Trump curbs immigrants from 6 nations in election-year push
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Friday that it was restricting immigrants from six additional countries that officials said failed to ...
US bars foreigners coming from China for now over virus fear
WASHINGTON — The United States on Friday declared a public health emergency and announced significant entry restrictions because of a new virus that h...
Some Americans to leave China, many stay after US advisory
BEIJING — Some Americans plan to leave China after the U.S. government advised about a spreading virus outbreak, but many others are staying.
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...
UN agency declares global emergency over virus from China
BEIJING — The World Health Organization declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has been exported to more than a dozen countries as...
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.
Pentagon seeking Iraqi permission to deploy missile defenses
WASHINGTON — The United States has asked Iraq for permission to put Patriot missile systems at bases hosting U.S. troops to improve defenses against a...
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.
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...
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...
Israel postpones move to annex large parts of West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel has postponed a move to annex large parts of the West Bank, a government minister said Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Benjam...
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...
Pentagon: 50 troops suffered brain injuries in Iran strike
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Tuesday raised to 50 the number of U.S. service members who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran's missile strike ea...
US, others prepare evacuations as virus spreads from China
BEIJING — The United States and several other nations prepared Tuesday to airlift citizens out of a Chinese city at the center of a virus outbreak tha...
Auschwitz survivors warn of rising anti-Semitism 75 years on
OSWIECIM, Poland — Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp gathered Monday for commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of its liberation, r...
Pentagon: 34 troops suffered brain injuries in Iran strike
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon disclosed on Friday that 34 U.S. service members suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran's missile strike this month on an...
US general says troop surge in Middle East may not end soon
ABOARD THE USS BATAAN — Over the past eight months, the United States has poured more than 20,000 additional troops into the Middle East to counter th...
Controversial Washington lawmaker spreads views across West
SPOKANE, Wash. — A Washington state lawmaker whose actions surrounding an armed standoff with federal agents were dubbed “domestic terrorism” in a rec...
Schiff takes conciliatory tone after Roberts’ admonishment
WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead impeachment manager, took a conciliatory tone at President Donald Trump’s Senate trial on Wednesday after Chie...
Saudi crown prince’s WhatsApp linked to Bezos phone hack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The cellphone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked in what appeared to be an attempt by Sau...
Canada justice dept. lawyer says Huawei exec committed fraud
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A Canadian justice department lawyer said Wednesday that fraud, not sanctions, is the crucial element for a judge to con...
The Latest: WTO chief says debate over trade rules will last
DAVOS, Switzerland — The Latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (all times local):
US-French tax truce a respite in tense relations with EU
DAVOS, Switzerland — France will delay its tax on big tech firms like Google and Facebook in exchange for the United States's promise to hold off reta...
Virus prompts temperature checks, extra cleaning at airports
BEIJING — Many countries are checking the temperatures of arriving airline passengers and adopting precautionary quarantine procedures in response to ...
Britain’s EU Journey: When De Gaulle said ‘non’ twice
LONDON — Britain officially leaves the European Union on Jan. 31 after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the ...
Protests or not, politics and Olympics are intertwined
More than a half-century later, Tommie Smith and John Carlos are cemented into Olympic lore — their names enshrined in the Olympic Hall of Fame in the...
IMF: Low rates and reduced trade tension to aid world growth
WASHINGTON — Low interest rates and reduced trade tensions will likely buoy the global economy over the next two years and help nurture steady if mode...
Huawei exec’s extradition hearing begins in Canada
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The first stage of an extradition hearing for a senior executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei begins Monday in a Vanc...
Thousands camp in Guatemala as Mexico blocks migrant path
TECUN UMAN, Guatemala — The bridge spanning the Suchiate River between Mexico and Guatemala was open again for business on Sunday, but few migrants we...
China reports 4 more cases in viral pneumonia outbreak
BEIJING — Four more cases have been identified in a viral pneumonia outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan that has killed two people and promp...