‘Queen & Slim’ soundtrack a perfect mix of new and old songs
Various artists, “Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack” (Motown)
Attorney: Man charged in adoption case ‘made happy families’
SALT LAKE CITY — An Arizona elected official charged with running an adoption-fraud scheme involving women from the Marshall Islands ran a legal pract...
High tides surge through Venice, locals rush to protect art
VENICE, Italy — Exceptionally high tidal waters surged through Venice again on Friday, prompting the mayor to close St. Mark’s Square and call for mor...
New Davis Cup era begins with revamped format, new features
MADRID — The famous face behind the biggest overhaul in Davis Cup history can’t hide his anxiety.
Rosalía marks historic night for women at Latin Grammys
Spanish singer Rosalía, the breakthrough performer known for blending flamenco music with sounds like reggaeton and Latin trap, won album of the year ...
Moss envisions more highlight-reel plays for No. 1 LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU tight end Thaddeus Moss would like everyone who saw his clutch, acrobatic, toe-touching catch at Alabama to know one thing goin...
Trump wants Supreme Court to block subpoena for his taxes
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block a subpoena for his tax returns, in a test of the president’s ability to defy ...
Kansas pieces together 3-man class amid NCAA allegations
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas coach Bill Self knew it was important to fill the majority of his upcoming recruiting class during the early signing period, g...
10 Democrats qualify for next week’s presidential debate
ATLANTA — Ten Democratic presidential candidates have qualified for next Wednesday’s debate in Georgia, giving voters a smaller lineup on stage to con...
Charlottesville suit seeks to link online talk to violence
The white nationalist rally that took a deadly turn in Charlottesville, Virginia, during the summer of 2017 shocked Americans with its front-row view ...
EU bank to stop funding fossil fuel projects in 2 years
BERLIN — The European Investment Bank said Thursday that it will stop financing fossil fuel energy projects from the end of 2021 as part of an effort ...
Italy declares state of emergency in Venice after high tides
ROME — Italy's government declared a state of emergency Thursday in flood-ravaged Venice, seeking to release funds to repair the historic lagoon city ...
Sanders campaign replaces South Carolina state director
Bernie Sanders is replacing his state director in the critical early-voting state of South Carolina.
California faces fraught path out of wildfire, power crisis
The utility that serves more than 5 million electrical customers in one of the world’s most technologically advanced areas is now faced again and agai...
Harden scores 47 points, Rockets beat Clippers 102-93
HOUSTON — James Harden scored 47 points and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Clippers 102-93 in a wild game that saw Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers eje...
Hot start helps No. 18 Ohio State rout No. 10 Villanova
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Duane Washington Jr. had 14 points and four other players scored in double figures as No. 18 Ohio State started hot and ran over No. ...
Doctors: Warmer world is unhealthier place for children
WASHINGTON — Children are growing up in a warmer world that will hit them with more and different health problems than their parents experienced, an i...
NTSB: Coast Guard ignored duck boat safety proposals
ST. LOUIS — Federal transportation safety investigators criticized the U.S. Coast Guard Wednesday for ignoring suggestions over nearly two decades to ...
Tunisia elects new parliament speaker from Islamist party
TUNIS, Tunisia — The longtime leader of Tunisia’s Islamist party Ennahdha has been elected speaker of the North African country’s new parliament.
Flying this Thanksgiving? Expect record crowds at airports
Record throngs of travelers are expected to jam into airports over the Thanksgiving break and airlines are adding hundreds of flights a day in respons...
Texans-Ravens could be first of many Watson-Jackson duels
This is the first of what could be many meetings between two dynamic young AFC quarterbacks when Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans visit Lamar Jac...
Set the table early, and other tips for Thanksgiving hosts
Hosting Thanksgiving isn’t for the faint of heart. There are more dishes than you might usually serve. More timing concerns because of that. More pots...
Sour grapes: Trade war puts cork in US wine sales to China
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Caught in the crossfire of President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, U.S. vineyards are struggling to sell Syrah in Shanghai ...
Study: Half Europe’s unauthorized migrants in Germany, UK
BERLIN — At least 3.9 million unauthorized migrants — and possibly as many as 4.8 million — lived in Europe in 2017 with half of them in Germany and t...
Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded
MILAN — The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as offi...
‘Sad day’ or ‘scam’? What to watch at impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON — A "solemn day" or a "showtrial"?
Afghan officials: Kabul car bomb killed 12, including kids
KABUL, Afghanistan — A car bombing in Kabul during morning rush hour Wednesday targeted a private security company's convoy, with officials later sayi...
World thirst for oil keeps growing, with SUVs a key culprit
PARIS — The world's thirst for oil will continue to grow until the 2030s, with climate-damaging emissions climbing until at least 2040 — and consumers...
Global stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs
BEIJING — Global stocks sank Wednesday after President Donald Trump threatened more tariff hikes on Chinese imports if talks aimed at ending a trade w...
Asian stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs
BEIJING — Asian stocks sank Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened more tariff hikes on Chinese imports if talks aimed at ending a tra...