Privacy firm finds unsecured cannabis patient information
SEATTLE — An internet privacy firm says it was able to access private personal information of more than 30,000 medical marijuana patients, recreationa...
China confirms 1st death outside epicenter of viral outbreak
BEIJING — China's National Health Commission says the number of cases of a new respiratory virus has risen to 830 with 25 deaths.
Need a legal pot shop in California? Grab your smartphone
LOS ANGELES — Want to find a legal marijuana shop in California? Grab your smartphone.
Trial highlights: Conspiracy theories and fidget spinners
WASHINGTON — Democrats argued that President Donald Trump sought a phony investigation of a political rival and pursued a discredited conspiracy theor...
Woods opens with 69 at Torrey North to start new year
SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods had his lowest opening round of the year since 2011. It wasn't enough to be among the leaders Thursday at the Farmers Insuranc...
Trump vs. Bloomberg: Fortunes collide in pricey knife fight
NEW YORK — They are circling each other like wary boxers, with taunts on Twitter, snarky asides and belittling descriptions. They rose to prominence i...
Spain-Venezuela encounter by tarmac unleashes speculation
MADRID — A secretive meeting this week by the tarmac of Madrid's international airport between two prominent officials from Spain and Venezuela trigge...
Buttigieg seeks validation from gathering of mayoral peers
WASHINGTON — For Pete Buttigieg, an appearance before a gathering of the nation's mayors Thursday was a home game.
Puerto Ricans protest in anger over unused emergency aid
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hundreds of people joined a protest Thursday organized by Puerto Rican singer René Pérez of Calle 13 fame in a demonstration r...
Trump: Mideast peace plan likely rolled out in days
JERUSALEM — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he'll likely release the long-awaited White House Mideast peace plan before his meeting early ne...
Mexico’s tough response to migrants doesn’t stir outcry
MEXICO CITY — The hundreds of Central American migrants walking north in southern Mexico have received steady media coverage in Mexico, but with sky h...
Suggs aiming for Super Bowl after joining Chiefs last month
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There was a moment during practice last week, while the Kansas City Chiefs were prepping for their AFC title game against Tennessee...
Long lines at Pro Bowl to get Jackson’s autograph, picture
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Baltimore cornerback Marlon Humphrey was signing autographs following Pro Bowl practice Thursday and wrapping up an interview...
Mexican guardsmen break up migrant caravan along highway
FRONTERA HIDALGO, Mexico — Hundreds of Central American migrants were hauled onto buses by Mexican national guardsmen and immigration agents after cro...
Militant sentenced to 19 years for role in Benghazi attacks
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Libyan militant to more than 19 years in prison for his role in the 2012 Benghazi attacks that kill...
`Sopranos’ actress says Weinstein raped her in the mid-1990s
NEW YORK — “Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand Thursday, testifying that the former Hollywood stud...
Steyer aims criminal justice plan at taking on racial bias
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer is proposing a criminal justice reform plan that would reduce the costs of incarceration...
R. Kelly girlfriend can return to Kelly home for belongings
CHICAGO — A judge on Thursday agreed to allow a girlfriend of R. Kelly retrieve her belongings from the singer's home in Trump Tower in Chicago, where...
US general says troop surge in Middle East may not end soon
ABOARD THE USS BATAAN — Over the past eight months, the United States has poured more than 20,000 additional troops into the Middle East to counter th...
Key quotes from world leaders at Holocaust forum
JERUSALEM — The presidents of France and Germany warned of rising anti-Semitism. Israeli and American leaders lashed out at Iran. Russia's president t...
UN agency: China virus ‘too early’ for emergency declaration
LONDON — A viral illness in China that has sickened hundreds of people and prompted Chinese authorities to effectively shut down at least three cities...
Easing trade tensions bode well for emerging market stocks
LOS ANGELES — Several factors are pointing to a possible rebound in emerging market stocks this year.
Girl’s family: ‘Impossible’ to lean from cruise ship window
INDIANAPOLIS — The parents of an Indiana girl who fell to her death from the open window of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico contend it was “physic...
Polish parliament OKs law allowing gov’t to punish judges
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's lawmakers gave their final approval Thursday to legislation that will allow politicians to fire judges who criticize their d...
Rep. Ilhan Omar launches reelection bid with big advantages
MINNEAPOLIS — Rep. Ilhan Omar’s congressional career got off to a rocky start just a year ago, with her provocative remarks on Israel and Jews stirrin...
Brittany Howard looks past and forward ahead of the Grammys
NEW YORK — Leaving a successful band is never easy. For Brittany Howard, stepping away from the roots-rockers Alabama Shakes wasn't easy — but it was ...
Leaders vow to learn from Holocaust, offer competing lessons
JERUSALEM — Speaker by speaker, world leaders on Thursday denounced the rising threat of anti-Semitism and vowed never to forget the lessons of the Ho...
The Latest: WHO says China virus not global health emergency
LONDON — The Latest on the outbreak of the new coronavirus in China (all times local):
9 parents separated from families return to children in US
LOS ANGELES — As his long-lost son walked toward him in an airport terminal, a sobbing David Xol stretched out his arms, fell to one knee and embraced...