‘Irishman’ named best picture by National Board of Review
NEW YORK — Martin Scorsese's sprawling crime epic “The Irishman” has been named best picture by the National Board of Review.
Report: Racial divide shrinks in US criminal justice system
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Racial disparities have narrowed across the U.S. criminal justice system over 16 years, though black people are still significant...
Black victims underrepresented in named violent crime laws
CLEVELAND — The slayings of Reagan Tokes and Alianna DeFreeze had much in common.
Greta Thunberg says voyage ‘energized’ her climate fight
LISBON, Portugal — Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Portugal on Tuesday after a three-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, telling cheerin...
Workers fired from Google plan federal labor complaint
SAN FRANCISCO — Four workers fired from Google last week are planning to file a federal labor complaint against the company, claiming it unfairly reta...
Stocks fall as Trump downplays chances of China trade deal
TOKYO — Global shares turned lower on Tuesday amid pessimism over a standoff between the U.S. and China and new tensions between the U.S. and France o...
Powerful typhoon leaves at least 4 dead in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Kammuri barreled across the Philippines with fierce winds and rain Tuesday, leaving at least four people dead, forcing h...
NASA locates debris from India moon lander that crashed
NEW DELHI — NASA said Tuesday that it has found the debris from India's moon lander, which crashed on the lunar surface in September.
Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib seeks to show he’s victim of fugitive
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak sought to show he was the victim of a cunning fugitive financier as he opened his...
North Korea says it’s up to US to choose ‘Christmas gift’
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday repeated its assertions the Trump administration is running out of time to salvage nuclear negotiations, s...
Man rescued after 13 nights stranded in Outback; 1 missing
PERTH, Australia — A second person stranded in the punishing Australian Outback for almost two weeks has been rescued, and a search continued Tuesday ...
China’s climate paradox: A leader in coal and clean energy
WASHINGTON — As world leaders gather in Spain to discuss how to slow the warming of the planet, a spotlight falls on China — the top emitter of greenh...
Research team to take fresh look at delicate artifacts
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandals and baskets that have withstood the ravages of time will be among the perishable artifacts analyzed by a team of scientist...
NBC, union investigate ‘America’s Got Talent’ racism report
LOS ANGELES — NBC and the union that represents television performers are investigating an allegation by an “America’s Got Talent” judge that she was ...
Report: Placido Domingo denies alleged casting power abuse
MILAN — Opera legend Placido Domingo has been quoted by a leading Italian daily as saying he did not abuse his power in casting, part of allegations a...
Kemp expected to pick Loeffler to succeed Isakson in Senate
ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has decided to appoint a Republican donor and financial services executive for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by...
Tech aims to predict problems on power lines before disaster
LOS ANGELES — B. Don Russell wasn’t thinking about preventing a wildfire when he developed a tool to detect power line problems before they cause equi...
Spacewalking astronauts add new pumps to cosmic detector
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Spacewalking astronauts attached new pumps to a cosmic ray detector outside the International Space Station on Monday in a bid ...
Global markets steady at start of busy economic data week
LONDON — Global stock markets traded in fairly narrow ranges Monday as investors awaited developments on the U.S.-China trade talks front and a raft o...
UK probes Google’s Looker purchase over competition concerns
LONDON — Britain’s competition watchdog says it’s investigating Google’s purchase of cloud data analytics company Looker Data Sciences, adding to the ...
Judiciary panel to take reins on Trump impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee is moving to the forefront of President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry, starting with a hearing Wednesd...
Tunisian president vows safer roads after 2 deadly crashes
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s president is promising to improve his country’s poor road safety record after 26 people were killed in a bus crash — and th...
2020 Watch: Why Biden is blitzing Iowa and more questions
NEW YORK — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
Philippine capital warned as strong typhoon approaches
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ main island, including the national capital, Manila, is under a tropical cyclone warning for a typhoon forecast...
And the meek Bengals, Dolphins, Redskins shall win
And the meek shall inherit the NFL fields.
China to suspend US Navy visits to Hong Kong over new law
HONG KONG — China said Monday it will suspend U.S. Navy visits to Hong Kong and sanction a range of pro-democracy non-governmental organizations in re...
Rock tragedy: Music superstars, small suburb forever linked
FINNEYTOWN, Ohio — Tragedy four decades ago linked the British rock band The Who to a small suburban city in Ohio.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s Ukraine defense at odds with facts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s defense of his actions with Ukraine collides with the known facts and the testimony of witnesses on multiple fro...
What’s next in impeachment: Judiciary Committee takes charge
WASHINGTON — The House impeachment inquiry enters a new phase this week as the Judiciary Committee takes charge of the investigation of President Dona...
Asian stocks rise after China factory activity improves
BEIJING — Asian stock markets rose Monday after Chinese factory activity improved ahead of a possible U.S. tariff hike on Chinese imports.