Panasonic leaves semiconductor business with Taiwan sale
TOKYO — Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic Corp. is abandoning the semiconductor business with the sale of its last business in that sector t...
‘Generation Greta’: Angry youths put heat on climate talks
BERLIN — It’s safe to say that anyone flying to this year’s global climate conference in Madrid had better have a watertight excuse if they meet Greta...
Asian shares retreat after Trump approval of Hong Kong bill
BEIJING — Asian shares were mostly lower on Thursday after President Donald Trump signed a bill expressing support for human rights in Hong Kong.
Utah hearing for Hawaii suspect in extreme cyberstalking
HONOLULU — A man arrested in Hawaii will be sent to Utah, where he’s accused of tormenting a family for more than year by sending more than 500 people...
No. 4 Kansas beats Dayton 90-84 in overtime for Maui title
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Devon Dotson scored 31 points, Udoka Azubuike had seven of his 29 in overtime and No. 4 Kansas outlasted Dayton 90-84 to win its thi...
Judge upholds charges that could put Weinstein away for life
NEW YORK — A New York judge has rejected Harvey Weinstein’s bid to throw out the most serious charges in his sexual assault case, dealing a big blow t...
Trump knew of whistleblower before releasing Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was briefed on the whistleblower complaint about his dealings with Ukraine before the White House released nearly ...
The small-town movie house braces for an unexpected threat
NEW YORK — The Callicoon Theater is a single-screen cinema along the banks of the Delaware River in the Catskills, in rural upstate New York. It has a...
Iran says protesters attacked hundreds of banks, blaming US
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Protesters angry over government-set gasoline prices spiking in Iran attacked hundreds of banks, police outposts and gas...
Australian journalist, writer and wit Clive James dies at 80
LONDON — Clive James, an Australian journalist, joker and intellectual who had a long career as a writer and broadcaster in the U.K., has died. He was...
GoFundMe donations spike for SFA player after upset of Duke
DURHAM, N.C. — The biggest winner in the aftermath of Stephen F. Austin’s shocking upset of No. 1 Duke might be the fundraising effort for the family ...
Holiday TV forecast: a sleighful of movies, music, a Grinch
LOS ANGELES — There are enough holiday TV movies to overturn Santa’s sleigh this season, with Oprah Winfrey’s OWN channel and a new streaming service ...
Director, Beyond the Fringe star Jonathan Miller dies at 85
LONDON — Jonathan Miller, the polymath British stage director, filmmaker and comedian who co-created groundbreaking comedy revue “Beyond the Fringe,” ...
Jane Seymour on finding new love in her mid-60s: No Tinder
LOS ANGELES — Jane Seymour was in her mid-60s when her husband of 20 years decided it was over. The actress was floored.
Hikers answer plea to find wedding ring lost on mountaintop
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A man’s quest to find his wedding ring on a 4,000-foot snow-covered mountain in New Hampshire has been completed by a couple of hik...
Actor Lin-Manuel Miranda encourages shopping small
NEW YORK — With the holiday shopping season upon us, actor and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is encouraging people to take part in Small Busin...
Tibetans say the Dalai Lama should choose his successor
DHARMSALA, India — More than 150 Tibetan religious leaders said on Wednesday that their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, should have the sole authori...
Philip Pullman’s latest book is adventure for an anxious age
LONDON — The line between fantasy and reality is blurry in the world of Philip Pullman. Which, he thinks, is how it should be.
New film explores legacy of Boston’s Cocoanut Grove fire
BOSTON — Even though Boston’s Cocoanut Grove fire happened long before she was born, Michele Shapiro learned all about the disaster when she was a gir...
Singer Goo Hara’s death shines light on dark side of K-pop
SEOUL, South Korea — The death of South Korean singer and actor Goo Hara, whose body was found at her home in Seoul this week, has again shone a spotl...
Taiwanese-Canadian model-actor Godfrey Gao dies on set
HONG KONG — Taiwanese-Canadian model-actor Godfrey Gao has died after suffering an apparent heart attack while on set in China.
Stephen F. Austin stuns No. 1 Duke, 85-83 in OT
DURHAM, N.C. — With a stunning breakaway layup at the overtime buzzer, Stephen F. Austin did what no team outside the ACC had done in nearly 20 years ...
Buddhist nationalists claim victory in Sri Lankan election
KANDY, Sri Lanka — In this mountain city that was for centuries home to Sri Lanka’s kings and in recent years has been riven by religious violence, Bu...
Democrats push impeachment to next phase with Dec. 4 hearing
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee is set to take over the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump, Democrats announced Tuesday, schedulin...
Man wanted in Utah ‘extreme stalking’ arrested in Hawaii
SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. prosecutors have arrested a Hawaii man they accuse of sending hundreds of unwanted service providers and others to a Utah home, ...
Trump campaign, GOP groups attack Google’s new ad policy
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign and other Republican election groups criticized tech giant Google on Tuesday for making it h...
Bloomberg: US would benefit from more, not fewer, immigrants
PHOENIX — Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday that the United States needs “an awful lot more immigrants rather than less.”
Get in the holiday mood with Ne-Yo, Lea Michele and Chicago
Here's a collection of holiday albums reviewed by The Associated Press.
Review: In ‘The Two Popes,’ a buddy movie in vestments
Believers of all religions can agree on one thing: the Vatican is an unlikely place for a bromance.
Labour’s Corbyn struggles to contain anti-Semitism charge
LONDON — Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn struggled Tuesday to defuse harsh criticism about anti-Semitism leveled at both himself and the party by Br...