Court rules Trump EPA unlawfully ignored dangerous chemicals
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration unlawfully excluded millions of tons of some of the most dangerous materials in public use from a safety re...
California school shooting suspect described as quiet, smart
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — People who knew the 16-year-old boy suspected of killing two students in a burst of gunfire at a high school outside Los Angel...
US panel backs wider use of fish oil to prevent heart attack
WASHINGTON — Government health experts on Thursday recommended broader use of a prescription-strength fish oil drug to help many more patients at risk...
Teen SC school shooter gets life for killing 1st grader
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A school shooter who was 14 when he killed a first grader on a school playground in South Carolina was sentenced Thursday to life in ...
Ex-Gov. Deval Patrick launches ‘Hail Mary’ bid for president
WASHINGTON — Deval Patrick launched what he acknowledged to be a “Hail Mary” bid on Thursday for the Democratic presidential nomination, testing wheth...
NASCAR’s final 4 in fun mode ahead of championship race
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Three contenders for the NASCAR championship have already given Kyle Busch a good run for the money three days before the race.
10 Democrats qualify for next week’s presidential debate
ATLANTA — Ten Democratic presidential candidates have qualified for next Wednesday’s debate in Georgia, giving voters a smaller lineup on stage to con...
The barrier-breaking ‘Atlantics’ heralds Mati Diop’s arrival
NEW YORK — Mati Diop has always lived in Paris but as a French-Senegalese woman whose family is from Dakar, she’s long been acutely conscious of anoth...
Charlottesville suit seeks to link online talk to violence
The white nationalist rally that took a deadly turn in Charlottesville, Virginia, during the summer of 2017 shocked Americans with its front-row view ...
Sanders campaign replaces South Carolina state director
Bernie Sanders is replacing his state director in the critical early-voting state of South Carolina.
Bolivian interim leader says Morales can’t run in new vote
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales cannot run as a candidate in any new elections, but his political party can, the country’s in...
Powell urges Congress to tackle growing budget deficit
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday urged Congress to tackle the growing budget deficit but also underscored the current h...
The Latest: Deval Patrick files for New Hampshire primary
WASHINGTON — The Latest on former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick’s 2020 presidential bid (all times local):
Turkey deports American IS suspect stuck at Greek border
ANKARA, Turkey — An American man suspected of being a member of the Islamic State group is being repatriated to the United States after spending three...
Brexit Party fails to clinch voting pact with Conservatives
LONDON — Britain’s Brexit Party has failed to reach a tactical voting pact with the ruling Conservatives, saying Thursday that it will field 300 candi...
Ex-Massachusetts Gov. Patrick announces Dem presidential bid
WASHINGTON — Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced Thursday he is running for president, making a late entry into the Democratic race less...
Pastor: Jimmy Carter ‘up and walking’ post brain surgery
ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter was already “up and walking” just a day after undergoing surgery to relieve pressure on his brain from bleedin...
Pope taps fellow Jesuit as Vatican’s finance minister
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday appointed a fellow Jesuit to be the Vatican’s finance minister, filling a crucial position left vacant for mor...
French probe into Epstein sex network stalled, women say
PARIS — Women who say they were raped and sexually assaulted in France by an associate of Jeffrey Epstein are voicing frustration at the apparent glac...
Hong Kong police say protesters out of control, deny curfew
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police warned protesters on Thursday that they were moving “one step closer to terrorism” by sinking the city into chaos, as rio...
Cirque du Soleil founder tangled in Tahiti marijuana probe
PARIS — Authorities in French Polynesia have handed preliminary drug charges to the founder of world-renowned circus Cirque du Soleil.
Rams aren’t flying high on offense anymore
The Los Angeles Rams' high-flying offense hasn't recovered from its Super Bowl crash.
Motorola flips for its futuristic foldable phone
NEW YORK — Motorola is bracing for the future by returning to the past. The company is adapting its historical flip-phone design for a smartphone with...
Asian markets mixed after Wall Street high
BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday amid doubts about the status of a U.S.-Chinese trade deal after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s chairman ...
Harden scores 47 points, Rockets beat Clippers 102-93
HOUSTON — James Harden scored 47 points and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Clippers 102-93 in a wild game that saw Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers eje...
Hot start helps No. 18 Ohio State rout No. 10 Villanova
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Duane Washington Jr. had 14 points and four other players scored in double figures as No. 18 Ohio State started hot and ran over No. ...
No. 12 Baylor not breaking in defensive undefeated season
There was a moment when Baylor coach Matt Rhule saw his No. 12 Bears start to fracture just a little bit for the first time in this undefeated season....
Correction: SAG Awards-Robert De Niro story
LOS ANGELES — In a story Nov. 12 about Robert De Niro being named the recipient of the life achievement honor at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards, ...
Esper: US could alter military drills to boost NKorea talks
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday that he is open to the possibility of altering American military activit...
Texans-Ravens could be first of many Watson-Jackson duels
This is the first of what could be many meetings between two dynamic young AFC quarterbacks when Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans visit Lamar Jac...