Scientists seek rare species survivors amid Australia flames
Australia’s unprecedented wildfires season has so far charred 40,000 square miles (104,000 square kilometers) of brushland, rainforests, and national ...
Turkey’s Erdogan: Europe must back Libyan govt in Tripoli
Ankara — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the European Union to support the internationally recognised Libyan government in Tripol...
China reports 4 more cases in viral pneumonia outbreak
BEIJING — Four more cases have been identified in a viral pneumonia outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan that has killed two people and promp...
Canadian network kicks off 6 NHL broadcasts in Plains Cree
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Clarence Iron believes he is on a divine mission to revitalize the Plains Cree language through hockey.
Putin’s moves leave Russian opposition with few options
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin played it differently this time.
USC women upset previously unbeaten No. 7 UCLA in double OT
LOS ANGELES — Anytime Southern California beats UCLA it is special. The fact that the Trojans upset the nation's only remaining unbeaten team in Divis...
Amid hacking fears, key caucus states to use app for results
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Two of the first three states to vote in the Democratic presidential race will use new mobile apps to gather results from thousands ...
US to screen airline passengers from China for new illness
NEW YORK — Three U.S. airports will screen passengers arriving from central China for a new virus that has sickened dozens, killed two and prompted wo...
Chicago flights halted; plane slides off Kansas City taxiway
CHICAGO — The Federal Aviation Administration halted all flights in and out of Chicago's O'Hare Airport for hours Friday night due to a sprawling wint...
Hawks complete late rally to stun Spurs 121-120
SAN ANTONIO — Trae Young scored 31 points and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from a 14-point deficit in the final quarter to stun the San Antonio Spurs 121...
Virginia’s highest court upholds weapons ban at gun rally
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's highest court on Friday upheld a ban on firearms at a pro-gun rally in the state's capital next week, an event that authori...
3 more linked to neo-Nazi group arrested in Georgia
WASHINGTON — Three men linked to a violent white supremacist group known as The Base were charged with conspiring to kill members of a militant anti-f...
Iowa Democrats treat Warren-Sanders dust-up as ‘Who cares?’
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ann Stromquist watched this week’s Democratic presidential debate like the research scientist she is. She studied the candidates' an...
Billionaire Bloomberg is granted financial disclosure delay
WASHINGTON — Billionaire Michael Bloomberg won't have to publicly disclose his finances until late March, well after voters in more than a dozen state...
Calmer McGregor: Irish star returns vs Cerrone at UFC 246
LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor became a two-division UFC champion because he was a tremendous fighter. He became the biggest mixed martial artist in the w...
How Trump’s impeachment differs from a criminal trial
WASHINGTON — Yes, it's a trial — but the Senate's impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump won't resemble anything Americans have seen o...
Mexico readies for Central American migrants at south border
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico — Border security forces in southern Mexico were preparing Friday for the expected arrival of hundreds of Central Americans tra...
2 years after ‘step up,’ Grammys step into another mess
NEW YORK — The leadership at the Recording Academy thought they were in the clear: After the Academy's then-CEO made comments that seemed to belittle ...
Pentagon adding to restrictions on foreign military students
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is imposing new restrictions and controls on all international military students at American bases, including barring them f...
Pacino, De Niro among Producers Guild Awards presenters
LOS ANGELES — Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Melissa McCarthy are among the presenters for Saturday’s Producers Guild of America Awards.
Who’s who on Trump’s legal team for impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s legal team for his Senate impeachment trial will include a pair of well-known attorneys who have vigorously defe...
Protests close Louvre museum in Paris amid pension strikes
PARIS — Dozens of protesters blocked the entrance to the Louvre museum and forced the famous Paris landmark to close Friday while they denounced the F...
Anti-Trump protests have shrunk. What’s it mean for 2020?
CHICAGO — Days after President Donald Trump killed an Iranian general and said he was sending more soldiers to the Middle East, about 100 protesters s...
Tech, communications stocks push US indexes to more records
Solid gains in technology and communications stocks pushed major U.S. indexes to more record highs on Wall Street Friday. Chipmaker Qualcomm jumped 4....
Sen. Gardner’s reelection campaign refunds $33K in donations
DENVER — Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner's reelection campaign said Friday that it was refunding $33,000 in excess contributions.
AP Explains: The Justice Department’s new quarrel with Apple
WASHINGTON — The deadly shooting of three U.S. sailors at a Navy installation in December could reignite a long-simmering fight between the federal go...
Hillary Clinton to 2020 Democratic voters: pick a winner
PASADENA, Calif. — Hillary Rodham Clinton has advice for Democratic voters faced with an unsettled field of presidential contenders: pick a winner.
Son also rises: Buddy Boeheim playing sweet for Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — With the shot clock about to expire in an overtime game on the road against the reigning national champions, Syracuse guard Buddy Boe...
MSNBC’s Maddow reaches record audience with Parnas interview
NEW YORK — There's no apparent impeachment fatigue among viewers of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow.
Debate in Malmo rages over battered Ibrahimovic statue
MALMO, Sweden — Two bronze feet protrude from a block of stone, a large and dusty black cloth draped down one of its sides.