Review: Eric Johnson’s vocals, acoustic guitar shine
Eric Johnson, “RJ Vol. II” (Vortexan Music)Eric Johnson’s new album shows the amazing Texas guitar wizard moving another...
Sanders’ rise fuels Dems’ angst; Pelosi won’t intervene
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders’ ascendancy as Democrats’ leading presidential hopeful fueled growing unease as la...
Sanders pitches black voters on ideas and history, not faith
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — When black voters in South Carolina consider Bernie Sanders, they don’t tend to think of h...
US mortgage rates decline; 30-year loan at 3.45%
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates declined this week as growing concern over the economic impact of China’...
Serie A’s biggest match could be played in empty stadium
MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte probably won’t have to sit through a torrent of boos when he returns to Tur...
Top nominee Polanski to skip French Oscars after rape claim
PARIS (AP) — Filmmaker Roman Polanski is skipping the awards ceremony for France’s equivalent of the Oscars - where his ...
Fight by 2 Republicans for Georgia Senate seat unnerves GOP
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A Republican congressman’s decision to challenge freshly appointed Sen. Kelly Loeffler is pitting ...
Texas looms large as Super Tuesday bonanza for Democrats
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bernie Sanders packed a rodeo arena in Dallas. Mike Bloomberg has spent more than $13.5 million on ...
Joel Embiid sprains shoulder, Sixers lose to Cavs 108-94
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers suddenly have a lot more to worry about than their poor road record or playoff s...
Buttigieg aides say path beyond March 3 possible but tricky
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is bracing his supporters for a difficult stretch...
Satellite almost on empty gets new life after space docking
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A communication satellite almost out of fuel has gotten a new life after the first space doc...
On education, Sanders lauded for substance, knocked for cost
During the 2016 Democratic presidential race, when Bernie Sanders pushed making college free, it was seen as a radical i...
Biden claims momentum as Sanders marches past debate fray
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Eyeing a South Carolina victory to rescue his presidential ambitions, Joe Biden claimed one of t...
World powers: ‘serious concerns’ about Iran’s atom program
VIENNA (AP) — The world powers that remain party to the nuclear deal with Iran expressed “serious concerns” Wednesday ab...
Analysis: Sanders learns what it’s like to be a front-runner
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Bernie Sanders has spent much of his career on the political margins, an outsider looking in. No...
Israeli foreign minister slams Sanders ‘horrifying comment’
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister denounced Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders on Wednesday for what he cal...
Michael Douglas, Zeta-Jones to co-host Jerusalem ceremony
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hollywood power couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are set to return to Israel as co-hosts...
Democrats band together to knock Sanders during debate clash
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Democrats unleashed a roaring assault against Bernie Sanders and seized on Mike Bloomberg’s past...
Debate takeaways: Bernie bruised but not broken
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Democrats held their final debate before the South Carolina presidential primary and the critica...
Review: An unlikely friendship is at the heart of ‘Burden’
It was only a matter of time before Hollywood came calling to adapt the real-life events surrounding a museum in South C...
Sanders makes bold play to win primary on Warren’s home turf
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the South Carolina primary unfolds Saturday, Bernie Sanders won’t be hustling for last-minute votes...
Hot Pockets heir gets 5 months in prison for college scam
BOSTON (AP) — An heir to the Hot Pockets fortune was sentenced to five months in prison Tuesday for trying to cheat and ...
Medical report shows Klobuchar in ‘very good health’
CHICAGO (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar is “in very good health,” according to a medical report t...
Trump says without evidence Dems leak intel to hurt Sanders
NEW DELHI (AP) — President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that Democrats who don’t want Bernie Sanders to win their p...
California congressman’s vacated seat unleashes GOP slugfest
LAKESIDE, California (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter’s resignation from Congress last month after pleading gui...
EU approves tough negotiating mandate for UK trade talks
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday gave its chief negotiator Michel Barnier a robust negotiating mandate to g...
Vietnam dissident Buddhist monk Thich Quang Do dies at 91
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Thich Quang Do, a Buddhist monk who became the public face of religious dissent in Vietnam while t...
Oilers among winners, Panthers losers at NHL trade deadline
Mired in a run of one playoff appearance in 13 seasons, the Edmonton Oilers could really use some hockey deep into April...
5 questions before the Democrats’ South Carolina debate
Seven Democratic presidential hopefuls face off Tuesday night in South Carolina for the 10th Democratic debate. Five que...
One clear message from Democrats: We want big change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ desire for dramatic political change has emerged as a driving force in the party’s presiden...