American Airlines feels pinch of Boeing Max groundings
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines is reporting higher third-quarter profit, but it is cutting the upper end of its estimate for full-year earnings...
DNA test reunites half brothers; both were cops in Florida
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — When police Sgt. Dave Stull took a DNA test to learn more about his biological parents, he wasn't expecting much. He was tired o...
Weak profit, revenue, overshadow Twitter user growth
SAN FRANCISCO — Disappointing third-quarter profit and revenue at Twitter overshadowed strong user growth, sending shares of the social media company ...
World shares advance as earnings remain in focus
BANGKOK — Stock markets rose on Thursday after some upbeat company earnings and as investors awaited the European Central Bank's monetary policy decis...
Iconic AmEx ‘Green Card’ turns 50, gets a needed revamp
NEW YORK — For 50 years, the American Express "Green Card" has been everywhere its card members wanted to be.
Car bomb targets Syrian town held by Turkey-backed fighters
BEIRUT — A car boobytrapped with explosives detonated Thursday, wounding four people, in a northeastern Syrian town taken by Turkish-backed forces fro...
India holds Kashmir elections despite lockdown, boycott
SRINAGAR, India — Village council elections were held Thursday across Indian-controlled Kashmir, with the detention of many mainstream local politicia...
‘Whatever it takes:’ Key moments from Draghi’s tenure at ECB
FRANKFURT, Germany — Here's a look at key moments and decisions from Mario Draghi's eight years at the head of the European Central Bank, the monetary...
As China builds up Africa, some in Uganda warn of trouble
KAMPALA, Uganda — China's assertive, large-scale investments in Africa are starting to find pushback in Uganda, where some critics worry the East Afri...
Italy’s female soccer players aim to change law limiting pay
ROME — Italy's surprise run to the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup this year went a long way toward changing misconceptions about the female ga...
AP Explains: A look at Franco and why he is being exhumed
MADRID — The body of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco is being exhumed Thursday from the grandiose mausoleum at the Valley of the Fallen before being tr...
Craigslist founder donates to group fighting fake news
NEW YORK — A nonprofit that combats disinformation campaigns says it hopes to reach thousands of U.S. journalists for training in the next few months ...
Fire has industry rethinking guidance to dump burning trash
It was a hot, windy day in Southern California when a trash truck caught fire and the driver dumped the burning garbage on the side of the road. Minut...
South Korean prosecutors arrest ex-minister’s wife
SEOUL, South Korea — Prosecutors on Thursday arrested the wife of South Korea's former justice minister who resigned last week over corruption allegat...
Nissan ex-chairman Ghosn’s lawyers want charges dismissed
TOKYO — The lawyers of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is awaiting trial in Japan, said Thursday they have requested that financial misconduc...
Eager to leave scandal, Nissan shows off smooth-driving tech
YOKOSUKA, Japan — An electric car with smooth four-wheel drive and a virtual friend for the coming age of automated driving are among the technology i...
Mountain skeleton may be man from Japanese internment camp
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — In the closing days of World War II, a Japanese American set out with other men from the infamous internment camp at Manzanar o...
Syria’s Assad gets a prize with US withdrawal, Russia deal
BEIRUT — Once again, Syrian President Bashar Assad has snapped up a prize from world powers that have been maneuvering in his country's multi-front wa...
Zuckerberg defends Facebook’s currency plans before Congress
WASHINGTON — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg endured hours of prickly questioning from lawmakers Wednesday as he defended the company's new globally ambi...
Homeless people find friends, ease stress in tai chi class
SALT LAKE CITY — On a quiet morning outside a library in Salt Lake City, about 70 people are kicking and slicing at the air as they practice the ancie...
Protests rage in Chile despite president’s reform promise
SANTIAGO, Chile — Tens of thousands of protesters flooded Chile's capital, setting up flaming barricades and clashing with riot police Wednesday after...
Stocks eke out gains after a mixed set of earnings reports
U.S. stock indexes eked out tiny gains Wednesday following a wobbly day of trading as investors reviewed another set of mixed quarterly report cards f...
The Latest: Edison increase estimate of possible power cuts
SAN FRANCISCO — The Latest on planned power shutoffs to prevent wildfires (all times local):
Analysis: Trump’s ‘success’ in Syria cedes region to Russia
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared success in Syria on Wednesday and created a bumper-sticker moment to illustrate his campaign promise to p...
Harvard paper blasted for seeking immigration agency comment
For student and professional journalists alike, it's a matter of ethical standards: The Harvard Crimson student newspaper, in its coverage of a campus...
Ford 3Q profit falls nearly 60% on restructuring costs
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co.'s third-quarter net income tumbled nearly 60% as the company booked $1.5 billion in charges mainly for restructuring,...
Mom’s murder case raises questions about what doctors knew
DENVER — Olivia Gant's mother brought her to the emergency room when she was 2, saying the girl was having trouble eating.
Google claims breakthrough in blazingly fast computing
SAN FRANCISCO — Google announced Wednesday it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing, saying it has developed an experimental processor that...
Judge tells State Dept. to begin producing Ukraine records
WASHINGTON — A judge on Wednesday ordered the State Department to begin producing within 30 days documents related to the Trump administration's deali...
Lebanon protests receive backing from religious leaders
BEIRUT — Anti-government rallies received major support Wednesday from the country's Christian and Muslim leaders who described the weeklong protests ...