Nobel laureate: Face up to climate change, no escaping Earth
STOCKHOLM — An astronomer who shares this year's Nobel physics prize for discovering a planet outside the Earth's solar system is taking issue with pe...
AP PHOTOS: St. Nicholas and devils parade in Czech villages
VALASSKA POLANKA, Czech Republic — Dozens of people in grim reaper and devil costumes accompany St. Nicholas on his journey through the village of Val...
No. 1 Louisville pulls away from Pittsburgh, 64-46
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jordan Nwora scored 19 points, Malik Williams had 13 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, and No. 1 Louisville used a 17-4 second-h...
Thunder hit buzzer-beater to force OT, then top Timberwolves
OKLAHOMA CITY — Chris Paul scored a season-high 30 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled off an improbable 139-127 overtime victory over the Min...
Haley: Killer ‘hijacked’ Confederate flag meaning for some
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said in an interview that a man who gunned down nine worshipers at an African American church in 2015 “hijacked...
No. 4 Michigan tops Iowa 103-91 despite 44 points from Garza
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Franz Wagner led a balanced scoring effort for No. 4 Michigan with 18 points, and the Wolverines opened Big Ten play with a 103-91 ...
Klobuchar gaining traction in Iowa with Midwest sensibility
INDIANOLA, Iowa — Quick with a joke and unsparing in her mockery of President Donald Trump, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and her Midwest sensibility s...
NFL coaching carousel started spinning early this year
Judging by the jump start, it looks like we're headed for a ninth consecutive season with at least a half-dozen NFL head coaches getting canned.
Jerry Jones tries everything, but Cowboys can’t get it right
Jerry Jones tried ripping the coaching staff of the Dallas Cowboys after the first loss in the current three-game skid, then took the gentle approach ...
Woodland leads in the Bahamas as Tiger gets within 2 shots
NASSAU, Bahamas — Two big birdies from Gary Woodland gave him the lead in the Hero World Challenge. A closing birdie on a hole that has vexed Tiger Wo...
Cowboys for Trump group now says sand wasn’t from monument
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Iconic gypsum sand that the group Cowboys for Trump had said was from White Sands National Monument in New Mexico and was sent to ...
White House won’t participate in next impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON — A senior Trump administration official said the White House will not participate in the House Judiciary Committee's next impeachment hear...
Senators urge Medicare to allow seniors a drug plan do-over
WASHINGTON — Leading senators are urging Medicare to allow seniors concerned about their drug plan pick for next year to switch if they received inacc...
Billy Joel, Kardashians Diplo descend on Miami for Art Basel
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — As gallerists and collectors descend on Miami's most prestigious art fair by day, the Hollywood crowd knows it's all about the exc...
Let’s cancel ‘OK Boomer’ in 2020, and the humblebrag, too
NEW YORK — Either loudly sing your own praises or don’t in the new year, but let’s leave the humble brag behind, along with a few other oversaturated,...
AP’s top albums of 2019: Ari Lennox, Summer Walker, Anitta
NEW YORK — The top 10 albums of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu:
Mexicans fleeing violence form new encampment on border
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — An exodus of migrants fleeing drug cartel violence and corruption in Mexico has mired hundreds of immigrants in ramshackle ten...
Officials list pot vape brands reported in US outbreak
NEW YORK — Health officials investigating a nationwide outbreak of vaping illnesses have listed, for the first time, the vape brands that are most com...
Weinstein accused of misusing ankle monitor; $5M bail sought
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein violated his bail conditions by mishandling his electronic ankle monitor, which left his whereabouts unrecorded for hours ...
Warren, Buttigieg scrap puts Democratic divide on display
WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren spent weeks absorbing attacks from more moderate rivals looking to stop her steady summer rise in the polls. Now, as the...
Economic adviser: China wants to keep negotiating with Trump
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's economic adviser said Friday that he doesn't think China is slow-walking trade talks with the United States to s...
Correction: California High School Shooting story
LOS ANGELES — In a story Nov. 21 about the unregistered gun used in a shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, The Associated Pres...
Navy vet’s ashes destined for sunken Pearl Harbor battleship
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — On Dec. 7, 1941, then-21-year-old Lauren Bruner was the second-to-last man to escape the burning wreckage of the USS Arizona af...
NFL At 100: Rooney Rule has its positives and its faults
In 2003, the NFL had three minority head coaches: future Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy, Herman Edwards and Marvin Lewis.
As Dems zero in on White House, Trump racks up court losses
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump knows he has fierce Democratic adversaries in Congress. But there is also powerful sentiment against him from the ...
Belafonte recalls Horne’s activism as Solange is honored
NEW YORK — Lena Horne was a fierce advocate for civil rights in her later years, but that part of her legacy is often pushed behind her glamorous imag...
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ cast adjusts to the limelight
NEW YORK — The creator of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" likes to send cryptic texts to her actors while the show is on hiatus. They’re often clues about...
Doctor’s report says Elizabeth Warren ‘in excellent health’
WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren “is in excellent health,” according to a doctor's report released by the Massachusetts senator on Friday, becoming the f...