High-tech chestnuts: US to consider genetically altered tree
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Chestnuts harvested from high branches on a chilly fall morning look typical: they're marble sized, russet colored and nestled in pri...
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s wildfire tweets not grounded in facts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is scorching the facts about California's wildfires.
Virginia legislative elections test anti-Trump sentiment
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginians are deciding Tuesday which party should control the statehouse in a widely watched contest that will test how voters feel a...
How top 2020 Democrats are trying to win over union members
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' natural constituency has long been working Americans, and appealing to union members is key to his p...
Trump Jr claims JFK wouldn’t fit in modern Democratic Party
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump Jr. claimed Tuesday that the modern-day Democratic Party has moved so far left it would have rejected President John F. Kenn...
Magazine faces criticism for giving award to Richard Ford.
NEW YORK — Bruce Springsteen will be presenting a lifetime achievement award next spring to Richard Ford, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Independ...
EU hopes US will rethink choice to pull out of climate pact
BRUSSELS — The European Union has voiced regret at the U.S. government's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement and expressed hopes that ...
Hong Kong leader says she has Xi’s backing to tackle unrest
HONG KONG — Hong Kong's embattled leader, Carrie Lam, said Tuesday that she has received the backing of Chinese President Xi Jinping in her handling o...
US woos Asia with plan to rival China’s ‘Belt and Road’
BANGKOK — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Tuesday the U.S. will invest and trade more in Asia as it rolls out an American plan to support "sustain...
Prescott throws for 3 TDs as Cowboys beat Giants again
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — First, the black cat ran on the field.
Nets withstand Ingram’s big game, hold off Pelicans 135-125
NEW YORK — Brandon Ingram had the best game of his career. The New Orleans Pelicans had the best quarter in their history.
Wine cellar in space: 12 bottles arrive for year of aging
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A dozen bottles of fine French wine arrived at the space station Monday, not for the astronauts, but for science.
Study: Alien grasses are making more frequent US wildfires
WASHINGTON — For much of the United States, invasive grass species are making wildfires more frequent, especially in fire-prone California, a new stud...
Trump administration eases Obama-era rules on coal pollution
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration accelerated the pace of its environmental rollbacks for the country's coal-fired power plants Monday, proposing ...
Boeing crew capsule completes major flight test in desert
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing's capsule for astronauts underwent its first major flight test Monday, shooting a mile into the air then parachuting bac...
Investigation: Lead in some Canadian water worse than Flint
MONTREAL — Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have been unwittingly exposed to high levels of lead in their drinking water, with contamination in seve...
South Sudan faces crisis in forming new coalition government
NAIROBI, Kenya — War-torn South Sudan is "barreling toward a crisis" and could slide back into fighting, warned the International Crisis Group on Mond...
Tennessee hoping Harper can return Lady Vols to prominence
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Wherever new Tennessee women's basketball coach Kellie Harper goes around Knoxville, people want to talk about the past.
Analysis: High draft picks don’t ensure franchise QB status
PHILADELPHIA — Finding a franchise quarterback is a tough job that often defines the career of a personnel boss in the NFL.
US sells business engagement with Asia as trade war drags on
NONTHABURI, Thailand — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and a raft of other American officials are showcasing the commitment of U.S. businesses to ...
The Latest: Allen’s a winning QB, times 3
The Latest on Week 9 in the NFL (all times Eastern):
Harvick has Cup title shot after 3rd straight Texas fall win
FORT WORTH, Texas — Kevin Harvick won the fall Cup race at Texas for the third year in a row Sunday, again taking one of the championship-contending s...
Butker’s late FGs help Chiefs rally past Vikings, 26-23
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Harrison Butker watched his 44-yard field goal split the uprights, the clocks inside Arrowhead Stadium reading zero, and the Chiefs...
Balotelli threatens to leave soccer field amid racist chants
VERONA, Italy — Brescia striker Mario Balotelli threatened to leave the field due to racist chants directed at him by Hellas Verona fans during a top-...
‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ is No. 1, but it’s no winner
LOS ANGELES — It might be judgment day for the Terminator franchise.
Time ticks away at wild bison genetic diversity
SANTA FE, N.M. — Evidence is mounting that wild North American bison are gradually shedding their genetic diversity across many of the isolated herds ...
Riot police storm Hong Kong malls to nip more protests
HONG KONG — Riot police stormed several malls in Hong Kong on Sunday in a move to thwart more pro-democracy protests, as the city's leader heads to Be...
Climate activists nab Macron portraits, divide French judges
LYON, France — Is stealing a presidential portrait a prison-worthy crime? Or a laudable act of civil disobedience?