Trial opens in lawsuit over ‘Frankenstein’ use of remains
PHOENIX — A retired FBI agent described a horrific raid of now-closed body donation facility Monday, recalling a table stacked with severed human legs...
Bronx steps in ‘Joker’ movie become a tourist attraction
NEW YORK — Move over, Rocky, there's a new stairway to climb.
Stocks set another record. The champagne’s still corked.
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are back at a record. Don't feel excited? Neither does Wall Street.
North Korea says it’s running out of patience with US
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Sunday said it's running out of patience with the United States over what it described as hostile policies and uni...
New evacuations, power outages near California wildfire
SAN FRANCISCO — New evacuations were ordered Saturday for at least 50,000 people near a huge wildfire and millions of Californians will have their pow...
Ex-worker says Oklahoma prosecutor ordered illegal probe
OKLAHOMA CITY — A former investigator for an Oklahoma prosecutor has accused his ex-boss of ordering an illegal investigation into supporters of crimi...
Critics gear up for response to lease sale in Arctic refuge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Opponents of oil drilling in America's largest wildlife refuge have a message for oil drillers and the people who finance them: Do...
‘It’s a fine target’: Census bureau to fight misinformation
CHICAGO — Worried about internet trolls and foreign powers spreading false news, census officials are preparing to battle misinformation campaigns for...
Discord over deal to settle Houston-area bail lawsuit
HOUSTON — Both law enforcement officials and advocates in Texas' most populous county say they support efforts to change a bail system that was deemed...
Special needs families hope Chicago strike will bring change
CHICAGO — For seven school days, Mila Cohen's 14-year-old daughter retrieved her backpack and urged her mother toward the door — her usual morning rou...
Snow jobs: In tight labor market, ski areas up the ante
WARREN, Vt. — It used to be that a free ski pass was enough to lure workers to seasonal jobs at mountain resorts. No longer.
Native Hawaiian heiress faces court test to control millions
HONOLULU — A 93-year-old heiress doesn't need a guardian to take care of her, but a hearing will be held to determine whether she needs a conservator ...
Pentagon hands Microsoft $10B ‘war cloud’ deal, snubs Amazon
SAN FRANCISCO — The Pentagon awarded Microsoft a $10 billion cloud computing contract , snubbing early front-runner Amazon, whose competitive bid drew...
For Joe Biden, South Carolina is the key to 2020 nomination
The spotlight of presidential primary politics shines brightest on Iowa and New Hampshire. But for Joe Biden, there's an even more important venue in ...
US deficit hits nearly $1 trillion. When will it matter?
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration reported a river of red ink Friday.
Trump’s company exploring sale of landmark Washington hotel
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's company said Friday it is exploring the sale of its landmark Washington hotel after nearly three years of ethics...
Firefighters race to control blazes before winds roar back
LOS ANGELES — Howling winds that fueled destructive wildfires across California began to die down Friday, but residents in the northern part of the st...
Health official: No ‘short list’ of vaping illness suspects
NEW YORK — Health officials acknowledged Friday they are still looking at a wide range of products and chemicals that could be causing the U.S. vaping...
Huffman released with 2 days left on 2-week prison term
SAN FRANCISCO — Actress Felicity Huffman was released Friday morning from a federal prison in California two days before the end of a two-week sentenc...
Actresses cite lack of Hollywood stylists who get black hair
NEW YORK — Tiffany Haddish recalls leaving the set of a big-budget movie in tears in search of someone who could properly do her hair. Lorraine Toussa...
Pioneering director Lina Wertmüller to finally get her Oscar
LOS ANGELES — In 1977, Italian filmmaker Lina Wertmüller became the first woman to ever be nominated for best director at the Academy Awards. Although...
‘Brazen, naked corruption’ gets SC sheriff 1 year in prison
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina sheriff found guilty of misconduct for using his power and office to push a personal assistant to have sex with him ...
In Tennessee, inmates opt for electric chair over injection
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The inmate's request was a surprising one, made three days before he was to be executed in October 2018: Edmund Zagorski told the s...
AP-NORC poll: Most Americans oppose reparations for slavery
DETROIT — Few Americans are in favor of giving reparations to descendants of enslaved black people in the United States, a new poll shows, even as the...
Doctor who kept fetuses is vilified in life and death
CHICAGO — Dr. Ulrich Klopfer competed so avidly in the 1970s to perform the most abortions each day at a Chicago clinic that it was said he would set ...
Global shares mixed amid uncertainty over trade, Brexit
TOKYO — Global shares were mixed Friday, with U.S.-China trade tensions and Britain's unruly process toward leaving the European Union weighing on inv...
Congregations, community to commemorate synagogue shooting
PITTSBURGH — A virtual remembrance, an overseas concert and community service projects highlight the many plans for commemorating the deadliest attack...
Meth is most common drug in overdose deaths in chunk of US
NEW YORK — Fentanyl is driving drug overdose deaths in the U.S. overall, but in nearly half of the country, it's a different story. Meth is the bigger...
Asian shares mixed after US gains amid global uncertainties
TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed Friday, after Wall Street indexes posted modest gains, cheered by solid profits and forecasts from U.S. technology com...