Togo vote could see Gnassingbes extend decades-long rule
LOME, Togo (AP) — The West African nation of Togo is voting Saturday in a presidential election that is likely to see th...
2016 again? Russia back to stirring chaos in U.S. election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just weeks into this year’s election cycle, Russia already is actively interfering in the U.S. preside...
China’s leaders say nation yet to turn corner in virus fight
BEIJING (AP) — China’s leadership sounded a cautious note Friday about the country’s progress in halting the spread of t...
Democrats try to blunt strong California showing for Sanders
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the largest prize in the calculations of any Democratic presidential candidate, ...
Democrats big money pledges give way to reality of 2020 race
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Democratic presidential candidates launched their campaigns last year with bold pledges to reject...
Warren’s next challenge: Maintain post-debate momentum
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren enters the final stretch before Saturday’s Nevada Democratic caucus with a new and en...
Police: Robbery looks unlikely as motive in rapper killing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The home-invasion death of rising rapper Pop Smoke in Los Angeles does not appear to be part of a rob...
Newman released from hospital; Chastain to race Las Vegas
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Newman was released from a Florida hospital on Wednesday, about 42 hours after his frighteni...
In S Carolina, Sanders may get boost from billionaire Steyer
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Billionaires are the consistent villains in Bernie Sanders’ campaign narrative. He rails agains...
House impeachment manager from Texas endorses Joe Biden
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is looking ahead to the critical Super Tuesday primary slate with a new endo...
China’s virus center vows no patient unchecked as cases fall
BEIJING (AP) — Protective suit-clad inspectors in the epicenter of China’s viral outbreak went door-to-door Wednesday to...
Abbott says top Malaysian leaders suspected pilot of MH370
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has claimed the “top levels” of the Malaysian gover...
Trump vows to ‘clean up’ LA at Olympic meeting briefing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday veered into politics during a briefing on preparations for the 2028...
Charge: Man strangled girlfriend, 2 girls, burned bodies
Arzel J. Ivery is seen in an undated photo provided by the Shelby County, Tenn., Sheriff's Office. Ivery, boyfriend of A...
MIT to caption online videos after discrimination lawsuit
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has agreed to provide captions for more of its publicly availabl...
Nissan shareholders furious at Ghosn scandal, dismal results
TOKYO — Nissan shareholders vented their outrage at the Japanese automaker's top management Tuesday for crashing stock prices, zero dividends and quar...
Bloomberg takes veiled swipe at rival’s aggressive loyalists
CARSON CITY, Nev. — With the Nevada caucuses less than a week away, Democratic presidential candidates campaigning were fixated on a rival who wasn't ...
2020 Watch: Who can show strength with voters of color?
LAS VEGAS — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
‘Sonic’ speeds to $57M debut; ‘Parasite’ sees big Oscar bump
NEW YORK — The redesigned “Sonic the Hedgehog” showed plenty of teeth at the box office, speeding to a $57 million debut, according to studio estimate...
Xi’s early involvement in virus outbreak raises questions
BEIJING — A recent speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping that has been published by state media indicates for the first time that he was leading the ...
Ex-Wisconsin receiver surrenders, charged in double-homicide
CHICAGO — A former University of Wisconsin football player who is the brother of a standout in the 2011 Super Bowl surrendered to Chicago police on Sa...
For first time, Biden calls Obama deportations ‘big mistake’
LAS VEGAS — Going further than he ever has in expressing regret over Obama administration immigration policy, presidential candidate Joe Biden called ...
Reid says Biden will do well in diverse Nevada’s caucuses
LAS VEGAS — Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wouldn’t say Saturday whether he’s told any of the eight Democrats running for president to drop ...
Biden in Vegas takes on Sanders’ gun votes in fiery speech
LAS VEGAS — Joe Biden, standing on a Las Vegas stage roughly 1,000 feet from the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, took on ...
Canada, others nations push Iran on downed airliner probe
MUNICH — Diplomats from nations that lost citizens when Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner pushed Iran’s foreign minister Saturday for more cooperati...
Trump looks to rev up his base at Daytona 500
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is out to rev up his appeal with a key voting demographic — NASCAR fans — as he takes in the Daytona 500 on Sunday...
WHO chief praises China’s virus fight, urges more from world
MUNICH — The head of the World Health Organization is urging governments to step up their efforts to prepare for the COVID-19 virus and says “it’s imp...
Questions complicate efforts to contain new virus from China
WASHINGTON — Reports one day suggest the respiratory outbreak in China might be slowing, the next brings word of thousands more cases. Even the expert...
Grant Enfinger wins wild Truck Series opener at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR opened the Truck Series season with one fiery crash, a truck stuck on its roof and Grrant Enfinger in victory lane follow...