Sanders defines a Jewish identity his way on the 2020 trail
NEW YORK — Bernie Sanders is approaching next week’s Iowa caucuses in a position to become the first major-party Jewish presidential nominee in the na...
Report: No sign of fight before officer shot handcuffed man
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Investigators didn't find any evidence of a fight between a Maryland police officer and the handcuffed man he is accused of fatall...
Florida governor asked to reexamine ‘stand your ground’ case
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In a case involving Florida's controversial “stand your ground” law, Gov. Ron DeSantis has been asked to reinvestigate the fat...
World shares mostly higher after rebound on Wall Street
Shares advanced in most European and Asian markets on Wednesday after a rebound on Wall Street reversed most losses from a sell-off the day before.
Asian shares mostly higher after rebound on Wall Street
Shares advanced in most Asian markets on Wednesday after a rebound on Wall Street that reversed most losses from a sell-off the day before.
San Francisco official charged with corruption in FBI probe
SAN FRANCISCO — A top San Francisco public official and go-to bureaucrat to mayors over two decades was charged with public corruption Tuesday, upendi...
Tributes build outside arena known as House that Kobe Built
LOS ANGELES — Fans call it The House that Kobe Built, and since Kobe Bryant's death in a helicopter crash mourners by the thousands have gathered dail...
At Harvey Weinstein’s trial, a big role for other accusers
NEW YORK — In his former life as a Hollywood big shot, Harvey Weinstein knew the importance of a good supporting role. In his New York City trial, it’...
Coroner: 4 of 8 boat dock fire victims were children
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — Roughly two dozen people lived on Dock B at Jackson County Park Marina, and none was rich or famous. They were middle-class adults ...
Midwestern states consider banning bias based on hairstyles
TOPEKA, Kan. — Black female legislators in two predominantly white Midwestern states urged their Republican colleagues Tuesday to join a national push...
Harvard professor charged with hiding China ties, payments
BOSTON — A Harvard University professor was charged Tuesday with lying about his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program and concealing payments he ...
Man accused of killing missing wife is in critical condition
FARMINGTON, Conn. — A Connecticut man charged with murdering his estranged wife was hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday after being found unres...
Strike by Seattle nurses, staff closes emergency rooms
SEATTLE — Thousands of nurses and other employees at a Seattle hospital system began a three-day strike over staffing levels and wages Tuesday, forcin...
‘Minari,’ a Korean immigrant drama, breaks out at Sundance
PARK CITY, Utah — After the premiere of “Minari” at the Sundance Film Festival, while many in the audience were still drying their eyes, director Lee ...
Reports: Fotis Dulos, accused of killing his wife, is dead
FARMINGTON, Conn. — A Connecticut man charged with murdering his estranged and missing wife has died, according to reports Tuesday.
Weinstein trial moves swiftly with more accusers on deck
NEW YORK — The closely watched #Metoo-era rape trial of Harvey Weinstein is moving at a faster pace than predicted, with three more of his accusers ex...
Astronaut craves salsa and surf after record 11 months aloft
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can't wait to dig into...
Asian shares sink on mounting worries over China outbreak
TOKYO — Asian shares skidded again Tuesday on deepening worries over the expanding outbreak of a new virus in China.
Washington Post places reporter on leave after Bryant tweet
WASHINGTON — The Washington Post has placed a political reporter on administrative leave after she tweeted a link to a story about rape allegations ag...
Grandson’s pitch coaxes Redford out of retirement, briefly
PARK CITY, Utah — Midway through the film festival he founded more than four decades ago, Robert Redford hopped out of a car and hollered to his grand...
Coach on Bryant helicopter put “heart and soul” in teaching
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Christina Mauser poured her heart and soul into coaching and teaching physical education at the school where young Gianna and ...
Photo cropping mistake leads to AP soul-searching on race
NEW YORK — A “terrible mistake” in cropping an African climate activist out of a photo sent to customers of The Associated Press prompted soul-searchi...
At Sundance, Clinton warns of voter suppression in election
PARK CITY, Utah — Since losing the 2016 election to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton has released a memoir about that defeat, launched a political action...
Mom of 2 missing kids found in Hawaii with new husband
BOISE, Idaho — Police say the mother of two missing kids has been found in Hawaii along with her new husband, but there's still no sign of the childre...
Billie Eilish, a voice of the youth, tops the Grammy Awards
NEW YORK — Singer Billie Eilish, who gave voice to young people struggling with depression on a do-it-yourself album she made at home with her older b...
‘I’m being raped’: Weinstein accuser details alleged assault
NEW YORK — At times sobbing, former production assistant Mimi Haleyi told jurors Monday at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial how she tried to fight off th...
Prince Andrew called uncooperative in Jeffrey Epstein probe
NEW YORK — Britain's Prince Andrew has provided “zero cooperation” to the American investigators who want to interview him as part of their sex traffi...
Elizabeth Warren seeks a spark in the final sprint to Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — Elizabeth Warren is fighting to regain momentum in the turbulent tussle for the Democratic presidential nomination amid lingering q...
Fed seems content with low rates but confronts challenges
WASHINGTON — For the first time in years, Federal Reserve officials will hold their latest policy meeting this week feeling broadly satisfied with whe...
The Latest: Billie Eilish wins 5 in dominant Grammys
LOS ANGELES — The Latest on the Grammy Awards, being presented Sunday at Los Angeles' Staples Center (all times local):