Wolves send Wiggins to Warriors for Russell in scorer swap
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have taken on yet another new look, with D'Angelo Russell on his way to join pal Karl-Anthony Towns and Andre...
Broadcasters stick with Trump during acquittal victory talk
NEW YORK — After President Donald Trump spoke live for more than an hour Thursday about his impeachment acquittal, one television network anchor apolo...
AP Source: Bryant memorial set for Feb. 24 at Staples Center
LOS ANGELES — A public memorial service for Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others killed in a helicopter crash is planned for Feb. 24 at Staples ...
McConnell remaking Senate in age of Trump, impeachment
WASHINGTON — Long before Donald Trump’s impeachment landed in the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had one piece of advice for the president: F...
New Hampshire officials confident they’ll avoid Iowa chaos
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire voters rarely rubber-stamp the results of the Iowa caucuses. And they won't follow the lead of Iowa's chaotic caucuses w...
Hectic end to the NBA’s trade window, but some teams sat out
MIAMI — Most of the top NBA playoff contenders stayed out of the down-to-the-wire frenzy at the trade deadline.
Trump unleashes impeachment fury in acquittal ‘celebration’
WASHINGTON — Exulting in his impeachment acquittal, a defiant President Donald Trump took a scorched-earth victory lap Thursday, unleashing his fury a...
Uber loses $1.1B investing in food delivery, driverless cars
NEW YORK — Uber continued to lose money as it builds up its food delivery business and develops technology for driverless cars, but revenue for its ri...
Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies
BEIJING — A Chinese doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak d...
Ginsburg to present award named for her to philanthropist
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg usually is on the receiving end of awards, but she'll be handing out one in her name next week ...
A step ahead? Nike’s Vaporfly shoe changing marathon game
To pick the favorites in this year's Olympic marathon, just glance at the shoes of the runners on the starting line.
Trump, Kenyan leader talk positive about US-Kenya trade deal
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta sounded positive notes Thursday about a future trade deal between their countr...
DNC chair calls for ‘recanvass’ of Iowa results after delays
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Thursday called for a “recanvass” of the results of the Iowa caucuses, saying it was...
Storms sweep over Deep South with rain, wind, floods; 1 dead
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A powerful winter storm raked the Deep South on Thursday with high winds, rain and floods that killed one person and injured severa...
Deegan begins march to NASCAR’s big leagues at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — There was nothing special about Hailie Deegan's sports car debut as she raced around the road course last month at Daytona Inter...
Corporate America has a 1%, too, more influential than ever
NEW YORK — Now that they've already taken over our lives, big tech companies are taking over the stock market.
Green tea party? State licenses Boston’s 1st marijuana shop
BOSTON — Boston’s first retail pot shop and Massachusetts’ first minority-owned marijuana business was approved Thursday, more than a year after the f...
Pelosi defends speech-ripping as protesting ‘falsehoods’
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday defended her speech-ripping performance after President Donald Trump's State of the Union address ...
King angry at CBS promo of interview questions about Bryant
NEW YORK — In the wake of a social media backlash, CBS' Gayle King says she is embarrassed and angry with how the network promoted part of her intervi...
US lets autonomous vehicle bypass human-driver safety rules
DETROIT — For the first time, the U.S. government's highway safety agency has approved a company's request to deploy a self-driving vehicle that doesn...
Experts scramble, but new virus vaccine may not come in time
WASHINGTON — The flu-like virus that exploded from China has researchers worldwide once again scrambling to find a vaccine against a surprise health t...
FDA crackdown on vaping flavors has blind spot: disposables
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government on Thursday began enforcing restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes aimed at curbing underage vaping. But some...
MLS salaries, charter flights rise in new labor deal
NEW YORK — The minimum salary for senior players in Major League Soccer will rise from $70,250 last year to $109,200 in 2024 as part of a five-year co...
Factory farms provide abundant food, but environment suffers
AKRON, Iowa — In recent years, Fred Zenk built two barns housing about 2,400 hogs between them — long, white, concrete-and-metal structures that are u...
Key is still making people laugh but flexing his drama chops
NEW YORK — Keegan-Michael Key is transitioning out of over-the-top comedies to focus more on dramatic films, and for him, it’s no laughing matter.
Barr warns against Chinese ‘dominance’ in wireless networks
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr waded into ongoing diplomatic tensions between the United States and China on Thursday, decrying what he sa...
Pablo Escobar’s hit man dies after short battle with cancer
BOGOTA, Colombia — A former hit man for late drug lord Pablo Escobar who confessed to killing hundreds of people during one of Colombia’s most violent...
Ill Cali cartel drug kingpin seeks early prison release
MIAMI — One of the world's major cocaine kingpins, a co-founder of Colombia's Cali Cartel that smuggled some $2 billion in drugs to the U.S., is seeki...
Victims: PG&E still has rickety power line near Paradise
SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric is still operating a rickety power line near the one that ignited a 2018 wildfire that wiped out the Northe...
Senate: Obama officials hamstrung by Russia election attack
WASHINGTON — A heavily politicized environment, coupled with concerns that public warnings would undermine confidence in the 2016 election, limited th...