Conductor Mariss Jansons dies at 76; led top orchestras
FRANKFURT, Germany — Latvian-born conductor Mariss Jansons, who led top classical ensembles including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Royal ...
‘I know Joe’s heart’: Why black voters are backing Joe Biden
After Kamala Harris challenged Joe Biden’s past opposition to school busing in a nationally televised Democratic presidential debate, the former vice ...
Hong Kong pro-democracy rally cut short by police tear gas
HONG KONG — Thousands took to Hong Kong’s streets Sunday in a new wave of pro-democracy protests, but police fired tear gas after some demonstrators h...
Warming toll: 1 degree hotter, trillions of tons of ice gone
Since leaders first started talking about tackling the problem of climate change, the world has spewed more heat-trapping gases, gotten hotter and suf...
Albania calls for international help to recover from quake
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s prime minister is calling on the international community for financial aid and expert assistance to help the country recov...
Century ago and today, Baghdad street a front line in revolt
BAGHDAD — When discontented Iraqis sought independence from British occupation in 1920, Baghdad’s most prestigious new boulevard, Rasheed Street, was ...
Biden launches Iowa trip with focus on Trump, rural America
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Joe Biden launched an eight-day bus tour of Iowa on Saturday projecting confidence, ignoring his many Democratic presidential c...
Maltese prosecutors charge businessman in reporter’s killing
VALLETTA, Malta — Maltese prosecutors on Saturday charged a prominent local businessman as being an accomplice to the murder of anti-corruption journa...
No. 16 Auburn upends No. 5 Alabama’s playoff hopes, 48-45
AUBURN, Ala. — Shaun Shivers scored on an 11-yard run with 8:08 left to put No. 16 Auburn ahead and another failed field goal by Alabama in the Iron B...
Londoners fought back to curtail carnage in bridge attack
LONDON — Even in times of shared, senseless tragedy, an uplifting moment sometimes emerges.
Badgers take back Axe in snowy 38-17 win vs. Gophers
MINNEAPOLIS — Jack Coan delivered two momentum-shifting touchdown passes in the snow for No. 13 Wisconsin, Jonathan Taylor added three touchdowns to h...
Charges filed in stabbing of ex-Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor
PITTSBURGH — A woman was charged with attempted homicide in a Pittsburgh stabbing that critically injured former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor...
Suspension over, Waiters returns to Heat locker room
MIAMI — Dion Waiters returned to practice with the Miami Heat on Saturday, apologizing publicly for the incident on the team plane that led to his 10-...
Namibia’s president wins another term but support drops
WINDHOEK, Namibia — Namibia’s president won another term Saturday but the longtime ruling party lost its powerful two-thirds majority in its most chal...
Malta prosecutors charge local businessman with being accomplice in 2017 car bomb killing of anti-corruption journalist
VALLETTA, Malta — Malta prosecutors charge local businessman with being accomplice in 2017 car bomb killing of anti-corruption journalist.
Relic thought to be from Jesus’ manger arrives in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — A tiny wooden relic that some Christians believe to be part of Jesus' manger arrived Saturday in its permanent home in the bibl...
Impeachment may complicate 2020 for lonely Michigan moderate
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — For more than 30 years and under five presidents, Republican Rep. Fred Upton easily won reelection to his southwest Michigan House ...
Dutch police arrest suspect in stabbing of 3 teens
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch police arrested a 35-year-old homeless man Saturday on suspicion of stabbing three teens on a street in The Hague that ...
The Latest: Merkel’s partners choose left-leaning leadership
BERLIN — The Latest on leadership of Germany’s Social Democrats (all times local):
Science warnings, US retreat add urgency to UN climate talks
MADRID — Mass protests, a last-minute venue change and talk of climate tipping points are adding some unplanned drama to this year’s international tal...
Focus on early release of terror convict in London stabbings
LONDON — UK counterterrorism police on Saturday searched for clues into how a man imprisoned for terrorism offenses before his release last year manag...
Fierce 49ers defense vs Jackson’s Ravens highlights Week 13
Lamar Jackson vs. Nick Bosa. The NFL's most dynamic offense against one of its stingiest defenses. A rematch of a Super Bowl played seven years ago an...
Albania’s search for quake victims ends; death toll up to 51
TIRANA, Albania — The search and rescue operation for earthquake survivors in Albania has ended, the prime minister said Saturday, with the death toll...
In ride-hail boom, livery cabs feel squeezed and forgotten
NEW YORK — As a livery cab driver in the Bronx for more than a decade, Orlando Lantigua knows some of his customers well. If they don’t have money to ...
Hong Kong elders, youths vow to keep up pro-democracy fight
HONG KONG — Hundreds of silver-haired activists have joined young protesters for a unity rally at a Hong Kong park, vowing that their monthslong movem...
NY team helping immigrant runners realize American dream
NEW YORK — A no-name entrant at this month’s New York City Marathon — literally, he didn’t even qualify to have his name printed on his bib — Girma Be...
Peru’s Keiko Fujimori leaves prison after top court ruling
LIMA, Peru — Supporters cheered late Friday as once-powerful opposition leader and two-time Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori left the pr...
Brazil’s president criticizes DiCaprio over Amazon fires
RIO DE JANEIRO — Without offering proof, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday said actor Leonardo DiCaprio had funded nonprofit groups that he...
UK police: Bridge attacker had been jailed for terror crimes
LONDON — A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people Friday in London, killing two in what police are treating as a terrorist attack be...