Japan stocks lower, China little-changed on Christmas Day
BEIJING — Japanese stock prices declined and Chinese markets were little-changed Wednesday while trading in most other Asian economies was closed for ...
Lebanese help each other as economic crisis crushes lives
BEIRUT — Panic set in on a WhatsApp group used to organize Lebanese protests when one member said he intended to kill himself because he can’t provide...
‘Colors of the Mountain’ author Da Chen dies at 57
LOS ANGELES — Da Chen, the brilliant storyteller who drew from the hardships he suffered as a persecuted child growing up in the midst of China’s cult...
Q&A: YBN Cordae talks sharing raw emotions after Grammy noms
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — When YBN Cordae posted a video of himself shedding tears in reaction to receiving two Grammy nominations, the rapper initially...
Only 3 playoff slots locked up as NFL goes into final week
NEW YORK — The NFL goes into the final week of the season with the Baltimore Ravens knowing exactly what lies ahead of them in the postseason.
Rapper DaBaby handcuffed, given pot citation after concert
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was handcuffed and cited on a misdemeanor marijuana charge in North Carolina hours after he performed...
Elizabeth Spencer, ‘Light In the Piazza’ author, dies at 98
NEW YORK — Elizabeth Spencer, a grande dame of Southern literature who bravely navigated between the Jim Crow past and open-ended present in her novel...
Bankruptcy judge thrust into spotlight in Purdue Pharma case
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma warns that real-life court cases don't unfold like “Perry Ma...
No. 2 Ohio State gets another test with No. 22 West Virginia
RALEIGH, N.C. — Chris Holtmann has already seen his Ohio State team claim three wins against marquee nonconference opponents. The second-ranked Buckey...
Beast Mode is back: Lynch signs with Seattle to fill RB void
RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks have reunited with Marshawn Lynch.
‘Just Mercy’ aims for justice on death row, and in Hollywood
NEW YORK — Michael B. Jordan doesn’t usually get star struck. Bryan Stevenson had a different effect on him.
Baba Ram Dass, spiritual guru and LSD proponent, dies at 88
HONOLULU — Baba Ram Dass, the 1960s counterculture spiritual leader who experimented with LSD and traveled to India to find enlightenment, returning t...
House committee raises prospect of more impeachment articles
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee held open the possibility Monday of recommending additional articles of impeachment against President Donal...
Busy Philipps says her family likes spontaneous travel
NEW YORK — Busy Philipps and her screenwriter husband, Marc Silverstein, jet around the world a lot with their two daughters, ages 6 and 11, and often...
Klobuchar to complete tour of all 99 Iowa counties
Democrat Amy Klobuchar — running for president as a person who can win even in conservative, rural areas — says she will become the first major 2020 c...
Review: A technical feat, ’1917′ is great storytelling, too
It's been a good time for World War I buffs — especially if they're also movie buffs. A year ago director Peter Jackson applied state-of-the-art techn...
Saudi Arabia cuts loose with bevy of models and a rave
DIRIYAH, Saudi Arabia — Supermodels and social media mavens, their makeup artists and hair stylists in tow, posed at a concert in leather pants, chunk...
Giuliani pals leveraged GOP access to seek Ukraine gas deal
KYIV, Ukraine — In a back corner of the swank H Bar in Houston, near a huge photo of Brigitte Bardot with a dangling cigarette and a deck of cards, tw...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s flawed impeachment letter to Pelosi
WASHINGTON — The closing passage in President Donald Trump's impeachment-eve letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had the ring of truth to it. He was ...
Gilgeous-Alexander helps Thunder beat Clippers 118-112
OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander matched his career high with 32 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers ...
‘Rise of Skywalker’ opens with $175.5 million; ‘Cats’ flops
NEW YORK — The Force was a little less strong with “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker." J.J. Abrams' Skywalker finale couldn't match its recent predece...
Times Square characters head to Rock Center for the holidays
NEW YORK — Visitors headed for Times Square have long been bedazzled by thick crowds, bright lights, and a cadre of costumed characters who sidle up t...
Us vs. them: Trump aiming to use impeachment to rev up base
NEW YORK — Using stark “us vs. them” language, President Donald Trump and his reelection campaign have begun framing his impeachment not as a judgment...
Queen Elizabeth II attends church; Philip still in hospital
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II attended church near her rural retreat Sunday as her husband Prince Philip spent his second night in a London hospital.
Australia’s leader apologizes for vacation amid wildfires
SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologized Sunday for taking a family vacation in Hawaii as deadly bushfires raged across several st...
Warren’s souvenir wine bottle pops up in big-donor debate
WASHINGTON — On a Saturday evening in June 2018, with temperatures in the 70s and the Red Sox playing at Fenway Park, supporters of Massachusetts Sen....
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s distorted letter to Dems and history
WASHINGTON — The closing passage in President Donald Trump's impeachment-eve letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had the ring of truth to it. He was ...
No. 1 KU falls to No. 18 Villanova on Samuels’ 3-pointer
PHILADELPHIA — Jermaine Samuels hit a winning 3-pointer with 20.5 seconds left to lead No. 18 Villanova to a 56-55 victory on Saturday over Kansas, th...
Buttigieg leads 2020 rivals in Wall Street contributions
WASHINGTON — The financial sector, blamed by progressives for spawning the 2008 economic collapse, is lining up behind Pete Buttigieg’s presidential c...