Factory farms provide abundant food, but environment suffers
AKRON, Iowa — In recent years, Fred Zenk built two barns housing about 2,400 hogs between them — long, white, concrete-and-metal structures that are u...
Ill Cali cartel drug kingpin seeks early prison release
MIAMI — One of the world's major cocaine kingpins, a co-founder of Colombia's Cali Cartel that smuggled some $2 billion in drugs to the U.S., is seeki...
Victims: PG&E still has rickety power line near Paradise
SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric is still operating a rickety power line near the one that ignited a 2018 wildfire that wiped out the Northe...
States use Catholic clergy abuse lists to screen applicants
In the wake of revelations that scores of Roman Catholic priests and religious workers credibly accused of child sexual abuse are living unsupervised ...
Driver charged in police chase along Super Bowl parade route
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A driver who led police on a chase along the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade route before he was stopped and arrested at gunp...
Twitter shares jump on rise in user numbers, revenue
Shares in Twitter jumped Thursday after the social media company said its revenue growth and user numbers exceeded forecasts in the latest quarter, th...
Kidman, Nyong’o, Peele and more describe 1st Oscar moments
LOS ANGELES — It happens in an instant: The envelope is opened, a name is called and the Oscar winner's life and career are changed forever.
Rolling Stones returning to North America for 15-city tour
LOS ANGELES — The Rolling Stones are returning to some North American cities where they haven't played in years.
Universities cancel study-abroad programs amid virus fears
As concerns about China's virus outbreak spread, universities are scrambling to assess the risks to their programs, and some are canceling study-abroa...
Not a break, but fissures in US-Iraqi military alliance
BAGHDAD — A new watchtower rose over an American military base in northern Iraq, and cranes lifted hefty slabs of concrete to reinforce the barricades...
Facebook, YouTube: Firm must stop scraping faces from sites
Facebook joined YouTube, Twitter and payment service Venmo on Wednesday in demanding that a facial recognition company stop harvesting user images to ...
Kirk Douglas, longtime influential movie star, dies at 103
Kirk Douglas, the intense, muscular actor with the dimpled chin who starred in "Spartacus," "Lust for Life" and dozens of other films, helped fatally ...
Life under virus quarantine: Boxing, chalk art and waiting
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — There's Zumba and boxing classes, lectures on business and taxes, and chalk art outside for the children.
Madoff seeks prison release, citing terminal kidney failure
NEW YORK — Epic Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff asked a federal judge Wednesday to grant him a “compassionate release” from his 150-year prison sentence,...
Venezuelan opposition head meets Trump in show of US support
WASHINGTON — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó on Wednesday scored a long-sought meeting with President Donald Trump, a high point on an intern...
Weinstein accuser says he ‘trapped’ her during hotel assault
NEW YORK — The final accuser at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial testified Wednesday that he stripped off his clothes, pulled down her dress and groped h...
Abortion is unlikely complication in Senate race in Kansas
OLATHE, Kan. — A fight in the Kansas Legislature over protecting its power to restrict abortion has become an unlikely complication in the Republican ...
No sanctions for Montana lawmaker over socialism comments
HELENA, Mont. — The speaker of the Montana House conceded Wednesday that the Legislature will likely do nothing to sanction a Republican state represe...
Parkland dad apologizes for State of the Union outburst
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The father of a student killed in the 2018 Florida high school massacre apologized Wednesday for disrupting President Donald T...
Oscar Predictions: Can ‘Parasite’ upset ’1917′?
NEW YORK — Ahead of Sunday’s 92nd Academy Awards, Associated Press Film Writer Jake Coyle shares his predictions for a ceremony with a lot of locks bu...
Warrants served in 1996 disappearance of California student
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Search warrants were served Wednesday at locations in California and Washington state in the investigation of the disappeara...
Iraqi officials say Baghdad wants to minimize reliance on US
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government has told its military not to seek assistance from the U.S.-led coalition in operations against the Islamic State group,...
How’s the economy? Fed increasingly turns to private data
WASHINGTON — About a year ago, Federal Reserve officials were nervous. Markets were cratering. Fear about a trade war was rising. The officials needed...
What for W-4? Why you should care about the new tax form
If you are starting a new job this year, or just want to update your tax information with your employer, some of the paperwork is going to look differ...
‘Homeland’ stars say farewell to their Showtime spy series
NEW YORK — As the Showtime spy thriller “Homeland” comes to an end, Claire Danes hopes that her portrayal of a character with bipolar disorder helps d...
California firefighters return from battling Australia fires
LOS ANGELES — Twenty firefighters from California returned to the United States on Wednesday after spending nearly a month battling wildfires in Austr...
California pardons gay civil rights leader in new initiative
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s governor announced Wednesday that he is posthumously pardoning a gay civil rights leader while creating a new pardon...
Youth parole officer kept job amid child abuse investigation
CONCORD, N.H. — A former employee of a New Hampshire youth detention center continued working with children in a state job for nine months after polic...
Photos of ‘king tides’ globally show risks of climate change
DEPOE BAY, Ore. — Tourists, nature lovers and amateur scientists are whipping out their cameras to document the effects of extreme high tides on shore...
2 leaders of Democratic convention host committee fired
MADISON, Wis. — The two leaders of Milwaukee's host committee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention were fired late Tuesday amid allegations tha...