Bloomberg embraces stop and frisk in resurfaced 2015 audio
WASHINGTON — Michael Bloomberg is under fire for resurfaced comments in which the Democratic presidential candidate says the way to bring down murder ...
Push to scale back US environmental law draws ire at hearing
DENVER — The Trump administration on Tuesday hosted the first of two hearings on its proposal to speed energy and other projects by rolling back a lan...
NTSB releases details in 2 crashes involving Tesla Autopilot
DETROIT — An Apple engineer who died when his Tesla Model X slammed into a concrete barrier had previously complained about the SUV malfunctioning on ...
Woods unsure whether to repeat as Presidents Cup captain
LOS ANGELES — Ernie Els has made it clear he will not be returning as International captain for the Presidents Cup next year.
Philippines notifies US of intent to end major security pact
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines notified the United States on Tuesday it would end a major security pact allowing American forces to train in th...
US to seek more help from NATO to counter Islamic State
BRUSSELS, Belgium — US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday he is looking to NATO allies for more help countering the Islamic State extremist gro...
Tenet Healthcare to pay $1.4M to settle cardiac lawsuit
LOS ANGELES — Tenet Healthcare Corporation and its Southern California hospital Desert Regional Medical Center will pay $1.41 million to resolve alleg...
WHO chief ‘very encouraged’ by dip in Congo Ebola cases
DAKAR, Senegal — The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that experts are "very encouraged” after only three new cases of Ebola have be...
Official: Sudan to hand over al-Bashir for genocide trial
CAIRO — Sudan's transitional authorities have agreed to hand over ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court to face trial on ...
Virus fears play out ahead of shrinking global tech event
LONDON — The impact on travel and commerce from the viral outbreak in China is playing out ahead of one of the world's biggest technology fairs schedu...
Klinsmann quits as Hertha Berlin coach, leaves club in chaos
BERLIN — Jürgen Klinsmann surprisingly resigned as coach of Hertha Berlin on Tuesday after only nine Bundesliga games.
London police deploy face scan tech, stirring privacy fears
LONDON — London police started using facial recognition cameras on Tuesday to automatically scan for wanted people, as authorities adopt the controver...
Daytona 500: A rich, storied history on the Fun Coast
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daytona Beach became the unofficial “Birthplace of Speed” in 1903 when two men argued over who had the fastest horseless carriag...
China’s virus crisis hits global flows of letters, parcels
PARIS — Postal operators in the United States, China and elsewhere say the suspension of flights to slow the spread of a deadly new virus is having a ...
Spanish government renews efforts to legalize euthanasia
LISBON, Portugal — Spain’s new Socialist-led government has launched another attempt to legalize euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide.
Tapes of Avenatti threats highlight extortion trial closings
NEW YORK — Michael Avenatti's recorded threats to reduce the value of Nike's stock if he wasn't paid millions of dollars highlighted a prosecutor's cl...
European Central Bank chief urges governments to help growth
FRANKFURT, Germany — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is urging governments to get more involved in supporting the tepid eurozone eco...
Harris, No. 1 South Carolina earn first win over UConn 70-52
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's Tyasha Harris really thought coming in she wasn't bothered by her losing history against UConn.
Rohingya boat capsizes in Bay of Bengal; at least 15 dead
DHAKA, Bangladesh — An overcrowded boat carrying about 138 Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps sank Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal, leaving at leas...
Virus cases in Hong Kong apartments recall SARS memories
HONG KONG — The diagnosis of four people living in a single Hong Kong apartment block who were sickened by a new virus is prompting worried comparison...
Ferocious storm in Europe kills 8, causes travel disruptions
BERLIN — Ferocious winds, with gusts over 200 kph (125 mph), lashed Corsica and whipped up a forest fire that flared overnight on the French Mediterra...
China still mostly closed down as virus deaths pass 1,000
BEIJING — China remains mostly closed for business, as the daily death toll from a new virus topped 100 for the first time, pushing the total above 1,...
UN meeting ponders fast-track drugs, vaccines for new virus
GENEVA — The World Health Organization convened outside experts Tuesday to fast-track promising tests, drugs and vaccines to help slow the outbreak of...
Amid uncertainty, French wine industry puts itself on show
PARIS — France's big wine industry, shaken by U.S. President Trump’s painful tariff hikes and the threat of climate change, is hoping to re-energize g...
Swedish star fronts skateboarding’s move to mainstream
MALMO, Sweden — Oskar Rozenberg nonchalantly drifts around the skate park before unleashing a series of high-energy tricks — mounting a wall, sliding ...
Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala dies at 78
JOHANNESBURG — The founder of the South African multi-Grammy-Award-winning music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Joseph Shabalala, has died at age 78, ...
Ireland faces wrangling as Sinn Fein aims to form government
LONDON — Final results in Ireland’s general election show three parties in a virtual tie for seats, signalling weeks of tense negotiations ahead to fo...
Spain searches for 67 missing at sea, rescues 119 others
MADRID — Spain on Tuesday resumed the search for 67 migrants missing from a boat trying to reach European shores a day after maritime authorities resc...
Iran remembers 1979 Islamic Revolution amid high US tension
TEHRAN, Iran — Hundreds of thousands across Iran marked the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Tuesday amid some of the highest tensions ev...
Mandela’s release 30 years ago birthed a new South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Thirty years ago, Nelson Mandela was released from 27 years of imprisonment by South Africa's apartheid regime and instantly...