Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing's new Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit after lifting off on its first test flight Friday, a blow to the com...
Montana vape shop turns to home kits to dodge flavored ban
HELENA, Mont. — A Montana vape store chain has announced plans to offer customers do-it-yourself vaping kits to combat the state's new temporary ban o...
Chief: City employee targeted co-worker in deadly shooting
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A deadly shooting at a city building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina was an act of “workplace violence" by one city employee wh...
Obamacare sign-ups steady as debate persists over its future
WASHINGTON — More than 8 million people have signed up for coverage next year under former President Barack Obama's health care law, the government sa...
AP Exclusive: PG&E’s history with blackouts signaled trouble
SAN FRANCISCO — The state senators grilling the CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. were upset — like millions of other Californians, some spent d...
Community mourns victim of housing complex shooting
WESTERLY, R.I. — A Rhode Island community were remembering on Friday a woman gunned down in a shooting that wounded two others as a loving mother and ...
Column: Wiseman shows he’s wise young man by dumping college
Congratulations to James Wiseman, a wise young man indeed.
Review: Jordan and Foxx shine in urgent drama ‘Just Mercy’
There's usually one film that tops lists whenever powerful legal thrillers are debated — “To Kill a Mockingbird," set in the 1930s. Now comes a film s...
Mahomes flourishes in snow as Chiefs keep winning
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes leaned his head back with a smile stretching ear to ear, gazing up toward the sky as snow swirled around him, the y...
Palace: Prince Philip in hospital as ‘precautionary measure’
LONDON — Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was admitted to a London hospital Friday “as a precautionary measure,” Buckingham Palace sa...
What if you knew a cookie would take 20 minutes to run off?
NEW YORK — Would you put down that bag of chips if you saw it had 170 calories? What if the label said it would take 16 minutes of running to burn off...
US consumer spending up 0.4% in November, best since July
WASHINGTON — Americans increased their spending in November at the fastest pace in four months, and income growth rebounded to its strongest gain sinc...
Putin bristles at Western criticism of 1939 Soviet-Nazi pact
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday strongly rejected Western criticism of a 1939 Soviet pact with Nazi Germany, arguing that Western ...
Trump blasts Christian magazine that called for his removal
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is blasting a prominent Christian magazine that published an editorial arguing that he should be removed from offi...
Stocks climb as S&P 500 closes in on 10th winning week in 11
NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes pushed higher again in early trading on Friday, and the S&P 500 was on track to close out its 10th winning week in t...
Greece: Bitcoin fraud suspect to be extradited to France
Greece's justice minister has signed an order for bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik to be extradited to France — concluding an international lega...
Toy stores hope playtime inside their shops leads to sales
PARAMUS, N.J. — Jaelyn Farrell climbed into a tree fort, played in fake sand and pushed around a “Paw Patrol” toy car.
UK charges US diplomat’s wife over teen’s death in crash
LONDON — An American diplomat's wife who left Britain after being involved in a fatal road accident that killed a British teenager has been charged, B...
Activists cheer victory in landmark Dutch climate case
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — In a ruling hailed as an “immense victory for climate justice,” the Netherlands' top court ruled Friday in favor of activists...
Warren’s origin story, her mother and THE dress, comes home
OKLAHOMA CITY — Elizabeth Warren lets the dramatic tension build as she begins the foundational story of her biography, the one about her mother and t...
Impeachment of Trump voted top 2019 news story in AP poll
NEW YORK — The drive by the Democratic-led House of Representatives to impeach President Donald Trump was the top news story of 2019, according to The...
Lebanon’s new PM says he plans a government of experts
BEIRUT — Lebanon's newly designated prime minister said on Monday he plans to form a government of experts and independents to deal with the country's...
Pelosi: Power of gavel means Trump is ‘impeached forever’
WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi promised as speaker she would "show the power of the gavel.”
Andrew Bailey to succeed Carney as Bank of England governor
LONDON — Andrew Bailey, head of Britain’s financial watchdog, will be the next governor of the Bank of England, where his top challenge will be naviga...
French telecom company Orange convicted over suicides
French phone and Internet provider Orange was found guilty Friday of a string of employee suicides.
Iran’s Rouhani in Japan to meet Japan PM amid nuke impasse
TOKYO — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is visiting Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday in hopes of easing a nuclear impa...
World shares mixed as US says trade deal with China ready
TOKYO — Global shares meandered in a narrow range on Friday despite another session of record highs on Wall Street.
Tokyo Olympics say costs $12.6B; Audit report says much more
TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic organizers said Friday they are spending 1.35 trillion Japanese yen — about $12.6 billion — to stage next year's games. Organize...
Vatican tribunal now overwhelmed by clergy abuse cases
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican office responsible for processing clergy sex abuse complaints saw a record 1,000 cases reported from around the world this ...
Iraq protests take toll on economy, vulnerable suffer most
BAGHDAD — With wisps of smoke still rising from the remnants of another night of violence, the workers came in the morning to salvage what merchandise...