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San Francisco musical, longest running in US, to hang up hat

SAN FRANCISCO — When you think of America's longest-running musicals, Broadway favorites such as “The Lion King” or “Chicago” may come to mind.
16:31 21 December 2021

Buttigieg backers defend ‘wine cave’ fundraiser

RUTHERFORD, Calif. — The California winemakers who hosted a dinner at a “wine cave” for Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg are defending t...
5:13 21 December 2021

Acclaimed author and journalist Ward Just dead at 84

NEW YORK — Ward Just, a highly regarded political and war correspondent for The Washington Post who later drew upon his experiences for such acclaimed...
22:19 20 December 2021

Trump adviser: Expect more aggressive poll watching in 2020

MADISON, Wis. — One of President Donald Trump’s top re-election advisers told influential Republicans in swing state Wisconsin that the party has “tra...
21:15 20 December 2021

Obamacare sign-ups steady as debate persists over its future

WASHINGTON — More than 8 million people have signed up for coverage next year under former President Barack Obama's health care law, the government sa...
20:18 20 December 2021

Review: Jordan and Foxx shine in urgent drama ‘Just Mercy’

There's usually one film that tops lists whenever powerful legal thrillers are debated — “To Kill a Mockingbird," set in the 1930s. Now comes a film s...
17:35 20 December 2021

Palace: Prince Philip in hospital as ‘precautionary measure’

LONDON — Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was admitted to a London hospital Friday “as a precautionary measure,” Buckingham Palace sa...
16:42 20 December 2021

Q&A: Sam Mendes on making ’1917′ in one long take

NEW YORK — After the juggling act of two Bond films, with their cadre of characters and armory of gadgets, Sam Mendes had something cleaner in mind fo...
14:35 20 December 2021

Q&A: Anthony Daniels talks long ride as C-3PO in ‘Star Wars’

LOS ANGELES — Anthony Daniels went through a painful experience after not receiving the same amount of public recognition as other co-stars when the f...
14:22 20 December 2021

Impeachment of Trump voted top 2019 news story in AP poll

NEW YORK — The drive by the Democratic-led House of Representatives to impeach President Donald Trump was the top news story of 2019, according to The...
12:00 20 December 2021

Virginia biochemist Camille Schrier is crowned Miss America

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Organizers wanted to make it clear the 99th Miss America competition isn't your grandmother's beauty pageant, and their winner did...
3:35 20 December 2021

Ex-model sues Weinstein, renewing allegations of abuse at 16

NEW YORK — A former model who accused Harvey Weinstein last year of sexually abusing her when she was 16 years old filed a new lawsuit against him Thu...
22:35 19 December 2021

Jaguars adjust clocks with Coughlin gone, stump for Marrone

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — About 12 hours after Jaguars owner Shad Khan fired top executive Tom Coughlin, all the clocks inside the building were reset. The...
22:04 19 December 2021

‘Meet the Press’ to shine light on political disinformation

NEW YORK — A special “Meet the Press” episode on disinformation in politics was in the works even before host Chuck Todd's interviews with two Republi...
20:55 19 December 2021

Group backing Iowa’s Ernst hit with complaint after AP story

WASHINGTON — An election watchdog filed a complaint Thursday alleging than an outside group founded by top political aides to Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst vio...
20:08 19 December 2021

2019 Breakthrough Entertainer: A star-making year for Majors

NEW YORK — How is a great actor made? For Jonathan Majors, the 30-year-old breakout star of “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” it started in drama...
18:23 19 December 2021

Stars Simmons, Young lead defenses in Clemson-Ohio St clash

CLEMSON, S.C. — There is little doubt the nation's best defensive player will take the field at the Fiesta Bowl when No 2 Ohio State faces No. 3 Clems...
17:50 19 December 2021

Global stocks dip after Trump impeachment vote

BEIJING — Global stock markets mostly dipped Thursday after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump and the central ...
13:23 19 December 2021

Spain rocked by rulings that renew questions over Catalonia

BRUSSELS — Spain was thrown into turmoil on Thursday by court rulings that could undermine Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s hopes of forming a new gover...
9:29 19 December 2021

AP Analysis: Impeachment forever changes Trump’s legacy

NEW YORK — The first line of President Donald Trump’s obituary has been written.
2:42 19 December 2021

Review: Forget CGI. Dench is the special effect in ‘Cats’

There’s apparently enough groundbreaking technology used in “Cats” for NASA to send a rocket to unexplored parts of the universe — perhaps to a far-of...
0:14 19 December 2021

Key dates in the House impeachment inquiry into Trump

WASHINGTON — Key dates in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump:
23:59 18 December 2021

High school coach portrayed in “Remember the Titans” dies

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Herman Boone, the Virginia high school football coach who inspired the movie “Remember the Titans,” has died. He was 84.
23:16 18 December 2021

Police, protesters clash outside Barcelona-Real Madrid game

BARCELONA, Spain — Riot police clashed with protesters in the streets Wednesday night outside a soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid, as aut...
22:35 18 December 2021

On screen, Asian Americans rarely get into Christmas spirit

With its multiple teenage characters, the Netflix movie “Let It Snow” is a mix of holiday feels and a John Hughes comedy. But unlike those genres, the...
21:52 18 December 2021

2019 Breakthrough Entertainer: Jack Quaid of ‘The Boys’

LOS ANGELES — If you’re an actor, and your parents just happen to be Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, you may have to get used to movie makers assuming that...
20:45 18 December 2021

In a first, Peruvian with Down syndrome runs for parliament

LIMA, Peru — Bryan Russell has Down syndrome and does daily speech exercises, putting pens and corks in his mouth to help build up low muscle tone the...
20:28 18 December 2021

2019 Breakthrough Entertainer: Dever shined in TV and film

NEW YORK — Any actor can find it difficult to find a meaty role in Hollywood, whether it be in TV or film, comedy or drama. Actress Kaitlyn Dever shin...
20:04 18 December 2021

Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 2-year prison term in racketeering case

NEW YORK — The rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday by a judge who said his extraordinary cooperation with prosecutor...
19:11 18 December 2021

Play ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ flies to Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK — The hit play “To Kill a Mockingbird” is busting out of Broadway — and dunking at Madison Square Garden.
14:13 18 December 2021