Gay inmates tie the knot inside Cyprus prison
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Former heroin addict Kevork Tontian met the man he wanted to spend the rest of his life with behind bars. And not even his freedom w...
Titans, Chiefs on verge of Super Bowl, play for AFC title
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid rarely digs into his own past, preferring to stay in the moment or focus squarely on the future. It's an approach that ha...
John Roberts likely to play modest role in impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts is likely to play a modest role when he presides over the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, ...
Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian police said Thursday they have opened an investigation into the possibility that the U.S. ambassador came under illegal surv...
1st malaria vaccine tried out in babies in 3 African nations
TOMALI, Malawi — A pinch in the leg, a squeal and a trickle of tears. One baby after another in Malawi is getting the first and only vaccine against m...
Officials block villagers as quakes shake Philippine volcano
LEMERY, Philippines — A Philippine volcano that erupted last weekend belched smaller plumes of ash but shuddered frequently with earthquakes Thursday,...
UN report lays out agonies faced by Syrian children amid war
GENEVA — In Syria's civil war, girls as young as nine have been raped and forced into sexual slavery. Boys have been tortured, forced into military tr...
US envoy surprised that NKorea didn’t give ‘Christmas gift’
SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. ambassador to South Korea said Thursday he was surprised and pleased that North Korea did not give the U.S. an unwelcome...
Taliban say they handed cease-fire offer to US peace envoy
ISLAMABAD — The Taliban have given the U.S. envoy a document outlining their offer for a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan that would last between s...
UK police use of facial recognition tests public’s tolerance
LONDON — When British police used facial recognition cameras to monitor crowds arriving for a soccer match in Wales, some fans protested by covering t...
Hong Kong leader says special status can endure beyond 2047
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam says the ''one country, two systems'' framework under which the city enjoys freedoms unknown in China could ...
Despite danger, Filipinos made restive volcano their home
TALISAY, Philippines — It's the second-most active volcano in the Philippines, a designated permanent danger zone long declared off-limits to human se...
Buttigieg nabs endorsement of New Hampshire congresswoman
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has nabbed the endorsement of New Hampshire's lone congresswoman.
Outgoing Iraq PM says US troop ouster up to next government
BAGHDAD — Iraq's outgoing prime minister said Wednesday it was up to the next government to see through parliament's decision to oust U.S. troops.
Immigration agency subpoenas sanctuary city law enforcement
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has subpoenaed Denver law enforcement for information on four foreign nationals wanted for depor...
House leaders march Trump impeachment articles to the Senate
WASHINGTON — In a dramatic procession across the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats carried the formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Tru...
Virgin Islands suit alleges decadeslong abuse by Epstein
HAVANA — A lawsuit filed by prosecutors in the Virgin Islands says multimillionaire sex offender Jeffery Epstein used two private islands in the U.S. ...
Leader of St. Louis black police union says racial bias real
ST. LOUIS — The president of a predominantly black St. Louis police union said Wednesday that the city prosecutor’s lawsuit is correct in pointing out...
100s of migrants advance to Guatemala from Honduras
EL CINCHADO, Guatemala — Hundreds of mainly Honduran migrants started walking and hitching rides Wednesday from the city of San Pedro Sula and crossed...
Judge halts Trump’s order allowing states to block refugees
SILVER SPRING, Md. — A federal judge on Wednesday halted President Donald Trump's executive order that gave state and local officials the ability to s...
Democrats differ on US-Mideast wars, with no clear exit plan
WASHINGTON — The Democratic presidential field is united in lambasting President Donald Trump’s handling of America’s military presence in the Middle ...
Asylum agreements with Central American nations challenged
WASHINGTON — Trump administration agreements with Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras that allow U.S. immigration officials to send asylum seekers to ...
Smelly Rio de Janeiro water supply has residents on edge
RIO DE JANEIRO — There’s a creeping sense of alarm in Rio de Janeiro after more than a week of foul tasting and smelling tap water in dozens of neighb...
Putin engineers shake-up that could keep him in power longer
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin engineered a surprise shake-up of Russia's leadership Wednesday, proposing changes to the constitution that could ke...
Warren-Sanders rift has progressives nervous about fallout
DES MOINES, Iowa — For nearly a year, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders pushed strongly progressive ideas into the Democratic primary spotlight, fee...
Griffin: Pelicans project Zion Williamson debut for Jan. 22
METAIRIE, La. — Zion Williamson, the top choice in last summer’s NBA draft, is scheduled to make his regular season debut for the Pelicans on Jan. 22 ...
Experts advise synagogues on use of armed security personnel
NEW YORK — Jewish congregations opting to deploy armed security personnel in the wake of deadly attacks on synagogues should — if possible -- use unif...
New book shares early stories written by Zora Neale Hurston
NEW YORK — Sixty years after her death, the story of Zora Neale Hurston is still not fully told.
Virginia moves to brink of becoming 38th state to ratify ERA
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia moved to the brink of becoming the crucial 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on Wednesday, a momentous victory ...
‘OK, Boomer’ makes a Supreme Court appearance in age case
WASHINGTON — “OK, Boomer" made its first appearance in the Supreme Court Wednesday, invoked by baby boomer Chief Justice John Roberts 12 days before h...