US won’t grant Iran foreign minister visa for UN visit
WASHINGTON — The U.S. won't issue Iran's foreign minister a visa to travel to the United Nations later this week, contending there was not enough time...
Iranian general transformed Syria’s war in Assad’s favor
BEIRUT — When Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare visit to Tehran last year, the powerful Revolutionary Guard commander Qassem Soleimani was the...
‘Joker’ tops nominations for British Academy film awards
LONDON — The film “Joker” has topped the nominations for the British Academy film awards announced Tuesday.
Tesla delivers first Chinese-made Model 3 to customers
BEIJING — Tesla's Shanghai factory delivered its first cars to customers Monday and chief executive Elon Musk said the electric automaker plans to set...
Trump tests Congress’ war powers with strike against Iran
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's confrontation with Iran is posing a gut check for Congress, brazenly testing whether the House and Senate will e...
Venezuela’s would-be congress leader shrugs off accusations
CARACAS, Venezuela — The would-be new leader of Venezuela's congress dug in Monday against accusations that he facilitated a takeover of the country's...
Bloomberg sees California as model on climate change, guns
LOS ANGELES — Mike Bloomberg's plan for California - export it.
Georgia’s new GOP senator sworn into office amid impeachment
WASHINGTON — W ealthy Republican businesswoman Kelly Loeffler was sworn in Monday as the newest senator from Georgia, a political newcomer who takes o...
Getting it done: Clemson, LSU backs proving they belong
CLEMSON, S.C. — LSU's Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Clemson's Travis Etienne have much more in common than their Louisiana backgrounds heading into the na...
Uncertain impeachment schedule leaves 2020ers scrambling
WASHINGTON — Uncertainty over when the Senate will begin President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is complicating crunch-time campaigning for the fi...
Iranian leader’s tears a sign of respect for slain general
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In a rare display of emotion from the typically reserved and measured supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cri...
Lincoln Chafee files to run for president as Libertarian
Former Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee has filed to run for president as a Libertarian.
Justin Thomas grabs a win he thought he had lost
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Justin Thomas began the new year mildly disappointed by not having won more than he already has on the PGA Tour.
Off-camera at the Golden Globes is a sight to behold
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Beyond who wins and loses at the Golden Globes, how stars occupy themselves during the three-hour-plus ceremony in a packed ba...
Justin Thomas hangs on to win Kapalua in a playoff
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Justin Thomas won the Sentry Tournament of Champions, and he still doesn't know how.
AP FACT CHECK: Pence misleadingly links Iran general to 9/11
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump closed out the old year by reprising a selection of his most familiar falsehoods and putting a few of his predeces...
Blowback: Iran abandons nuclear limits after US killing
TEHRAN, Iran — The blowback over the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general mounted Sunday as Iran announced it will no longer abide by the limits cont...
Graham urges Senate rules change to speed impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — Seeking to break a deadlock over President Donald Trump’s impeachment, a top Republican said Sunday he will push a change in rules that w...
Aussie PM defends response to fires; weather brings respite
SYDNEY — Cooling temperatures and calmer winds brought some relief Sunday to Australian communities raked by wildfires, but the heat stayed on Prime M...
Local authorities: Mysterious illness in China is not SARS
BEIJING — The mysterious respiratory illness that has infected dozens of people in a central Chinese city is not SARS, local authorities said Sunday.
Weinstein’s reckoning: Trial looms 2 years after #MeToo wave
NEW YORK — More than two years after a wave of sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein ushered in the #MeToo movement, the disgraced movie...
Texans roar past Bills for 22-19 win in OT
HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson’s teammates talked all week about how they never feel as if they’re out of any game when No. 4 is on the field.
Schauffele holds onto a 1-shot lead at Kapalua
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Xander Schauffele finished stronger than everyone around him Saturday, and it was good enough to keep a one-shot lead going into the...
Azubuike leads No. 3 KU to 60-53 win over No. 16 W Virginia
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Udoka Azubuike had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Devon Dotson and Marcus Garrett made crucial plays down the stretch, and third-ranked K...
Hammonds, Edwards lead Georgia past No. 9 Memphis 65-62
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tom Crean and Georgia finally grabbed a win over an AP Top 25 team despite the Bulldogs' two leading scorers struggling with their sh...
Austria’s Greens clear final hurdle for government with Kurz
BERLIN — Members of Austria's Green party voted Saturday to join a new government led by conservative former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, clearing the f...
Iran general steps out of Soleimani’s shadow to lead proxies
TEHRAN, Iran — A new Iranian general has stepped out of the shadows to lead the country's expeditionary Quds Force, becoming responsible for Tehran's ...
US men’s soccer team cancels plan to train in Qatar
CHICAGO — The U.S. men’s soccer team has canceled its plan to train in Doha, Qatar, from Jan. 5-25 “due to the developing situation in the region.”
AP Photos: Disabled Romanian children given chance to shine
BUCHAREST, Romania — During Romania's communist era, children with disabilities were shunned, often locked away in institutions or kept at home and de...
Schauffele takes 1-shot lead at Kapalua in title defense
KAPALUA, Hawaii — The only thing that resembled paradise to Xander Schauffele at Kapalua was his name atop the leaderboard Friday at the Sentry Tourna...