Airline says false hijack alarm caused Dutch airport alert
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands — An accidental hijack warning set off from the cockpit of a plane triggered a big security operation at Amsterdam's Schiphol Ai...
Thailand set to hinder Cambodian opposition’s return plans
BANGKOK — Plans by self-exiled leaders of Cambodia's banned opposition party to return to their homeland hit a major roadblock Wednesday when Thailand...
Schools reopen in New Delhi with air pollution falling
NEW DELHI — Schools have reopened in the Indian capital with toxic air level coming down by more than half since authorities declared a health emergen...
Suspected rebels kill 15 at southern Thailand security posts
YALA, Thailand — Gunmen in insurgency-wracked southern Thailand killed 15 village defense volunteers and wounded five security personnel in what is be...
Liberal Tucson, Arizona rejects plan to be sanctuary city
TUCSON, Ariz. — After Arizona passed a law that required local police to check the immigration status of people suspected to be in the country illegal...
China and France reiterate support for Paris climate deal
BEIJING — Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday hailed a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron as giving a boost to multilateralism and free trad...
Calling plays in NFL a challenge for some rookie NFL coaches
Maybe Sean McVay made it all look just too easy.
High-tech chestnuts: US to consider genetically altered tree
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Chestnuts harvested from high branches on a chilly fall morning look typical: they're marble sized, russet colored and nestled in pri...
The Latest: Tucson voters reject sanctuary city measure
TUCSON, Ariz. — The Latest on elections in Tucson, Arizona (all times local):
Asia stocks mixed on possible US-China trade snag
BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after investors were rattled by a possible snag in a U.S.-Chinese trade truce following reports Bei...
Kansas City votes to remove King’s name from historic street
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved removing Dr. Martin Luther King's name from one of the city's most historic b...
‘This city is not livable’: New Delhi people decry dirty air
NEW DELHI — Sakshi Chauhan has not left her house in a quiet inner-city slum in the Indian capital for the past six days on her doctor's orders.
Boeing chairman says CEO won’t get bonus until Max flies
Boeing's new chairman gave embattled CEO Dennis Muilenburg a vote of confidence Tuesday and said the chief executive is giving up any bonus this year.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s wildfire tweets not grounded in facts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is scorching the facts about California's wildfires.
‘I was appalled’: Black customers say host told them to move
AURORA, Ill. — An attorney representing a group of black customers who say they were asked to change tables at a Chicago-area Buffalo Wild Wings becau...
‘Mighty Justice’ chronicles life of civil rights activist
"Mighty Justice: My Life in Civil Rights," Algonquin Books, by Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe
EU hopes US will rethink choice to pull out of climate pact
BRUSSELS — The European Union has voiced regret at the U.S. government's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement and expressed hopes that ...
Hong Kong leader says she has Xi’s backing to tackle unrest
HONG KONG — Hong Kong's embattled leader, Carrie Lam, said Tuesday that she has received the backing of Chinese President Xi Jinping in her handling o...
Heritage of resistance: Reenactment to honor slave rebellion
NEW ORLEANS — Against the modern backdrop of oil refineries, strip malls and gated communities, hundreds of reenactors will gather Friday in southeast...
APNewsbreak: Arpaio aides ignored order to halt sweeps
PHOENIX — A court-appointed investigator concluded that high-ranking managers for former metro Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio disregarded a federal judge'...
Used to impunity, Bangladesh elite face corruption crackdown
DHAKA, Bangladesh — As gamblers called out bets around craps and roulette tables at a sports club in Bangladesh's capital, dozens of black-clad securi...
N. Korea says US terrorism blacklist hinders nuke diplomacy
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea says the U.S. redesignation of Pyongyang as a sponsor of terrorism is dimming prospects for nuclear diplomacy between...
Hong Kong police arrest man in knife attack at protest site
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police said Monday that a 48-year-old knife-wielding man who slashed two people and bit off part of the ear of a local politicia...
Family says suspect in acid attack is veteran, suffered PTSD
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police arrested a man suspected of throwing battery acid on a Hispanic man who says his attacker asked him, "Why did you come he...
Rispone slams ad linking him to David Duke in Louisiana race
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana's Republican gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone said Monday that a radio ad linking him and President Donald Trump to ...
While losses mount, Uber CEO expects profitability in 2021
NEW YORK — The losses at Uber are mounting, but the ride-hailing heavyweight now predicts it will be profitable in about two years.
FBI: Man who spoke of hating Jews held in temple bomb plot
DENVER — A man who repeatedly espoused anti-Semitic views has been arrested in a plot to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue, federal officials said Mo...
San Francisco’s mayor eyes housing bond, DA’s race on ballot
SAN FRANCISCO — After a bruising fight last year to become San Francisco's mayor, London Breed faces token opposition on Tuesday's ballot as she strug...
Wine cellar in space: 12 bottles arrive for year of aging
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A dozen bottles of fine French wine arrived at the space station Monday, not for the astronauts, but for science.
Dow hits record as stock market rally extends into 5th week
NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average returned to a record on Monday, joining other market gauges at all-time highs, as the stock market's rally...