Democrats struggle to build broad support on eve of voting
OSAGE, Iowa — As Joe Biden wrapped a bus tour of Iowa this week, the elderly crowd gathered at VFW Hall 7920 was a stark reminder of the former vice p...
Now on Trump’s team, Dershowitz says, ‘I haven’t changed’
WASHINGTON — Alan Dershowitz was in line at Mar-a-Lago's lavish Christmas Eve buffet last month when President Donald Trump stopped to chat.
Alaska pot shops to be among 1st in US to allow consumption
JUNEAU, Alaska — Marijuana shops in Alaska will be among the first nationally where onsite use would be permitted.
LeBron has triple-double, Lakers pull away to beat Nets
NEW YORK — LeBron James had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in his 10th triple-double of the season and the Los Angeles Lakers made a season-hig...
NCAA’s Emmert: ‘Our job’ to solve athlete compensation
ANAHEIM, Calif. — NCAA President Mark Emmert spoke for 20 minutes Thursday in a crowded ballroom at the Anaheim Convention Center, two huge video boar...
Privacy firm finds unsecured cannabis patient information
SEATTLE — An internet privacy firm says it was able to access private personal information of more than 30,000 medical marijuana patients, recreationa...
Need a legal pot shop in California? Grab your smartphone
LOS ANGELES — Want to find a legal marijuana shop in California? Grab your smartphone.
Puerto Ricans protest in anger over unused emergency aid
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hundreds of people joined a protest Thursday organized by Puerto Rican singer René Pérez of Calle 13 fame in a demonstration r...
Suggs aiming for Super Bowl after joining Chiefs last month
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There was a moment during practice last week, while the Kansas City Chiefs were prepping for their AFC title game against Tennessee...
Long lines at Pro Bowl to get Jackson’s autograph, picture
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Baltimore cornerback Marlon Humphrey was signing autographs following Pro Bowl practice Thursday and wrapping up an interview...
Mexican guardsmen break up migrant caravan along highway
FRONTERA HIDALGO, Mexico — Hundreds of Central American migrants were hauled onto buses by Mexican national guardsmen and immigration agents after cro...
`Sopranos’ actress says Weinstein raped her in the mid-1990s
NEW YORK — “Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand Thursday, testifying that the former Hollywood stud...
Steyer aims criminal justice plan at taking on racial bias
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer is proposing a criminal justice reform plan that would reduce the costs of incarceration...
Key quotes from world leaders at Holocaust forum
JERUSALEM — The presidents of France and Germany warned of rising anti-Semitism. Israeli and American leaders lashed out at Iran. Russia's president t...
Easing trade tensions bode well for emerging market stocks
LOS ANGELES — Several factors are pointing to a possible rebound in emerging market stocks this year.
Girl’s family: ‘Impossible’ to lean from cruise ship window
INDIANAPOLIS — The parents of an Indiana girl who fell to her death from the open window of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico contend it was “physic...
Polish parliament OKs law allowing gov’t to punish judges
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's lawmakers gave their final approval Thursday to legislation that will allow politicians to fire judges who criticize their d...
Rep. Ilhan Omar launches reelection bid with big advantages
MINNEAPOLIS — Rep. Ilhan Omar’s congressional career got off to a rocky start just a year ago, with her provocative remarks on Israel and Jews stirrin...
Brittany Howard looks past and forward ahead of the Grammys
NEW YORK — Leaving a successful band is never easy. For Brittany Howard, stepping away from the roots-rockers Alabama Shakes wasn't easy — but it was ...
Leaders vow to learn from Holocaust, offer competing lessons
JERUSALEM — Speaker by speaker, world leaders on Thursday denounced the rising threat of anti-Semitism and vowed never to forget the lessons of the Ho...
Storm Gloria kills 11 in Spain, causes wide coastal damage
MADRID — A calamitous storm has killed at least 11 people in Spain and left five others missing, as well as causing rivers to overflow their banks and...
Ousted Grammy chief suggests awards are tainted
NEW YORK — The ousted head of the Grammy Awards says that music's biggest awards are tainted because of conflicts of interest that infect how certain ...
Top UN official says Myanmar must follow order on Rohingya
DHAKA,Bangladesh — A top United Nations official who deals with human rights in Myanmar said Thursday that the international community must continue t...
European Central Bank holds rates, launches policy review
FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank has decided to launch a top-to-bottom review of how it steers the economy for 342 million people in the...
Jamie Foxx, Jordan Peele among honorees at AAFCA awards
LOS ANGELES — Jamie Foxx has won a plethora of major awards including an Oscar and Grammy. But after the African American Film Critics Association rec...
Asian shares higher despite growing impact of China virus
BANGKOK — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday as health authorities around the world moved to monitor and contain a deadly virus outbreak in Chin...
Aerosmith drummer loses bid to rejoin band for Grammy honors
BOSTON — A judge has told Aerosmith's drummer Joey Kramer to dream on if he hopes to rejoin the band as its set to perform and be honored at Grammy ev...
Lebanese Cabinet faces multiple challenges, growing unrest
BEIRUT — Lebanon's new government made up of appointees nominated by the Shiite group Hezbollah and its allies got down to business Wednesday, a day a...
Buttigieg’s unlikely Iowa rise now carries high expectations
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Pete Buttigieg finds himself in a place that he could hardly have contemplated when he began running for president a year ago: He like...