Magic snap Lakers’ 9-game winning streak in 119-118 thriller
LOS ANGELES — Markelle Fultz hit two big layups in the final minute while scoring 21 points during his second career triple-double, and the Orlando Ma...
Buttigieg decision on police chief shadows presidential run
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Karen DePaepe had been waiting all day for a call back from Pete Buttigieg.
Asian shares mixed after signing of China-US trade pact
Share prices were mixed Thursday in moderate trading in Asia after the U.S. and China signed a preliminary trade agreement that investors hope will br...
Lewis, Alabama hand No. 4 Auburn its first loss, 83-64
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Kira Lewis Jr. scored 25 points and Alabama handed No. 4 Auburn its first loss of the season with an 83-64 rout on Wednesday night.
Hong Kong leader says special status can endure beyond 2047
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam says the ''one country, two systems'' framework under which the city enjoys freedoms unknown in China could ...
Halftime adjustments lead No. 18 Pirates past No. 5 Butler
INDIANAPOLIS — Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard kept it simple at halftime Wednesday.
Jefferson, Delpit among 6 LSU players entering NFL draft
BATON ROUGE, La. — Receiver Justin Jefferson and safety Grant Delpit are among a half dozen players from LSU's national championship team who've state...
Pelosi doles out impeachment pens, a signing tradition
WASHINGTON — One by one, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi picked up pens lined up beside her and used them to sign a bit of her name on the impeachment arti...
Despite danger, Filipinos made restive volcano their home
TALISAY, Philippines — It's the second-most active volcano in the Philippines, a designated permanent danger zone long declared off-limits to human se...
Buttigieg nabs endorsement of New Hampshire congresswoman
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has nabbed the endorsement of New Hampshire's lone congresswoman.
Judd Apatow’s ‘King of Staten Island’ to open SXSW film fest
NEW YORK — Judd Apatow's “The King of Staten Island," starring Pete Davidson of “Saturday Night Live," will make its premiere as the opening night fil...
Outgoing Iraq PM says US troop ouster up to next government
BAGHDAD — Iraq's outgoing prime minister said Wednesday it was up to the next government to see through parliament's decision to oust U.S. troops.
Immigration agency subpoenas sanctuary city law enforcement
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has subpoenaed Denver law enforcement for information on four foreign nationals wanted for depor...
Democratic impeachment managers will need some GOP help
WASHINGTON — The managers chosen to prosecute the impeachment case against President Donald Trump will make their case to all 100 senators. But to get...
Murder indictments handed down in deadly Houston drug raid
HOUSTON — A grand jury has indicted two former Houston police officers — including one who is facing murder counts — for their roles in a deadly Janua...
House leaders march Trump impeachment articles to the Senate
WASHINGTON — In a dramatic procession across the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats carried the formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Tru...
Weinstein lawyers: ‘Circus’ atmosphere, juror tweets unfair
NEW YORK — As if picking a jury for Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial wasn’t complicated enough, some potential jurors have been posting on social media a...
Virgin Islands suit alleges decadeslong abuse by Epstein
HAVANA — A lawsuit filed by prosecutors in the Virgin Islands says multimillionaire sex offender Jeffery Epstein used two private islands in the U.S. ...
Small Iowa city agrees to plan for huge federal ghost town
KNOXVILLE, Iowa — After watching for more than a decade as a once busy Veterans Affairs campus deteriorated into a sprawling ghost town of crumbling b...
Leader of St. Louis black police union says racial bias real
ST. LOUIS — The president of a predominantly black St. Louis police union said Wednesday that the city prosecutor’s lawsuit is correct in pointing out...
100s of migrants advance to Guatemala from Honduras
EL CINCHADO, Guatemala — Hundreds of mainly Honduran migrants started walking and hitching rides Wednesday from the city of San Pedro Sula and crossed...
Emphasis on US exports, trade secrets in China trade deal
WASHINGTON — The United States and China reached a trade deal Wednesday that eases tensions between the world’s two biggest economies, offers massive ...
Judge halts Trump’s order allowing states to block refugees
SILVER SPRING, Md. — A federal judge on Wednesday halted President Donald Trump's executive order that gave state and local officials the ability to s...
Reporters claim new rules will hinder impeachment coverage
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate promises to be one of the most heavily scrutinized events in American political ...
Democrats differ on US-Mideast wars, with no clear exit plan
WASHINGTON — The Democratic presidential field is united in lambasting President Donald Trump’s handling of America’s military presence in the Middle ...
Top women’s players to be part of NHL All-Star Weekend
NEW YORK — Twenty of the top women's hockey players in the world will take part in a 3-on-3 game at a new-look NHL All-Star Weekend in St. Louis next ...
Asylum agreements with Central American nations challenged
WASHINGTON — Trump administration agreements with Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras that allow U.S. immigration officials to send asylum seekers to ...
Smelly Rio de Janeiro water supply has residents on edge
RIO DE JANEIRO — There’s a creeping sense of alarm in Rio de Janeiro after more than a week of foul tasting and smelling tap water in dozens of neighb...
Review: Marcus King stirs soul, rock, country on ‘El Dorado’
Marcus King, “El Dorado” (Fantasy Records)
AP Exclusive: Justice changing how inmate risk is assessed
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is changing the system it uses to assess whether an inmate is likely to commit crimes after being released from pr...