Defiant Trump rallies supporters as House impeaches him
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defiant in the face of a historic rebuke, President Donald Trump rallied supporters in Michigan on Wednesday night as the House ...
Review: Forget CGI. Dench is the special effect in ‘Cats’
There’s apparently enough groundbreaking technology used in “Cats” for NASA to send a rocket to unexplored parts of the universe — perhaps to a far-of...
Legacy moment: Pelosi leads ‘somber’ Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON — The House's center of power took a seat toward the back of the chamber Wednesday. Her golden mace brooch, symbol of the House and the spe...
Feds: Seattle barrel company used hidden drain to pollute
SEATTLE — A century-old Seattle barrel company has been indicted along with its third-generation owner in what prosecutors describe as a long-running ...
High school coach portrayed in “Remember the Titans” dies
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Herman Boone, the Virginia high school football coach who inspired the movie “Remember the Titans,” has died. He was 84.
Police, protesters clash outside Barcelona-Real Madrid game
BARCELONA, Spain — Riot police clashed with protesters in the streets Wednesday night outside a soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid, as aut...
Washington governor wants to spend $300M to help homeless
SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday he wants to spend more than $300 million from the state’s emergency budget reserve to add 2,100 sh...
Trump speaks at swank GOP fundraiser, his DC hotel profits
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took the stage in the ballroom of his luxury hotel in Washington on Saturday night, just days before an impeachmen...
Study estimates that half of US adults will be obese by 2030
There's no way to sugarcoat this news: Nearly half of American adults will be obese within a decade and one-quarter will be severely so, a new report ...
On screen, Asian Americans rarely get into Christmas spirit
With its multiple teenage characters, the Netflix movie “Let It Snow” is a mix of holiday feels and a John Hughes comedy. But unlike those genres, the...
Fiat Chrysler-Peugeot merger could bring more clean vehicles
DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot agreed Wednesday to merge into a single company that will become the world’s fourth-largest automaker, a giant tha...
2019 Breakthrough Entertainer: Jack Quaid of ‘The Boys’
LOS ANGELES — If you’re an actor, and your parents just happen to be Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, you may have to get used to movie makers assuming that...
In a first, Peruvian with Down syndrome runs for parliament
LIMA, Peru — Bryan Russell has Down syndrome and does daily speech exercises, putting pens and corks in his mouth to help build up low muscle tone the...
Justice Dept. plans crackdown on violent crime in 7 cities
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced a crackdown Wednesday aimed at driving down violent crime in seven of the nation’s most violent cities.
2019 Breakthrough Entertainer: Dever shined in TV and film
NEW YORK — Any actor can find it difficult to find a meaty role in Hollywood, whether it be in TV or film, comedy or drama. Actress Kaitlyn Dever shin...
Attorney downplays danger from mercury spill by jailed man
HOUSTON — An attorney for a 19-year-old man accused stealing mercury and spilling it at several locations in Houston tried Wednesday to downplay the d...
Lebanon’s caretaker PM no longer candidate for post
BEIRUT — Lebanon's caretaker prime minister said Wednesday he's no longer a candidate for the post, eliminating himself from consideration with no cle...
Walk-in clinics for opioid addiction offer meds first, fast
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Every time she got out of jail, Jamie Cline started hustling again for heroin, driven by an addiction she didn’t understand.
British man accused of hacking US health care companies
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A British man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to U.S. charges alleging that he and co-conspirators in an international hacking group c...
Macron, under strike pressure, mulls changes to pension plan
PARIS — The French government launched negotiations with labor unions Wednesday on potential changes to a landmark pension reform bill that sparked cr...
Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 2-year prison term in racketeering case
NEW YORK — The rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday by a judge who said his extraordinary cooperation with prosecutor...
Slavery museum in Liverpool aims to confront painful legacy
LIVERPOOL, England — Scarlet shackles sit peacefully on display in front of a sad, gray backdrop. The now rusted leg irons once locked human ankles du...
Calif consumer privacy law can affect businesses across U.S.
NEW YORK — If the thousands of Californians who use Josh Simons' app for musicians demand next month that Vampr delete their personal information, Sim...
Scientists narrow age estimate for fossils of human ancestor
NEW YORK — Scientists say they have finally calculated the age of the youngest known remains of Homo erectus, which is generally considered an ancesto...
NFL at 100: Helmets go high tech in quest for player safety
Long gone are the days of the leather shell and single-bar face mask.
Buy, lease or subscribe to add solar panels to your home
NEW YORK — Homeowners are clamoring to power through blackouts that have become a regrettably frequent part of life in California. The cost of solar p...
What will Boris Johnson do? UK leader to unveil policy plans
LONDON — British voters have given Prime Minister Boris Johnson a commanding majority. But they have little idea what he plans to do with it, apart fr...
Quiz: How well did you keep up with business news in 2019?
NEW YORK — 2019 wound up being another big year for news from the business world. There was a leadership transition at Google's parent company, a huge...
Twin Metals Minnesota files formal mine plan with regulators
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Twin Metals Minnesota formally submitted a plan to regulators Wednesday for an underground copper-nickel mine near Ely in northeaste...
Top AP sports photos capture memorable moments of 2019
A flip, a fling and a fist pump that seemed lost forever.