The Latest: California winds may have claimed 3 lives
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — The Latest on planned power outages to prevent California wildfires (all times local):
A look at what protesters in Chile have to say
SANTIAGO, Chile — Once the fuse was lit, the anger couldn't be contained. The spark that ignited protests in Chile was a rise in subway fares, but 12 ...
Return of Peronism - and Cristina - raise hopes in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Homemaker and activist Susana Ordoñez cries as she recounts all that she suffered during Argentina's worst economic crisis i...
Fed is expected to cut rates but may offer little guidance
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is set to cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for a third time this year to help sustain the U.S. economic expa...
Hackles rise as Chicago teachers strike drags into day 10
CHICAGO — Chicago's mayor on Tuesday accused leaders of the city's powerful teachers union of using its "political agenda" to hold up a contract agree...
NCAA board approves athlete compensation for image, likeness
The NCAA took a major step Tuesday toward allowing college athletes to cash in on their fame, voting to permit them to "benefit from the use of their ...
Anger mounts as utility imposes more blackouts in California
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — With no electricity for the fourth straight day Tuesday, chef and caterer Jane Sykes realized she would have to throw out $1,000 ...
Review: Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ is mature and melancholy
The runtime is the most boring aspect of Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman " to dwell on.
Acting homeland security secretary finally agrees to testify
WASHINGTON — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan has agreed to testify Wednesday before a House committee on global terrorism.
After killing, GOP skeptics still doubt Trump foreign policy
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump provoked biting criticism from fellow Republicans with his sudden decision this month to withdraw most U.S. troops...
John Legend co-writes new take on ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’
NEW YORK — John Legend and Kelly Clarkson, his fellow coach on "The Voice," have joined forces on a reimagined version of the oft-criticized Christmas...
Small plane crashes, leaving pilot dead, houses ablaze
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — A small plane crashed and exploded in a residential neighborhood in the New Jersey suburbs of New York City Tuesday morning, leavin...
Missouri agency tracked Planned Parenthood patients’ periods
ST. LOUIS — Missouri's health department director on Tuesday said he tracked the menstrual cycles of Planned Parenthood patients as part of an effort ...
The Latest: White House blasts House impeachment resolution
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local):
Bipartisan House OKs bill hitting Turkey for Syria incursion
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill punishing Turkey for its invasion of northern Syria and illustrating both parties' dismay with President Donald Trump's...
Lyft, Uber will ask California voters to block employee law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some of the country's largest ride-sharing companies proposed a California law on Tuesday that would let them continue to treat d...
Jordan recalls ambassador to Israel to protest detentions
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan on Tuesday announced it was recalling its ambassador to Israel for consultations to protest Israel's detention of a pair of Jor...
Adviser in impeachment spotlight has only-in-America story
WASHINGTON — The Soviet-era immigrant who became a wounded warrior and later a White House aide saw it as his "sacred duty" to speak up.
Dems unveil impeachment procedures, GOP calls process unfair
WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled legislation authorizing the next phase of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, as ...
US stocks cap wobbly day of trading with modest losses
Technology companies led stocks lower on Wall Street Tuesday as a wobbly day of trading ended with modest losses for the market.
Brexit ballot: UK lawmakers back December 12 election
LONDON — Britons will be heading out to vote in the dark days of December after the House of Commons on Tuesday backed an early national vote that cou...
US finalizing rule to allow farmers to legally grow hemp
DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. agriculture officials said Tuesday a rule that allows farmers to legally grow hemp will be finalized this week, a move that ma...
The Latest: UK lawmakers approve early election on Dec 12
LONDON — The Latest on British politics and Brexit (all times local):
APNewsBreak: State investigating MIT lab radiation complaint
BOSTON — Massachusetts public health officials are looking into allegations that workers at a Massachusetts Institute of Technology laboratory may hav...
Frustration mounts as California is hit with more blackouts
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Frustration and anger mounted across Northern California as the state's biggest utility began another round of fire-prevention bl...
Los Angeles prosecutors reject Kevin Spacey sex battery case
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles prosecutors have rejected a sexual battery case against Kevin Spacey because the accuser has died.
French panel: Seize guns to reduce domestic violence
PARIS — A French government panel on domestic violence is urging authorities to begin confiscating guns from people following the first complaint of f...
Ex-CIA agent convicted in kidnap skips Italian justice
MILAN — The only American to serve a sentence in the CIA-organized kidnap of a Muslim cleric in Italy has skipped the country, her lawyer confirmed Tu...