Evacuated American says Chinese city was like a ghost town
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Jarred Evans, a professional football player in China, is used to wearing a helmet and shoulder pads. But in the wake of a deadly ...
Ginni Rometty, 1st female CEO at IBM, to step down in April
ARMONK, N.Y. — Ginni Rometty, the first female CEO in IBM's century-long history, is leaving the helm in April.
AP exclusive: Law firm dumps Maduro official amid outcry
BOGOTA, Colombia — A U.S. law firm that was hired for $12.5 million by a top official in Nicolás Maduro's government has decided to dump the controver...
Grand Canyon visit inspired Kobe Bryant’s pilot to fly
LOS ANGELES — Ara Zobayan’s passion for helicopters began as a passenger, a tourist floating over the vast Grand Canyon.
Professor accused of hiding links to China released on bond
BOSTON — A Harvard University professor charged with lying about his role in a Chinese talent recruitment program was released from custody Thursday a...
Democratic AGs sue to force US to adopt ERA in Constitution
RICHMOND, Va. — Three Democratic state attorneys general sued a U.S. government official Thursday, seeking to force him to recognize Virginia’s recent...
Weinstein: Private eyes were hired ‘for days like this’
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein offered an unscripted defense Thursday of his use of private undercover investigators who allegedly tried to silence his a...
Drinkers want fizz, low carbs, and Super Bowl ads reflect it
DETROIT — When Americans crack open a cold one during Sunday's Super Bowl, it might not be a traditional domestic beer.
KC fans under closer scrutiny for chants, ‘tomahawk chops’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — While other sports teams using Native American nicknames and imagery have faced decades of protests and boycotts, the Kansas City C...
Tricky trade-offs for states in Trump’s new Medicaid offer
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Thursday offered states more control over Medicaid spending for some of their poorest residents, but first gover...
US military chief in Africa argues for vital US presence
DAKAR, Senegal — The head of U.S. military forces in Africa argued Thursday against troop cuts on the vast and booming continent, saying strategic par...
‘The Assistant’ aims to go behind the headlines of #MeToo
PARK CITY, Utah — “The Assistant” is one of the first narrative films to come out of the #MeToo movement and the Harvey Weinstein scandal. The film, w...
US reports 1st case of person-to-person spread of new virus
NEW YORK — Health officials Thursday reported the first U.S. case of person-to-person spread of the new virus from China.
US economy grew modestly last quarter against a hazy outlook
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy expanded at a moderate 2.1% annual rate in the final three months of 2019, capping a year when a weak global landscape a...
Buttigieg endorsed by major California, Nevada LGBTQ group
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has won the backing of Equality California, one of the nation's largest LGBTQ membership organization...
For 1st time in 4 years, US life expectancy rises — a little
NEW YORK — Life expectancy in the United States is up for the first time in four years.
Survey: University investments saw slower growth in 2019
BOSTON — Most U.S. universities made money on their financial investments last year, but their returns were tempered by a global economic slowdown fue...
Asian markets tumble as fears over virus outbreak spread
Shares tumbled in Asia on Thursday as concern over the impact of the virus outbreak in China deepened.
Georgia man put to death for the 1997 killings of 2 people
JACKSON, Ala. — A Georgia man convicted of killing his ex-wife and her boyfriend more than two decades ago was put to death Wednesday evening, becomin...
PG&E and California governor at odds over bankruptcy plan
SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric attorneys on Wednesday assured a federal judge the utility will emerge from bankruptcy by its June deadline...
Author tour for controversial ‘American Dirt’ is canceled
NEW YORK — The publisher of Jeanine Cummins' controversial novel “American Dirt" has canceled the remainder of her promotional tour, citing concerns f...
Fed chair sees China virus as possible risk to world economy
WASHINGTON — Just as the outlook for the global economy had been brightening in recent months, a new threat has suddenly emerged in the form of the vi...
Microsoft plows ahead in cloud business growth
Microsoft on Wednesday reported another solid quarterly report card to Wall Street, as it plows ahead in selling its cloud computing services to big b...
Accusers: Weinstein excused lewd acts as a showbiz norm
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein callously preceded an alleged rape with reassurances that he'd had a vasectomy, one accuser testified Wednesday.
Women, 5 children among 8 victims of Alabama dock fire
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — A woman and her five children were among the eight people who died in a dock fire at a north Alabama marina, authorities and relati...
Prosecutor: Michael Avenatti saw dollar signs in Nike fraud
NEW YORK — A prosecutor kicked off opening statements at Michael Avenatti's attempted extortion trial Wednesday by saying the deep-in-debt California ...
Americans from China virus zone evaluated at military base
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Officials say the 201 Americans evacuated from the Chinese city at the center of the virus outbreak are undergoing three days of m...
Isabel Allende talks about migration, life, aging and love
NEW YORK — Over the last year, Isabel Allende has been coping with loss and grief after the passing of her mother, a stepfather whom she “adored”, and...
What Trump’s new North American trade deal actually does
WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump signed a revamped trade agreement with Mexico and Canada into law Wednesday, he kept a campaign pledge to imp...
NASA shutting down space telescope, infrared eyes to cosmos
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is pulling the plug on one of its great observatories -- the Spitzer Space Telescope -- after 16 years of scanning the uni...