Biden scrap with voter risks overshadowing critique of Trump
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa — Joe Biden sought to capitalize on President Donald Trump's icy reception from world leaders by portraying himself on Thursday as s...
Articles of impeachment: Explaining what’s next in the House
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Democrats will draft articles of impeachment against President Trump, a crucial step toward...
Senate passes bill to save funding for black colleges
The Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan deal that would permanently restore funding to historically black colleges and universities and other schoo...
NFL or college? Alabama’s Tagovailoa still weighing options
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Tua Tagovailoa said being assured he'd likely remain a high NFL draft pick could make “the biggest decision of my life" a little ea...
Democrats say Trump impeachment charges must come swiftly
WASHINGTON — House Democrats moved aggressively to draw up formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Thursday, with Speaker Nan...
Reed builds 3-shot lead in Bahamas as Tiger rallies
NASSAU, Bahamas — A tropical breeze replaced the raging wind and made golf a lot easier for Patrick Reed, Tiger Woods and just about everyone else Thu...
Pelosi sets Medicare showdown on drug costs and new benefits
WASHINGTON — The House will hold a showdown vote next week on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bill empowering Medicare to negotiate drug prices, expanded Thurs...
Judge: Turkish bank can’t deny knowledge of criminal charges
NEW YORK — A judge cited a Rudy Giuliani-led effort to get top U.S. and Turkey political figures to intervene in a New York criminal case Thursday as ...
US report: Prescription drug prices down slightly last year
WASHINGTON — Prices for prescription drugs edged down by 1% last year, a rare result driven by declines for generics and slow, low growth in the cost ...
US likely to hit China over human rights despite trade talks
WASHINGTON — Congress is poised to hand President Donald Trump a second chance in less than a month to anger the Chinese government and attack its rec...
Heart transplant patient dies after Chicago hospital wedding
CHICAGO — A 23-year-old Chicago man who received two heart transplants as a teenager died in hospice care, days after he married his high school sweet...
Correction: Capricorn Studio Renaissance story
ATLANTA — In a story Dec. 3 about Mercer Music at Capricorn, The Associated Press reported erroneously that one of the co-founders of Capricorn Record...
Bloomberg gun plan: Permits, assault weapon ban, age limits
AURORA, Colo. — Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg unveiled a gun control policy on Thursday just steps from the site of one of Color...
Indicted jail officers faced earlier excessive force claims
BALTIMORE — When a prisoner shattered glass panes in a control center at a Baltimore jail, the staff summoned a paramilitary-style tactical team to he...
Tufts University severs ties with family behind OxyContin
BOSTON — Members of the family that own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma say they will push to reverse Tufts University's decision to strip their name fr...
Paris police arrest scores amid strike over pension reform
PARIS — Paris police fired tear gas at demonstrators Thursday as the Eiffel Tower shut down, France’s high-speed trains came to a standstill and hundr...
SpaceX launches beer malt, caring robot and ‘mighty mice’
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched a 3-ton shipment to the International Space Station on Thursday, including “mighty mice” for a muscle study, a ...
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Operation element The DOM operation of JavaScript can change the content, structure and style of web pages. We can use D...
Lawsuit: McCarrick victim told pope of sex abuse in 1988
NEWARK, N.J. — A man claims in a lawsuit filed under a recently enacted New Jersey law that he told Pope John Paul II in 1988 about being sexually abu...
Analysis: The Lakers are rolling, but don’t forget the Bucks
No team in the NBA has a better record than the Los Angeles Lakers, who are off to a 19-3 start. LeBron James looks very much like an MVP candidate. T...
Voluntary evacuation order lifted for Texas coastal city
PORT NECHES, Texas — Officials in the Texas coastal city of Port Neches lifted a voluntary evacuation order Thursday that was issued overnight because...
Oklahoma QB Hurts, Baylor QB Brewer create havoc as runners
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley never imagined having his quarterback run the ball so much.
Panel calls for Virginia to purge dozens of old racist laws
RICHMOND, Va. — A commission assigned to research racist laws from Virginia's past recommended Thursday that dozens of them be repealed, including mea...
Young and old march in unity, fear at French pension change
PARIS — Anger, solidarity, tear gas and frozen noses.
Iowa’s felon list includes police force, omits drug dealer
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A man convicted of delivering meth two decades ago should have been added to Iowa's database of felons banned from voting, but an em...
Lawsuit challenges social media disclosure rule for visas
WASHINGTON — Two organizations of documentary filmmakers filed a federal lawsuit Thursday arguing that new rules requiring U.S. visa applicants to reg...
Chamillionaire wants to add diversity to tech space
When Grammy award-winning rapper Hakeem “Chamillionaire” Seriki began learning the ropes of venture capitalism in the tech space, he noticed something...
Booker’s critical test? Languishing campaign plots a rebound
NEWARK, N.J. — The news of Kamala Harris' sudden departure from the presidential race came during an all-staff conference call led from Cory Booker's ...
As 58 migrants drown off Africa, a call to stop smugglers
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — The drowning of 58 migrants in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania sent despair through tiny Gambia on Thursday while some dema...