US leads training exercises in Africa amid focus on Sahel
THIES, Senegal (AP) — Crouching in the sparse brush, maneuvering into formations through a divide, and then shooting at ...
Togo vote could see Gnassingbes extend decades-long rule
LOME, Togo (AP) — The West African nation of Togo is voting Saturday in a presidential election that is likely to see th...
Anthony Davis’ big 2nd half leads Lakers past Grizz, 117-105
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 32 points, Anthony Davis recovered from an early injury scare to get 28 points an...
The Latest: Sanders defiant about Democratic establishment
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):9:15 p.m.Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is ...
UN: 100,000 civilians casualties in Afghanistan in 10 years
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A United Nations report says Afghanistan passed a grim milestone with more than 100,000 civili...
Health officials worry as untraceable virus clusters emerge
In South Korea, Singapore and Iran, clusters of infections are leading to a jump in cases of the new viral illness outsi...
Oladipo leaves with back spasms, Pacers top Knicks 106-98
NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Oladipo didn’t have a preseason to get used to the NBA’s bumps and bruises again, so Indiana coac...
World Cup champion women pushed: Could they beat German men?
Carli Lloyd was pushed over and over on differences between women and men.“Do you think the women’s national team could ...
University of Michigan officials told of abuse decades ago
1 of 4FILE- In an undated photo provided by the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan, Dr. Robert E. ...
2016 again? Russia back to stirring chaos in U.S. election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just weeks into this year’s election cycle, Russia already is actively interfering in the U.S. preside...
No. 1 Baylor ready for No. 3 Kansas in Big 12′s big showdown
Bill Self stood in front of a mural plastered on the wall just outside the Kansas locker room in Allen Fieldhouse depict...
Iowa Democrats agree to Buttigieg, Sanders limited recount
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Democratic Party is agreeing to recount the results in about two dozen of almost 1,700 ...
Picketing, pigeons, politics: Scenes from the Nevada caucus
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Candidates have hustled past smoky bars and slot machines to ask for votes in the back of the house of ...
Greyhound to stop allowing immigration checks on buses
SEATTLE (AP) — Greyhound, the nation’s largest bus company, said Friday it will stop allowing Border Patrol agents witho...
AP Interview: Venezuela’s Guaidó extols Trump alliance
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Opposition leader Juan Guaidó said Friday that he trusts U.S. President Donald Trump’s “firm a...
Bright lights, big stakes for Democrats in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Just past the roulette wheel and slot machines, the smoky bars and blinking lights, Nevada Democrats ar...
Fed officials downplay virus even as markets see rate cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Wall Street expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, should that influence the Fed’s de...
Democrats avoid immigration specifics ahead of Nevada vote
LAS VEGAS (AP) — As a diverse crowd filled a college student union this week, they swapped stories of seeking refuge in ...
Arizona governor pulls immigration plan amid business revolt
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey spent much of his first term working to repair the damage to the state’s reputati...
Looking to Nevada, will Dems avoid mistakes of Iowa?
UNDATED (AP) — Nevada Democrats are hoping to avoid a repeat of the chaos that ensnared the Iowa caucuses, as voters gat...
Bear that wandered yards near Los Angeles moved to forest
MONROVIA, Calif. (AP) — A big, old bear wandered a Los Angeles foothill suburb Friday, drawing curious onlookers and new...
Former Ukraine diplomat Marie Yovanovitch has book deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, the career diplomat who during the impeachment hearings of ...
Trump not a ‘Parasite’ fan, praises ‘Gone with the Wind’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is apparently not a fan of Oscar winner “Parasite,” his biggest complaint being...
Despite strong start, Buttigieg seeks $13 million for Mar. 3
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says he needs to raise $13 million to stay comp...
Medical marijuana rules change for New Mexico visitors
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has stopped issuing medical marijuana enrollment cards to people who live outside the s...
Algeria on cusp of change as protest movement marks 1 year
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerians flooded into the streets of the capital and other cities on the 53rd straight Friday o...
McConnell-linked group funds ads helping N Carolina Democrat
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A political committee linked to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is funding ads and other cam...
For-profit firm seeking to run .org names makes concessions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A private equity firm seeking to buy rights to operate the internet’s .org suffix said Friday it will...
Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ readies for Garden visit
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Kyle Scatliffe has gone to Madison Square Garden plenty of times — for a Rangers game, a Muse conc...
‘West Side Story’ opening draws protesters on Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) — There was a chorus outside the Broadway Theatre on Thursday at the opening night of a new revival of “We...