Community mourns victim of housing complex shooting
WESTERLY, R.I. — A Rhode Island community were remembering on Friday a woman gunned down in a shooting that wounded two others as a loving mother and ...
California still most populous, but stalls at 39.9 million
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's population has stalled at 39.9 million people as expensive housing prices and other factors convince more people to ...
Review: Jordan and Foxx shine in urgent drama ‘Just Mercy’
There's usually one film that tops lists whenever powerful legal thrillers are debated — “To Kill a Mockingbird," set in the 1930s. Now comes a film s...
United pulls 737 Max until June, adding to Boeing woes
NEW YORK — United Airlines says the Boeing 737 Max has been pulled from its flight schedule until June, the latest in a string of troubling news plagu...
Palace: Prince Philip in hospital as ‘precautionary measure’
LONDON — Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was admitted to a London hospital Friday “as a precautionary measure,” Buckingham Palace sa...
US consumer spending up 0.4% in November, best since July
WASHINGTON — Americans increased their spending in November at the fastest pace in four months, and income growth rebounded to its strongest gain sinc...
Putin bristles at Western criticism of 1939 Soviet-Nazi pact
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday strongly rejected Western criticism of a 1939 Soviet pact with Nazi Germany, arguing that Western ...
Trump blasts Christian magazine that called for his removal
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is blasting a prominent Christian magazine that published an editorial arguing that he should be removed from offi...
Stocks climb as S&P 500 closes in on 10th winning week in 11
NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes pushed higher again in early trading on Friday, and the S&P 500 was on track to close out its 10th winning week in t...
UK lawmakers OK Johnson’s Brexit bill, pave way to exit EU
LONDON — British lawmakers gave preliminary approval Friday to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill, clearing the way for the U.K. to leave the ...
Greece: Bitcoin fraud suspect to be extradited to France
Greece's justice minister has signed an order for bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik to be extradited to France — concluding an international lega...
Toy stores hope playtime inside their shops leads to sales
PARAMUS, N.J. — Jaelyn Farrell climbed into a tree fort, played in fake sand and pushed around a “Paw Patrol” toy car.
UK charges US diplomat’s wife over teen’s death in crash
LONDON — An American diplomat's wife who left Britain after being involved in a fatal road accident that killed a British teenager has been charged, B...
Germany OKs cheaper train tickets in plan to lower emissions
BERLIN — Germany's upper house of parliament has approved a plan to lower the value-added tax on train tickets, making rail travel cheaper beginning J...
Romania confronts ugly past involving abusive orphanages
BUCHAREST, Romania — Whenever he returns to the orphanage where he grew up, Florin Catanescu is overwhelmed by sad memories.
Activists cheer victory in landmark Dutch climate case
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — In a ruling hailed as an “immense victory for climate justice,” the Netherlands' top court ruled Friday in favor of activists...
Poll: Americans grateful at holidays _ and a bit stressed
MINNEAPOLIS — Wade Holcomb has a lot to be grateful for this year. In addition to graduating college and getting a job, he also has a beautiful 4-mont...
Suspect in custody after man shot at Oklahoma City mall
OKLAHOMA CITY — A person suspected of shooting another man during an argument inside an Oklahoma City mall, prompting frightened shoppers to hide foll...
Impeachment of Trump voted top 2019 news story in AP poll
NEW YORK — The drive by the Democratic-led House of Representatives to impeach President Donald Trump was the top news story of 2019, according to The...
Pelosi: Power of gavel means Trump is ‘impeached forever’
WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi promised as speaker she would "show the power of the gavel.”
Catalan separatist politicians win new EU legal victory
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top court said Friday that it wants a lower court to re-consider its decision to prevent fugitive former Catalan leade...
Andrew Bailey to succeed Carney as Bank of England governor
LONDON — Andrew Bailey, head of Britain’s financial watchdog, will be the next governor of the Bank of England, where his top challenge will be naviga...
French telecom company Orange convicted over suicides
French phone and Internet provider Orange was found guilty Friday of a string of employee suicides.
Iran’s Rouhani in Japan to meet Japan PM amid nuke impasse
TOKYO — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is visiting Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday in hopes of easing a nuclear impa...
World shares mixed as US says trade deal with China ready
TOKYO — Global shares meandered in a narrow range on Friday despite another session of record highs on Wall Street.
Tokyo Olympics say costs $12.6B; Audit report says much more
TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic organizers said Friday they are spending 1.35 trillion Japanese yen — about $12.6 billion — to stage next year's games. Organize...
Iraq protests take toll on economy, vulnerable suffer most
BAGHDAD — With wisps of smoke still rising from the remnants of another night of violence, the workers came in the morning to salvage what merchandise...
Space Force will start small but let Trump claim a big win
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is celebrating the launch of Space Force, the first new military service in more than 70 years.
US watching North Korea for ‘Christmas gift’ missile launch
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is closely watching North Korea for signs of a possible missile launch or nuclear test in the coming days that officials are ref...
Pakistan study blames HIV outbreak in kids on bad healthcare
ISLAMABAD — A group of Pakistani doctors blames a recent outbreak of HIV among children in a southern city on poor healthcare practices such as using ...