Trades juice up arms race in deep Metropolitan Division
The Metropolitan Division was already the deepest and most competitive in the NHL.Now the race to the finish is getting ...
Couple lost in woods survived on muddy water, fern fronds
INVERNESS, Calif. (AP) — A couple who went missing in the woods of Northern California for a week survived by drinking f...
Scientists gather to study risk from microplastic pollution
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tiny bits of broken-down plastic smaller than a fraction of a grain of rice are turning up everywh...
Thomas criticizes a previous high court opinion -- his own
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas has made no secret of his dislike of past Supreme Court decisions written by o...
Italy tries to contain virus as isolated towns hunker down
CODOGNO, Italy (AP) — Police manned checkpoints around quarantined towns in Italy’s north on Monday and residents stocke...
Kansas back atop Top 25 as Baylor slides to No. 2 after loss
1 of 4Kansas head coach Bill Self calls a play from the bench against Baylor during the second half of an NCAA college b...
Crackdown on immigrants who use public benefits takes effect
PHOENIX (AP) — Pastor Antonio Velasquez says that before the Trump administration announced a crackdown on immigrants us...
Hero or criminal? Court hears 2 views of WikiLeaks’ Assange
LONDON (AP) — Truth-telling journalist or reckless criminal: A British judge was given two conflicting portraits of Juli...
Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges
CHICAGO (AP) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to restored charges that accuse him of st...
Buffett says economy is slowing amid virus fears
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett says the viral outbreak in China has slowed economic growth, but he remain...
Mars lander confirms quakes, even aftershocks on red planet
This Feb. 18, 2020 photo made available by NASA shows the InSight lander's dome-covered seismometer, known as SEIS, on M...
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma starts ad campaign for claims
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma launched an ad campaign Monday to tell people harmed by their powerful prescription opioid...
Impeachment fades for Slotkin as Democrats try to pivot away
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A man held up a hostile poster a few rows behind Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin as she spoke. O...
Former French prime minister and wife go on trial for fraud
PARIS (AP) — He was the front-runner to be president of France. Instead, former Prime Minister Francois Fillon is going ...
China’s Huawei debuts latest version of folding phone
LONDON (AP) — China’s Huawei unveiled its latest folding smartphone Monday and its first such device to be available int...
AP-NORC poll: Most Americans support Equal Rights Amendment
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LaVonne Hirashima had two children by the time she was 20 and no time to get a college degree. Inste...
China promises companies aid, global virus cases rise
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government promised tax cuts and other aid Monday to help companies recover from its virus outbre...
Sanders would use wealth tax for universal child care, pre-K
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders has joined fellow progressive Elizabeth Warren in proposing that a “wealth tax” can fia...
Survey finds Olympic, elite athletes struggling financially
The comments could easily have come from any middle-class town where workers have trouble making ends meet: “No pension ...
UN chief issues 7-point ‘call to action’ on human rights
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the United Nations issued a “call to action” on Monday to countries, businesses and all people...
Patrick Reed plays better as the accusations get louder
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The bookies had Patrick Reed at 40-1 odds going into the Mexico Championship, which should have come ...
Big changes are coming to the NFL scouting combine this year
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big changes are coming to the NFL scouting combine this year.There will be more eyeballs on the leag...
New Army training team heads to Africa
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army, for the first time, will send soldiers from one of its new training brigades to Africa in th...
The Latest: Bloomberg delays town hall to prepare for debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on presidential campaign developments (all times local):10:15 p.m.Mike Bloomberg’s campaign...
Virus pushes beyond Asia, taking aim at Europe, Mideast
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The new virus took aim at a broadening swath of the globe Monday, with officials in Europe and...
Patrick Reed shows his moxie and wins Mexico Championship
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Patrick Reed made it hard for anyone to question his moxie.A week that began with Brooks Koepka sayin...
Nev. union support for Sanders shows limits of labor warning
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Members of Nevada’s most politically powerful labor group were warned by union leaders that Bernie Sand...
LeBron’s clutch jumper sends Lakers past Celtics 114-112
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 29 points and put the Lakers ahead on a fallaway jumper with 30 seconds to play, ...
Friendly to Fiers: A’s pitcher gets cheers in spring game
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Oakland Athletics fan K.C. Sandstrom was sitting down the right field line watching his team warm up ...
Colombians grapple with a big problem: wandering hippos
DORADAL, Colombia (AP) — Maria Jaramilla awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of her panicked mule. When she lo...