AP Exclusive: Border apprehensions drop 8 straight months
WASHINGTON — The number of border apprehensions has dropped for the eighth straight month, following crackdowns by the Trump administration that inclu...
Trump’s economy: Solid and steady but vulnerable to threats
WASHINGTON — A portrait of a robust U.S. economy is sure to take center stage Tuesday night when President Donald Trump gives his third State of the U...
Iran may block UN inspectors if it faces a ‘new situation’
ML--Iran-Nuclear — Iran’s president said Monday that Tehran might reconsider providing U.N. inspectors with access to Iran's nuclear facilities if the...
2 Iranian students challenge removal from country
BOSTON — Two Iranian students attending Boston-area universities have filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, saying federal o...
8 Turkish personnel, 13 Syrian troops killed in north Syria
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey hit targets in northern Syria, responding to shelling by Syrian government forces that killed at least eight Turkish soldiers ...
Trump trial closing arguments aim at voters, history
WASHINGTON — Closing arguments in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial unfolded Monday more for history than to sway votes, one final chance to ...
UK to end early release of terror convicts after stabbings
LONDON — The British government said Monday it will introduce emergency legislation to stop people convicted of terror crimes being released after ser...
UK and EU clash over trade with 11 months to make a deal
LONDON — Britain and the European Union set out clashing opening gambits Monday on striking a trade deal, making it clear that each side is willing to...
UN health agency tackles misinformation over virus outbreak
GENEVA — The World Health Organization chief has traveled a dozen times to monitor the Ebola response in violence-marred eastern Congo. But when he pl...
Gift or keep: The afterlives of red carpet looks is a dance
NEW YORK — Remember the ethereal pale blue Prada dress Lupita Nyong'o wore the night she won an Oscar in 2014? How about Glenn Close's moment in gold ...
The Latest: UAE suspends flights to China outside Beijing
BEIJING — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local):
EU demands access to UK waters in order to sign trade deal
BRUSSELS — The European Union will link any access to its market for British products directly to the access that EU boats will be given to U.K. water...
Ukraine: Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile
KYIV, Ukraine — A leaked recording of an exchange between an Iranian air-traffic controller and an Iranian pilot purports to show that authorities imm...
Michigan governor to take national stage to rebut Trump
LANSING, Mich. — Democrats are putting Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan on the national stage Tuesday to rebut President Donald Trump, elevating a fr...
Louisiana executions stall for a decade amid legal quandary
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana cleans its execution chamber at the state penitentiary daily, but it's been more than a decade since a condemned prisoner...
Built in 10 days, China’s virus hospital takes 1st patients
BEIJING — The first patients arrived Monday at a specialized hospital built in just 10 days as part of China's intensive efforts to fight a new virus.
The Latest: Warren assures supporters a woman can win
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
Man wearing fake bomb stabs 2 in London and is shot to death
LONDON — Police in London say a man who strapped on a fake bomb and stabbed two people on a London street before being shot to death by police was rec...
Best picture ’1917′ is big winner at British Academy Awards
LONDON — Gut-wrenching World War I epic “1917” was the big winner at Sunday’s British Academy Film Awards, winning seven awards including best picture...
Trump bashes Democratic rivals during pre-Super Bowl show
PALM BEACH, Florida — President Donald Trump used a Super Bowl pregame interview to rail against Democrats, accusing them of hatred and offering schoo...
Guardiola wonders if league’s OK with Liverpool’s huge lead
LONDON — Pep Guardiola doesn't forget.
China’s Israel envoy compares virus travel bans to Holocaust
JERUSALEM — China's acting ambassador to Israel apologized on Sunday after comparing the closure of several national borders to Chinese citizens amid ...
Ecuador president slammed for ugly words about harassment
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador's President Lenín Moreno has scrambled to apologize for comments suggesting women tend to complain about sexual harassment wh...
In Iowa, anxiety and unpredictability cloud caucus finish
DES MOINES, Iowa — On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic presidential candidates hustled across the state Sunday trying to fire up voters an...
Iraqi protesters reject PM-designate picked by ruling elites
BAGHDAD — Anti-government demonstrators on Sunday rejected Iraq’s new prime minister-designate following his nomination by rival government factions, ...
Philippines reports world’s 1st virus death outside China
BEIJING — The Philippines on Sunday reported the first death outside China from the new coronavirus, as Chinese authorities delayed the opening of sch...
Italian-American emerges as new star of Italy’s left-wing
BOLOGNA, Italy — A dual U.S.-Italian citizen who cut her political organizing teeth on two Barack Obama campaigns is emerging as the latest rising sta...
Spray planes combat the huge locust outbreak in East Africa
NASUULU CONSERVANCY, Kenya — As locusts by the billions — yes, billions — descend on parts of Kenya in the worst outbreak in 70 years, small planes ar...
Fears of new virus trigger anti-China sentiment worldwide
SEOUL, South Korea — A scary new virus from China has spread around the world. So has rising anti-Chinese sentiment, calls for a full travel ban on Ch...