Can a woman win the presidency? Clash exposes deeper issue
WASHINGTON — The smoldering political flareup between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders has reignited a debate among Democratic primary voters over ...
Spain: Chemical plant explosion kills 1, injures at least 9
MADRID — A massive explosion at a petrochemical plant in northeastern Spain on Tuesday killed one person and injured at least nine others, three serio...
Debate to highlight vanishing diversity in Democratic field
A half dozen White House hopefuls will gather on a debate stage in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday night at a critical moment in the Democratic primary. ...
Dem senator says he has 51 votes to restrain Trump on Iran
WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator says he has at least 51 votes to support a bipartisan resolution asserting that President Donald Trump must seek app...
Black prosecutors back Gardner, say they’ve faced resistance
ST. LOUIS — One day after St. Louis’ top prosecutor filed a federal lawsuit alleging a concerted and racist conspiracy to push her out of office, othe...
Census Bureau plans hundreds of ads in 13 languages for 2020
ORLANDO, Fla. — Faced with a changed media landscape from the last once-a-decade head count in 2010, U.S. Census Bureau officials unveiled a multi-mil...
Two popes -- one retired, one reigning -- cause a furor
VATICAN CITY — Ever since Benedict XVI announced he would become the first pope in 600 years to resign, Catholic theologians, canon lawyers and others...
Gucci’s Michele marks 5 years of challenging masculine codes
MILAN — If any one designer can take credit for revolutionizing menswear, it is Gucci’s Alessandro Michele, who made his runway debut as creative dire...
Jury selection at Weinstein’s rape trial trudges forward
NEW YORK — A sixth day of jury selection at Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial ended Tuesday after another batch of prospective jurors told a...
United Methodist leaders explain plan to split denomination
(RNS) — The 16 United Methodist bishops and advocacy group leaders who negotiated a recent proposal to split the denomination explained their reasonin...
Awkwafina gets 2nd season of new cable network comedy series
PASADENA, Calif. — Awkwafina may not have an Oscar nomination, but the breakout star has already secured a second-season renewal of her new Comedy Cen...
Trump in early stages of planning 1st visit to India
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is in the early stages of planning what would be his first visit to India, officials in the U.S. and Indian govern...
Asians cringe at ‘Chinese restaurant syndrome’ in dictionary
A social media campaign backed by a Japanese seasonings company is targeting the persistent idea that Chinese food is packed with MSG and can make you...
Max crisis: Boeing airplane orders plunge to a 16-year low
CHICAGO — Boeing orders and deliveries of new jetliners plunged last year as the company struggled with the worldwide grounding of the 737 Max, which ...
Banks post big profits, but lower interest rates are a worry
NEW YORK — So far, it appears 2019 was another record year for Wall Street.
EU pressures Iran on atom deal in last-ditch bid to save it
BRUSSELS — Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on Iran to stop violating its landmark nuclear deal in a last-ditch effort to ...
US drinking more now than just before Prohibition
NEW YORK — Americans are drinking more now than when Prohibition was enacted. What’s more, it’s been rising for two decades, and it’s not clear when i...
Questions of racism linger as Harry, Meghan step back
LONDON — When accomplished, glamorous American actress Meghan Markle married Prince Harry in 2018, she was hailed as a breath of fresh air for Britain...
French priest recounts how he abused boy scouts over decades
LYON, France — A former priest detailed Tuesday how he systematically abused boys over two decades as a French scout chaplain, and said his superiors ...
High court skeptical of New Jersey ‘Bridgegate’ convictions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed broadly skeptical Tuesday of the convictions of two people involved in New Jersey's “Bridgegate” scandal where o...
Mexico can’t sell presidential jet, tries odd sales pitches
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador has made selling off the luxurious presidential jet a centerpiece of his austerity program...
Wisconsin appeals court puts voter rolls purge on hold
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin appeals court on Tuesday put on hold an order to immediately remove up to 209,000 names from the state's voter registratio...
Nigel Farage gets his way, and last laugh: Brexit is coming
STRASBOURG, France — Nigel Farage, the self-declared “pantomime villain” of Brexit, is leaving his favorite theater — the European Union's parliament ...
Elizabeth Banks to be honored by Harvard’s Hasty Pudding
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University's famed Hasty Pudding theater troupe has named actor and director Elizabeth Banks as the group's 2020 Woman of t...
German prosecutors charge 6 more in VW emissions scandal
FRANKFURT, Germany — Prosecutors in Germany have filed charges against six more individuals in connection with Volkswagen's diesel emissions scandal, ...
6 big questions ahead of final debate before start of voting
WASHINGTON — Tuesday marks the last time the leading Democratic presidential contenders will face a national audience on the debate stage before prima...
Cannes does ‘right thing’ in appointing Spike Lee to lead
PARIS — American director Spike Lee will lead the jury of this year's Cannes Film Festival, the first black person to hold the post in the event's 73-...
Davos forum: Trump to attend, but Iranian official cancels
GENEVA — Iran’s foreign minister has cancelled an expected appearance at next week's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, organizers said Tuesd...
House votes Wednesday to send impeachment articles to Senate
WASHINGTON — The House is preparing to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate to start the hi...
Key moments in the unraveling of Iran’s nuclear deal
The decision by European nations to trigger a dispute resolution mechanism in the Iran nuclear deal marks the latest step in the unraveling of the acc...