Reporters getting 1st taste of impeachment restrictions
WASHINGTON — The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump has barely started and already journalists are getting a glimpse of how hard it will be c...
Guatemala sweeps up migrant, group, returns them to border
EL CINCHADO, Guatemala — Guatemalan police accompanied by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swept up the majority of a group of some 300...
FBI plans to notify states about local election breaches
WASHINGTON — The FBI, in a change of policy, is committing to inform state officials if local election systems have been breached, federal officials s...
Trump’s trial begins, senators vowing ‘impartial justice’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with quiet ceremony Thursday, senators standing at their desks to ...
Like Miami, ‘Bad Boys for Life’ soundtrack is hot and fun
Various artists, “Bad Boys for Life Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (Epic/We the Best Music)
49ers, Packers look to go from losing seasons to Super Bowl
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers are one win away from accomplishing a turnaround that's been done only once before in the Super Bowl era...
New street protests in France amid pension strikes
PARIS — Opponents of President Emmanuel Macron's proposed overhaul of France's pension system marched in Paris and other French cities Thursday on wha...
Greece threatens to block Libya deal over sea border dispute
ATHENS, Greece — Greece will block any European peace deal on Libya unless an agreement between the internationally-recognized government in Tripoli a...
The Latest: Inofe away on family matter for Trump trial open
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump's impeachment (all times local):
State Dept chided for silence over alleged threats to envoy
WASHINGTON — Ukraine's announcement on Thursday of an investigation into alleged surveillance of the U.S. ambassador has come as welcome relief to man...
Georgia board spares prisoner’s life hours before execution
ATLANTA — Georgia’s parole board on Thursday spared the life of a prisoner just hours ahead of his scheduled execution, commuting his sentence to life...
Top Democrat pushing $3.4B emergency measure for Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON — A top House Democrat is introducing a $3.4 billion emergency spending bill to help Puerto Rico deal with a recent spate of earthquakes ro...
For Gloria Gaynor, God is key to her survival in life, music
NEW YORK — Gloria Gaynor sees the hand of God in every aspect of her life, particularly when it comes to the tune that may be the most famous disco so...
Gay inmates tie the knot inside Cyprus prison
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Former heroin addict Kevork Tontian met the man he wanted to spend the rest of his life with behind bars. And not even his freedom w...
Senate passes US-Canada-Mexico trade deal, a Trump priority
WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade agreement Thursday that rewrites the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico ...
John Roberts likely to play modest role in impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts is likely to play a modest role when he presides over the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, ...
Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian police said Thursday they have opened an investigation into the possibility that the U.S. ambassador came under illegal surv...
Rep. Liz Cheney to stay in House, decline Wyoming Senate run
WASHINGTON — Rep. Liz Cheney, a junior but rising GOP leader in the House, is opting to stay on that chamber's leadership track rather than run for a ...
1st malaria vaccine tried out in babies in 3 African nations
TOMALI, Malawi — A pinch in the leg, a squeal and a trickle of tears. One baby after another in Malawi is getting the first and only vaccine against m...
Officials block villagers as quakes shake Philippine volcano
LEMERY, Philippines — A Philippine volcano that erupted last weekend belched smaller plumes of ash but shuddered frequently with earthquakes Thursday,...
Confident consumers lift US retail sales in December
WASHINGTON — U.S. retail sales rose at a solid pace last month, evidence that Americans were willing to spend during the winter holidays after a slugg...
Germany agrees timeline, compensation for coal phase-out
BERLIN — Germany will pay utility companies billions of euros to speed up the shutdown of their coal-fired power plants as part of the country's effor...
World shares subdued after signing of China-US trade pact
BANGKOK — Global markets were subdued Thursday after the signing of a preliminary China-U.S. trade agreement that investors hope will bring better rel...
China-US trade deal a blip in seismic shifts of Asian trade
BANGKOK — The trade agreement signed by President Donald Trump and Beijing's lead trade envoy comes amid seismic shifts in supply chains and investmen...
China welcomes US deal, says ‘core concerns’ must be met
BEIJING — China’s government welcomed an interim trade deal with Washington and said Thursday the two sides need to address each other’s “core concern...
AP Explains: New rules could muddle results of Iowa caucuses
WASHINGTON — For the first time, the Iowa Democratic Party will report three sets of results from the party's presidential caucuses. And there is no g...
US envoy surprised that NKorea didn’t give ‘Christmas gift’
SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. ambassador to South Korea said Thursday he was surprised and pleased that North Korea did not give the U.S. an unwelcome...
Taliban say they handed cease-fire offer to US peace envoy
ISLAMABAD — The Taliban have given the U.S. envoy a document outlining their offer for a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan that would last between s...
AUSTRALIAN OPEN ’20: Osaka, Djokovic try to defend titles
MELBOURNE, Australia — A glance at the Australian Open, the year's first Grand Slam tennis tournament: