Steyer wants climate change refugees to enter US legally
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer on Friday unveiled an immigration proposal seeking to make immigrants fleeing the effects of...
China mourns native paddlefish scientists say is now extinct
BEIJING — The Chinese paddlefish's sharp, protruding snout made it one of the largest freshwater species in the world. Since scientists declared it ex...
Islamic extremism wracks Burkina Faso, spreading east
FADA N'GOURMA, Burkina Faso — The jihadists who killed Wabwa Ampougovni's son and two grandchildren wanted them to suffer: They cut the backs of their...
Ghosn’s lawyer slams minister’s gaffe on proving innocence
TOKYO — A lawyer for Carlos Ghosn, Nissan's former chairman who skipped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon, on Friday slammed a gaffe by the Japanese j...
Richardson helps No. 9 Oregon outlast No. 24 Arizona in OT
EUGENE, Ore. — Will Richardson decided it was his time to take over, and it couldn’t have worked out better for Oregon.
Boeing papers show employees slid 737 Max problems past FAA
Boeing employees knew about problems with flight simulators for the now-grounded 737 Max and apparently tried to hide them from federal regulators, ac...
Flaring tensions could kill Iran nuclear deal; to what end?
BERLIN — The landmark 2015 deal between Tehran and world powers aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons has been teetering on the edge...
AP Explains: Not all cyber threats equally worrisome
WASHINGTON — West Virginia reported unusual cyber activity targeting its election systems. The Texas governor said the state was encountering attempte...
India’s top court orders review of all curbs in Kashmir
NEW DELHI — India’s top court on Friday ordered the government to review all restrictions, including suspension of internet service, in Indian-control...
Independents could decide California’s Democratic primary
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, no prize is bigger than California, which offers more delegates than an...
Chicago coyote captured after 2 suspected attacks reported
CHICAGO — Authorities on the hunt for coyotes in downtown Chicago after two reported attacks, including one where passersby said they had to pull a wi...
Analysis: Pelosi’s delay tests public opinion on impeachment
WASHINGTON — Democrats know they don't have the votes to convict President Donald Trump when the Senate convenes as the Court of Impeachment. So they ...
Rinne scores as Predators beat Blackhawks 5-2
CHICAGO — Pekka Rinne grinned and grinned and grinned.
Westbrook scores 34 in return, but Thunder roll past Rockets
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder spoiled Russell Westbrook's return.
Michelle Wie expecting her first child — a girl -- in summer
Michelle Wie is expecting her first child — a girl — this summer.
Australians leave homes as heat, winds escalate fire danger
EDEN, Australia — Communities across Australia’s fire-ravaged southeast were bracing for a long day of mounting danger on Friday as thousands abandone...
Edd Byrnes, who played “Kookie” in “77 Sunset Strip,” dies
LOS ANGELES — Edd Byrnes, who played cool-kid Kookie on the hit TV show “77 Sunset Strip,” scored a gold record with a song about his character’s hair...
Without injured Embiid, 76ers rally to beat Celtics 109-98
PHILADELPHIA — Josh Richardson scored 29 points, Ben Simmons had 19 and the Philadelphia 76ers won without injured center Joel Embiid, beating the Bos...
Baylor ends No. 1 UConn’s 98-game home win streak
HARTFORD, Conn. — Teá Cooper scored 27 points and No. 6 Baylor used a dominant fourth quarter to beat top-ranked UConn 74-58 on Thursday night, ending...
Trump boasts Iranian general’s death was ‘American justice’
TOLEDO, Ohio — President Donald Trump used his first campaign election rally of 2020 to argue that he served up “American justice" by ordering a drone...
The Latest: Iran invites US agency to help with crash probe
WASHINGTON — The latest on Iran-related developments (all times local):
CES Gadget Show: Pizza from robots, underwater scooters
LAS VEGAS — Robots were front and center at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas. One even made pizza.
US plutonium production plan likely to spur legal challenge
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The agency that oversees the United States’ nuclear arsenal says it doesn’t need to do any broad environmental reviews of a propos...
Grounding of 737 Max takes growing toll on Kansas suppliers
WICHTA, Kan. — The suspension of production of the Boeing 737 Max is taking a growing toll on suppliers in Kansas, where more than 40 aerospace compan...
Steyer is 6th candidate to qualify for next week’s debate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Billionaire Tom Steyer qualified Thursday for next week's Democratic presidential debate, putting him on stage in Iowa alongside ...
Searchers find third body buried by Idaho avalanche
Buried under about 10 feet (3 meters) of snow after an avalanche this week at an Idaho ski resort, Bill Fuzak made peace with his predicament and prep...
Facebook cable plan hits resistance in Oregon coastal town
TIERRA DEL MAR, Ore. — A battle playing out in Oregon is pitting residents of a tiny coastal town with no stoplights or cellphone service against one ...
House approves measure to restrain Trump’s actions on Iran
WASHINGTON — R eigniting a debate over who has the power to declare war, the Democratic-controlled House on Thursday approved a resolution asserting t...
Iranians shot down airliner, Western leaders declare
WASHINGTON — It is “highly likely” that Iran shot down the civilian Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran late Tuesday, killing all 176 people o...
Voting machine vendors get scrutiny at congressional hearing
Lawmakers expressed concern about foreign components in the nation’s election equipment, as the top executives of the three major voting manufacturers...