EU agrees to end Med anti-smuggler mission off Libya
BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to end Operation Sophia, the bloc’s naval mission in the Mediterranean Sea, and launch a new...
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 ...
Pompeo in Africa visit praises Angola’s moves against graft
JOHANNESBURG — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in his latest Africa stop on Monday praised Angola’s president for his actions against corruption, ...
Quarantine ruling: Russia sends woman back after she escapes
MOSCOW — A Russian court on Monday ordered a woman who escaped from a virus quarantine to return back to the hospital she fled and stay under quaranti...
Disgraced religious order tried to get abuse victim to lie
MILAN — The cardinal’s response was not what Yolanda Martínez had expected — or could abide.
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:
After abuse scandals, seminarians pledge to ‘get it right’
WYNNEWOOD, Pa. — The seminarians walk along a hallway lined with photos of classes of priests who came before them. Some are pious alumni who have bec...
Steyer foundation mulling SC investments - after the primary
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Ahead of this month’s crucial South Carolina primary, the wife of presidential candidate Tom Steyer that the foundation she runs is i...
French health minister to run for Paris mayor to end scandal
PARIS — France's Health Minister Agnes Buzyn was named on Sunday as a new candidate for mayor of Paris, a late entry by the country's governing party ...
Trump fans wait in long lines to see president, Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was wearing his firesuit and had just finished signing autographs for fans stuck in long lines to enter Dayt...
US secretary of state visits Senegal to start Africa tour
DAKAR, Senegal — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Trump administration is working to determine what level of American military forces is n...
Spurs boost Champions League bid, Arsenal ends winless run
LONDON — Jose Mourinho couldn't resist a little swipe at Manchester City following its European ban.
Democratic hopefuls now test strength among minority voters
COLUMBIA, S.C. — For I.S. Leevy Johnson, the Democrats’ search for a challenger to take on President Donald Trump is personal.
Stop and frisk gets renewed attention in Bloomberg candidacy
NEW YORK — David Ourlicht was a college student, walking down a street near campus, when he became one of millions of New Yorkers swept up in the era ...
California to apologize for internment of Japanese Americans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Les Ouchida was born an American just outside California's capital city, but his citizenship mattered little after Japan bombed P...
Wales bears the brunt as Storm Dennis hammers Britain
LONDON — Storm Dennis hammered Britain Sunday, bringing a month's worth of rain in just 48 hours to parts of South Wales, which bore the brunt of the ...
Quarantine ends for Germans; Italy to fly citizens from ship
BERLIN — More than 100 Germans evacuated from the hard-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a new coronavirus outbreak, were set to end their p...
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 ...
Bolsonaro stresses Christian morals amid Rio’s pre-Carnival
RIO DE JANEIRO — President Jair Bolsonaro addressed tens of thousands of evangelicals on a Rio de Janeiro beach Saturday, telling them Brazil's govern...
Analysis: Man City stained by scandal, mired in uncertainty
LONDON — Manchester City is now a tainted champion.
Virginia a key state in Bloomberg’s Super Tuesday strategy
RICHMOND, Va. — If there is a state where Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg could expect a return on investment, it is Virginia.
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 ...
Denouncing US, Venezuelan troops, militias stage drills
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's armed forces and civilian militias took the streets in cities, beaches and border regions on Saturday for drills orde...
Mississippi braces for flooding amid cresting river
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Saturday amid predictions that a river running in the area around the stat...
Week 4 of Weinstein trial: Closing arguments, two universes
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein grinned as he left court, and his lawyers said he was confident heading into what could be his last weekend of freedom as ...