser saw nothing illegal in Trump call
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local):
Chicago teachers strike ends after 11 days without school
CHICAGO — Chicago teachers and the nation's third-largest school district reached a labor contract deal on Thursday, ending a strike that canceled 11 ...
UK parties unveil election themes, Trump crashes the party
LONDON — The opposition Labour Party kicked off its campaign for Britain's December general election with one overriding message Thursday: It's not ju...
The Latest: Dems block Pentagon funding over border wall
WASHINGTON — The Latest on Congress and a package of spending bills (all times local):
White House disputes Vindman account of transcript edits
WASHINGTON — The question has long baffled lawmakers: What is missing from the White House's rough transcript of President Donald Trump phone call wit...
Last call: Utah is set to tap out on low-alcohol beer sales
SALT LAKE CITY — The first change to beer alcohol limits since the end of Prohibition nearly a century ago is coming to Utah.
Measles saps kids’ ability to fight other germs
WASHINGTON — Measles has a stealth side effect: New research shows it erases much of the immune system's memory of how to fight other germs, so childr...
Hearing concludes in Missouri abortion clinic licensing case
ST. LOUIS — An administrative hearing to decide whether Missouri can revoke the license for the state's only abortion clinic concluded Thursday with e...