US astronaut sets record for longest spaceflight by a woman
A U.S. astronaut set a record Saturday for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, breaking the old mark of 288 days with about two months left in ...
Football-making town sets record for most thrown at once
ADA, Ohio — An Ohio town long associated with the manufacturing of footballs has set a Guinness World Record for the most thrown at the same time.
Mond leads A&M to 24-21 win over Oklahoma St. in Texas Bowl
HOUSTON — Kellen Mond ran for a career-high 117 yards and threw a touchdown pass as Texas A&M scored 24 straight points to overcome an early defic...
Devils score own goal in OT, Maple Leafs win 6th straight
NEWARK, N.J. — Devils defenseman Damon Severson backhanded the puck into his own net in overtime, gifting the Toronto Maple Leafs a 5-4 win over New J...
Ibrahimovic rejoining AC Milan with former club struggling
MILAN, Italy — Veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is returning to help his struggling former club AC Milan.
The Fun Guy: Kawhi Leonard is the AP’s male athlete of 2019
He was the Fun Guy. The board man who got paid. He overcame injury to reclaim his rightful place as one of the very best basketball players on the pla...
Film explores Ronstadt’s life, wide-ranging music career
NEW YORK — Between the Kennedy Center Honors and a CNN documentary about her life debuting on television New Year's Day, Linda Ronstadt is taking a ca...
Naked fireman, binky-binging bulldog: New England’s odd 2019
BOSTON — New Englanders fired up the weirdness machine again in 2019, and it cranked out oddities pretty much nonstop.
QB Jacob Eason leaves Washington early, will enter NFL draft
SEATTLE — Washington quarterback Jacob Eason announced Thursday he will skip his final year of college and enter the NFL draft.
Burundi’s president again says he won’t run for another term
NAIROBI, Kenya — Burundi’s president has again indicated he will not run for another term next year in the politically volatile East African nation.
N Carolina couple call 911 on vacuum thought to be intruder
HIGH POINT, N.C. — 'Twas the night of Christmas at a North Carolina house, no creature should have been stirring, not even a mouse.
Gala Christmas Day in country for Queen Elizabeth II, family
SANDRINGHAM, England — Queen Elizabeth II and her close family spent a gala Christmas Day at her palatial countryside retreat, feasting on locally-rea...
JFK letter promising Santa safe during Cold War on display
BOSTON — In the throes of the Cold War, the Soviet Union was planning to test a massive nuclear bomb in the Arctic Circle.
Algeria buries military chief, de facto ruler amid protests
ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria is holding an elaborate military funeral for the general who was the de facto ruler of the gas-rich country amid political ...
Lingering knee issue still bothering Ohio State’s Fields
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields may not be fully healthy when the second-ranked Buckeyes face No. 3 Clemson in the Fiesta Bow...
Rapper DaBaby handcuffed, given pot citation after concert
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was handcuffed and cited on a misdemeanor marijuana charge in North Carolina hours after he performed...
Cavaliers send Clarkson to Jazz for Exum, 2 2nd-round picks
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers traded Jordan Clarkson before he could walk away.
Putin rebuffs Western criticism of 1939 Stalin-Hitler pact
Russian President Vladimir Putin countered European criticism of a 1939 Soviet pact with Nazi Germany on Tuesday, charging that collusion with Adolf H...
No. 2 Ohio State gets another test with No. 22 West Virginia
RALEIGH, N.C. — Chris Holtmann has already seen his Ohio State team claim three wins against marquee nonconference opponents. The second-ranked Buckey...
UCF gets 10th win, beating Marshall 48-25 in Gasparilla Bowl
TAMPA, Fla. — Central Florida is best known for a high-powered offense, but the Knights are capable of big plays on defense, too.
AP Source: Cavs to trade Clarkson to Jazz for Exum, picks
CLEVELAND — A person familiar with the negotiations says the Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to trade guard Jordan Clarkson to the Utah Jazz for guard...
UConn moves to No. 1 in AP Women’s basketball poll
NEW YORK — UConn is back in a familiar spot — No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball poll.
Review: A technical feat, ’1917′ is great storytelling, too
It's been a good time for World War I buffs — especially if they're also movie buffs. A year ago director Peter Jackson applied state-of-the-art techn...
To battle opioid crisis, some track overdoses in real time
ALBANY, N.Y. — Drug overdose patients rushed to some emergency rooms in New York's Hudson Valley are asked a series of questions: Do you have stable h...
Government proposes release of Fukushima water to sea or air
TOKYO — Japan's economy and industry ministry proposed on Monday the gradual release or evaporation of massive amounts of treated but still radioactiv...
Algeria’s military chief Gaid Salah dies amid protest crisis
ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria's powerful military chief died unexpectedly Monday, according to government media reports, leaving his country gripped by p...
Mahomes throws 2 TDs, runs for 1 as Chiefs beat Bears 26-3
CHICAGO — Patrick Mahomes threw for two touchdowns and ran for another score, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Chicago Bears 26-3 Sunday night to s...
Actor Kevin Costner returns to Iowa to support Buttigieg
INDIANOLA, Iowa — “Field of Dreams” actor Kevin Costner returned to Iowa on Sunday to go to bat for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, ...
‘Rise of Skywalker’ opens with $175.5 million; ‘Cats’ flops
NEW YORK — The Force was a little less strong with “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker." J.J. Abrams' Skywalker finale couldn't match its recent predece...