Report: Racial divide shrinks in US criminal justice system
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Racial disparities have narrowed across the U.S. criminal justice system over 16 years, though black people are still significant...
The Latest: California’s Hunter doesn’t say when he’ll quit
SAN DIEGO — The Latest on California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter’s guilty plea to misusing campaign money (all times local):
State of Sandy Hook shooting takes steps to divest from guns
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s treasurer, who oversees $37 billion in public pension funds, announced plans Tuesday to reallocate $30 million worth o...
Trump says China deal could wait until after 2020 election
LONDON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the likelihood of reaching a U.S.-China trade deal before next year’s elections — and then shrug...
Black victims underrepresented in named violent crime laws
CLEVELAND — The slayings of Reagan Tokes and Alianna DeFreeze had much in common.
Forever war: US and China struggle to defuse trade conflict
WASHINGTON — Businesses and investors have been nervously monitoring U.S.-China trade talks for months, hoping the world’s two biggest economies can d...
France to retaliate if US doubles Champagne, cheese prices
PARIS — France is bristling at a U.S. threat to slap 100% tariffs on French cheeses, Champagne and other products, with the French leader telling Pres...
Marijuana vaping busts on rise; over 500K seized in 2 years
NEW YORK — As health officials scrutinize marijuana vaping, it’s increasingly on law enforcement’s radar, too.
Surge of new abuse claims threatens church like never before
NEW YORK — At the end of another long day trying to sign up new clients accusing the Roman Catholic Church of sexual abuse, lawyer Adam Slater gazes o...
Paul Simon and Peter Singer discuss ‘The Life You Can Save.’
NEW YORK — Paul Simon, world renowned singer-songwriter, has a lot to say about a book called "The Life You Can Save," and its author, Peter Singer.
Workers fired from Google plan federal labor complaint
SAN FRANCISCO — Four workers fired from Google last week are planning to file a federal labor complaint against the company, claiming it unfairly reta...
Stocks fall as Trump downplays chances of China trade deal
TOKYO — Global shares turned lower on Tuesday amid pessimism over a standoff between the U.S. and China and new tensions between the U.S. and France o...
Murder charge announced in death of fighters’ stepdaughter
AUBURN, Ala. — Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a man being charged with capital murder in the shooting death of the stepdaughter of...
North Korea says it’s up to US to choose ‘Christmas gift’
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday repeated its assertions the Trump administration is running out of time to salvage nuclear negotiations, s...
Video game maker to pay $10 million in gender bias case
SAN FRANCISCO — The maker of popular video game League of Legends has agreed to pay $10 million to female employees to settle a broad gender discrimin...
Now Roquefort: US eyes tariffs on $2.4B in French imports
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is proposing tariffs on up to $2.4 billion worth of French imports — including Roquefort cheese, handbags, lipst...
US citizen raised in San Diego faces new terrorism charges
SAN DIEGO — A U.S. citizen on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List has been charged with additional crimes involving ties to Somalia’s al-Shabaab rebe...
China’s climate paradox: A leader in coal and clean energy
WASHINGTON — As world leaders gather in Spain to discuss how to slow the warming of the planet, a spotlight falls on China — the top emitter of greenh...
Probe can’t determine cause of Minneapolis high-rise fire
MINNEAPOLIS — Fire officials said Monday they could not determine the exact cause of a high-rise apartment fire that killed five people last week in M...
Report: Many states in good shape to weather a recession
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — After a couple years of robust tax collections, states across the U.S. are better prepared than ever to weather a potential rece...
California Rep. Hunter to plead guilty to corruption charge
SAN DIEGO — California Rep. Duncan Hunter said he plans to plead guilty to misusing campaign funds and is prepared to go to jail, a stunning turn of e...
Research team to take fresh look at delicate artifacts
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandals and baskets that have withstood the ravages of time will be among the perishable artifacts analyzed by a team of scientist...
UAW bolsters financial controls after embezzlement scandal
DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union has replaced its auditing firm, added four internal auditors and hired a big accounting firm to study its fina...
NBC, union investigate ‘America’s Got Talent’ racism report
LOS ANGELES — NBC and the union that represents television performers are investigating an allegation by an “America’s Got Talent” judge that she was ...
Schools, offices close as long-lived storm clobbers US East
ALBANY, N.Y. — A seemingly endless winter storm that hindered travel across most of the country over the long holiday weekend is delivering a last wal...
Neighbor: Mom, 2 sons lived at Minneapolis home where 4 died
MINNEAPOLIS — The house in Minneapolis where four people died in an apparent domestic attack was occupied by a recently divorced mother and her two so...
The Latest: One-two wintry punch hits eastern US
NEW YORK — The Latest on a wintry storm in the U.S. East (all times local):
Kemp expected to pick Loeffler to succeed Isakson in Senate
ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has decided to appoint a Republican donor and financial services executive for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by...
Tech aims to predict problems on power lines before disaster
LOS ANGELES — B. Don Russell wasn’t thinking about preventing a wildfire when he developed a tool to detect power line problems before they cause equi...
Lawsuit: Ex-Cardinal McCarrick abused boy in Newark in 1990s
NEWARK, N.J. — A lawsuit alleges that former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick abused a teenage boy in the 1990s when he was leader of the ar...