Paralympian Marieke Vervoort fulfills wish to take own life
Paralympian Marieke Vervoort said when the day arrived, she had signed the euthanasia papers and was prepared to end her life.
Q&A: How a woman’s death got tangled in Hong Kong politics
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Around Valentine's Day last year, the decomposing body of a pregnant Hong Kong woman, 21-year-old Poon Hiu-wing, turned up in the tal...
Harris, colleagues seek Ukraine info via public records law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris and two of her Democratic Senate colleagues are trying to force the Trump administration to re...
Esper arrives in Baghdad to discuss US troop deployments
BAGHDAD — Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Baghdad Wednesday, as chaos swirled along the Turkey-Syria border and Iraqi leaders chafed over repo...
Hong Kong government withdraws bill that sparked protests
HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday withdrew an unpopular extradition bill that sparked months of chaotic protests that have since morphed ...
Body of missing Alabama girl found; 2 being charged
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Investigators searching through garbage found the body of a 3-year-old girl who was missing more than a week, and authorities are c...
Scandal of absent Ghosn hangs over Nissan at Tokyo auto show
TOKYO — The Tokyo Motor Show opens this week with plenty of futuristic technologies but absent one of the auto industry's hugest influencers: Nissan's...
Canada’s Trudeau wins reelection but faces a divided nation
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau begins his second term facing an increasingly divided Parliament and country, with his rock-star appeal from f...
Is the stethoscope dying? High-tech rivals pose a threat
CHICAGO — Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope — the very symbol of the medical profession — is facing an uncertain prognosis.
Trump 2020 targeting Hispanic vote in nontraditional places
YORK, Pa. — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is making contrarian appeals in the most unusual places, trying to win over Hispanic voters i...
WeWork co-founder pushed aside in $5B SoftBank takeover
NEW YORK — WeWork is accepting a financial rescue package that hands control of the company to Japanese tech giant SoftBank and pushes aside co-founde...
Blood guacamole: In Mexico, avocados bring income, cartels
SAN JUAN PARANGARICUTIRO, Mexico — Small-scale avocado growers armed with AR-15 rifles take turns manning a vigilante checkpoint to guard against thie...
Trump likens House impeachment inquiry to ‘a lynching’
WASHINGTON — Stirring up painful memories of America's racist past, President Donald Trump on Tuesday compared the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry ...
US diplomat: Trump linked Ukraine aid to demand for probe
WASHINGTON — A top U.S. diplomat testified Tuesday that President Donald Trump was holding back military aid for Ukraine unless the country agreed to ...
Trump finds no simple fix in Syria, other world hotspots
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's plan to reverse America's involvement in "endless wars" has run up against a difficult truth: When it comes to n...
Lori Loughlin, other parents charged again in college scheme
BOSTON — "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband and nine other parents faced new federal charges Tuesday in a scandal involv...