50 children killed by measles in Samoa as outbreak worsens
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A measles outbreak in Samoa has killed 50 children as authorities race to vaccinate the entire population.
Fukushima melted fuel removal begins 2021, end state unknown
TOKYO — Japan’s economy and industry ministry proposed a revision Monday to its decades-long road map to clean up the radioactive mess at the Fukushim...
White House says it won’t participate in impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON — The White House declared Sunday it would not participate in the first impeachment hearings before the House Judiciary Committee as Democr...
Daughter in admissions scandal returns to YouTube channel
LOS ANGELES — Social media star Olivia Jade Giannulli on Sunday posted her first YouTube video since the arrest of her parents, actress Lori Loughlin ...
Hundreds rally in Myanmar to show support for Suu Kyi
YANGON, Myanmar — About 700 people rallied Sunday to show support for Myanmar’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, as she prepares to defend the country agains...
Luka gets 27, Mavs snap Lakers’ 10-game win streak 114-100
LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic scored 21 of his 27 points in a dynamic second half, Kristaps Porzingis added 15 points and the Dallas Mavericks snapped the...
Dalton returns and leads Bengals to 1st win, 22-6 over Jets
CINCINNATI — Andy Dalton returned from his three-week exile Sunday and got a long-awaited win for the coach who benched him, throwing a touchdown pass...
Pope says Nativity scenes should go in town squares, schools
GRECCIO, Italy — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed Nativity scenes as “simple and admirable” signs of Christian faith and encouraged their placement in wo...
‘I know Joe’s heart’: Why black voters are backing Joe Biden
After Kamala Harris challenged Joe Biden’s past opposition to school busing in a nationally televised Democratic presidential debate, the former vice ...
Hong Kong pro-democracy rally cut short by police tear gas
HONG KONG — Thousands took to Hong Kong’s streets Sunday in a new wave of pro-democracy protests, but police fired tear gas after some demonstrators h...
Warming toll: 1 degree hotter, trillions of tons of ice gone
Since leaders first started talking about tackling the problem of climate change, the world has spewed more heat-trapping gases, gotten hotter and suf...
Biden launches Iowa trip with focus on Trump, rural America
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Joe Biden launched an eight-day bus tour of Iowa on Saturday projecting confidence, ignoring his many Democratic presidential c...
Londoners a reminder of how ordinary people can fight back
The people who used a fire extinguisher and even a 5-foot (1.5 meter) narwhal tusk Friday to fight back against an attacker who stabbed two people to ...
Charges filed in stabbing of ex-Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor
PITTSBURGH — A woman was charged with attempted homicide in a Pittsburgh stabbing that critically injured former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor...
Science warnings, US retreat add urgency to UN climate talks
MADRID — Mass protests, a last-minute venue change and talk of climate tipping points are adding some unplanned drama to this year’s international tal...
Mississippi fire department roiled by noose in locker
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — There’s little disagreement that the object found in a white Mississippi firefighter’s locker was a hangman’s noose. But as with ...
Fierce 49ers defense vs Jackson’s Ravens highlights Week 13
Lamar Jackson vs. Nick Bosa. The NFL's most dynamic offense against one of its stingiest defenses. A rematch of a Super Bowl played seven years ago an...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s Ukraine defense collides 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...
Vietnam receives last of 39 remains of trafficking victims
DO THANH, Vietnam — The last remains of the 39 Vietnamese who died while being smuggled in a truck to England last month were repatriated to their hom...
Hong Kong elders, youths vow to keep up pro-democracy fight
HONG KONG — Hundreds of silver-haired activists have joined young protesters for a unity rally at a Hong Kong park, vowing that their monthslong movem...
Doncic averages 30-point triple-double in brilliant November
PHOENIX — Adding one more spectacular game to a November full of them, Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic provided more evidence that he’s quickly eme...
Trump to decide if he wants lawyers at impeachment hearings
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee asked President Donald Trump on Friday to say whether he’ll send his attorneys to participa...
No. 17 Memphis tops No. 18 Cincinnati 34-24 to host AAC game
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Brady White threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns as No. 17 Memphis beat 18th-ranked Cincinnati 34-24 Friday for the Tigers’ third s...
Disputing harassment claims, Domingo says he’s a gentleman
MADRID — Placido Domingo is disputing allegations of sexual harassment against him, saying he has always behaved like a gentleman but that “gallant ge...
US stocks close out half-day session with broad losses
Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street Friday following a shortened trading session a day after the Thanksgiving holiday that left the market slightly bel...
Flames coach Bill Peters quits; accused of slurs, abuse
Bill Peters resigned as coach of the Calgary Flames on Friday after allegedly making racist slurs at a Nigerian-born player in the minors and kicking ...
Hong Kong protesters seek British support; campus siege ends
HONG KONG — Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists rallied Friday outside the British Consulate, urging the city’s former colonial ruler to emu...
Italy’s ‘Sardines’ movement threatens Salvini’s dominance
ROME — In Italy’s polarized political landscape, a grassroots group calling itself “Sardines” is putting the squeeze on right-wing populist Matteo Sal...
Eurozone unemployment’s falls to lowest rate since July 2008
LONDON — Unemployment across the 19-country eurozone has fallen to its lowest rate since July 2008 even though growth is cooling in the face of headwi...
France: Military helicopters in Mali crash not under fire
PARIS — France’s army chief of staff is dismissing an Islamic State group affiliate’s claim that it caused a helicopter collision in Mali that killed ...