Still teaching at 95, Jimmy Carter draws devotees to church
PLAINS, Ga. — The pilgrims arrive early and from all over, gathering hours before daybreak in an old pecan grove that surrounds a country church. They...
Villarreal to showcase its flair _ and ceramics _ in US
VILLARREAL, Spain — A short drive through the narrow streets of Villarreal can give you an idea about what matters most in this small city in eastern ...
French leader laments NATO’s ‘brain death’ due to US absence
BRUSSELS — French President Emmanuel Macron claimed that a lack of U.S. leadership is causing the "brain death" of the NATO military alliance, insisti...
Immigration opens ideological fault lines for 2020 Democrats
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is adding his support to a call by some of his fellow presidential hopefuls for decriminalizing illegal border crossings, ...
Asian stocks mostly lower after US indexes hit pause
BANGKOK — Asian stocks were mostly lower Thursday after a meandering day of trading in the U.S. left stock indexes close to their record highs.
Europeans look to China as global partner, shun Trump’s US
PARIS — When France's president wants to carry European concerns to the world stage to find solutions for climate change, trade tensions or Iran's nuc...
2 escaped murder suspects arrested at US-Mexico border
SAN FRANCISCO — Two murder suspects who escaped from a jail on California's central coast eluded an intense manhunt, traveled hundreds of miles a...
Migrants live in fear at Mexico-US border as violence flares
SAN DIEGO — A Salvadoran woman seeking asylum in the United States spends her days holed up in her cousin's cramped slum house just across the border ...
As violence flares in Mexico, Trump policy under scrutiny
SAN DIEGO — A Salvadoran woman seeking asylum in the United States spends her days sequestered in her cousin's cramped house in Mexico, too scared to ...
Doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the US
The first attempt in the United States to use a gene editing tool called CRISPR against cancer seems safe in the three patients who have had it so far...
N. Korea says US terrorism blacklist hinders nuke diplomacy
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea says the U.S. redesignation of Pyongyang as a sponsor of terrorism is dimming prospects for nuclear diplomacy between...
Dow hits record as stock market rally extends into 5th week
NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average returned to a record on Monday, joining other market gauges at all-time highs, as the stock market's rally...
Study: Alien grasses are making more frequent US wildfires
WASHINGTON — For much of the United States, invasive grass species are making wildfires more frequent, especially in fire-prone California, a new stud...
Global markets rise amid hopes for trade talks, earnings
BEIJING — Global stock markets rose Monday on hopes for progress in trade talks between the United States and China and on the back of strong economic...
Key moments in the 1979 Iran hostage crisis at US Embassy
Here are key moments in the 1979 Iranian takeover and subsequent 444-day hostage crisis at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
AP COVERED IT: Iran students seize US Embassy in Tehran
EDITOR'S NOTE: On Nov. 4, 1979, Iranian students overran guards to take over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, starting a 444-day hostage crisis that transf...
Schär wins 3rd straight NYC Marathon women’s wheelchair race
NEW YORK — Manuela Schär of Switzerland has won her third straight women's wheelchair title at the New York City Marathon, giving her eight consecutiv...
1 Year Out: A divided nation lurches toward 2020 election
WASHINGTON — One year from Sunday, voters will decide whether to grant President Donald Trump a second term in office, an election that will be a refe...
Greta Thunberg call to fight global warming cheers LA rally
LOS ANGELES — Greta Thunberg, Sweden's 16-year-old climate-change activist, joined fellow teenagers from throughout California Friday in telling a che...
Reports: US launches review of China-owned video app TikTok
Multiple published reports say that the U.S. government has launched a national-security review of the China-owned video app TikTok, popular with mill...
AP-NORC poll: Most Americans dislike twice-a-year time flops
INDIANAPOLIS — Most people across the country will see their clocks roll back an hour this weekend as nearly eight months of daylight saving time come...
$2 million Juvenile tops opening day of Breeders’ Cup
ARCADIA, Calif. — Breeders' Cup weekend kicks off with five stakes Friday, topped by the $2 million Juvenile, as Santa Anita hosts the world champions...
N. Korea fires 2 missiles in the sea amid stalled talks
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Thursday fired two projectiles toward its eastern sea, an apparent resumption of weapons tests aimed at ramping up...
Pompeo criticizes China and long-held US views on country
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is lashing out at China and accusing the Chinese Communist Party of adopting policies that run counter to ...
US sued over health insurance rule for immigrant families
A lawsuit Wednesday accused the Trump administration of preventing Americans from bringing their foreign spouses and parents to live with them in the ...
Bipartisan House OKs bill hitting Turkey for Syria incursion
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill punishing Turkey for its invasion of northern Syria and illustrating both parties' dismay with President Donald Trump's...
Adviser in impeachment spotlight has only-in-America story
WASHINGTON — The Soviet-era immigrant who became a wounded warrior and later a White House aide saw it as his "sacred duty" to speak up.
Ex-CIA agent convicted in kidnap skips Italian justice
MILAN — The only American to serve a sentence in the CIA-organized kidnap of a Muslim cleric in Italy has skipped the country, her lawyer confirmed Tu...
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...
Russia calls US move to protect Syrian oil ‘banditry’
MOSCOW — Russia's Defense Ministry on Saturday harshly criticized the United States decision to send armored vehicles and combat troops into eastern S...