Spurs rally for 2OT win after Harden’s disputed non-dunk
SAN ANTONIO — James Harden had a slam dunk waved off by officials, the first sign that it might not be the Houston Rockets’ night.
Green spurs late run to send Indiana past No. 17 Florida St
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Devonte Green scored a career-high 30 points and Trayce Jackson-Davis added 15, leading undefeated Indiana past No. 17 Florida Sta...
Miami Beach scene inspires Dior’s first US runway show
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Kim Jones was clearly inspired by Miami’s pastel beach scene as he designed his men’s fall 2020 collection for Christian Dior. Tue...
Former prosecutor says corrupt congressman got ‘great’ deal
SAN DIEGO — California Rep. Duncan Hunter pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single charge of conspiring with his wife to use at least $150,000 in campaign f...
Review: ‘The Aeronauts’ doesn’t exactly soar, but Jones does
Would you like to ride in Eddie Redmayne's beautiful balloon?
Biden steps up hits on Buttigieg, Warren over health care
MASON CITY, Iowa — Joe Biden is taking aim at Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren during an eight-day tour of Iowa that the former vice president hope...
Cicely Tyson, Seth MacFarlane joining TV Hall of Fame
LOS ANGELES — Cicely Tyson, Seth MacFarlane and Walt Disney Co. chief executive Bob Iger will be joining the Television Academy’s Hall of Fame.
Undersized Marquette star Howard finding ways to dominate
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Markus Howard continues to find ways to dominate basketball games despite his undersized stature.
‘Irishman’ named best picture by National Board of Review
NEW YORK — Martin Scorsese's sprawling crime epic “The Irishman” has been named best picture by the National Board of Review.
Ex-chief says he didn’t intentionally ‘deceive’ anyone
CHICAGO — Ousted Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Tuesday that he didn’t “intentionally mislead or deceive” anyone about the mid-Octob...
The Latest: California’s Hunter doesn’t say when he’ll quit
SAN DIEGO — The Latest on California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter’s guilty plea to misusing campaign money (all times local):
Broadway’s Leslie Odom Jr. shows off his songwriting skills
NEW YORK — He’s sung Broadway tunes and he’s done jazz standards. He’s sung Christmas classics and a commercial jingle for Nationwide. Leslie Odom Jr....
Greta Thunberg says voyage ‘energized’ her climate fight
LISBON, Portugal — Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Portugal on Tuesday after a three-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, telling cheerin...
NASA locates debris from India moon lander that crashed
NEW DELHI — NASA said Tuesday that it has found the debris from India's moon lander, which crashed on the lunar surface in September.
US citizen raised in San Diego faces new terrorism charges
SAN DIEGO — A U.S. citizen on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List has been charged with additional crimes involving ties to Somalia’s al-Shabaab rebe...
Robert Massie, who popularized Russian history, dead at 90
NEW YORK — Robert K. Massie, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of Russian tsars, has died.
China’s climate paradox: A leader in coal and clean energy
WASHINGTON — As world leaders gather in Spain to discuss how to slow the warming of the planet, a spotlight falls on China — the top emitter of greenh...
California Rep. Hunter to plead guilty to corruption charge
SAN DIEGO — California Rep. Duncan Hunter said he plans to plead guilty to misusing campaign funds and is prepared to go to jail, a stunning turn of e...
Research team to take fresh look at delicate artifacts
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandals and baskets that have withstood the ravages of time will be among the perishable artifacts analyzed by a team of scientist...
NBC, union investigate ‘America’s Got Talent’ racism report
LOS ANGELES — NBC and the union that represents television performers are investigating an allegation by an “America’s Got Talent” judge that she was ...
Washington’s Chris Petersen resigns, Jimmy Lake to take over
SEATTLE — Washington coach Chris Petersen has unexpectedly stepped down after six seasons at the school, with defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake promote...
Tech aims to predict problems on power lines before disaster
LOS ANGELES — B. Don Russell wasn’t thinking about preventing a wildfire when he developed a tool to detect power line problems before they cause equi...
Bullock becomes 3rd governor to drop presidential campaign
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock ended his Democratic presidential campaign Monday, becoming the third Western governor boasting executive e...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 8-14
Dec. 8: Singer Jerry Butler is 80. Drummer Bobby Elliott of The Hollies is 78. Actress Mary Woronov (“Eating Raoul,” “The Munsters” films) is 76. Acto...
Poland’s Nobel-winning writer to support art, civil rights
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Nobel Prize winning writer Olga Tokarczuk says she is starting a foundation to promote Polish literature as well as human ri...
Spacewalking astronauts add new pumps to cosmic detector
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Spacewalking astronauts attached new pumps to a cosmic ray detector outside the International Space Station on Monday in a bid ...
NATO under friendly fire as leaders ready for London summit
BRUSSELS — NATO leaders will gather in London on Tuesday as the world’s biggest military alliance, marking its 70th birthday, battles with one of the ...
UK probes Google’s Looker purchase over competition concerns
LONDON — Britain’s competition watchdog says it’s investigating Google’s purchase of cloud data analytics company Looker Data Sciences, adding to the ...
Chiefs rout Raiders 40-9 to seize AFC West control
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes threw for a touchdown and ran for a touchdown, Juan Thornhill returned a pick 46 yards for another score, and the K...
Rodgers throws 4 TDs, Packers beat skidding Giants 31-13
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes in the snow and the Green Bay Packers rebounded from a dismal West Coast performance...