GOP Sen. Collins of Maine launches reelection bid for 2020
PORTLAND, Maine — Republican Sen. Susan Collins officially launched her bid for reelection Wednesday, setting up an expensive and closely watched batt...
ON Football: A how-to guide to getting to the Super Bowl
With eight of the 12 postseason berths already occupied, it's time to look at who the other four might be. And what all of them need to go deep into J...
Asian shares mixed after Wall Street hits new record highs
TOKYO — Asian shares meandered Wednesday after Wall Street logged fresh record highs, but investor optimism about an interim U.S.-China trade deal ann...
DOJ sues CVS over ‘stale’ Omnicare prescription refills
The federal government is joining a legal fight against CVS Health that accuses its troubled Omnicare business of routinely filling prescriptions that...
Breakthrough Entertainer: Ferreira’s 2019 has been surreal
LOS ANGELES — Barbie Ferreira has been hearing countless variations on the word “breakthrough” applied to her role in HBO’s groundbreaking teen drama ...
Giuliani brags about forcing out Trump’s Ukraine ambassador
WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani, the president's personal attorney, is now openly admitting that he pushed President Donald Trump to dismiss the former amb...
Giuliani associate got $1 million from indicted Ukrainian
NEW YORK — A business associate of Rudy Giuliani received a $1 million payment in September from an indicted Ukrainian oligarch who is a fugitive from...
Breakthrough Entertainer: Zack Gottsagen realizes a dream
LOS ANGELES — For Zack Gottsagen, being named as one of The Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers of 2019 is a confirmation of his success.
US envoy in Ukraine set to leave after impeachment testimony
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine will be leaving his post at the beginning of next year after a term convulsed by the impeachment inquiry...
As Ricky Reed rises, the producer for Lizzo learns balance
NEW YORK — Music producer Ricky Reed remembers the long days and nights in the recording studio, as he crafted hits for Halsey, twenty one pilots, Jas...
Highlights of year-end Capitol Hill legislation
WASHINGTON — Washington negotiations on a $1.4 trillion government-wide funding bill produced a bipartisan agreement that's also serving as a must-pas...
Andrew Lloyd Webber beams as ‘Cats’ film has its premiere
NEW YORK — It was a special night for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber as he walked the red carpet for the world premiere of the film adaptation of his Tony Aw...
Trump conservative critics launch PAC to fight reelection
NEW YORK — A small group of President Donald Trump's fiercest conservative critics, including the husband of the president's own chief adviser, is lau...
Pakistan sentences former dictator to death in treason case
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced the country's former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf to death in a treason case related to the...
Asian shares rise after Wall Street rally on China reports
TOKYO — Asian shares rose Tuesday following a rally on Wall Street that sent the major indexes to record highs, cheered by surprisingly strong economi...
Hallmark’s flip-flop on same-sex ads backfires
NEW YORK — The Hallmark Channel's decision to pull, then reinstate a commercial that featured a same-sex couple kissing shows how controversy can gene...
Vulnerable Democrats fall in line behind Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON — Utah Democrat Ben McAdams stepped into a small town city council chamber just outside Salt Lake City and took a deep breath.
10 films make shortlist for Oscars’ best international film
LOS ANGELES — Ten international films, including widely acclaimed offerings from South Korea, Spain and Senegal, are on the shortlist of movies vying ...
2019 Breakthrough Entertainer: Florence Pugh owns the year
LOS ANGELES — By the end of 2019 on big screens across the globe, actress Florence Pugh will have body-slammed a famous wrestler in “Fighting with My ...
Breakthrough Entertainer: Megan Thee Stallion feels grateful
NEW YORK — Megan Thee Stallion's schedule has become so frenetic that she can spend days, or even longer, away from home, in a different city every ni...
The AP names its Breakthrough Entertainers of 2019
The dictionary defines “breakthrough” as a “sudden advance,” but the Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers of the Year spent lots of time prepar...
Loughlin’s lawyers say prosecutors are hiding key evidence
BOSTON — Lawyers for actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband say federal prosecutors are holding back crucial evidence that could prove...
Weinstein: Sex assault charges have made me ‘forgotten man’
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein defended himself as a pioneer in advancing the careers of women in the film industry in the wake of scores of sexual misco...
AP All-America teams dominated by LSU, Ohio State
No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Ohio State each placed three players on The Associated Press All-America first team released Monday.
Stocks rise on Wall Street as rally stretches to fourth day
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rallied in morning trading on Monday, rising with European and several Asian markets after China reported surprisingly strong s...
Review: Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ is a new classic
LOS ANGELES — There is a wild urgency to Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” that hardly seems possible for a film based on a 150-year-old book. But such is...
Review: A fictional look at the role of ‘oppo’ research
“Oppo” (Ecco/Harper Collins), by Tom Rosenstiel
Stocks mostly rise on Chinese report, US-China trade deal
BEIJING — Global stock markets mostly rose Monday on a positive economic report from China, last week's long-awaited U.S.-Chinese trade deal, and grea...
AP Exclusive: Birmingham mayor backing Biden for president
The mayor of Alabama’s largest city is endorsing Joe Biden for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination just weeks after the vice president m...
2020 Watch: Can Warren change the narrative?
NEW YORK — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: