Browns, Pats’ McDaniels meet for 7 hours about coaching job
CLEVELAND — Josh McDaniels is back home. Maybe not just to visit.
Lawmakers vote down Tunisia’s new government amid opposition
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian lawmakers voted down the North African country's new government Friday, declaring no confidence in a Cabinet proposed by the...
DSquared2 fetes Milan Fashion’s 25 years with Sister Sledge
MILAN — Milan Fashion Week opened Friday on a festive note, with Sister Sledge dressed in shimmering jumpsuits belting out their hit “We Are Family” t...
Can cash buy the Dem nomination? Two billionaires are trying
WASHINGTON — Billionaires Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer are testing an unproven theory in the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination: t...
Texas governor to reject new refugees, first under Trump
HOUSTON — Texas will no longer accept the resettlement of new refugees, becoming the first state known to do so under a recent Trump administration or...
White House considering dramatic expansion of travel ban
WASHINGTON — The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year ...
Biden seeks to upstage Buttigieg in fight for California
LOS ANGELES — Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg chased California votes on Friday in dueling events, looking to sway Democrats in the state that delivers t...
US stocks pull back from records following jobs report
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks fell from their record heights on Friday after a report showed hiring was a touch weaker than expected last month.
Opioid-dependent kids’ guardians seek to form class in suit
CLEVELAND — Guardians caring for hundreds of thousands of children born dependent on opioids since 2000 should be grouped together as part of the clas...
California budget plan aids teachers, those in US illegally
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to give $20,000 stipends to teachers at high needs schools and extend health care to older low...
US tried to take out another Iranian leader, but failed
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military tried, but failed, to take out another senior Iranian commander on the same day that an American airstrike killed the R...
A decade after Haitian earthquake, a young victim struggles
CANAAN, Haiti — Just before 5 p.m., Marie-Mislen Thomas’ house fell on top of her three children.
Meghan, Harry miles apart as they start new independent life
LONDON — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were taking the first steps into their new independent life thousands of miles apart on Friday, as a friend ...
EU ministers support Iran deal, fear IS resurgence
BRUSSELS — European foreign affairs ministers reiterated their support for the nuclear deal brokered with Iran and expressed concerns Friday that the ...
US blames Iran for Ukrainian jetliner downing, pledges probe
WASHINGTON — The U.S. promised “appropriate action” Friday in response to its assessment that an Iranian missile was responsible for downing a Ukraini...
Pakistan mosque blast kills senior police officer, 13 others
QUETTA, Pakistan — A powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in southwest Pakistan during Friday evening prayers, killing a senior police officer a...
Jennifer Dulos case highlights common scourge, advocates say
HARTFORD, Conn. — Long before she disappeared, Jennifer Dulos told the court handling her divorce case that her husband was verbally abusive and that ...
Will Puerto Ricans new to Florida swing state to Democrats?
DAVENPORT, Fla. — When Martha Santiago moved to Polk County, Florida, from Puerto Rico in 1979 to teach in one of the county's first bilingual schools...
Army Reserve leaders accused of mishandling assault claims
WOODRIDGE, Ill. — Leaders of a U.S. Army Reserve unit that controls thousands of soldiers across the western United States have mishandled at least tw...
France rejects 11-month deadline UK sets on EU trade talks
BRUSSELS — France made it clear Friday that it does not want to be shackled to the tight deadline British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking to i...
Iran crash and missile claims put Ukraine president in bind
MOSCOW — As allegations swirl and denials clash over what caused the fatal crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran this week, Ukraine's president is cau...
Problems mount for Mourinho as Liverpool looks to add to woe
The “new-manager bounce” is over at Tottenham. In fact, things have gone rather flat under Jose Mourinho nearly two months since his high-profile arri...
Valverde questioned after another late collapse by Barcelona
Barcelona had once again played great, led through goals by Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann, yet still managed to let it slip away.
Crash may be grim echo of US downing of Iran flight in 1988
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Western allegation that Iran shot down a Ukrainian jetliner and killed 176 people offers a grim echo for the Islamic...
Harry, Meghan seek financial independence: Will that work?
LONDON — As part of a surprise announcement distancing themselves from the British royal family, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan declared they will “...
Steyer wants climate change refugees to enter US legally
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer on Friday unveiled an immigration proposal seeking to make immigrants fleeing the effects of...
China mourns native paddlefish scientists say is now extinct
BEIJING — The Chinese paddlefish's sharp, protruding snout made it one of the largest freshwater species in the world. Since scientists declared it ex...
Islamic extremism wracks Burkina Faso, spreading east
FADA N'GOURMA, Burkina Faso — The jihadists who killed Wabwa Ampougovni's son and two grandchildren wanted them to suffer: They cut the backs of their...
Boeing papers show employees slid 737 Max problems past FAA
Boeing employees knew about problems with flight simulators for the now-grounded 737 Max and apparently tried to hide them from federal regulators, ac...
Flaring tensions could kill Iran nuclear deal; to what end?
BERLIN — The landmark 2015 deal between Tehran and world powers aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons has been teetering on the edge...