Zverev advances to semis at ATP Finals; Nadal eliminated
LONDON — Defending champion Alexander Zverev secured the last semifinal spot at the ATP Finals on Friday — eliminating Rafael Nadal in the process.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump twists ex-ambassador’s record
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested Friday that a U.S. diplomat was responsible for Somalia’s descent into chaos decades ago, distorting her...
Twitter details political ad ban, admits it’s imperfect
Twitter’s new ban on political ads will cover appeals for votes, solicitations for campaign contributions and any political content. But the company q...
Noseda, in his prime, lifting National Symphony Orchestra
NEW YORK — After a piano rehearsal, two orchestra sessions and one concert performance together, soprano Christine Goerke gushed with praise for Giana...
‘Queen & Slim’ soundtrack a perfect mix of new and old songs
Various artists, “Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack” (Motown)
And the Grammy nomination goes to...
NEW YORK — L may typically stand for “loser” but artists like Lizzo, Lady Gaga, Lil Nas X and Lewis Capaldi are likely to score big next week when the...
Warren says getting to ‘Medicare for All’ will take 3 years
WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren announced Friday that she won’t immediately push to give every American fully government-funded health care and instead ...
Conflicting White House accounts of 1st Trump-Zelenskiy call
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump released the rough transcript Friday of a congratulatory phone call he had with the incoming president of Ukraine,...
Fired Ukraine ambassador calls out ‘crisis’ in US diplomacy
WASHINGTON — The fired U.S. ambassador to Ukraine sounded an alarm Friday about the denigration of American diplomacy and the hollowing out of the Sta...
Mormon leader: We didn’t leave Boy Scouts, they left us
NEW YORK — A high-ranking leader with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Friday the church severed its century-long tie with the Boy...
Ailing ex-telecom executive Ebbers seeks release from prison
JACKSON, Miss. — A former telecommunications executive convicted in one of the largest corporate accounting scandals in U.S. history is asking a judge...
Will you get dementia? Many may not understand their risk
Many older American adults may inaccurately estimate their chances for developing dementia and do useless things to prevent it, new research suggests.
Pensioners struggling to survive join Chile protests
SANTIAGO, Chile — Seventy-seven-year-old María Gonzalez is tired of waking up, Monday to Friday, to sell toilet paper in the Chilean capital. Her meag...
Chinese swimming star defends failure to take doping test
MONTREUX, Switzerland — Chinese Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang defended his failure to take a doping test by testifying at a rare public hearing Fr...
AP Explains: What’s wrong with hearsay evidence in Congress?
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A leading Republican critique of the House impeachment inquiry is that Democrats are relying on “hearsay” evidence.
Ex-Browns receiver Antonio Callaway gets 10-game drug ban
CLEVELAND — Former Browns wide receiver Antonio Callaway has been suspended 10 games by the NFL for another violation of the league’s substance-abuse ...
Cory Booker on ballot in New Hampshire, last day of filing
CONCORD, N.H. — New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is on the ballot in New Hampshire, where he hopes his patience will pay off.
US commander: Partnership with Kurds against IS still strong
ERBIL, Iraq — A senior U.S. coalition commander said Friday the partnership with Syrian Kurdish forces remains strong and focused on fighting the Isla...
Swift questions AMAs performance over fight with music group
LOS ANGELES — Taylor Swift said Thursday that she may not perform at the American Music Awards and may have to put other projects including a forthcom...
High tides surge through Venice, locals rush to protect art
VENICE, Italy — Exceptionally high tidal waters surged through Venice again on Friday, prompting the mayor to close St. Mark’s Square and call for mor...
American IS suspect repatriated from Turkish-Greek border
ANKARA, Turkey — An American citizen suspected of being an Islamic State group member was deported to the U.S. on Friday after spending five days in n...
US retail sales rose a modest 0.3% in October
WASHINGTON — Americans stepped up their shopping last month, spending more online and buying more cars, evidence that consumers can still drive the ec...
Be careful out there: UK police warn candidates about safety
LONDON — British police are unveiling new tactics to protect politicians amid the country’s fraught, even hostile political atmosphere, issuing safety...
Trump contributes foreword to paperback of McConnell book
NEW YORK — The paperback edition of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s “The Long Game” includes a foreword from a well-placed fellow Republican:...
An ambassador fired: What to watch on Day 2 of impeachment
WASHINGTON — An ambassador, her firing and a pair of fixers.
For Obama and Patrick, a long friendship and political bond
WASHINGTON — Deval Patrick was in need of a pep talk.
Free broadband? UK Labour Party promises nationalization
LONDON — The British Labour Party's latest plan for public ownership of big industries sent shivers through the telecoms sector Friday with an elector...
Belarus holds vote, ignores blatant ballot box stuffing
MINSK, Belarus — Belarus is holding a parliamentary election but with top opposition candidates kept off the ballot, only loyalists to the nation’s au...
Hong Kong protesters issue demands, begin leaving university
HONG KONG — Protesters who had barricaded themselves in a Hong Kong university this week began to leave Friday after partially clearing a road they ha...
Esper defends as fair Pentagon contract disputed by Amazon
SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday he was certain that the awarding of a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Micro...