5 questions ahead of New Hampshire’s Democratic debate
Seven Democratic presidential candidates are scheduled to face off in a debate at 8 p.m. Friday at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire. The state's vo...
Poll pitch for India’s capital plays up growing divisions
NEW DELHI — Campaigning for a crucial state election in India's capital has reached a fever pitch as members of the Hindu nationalist-led government c...
January US jobs report may provide clarity amid disruptions
WASHINGTON — With China's viral outbreak disrupting trade and Boeing's troubles weighing on American factories, the January U.S. jobs report on Friday...
Leslie Jones livens up Siriano’s NY Fashion Week front row
NEW YORK — With shouts of “work it! work it!” from superfan Leslie Jones on the front row, Christian Siriano helped kickoff New York Fashion Week on T...
Global tourism takes major hit as virus halts Chinese travel
This should have been a good year for global tourism, with trade tensions gradually easing, certain economies growing and banner events like the Summe...
Architect of US peace plan blames Palestinians for violence
UNITED NATIONS — The chief architect of the U.S. blueprint to resolve the decades-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians on Thursday blamed Pa...
Trump tweets reversal of push for Nevada nuclear waste dump
LAS VEGAS — President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to reverse his position on a proposal to create a national nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountai...
Heat, Grizzlies complete trade sending Iguodala to Miami
MIAMI — Each of the last nine NBA Finals have included either the Miami Heat or Andre Iguodala.
Texas executes man who killed 5, including wife, children
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Dallas man was executed Thursday evening for a shooting in which he killed his wife, two children and two other relatives during...
Rains cause flooding, evacuations in western Washington
ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Heavy rains sent a creek over a major roadway and into an apartment building east of Seattle on Thursday.
Buttigieg, Sanders to win most national delegates in Iowa
WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders will emerge from Iowa's Democratic caucuses with the most delegates to the party's national convention,...
Messy Iowa caucuses leave cash-poor candidates scrambling
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Iowa caucuses weren't just a colossal political mess. They were a massive money drain for Democratic presidential contenders wh...
New virus cases in UK, Germany, Italy put Europe total at 31
LONDON — Britain, Germany and Italy announced more cases of the new virus from China on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Euro...
Wolves send Wiggins to Warriors for Russell in scorer swap
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have taken on yet another new look, with D'Angelo Russell on his way to join pal Karl-Anthony Towns and Andre...
New Hampshire officials confident they’ll avoid Iowa chaos
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire voters rarely rubber-stamp the results of the Iowa caucuses. And they won't follow the lead of Iowa's chaotic caucuses w...
Hectic end to the NBA’s trade window, but some teams sat out
MIAMI — Most of the top NBA playoff contenders stayed out of the down-to-the-wire frenzy at the trade deadline.
Trump unleashes impeachment fury in acquittal ‘celebration’
WASHINGTON — Exulting in his impeachment acquittal, a defiant President Donald Trump took a scorched-earth victory lap Thursday, unleashing his fury a...
Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies
BEIJING — A Chinese doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak d...
A rapid descent leads to screams on severed Turkish plane
ISTANBUL — As their flight abruptly descended into Istanbul and hit the ground with a rumble, a Turkish couple tensed up. They soon relaxed when they ...
Trump, Kenyan leader talk positive about US-Kenya trade deal
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta sounded positive notes Thursday about a future trade deal between their countr...
DNC chair calls for ‘recanvass’ of Iowa results after delays
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Thursday called for a “recanvass” of the results of the Iowa caucuses, saying it was...
Pelosi defends speech-ripping as protesting ‘falsehoods’
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday defended her speech-ripping performance after President Donald Trump's State of the Union address ...
FDA crackdown on vaping flavors has blind spot: disposables
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government on Thursday began enforcing restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes aimed at curbing underage vaping. But some...
Experts ponder human error in Italian high-speed train crash
OSPEDALETTO LODIGIANO, Italy — A high-speed passenger train derailed in northern Italy before dawn Thursday, killing two railway workers and injuring ...
Barr warns against Chinese ‘dominance’ in wireless networks
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr waded into ongoing diplomatic tensions between the United States and China on Thursday, decrying what he sa...
Pablo Escobar’s hit man dies after short battle with cancer
BOGOTA, Colombia — A former hit man for late drug lord Pablo Escobar who confessed to killing hundreds of people during one of Colombia’s most violent...
Senate: Obama officials hamstrung by Russia election attack
WASHINGTON — A heavily politicized environment, coupled with concerns that public warnings would undermine confidence in the 2016 election, limited th...
Kidman, Nyong’o, Peele and more describe 1st Oscar moments
LOS ANGELES — It happens in an instant: The envelope is opened, a name is called and the Oscar winner's life and career are changed forever.
Death toll in Turkey avalanche disaster rises to 41
ISTANBUL — The death toll from a pair of avalanches in eastern Turkey climbed to 41 Thursday, Turkey's disaster and emergency agency said as search te...
Spanish government to begin talks with Catalania this month
BARCELONA, Spain — The Spanish government and the regional leaders of Catalonia will start holding formal talks this month in a bid to end one of the ...