Lessons learned from 2016, but US faces new election threats
It’s been more than three years since Russia's sweeping and systematic effort to interfere in U.S. elections through disinformation on social media, s...
Germany urged to fight anti-Semitism to avoid Jewish exodus
BERLIN — Germany's foreign minister is calling for strengthened efforts against anti-Semitism to ward off the possibility that many Jews decide to lea...
New documentary cloaks anonymous sources in ‘face doubles’
PARK CITY, Utah — In documentaries, anonymous sources have often been reduced to a shadowy, voice-distorted figure — or worse, a pixelated blur. But a...
Diddy calls out Grammys and demands change in fiery speech
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Sean “Diddy” Combs called out the Grammy Awards for dissing rap and R&B stars in its major categories in a blazing speech ...
Britain’s EU Journey: When the EU faced its biggest crisis
LONDON — Britain officially leaves the European Union on Jan. 31 after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the ...
China temporarily bans wildlife trade in wake of outbreak
BEIJING — Chinese authorities announced a temporary ban on the trade of wild animals Sunday following a viral outbreak in Wuhan, saying they will “sev...
Simmons doc, sans Oprah, receives huge ovation at Sundance
PARK CITY, Utah — Without Oprah or Apple, the Russell Simmons documentary “On the Record” went ahead with its premiere Saturday at the Sundance Film F...
Philippine volcano alert lowered, thousands return home
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine authorities on Sunday lowered the alert level at Taal Volcano, two weeks after it began spewing ash, steam and rocks,...
Virus death toll in China rises as US prepares evacuation
BEIJING — A new viral illness being watched with a wary eye around the globe accelerated its spread in China on Sunday with 56 deaths so far, while th...
General: US committed to Syria fight; Missions up against IS
GREEN VILLAGE MILITARY OUTPOST — U.S. troops at military outposts ín eastern Syria asked variations of the same question to their top commander Saturd...
French carmaker to evacuate workers from China amid outbreak
PARIS — France and a major automaker said Saturday that they are moving to get citizens out of a locked-down Chinese city where a deadly outbreak of a...
Pompeo lashes out at journalist; NPR defends its reporter
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out in anger Saturday at an NPR reporter who accused him of shouting expletives at her after she as...
Khashoggi documentary ‘The Dissident’ lands at Sundance
PARK CITY, Utah — A searing documentary about the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khassoggi made its anticipated debut at the Sundance Film...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s fusillade of misfires on fateful week
WASHINGTON — Abroad, at home and in Twitter's ether, President Donald Trump unleashed a fusillade of statements over the past week as the Senate impea...
4 dead, tents ablaze after Iraq cleric pulls protest support
BAGHDAD — Iraq cracked down on anti-government protesters who have been occupying key public squares for months, leaving four demonstrators dead Satur...
Trump lawyers argue Democrats just want to overturn election
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's lawyers plunged into their impeachment trial defense Saturday by accusing Democrats of striving to overturn the ...
GOP senators upset by Schiff remark, Dems claim ‘diversion’
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans said lead impeachment prosecutor Adam Schiff insulted them during the trial by repeating an anonymously sourced report...
Trump’s idea of executive power is also impeachment defense
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has always been a man of absolutes.
Cardinal at center of 2 Popes storm doubles down on celibacy
VATICAN CITY — A Vatican cardinal at the center of a storm over a book about celibacy and the Catholic priesthood is denouncing the “brutality” of cri...
Covington Catholic bus involved in fatal crash in Kentucky
CALIFORNIA, Ky. — A charter bus carrying students from a Catholic high school collided with a car Saturday morning in northern Kentucky, killing the c...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s impeachment defense and the facts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's lawyers opened his Senate impeachment defense Saturday with the false assertion that Democrats tried to shut the...
Trump defends Sanders, stoking Democratic divisions
WASHINGTON — As tensions between Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren rose earlier this month, Sanders found himself...
New virus mutes Lunar New Year celebrations worldwide
BEIJING — A new virus that started in China and is popping up around Asia and the world hung over the first day of the Year of the Rat.
Seller auctioning JFK docs from ex-California governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Former California Gov. Jerry Brown wants to know who is trying to sell his father’s memorabilia related to the assassination of P...
Xi calls situation grave as China scrambles to contain virus
BEIJING — China's leader on Saturday called the accelerating spread of a new virus a grave situation, as cities from the outbreak's epicenter in centr...
‘This is huge’: Locust swarms in Africa are worst in decades
KATITIKA, Kenya — The hum of millions of locusts on the move is broken by the screams of farmers and the clanging of pots and pans. But their noise-ma...
Politics weigh heavily in Trump’s Mideast peace plan
WASHINGTON — A blueprint the White House is rolling out to resolve the decades-long conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is as much about po...
Racist threats rattle students, faculty at university
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Three months after a set of anonymous, threatening, racist, antisemitic and homophobic emails sent a wave of fear through the so...
Substitute teaching a challenge in Jimmy Carter’s class
Every now and then, Sunday school teacher Kim Fuller makes a point during class and the old man sitting on the front pew raises his eyebrows quizzical...
With Trump’s help, NJ’s Van Drew courts former foes
President Donald Trump is expected to draw a crowd — and headlines — Tuesday when he comes to the New Jersey shore to reward newly minted Republican ...