In last days, al-Baghdadi sought safety in shrinking domain
BEIRUT — In his last months on the run, Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was agitated, fearful of traitors, sometimes disguised as a sh...
Too early to tell if injuries will affect NBA TV ratings
LOS ANGELES — The NBA was banking on Zion Williamson and the Golden State Warriors as main attractions when the television schedules were released in ...
Paschall, young Warriors beat Blazers for 1st home win
SAN FRANCISCO — Rookie forward Eric Paschall hit a key 3-pointer with 4:05 remaining and finished with 34 points and 13 rebounds, leading the injury-p...
APNewsbreak: Arpaio aides ignored order to halt sweeps
PHOENIX — A court-appointed investigator concluded that high-ranking managers for former metro Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio disregarded a federal judge'...
Prescott throws for 3 TDs as Cowboys beat Giants again
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — First, the black cat ran on the field.
Bringing the world’s buried wetlands back from the dead
HINDOLVESTON, England — The ghosts are all around the gently rolling farmlands of eastern England. But you have to know where to look.
Used to impunity, Bangladesh elite face corruption crackdown
DHAKA, Bangladesh — As gamblers called out bets around craps and roulette tables at a sports club in Bangladesh's capital, dozens of black-clad securi...
South Dakota executes man in ’92 slaying of former co-worker
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A man who fatally stabbed a former co-worker who interrupted him during a 1992 burglary was executed Monday in South Dakota.
An ambush in Brazil’s Amazon that killed a forest guardian
RIO DE JANEIRO — The indigenous men's hunt wasn't going well, so they pushed deeper into the Amazon forest in northeastern Brazil. They ran out of wat...
Turkey says it captured slain IS leader’s sister in Syria
BEIRUT — Turkey captured the elder sister of the slain leader of the Islamic State group in northwestern Syria on Monday, according to a senior Turkis...
N. Korea says US terrorism blacklist hinders nuke diplomacy
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea says the U.S. redesignation of Pyongyang as a sponsor of terrorism is dimming prospects for nuclear diplomacy between...
Trump boosts Kentucky governor, attacks political foes
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Pushing to help a Republican governor hold onto his office, President Donald Trump barnstormed for Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky on Mon...
NYPD commissioner’s exit: ‘Right time’ after tense summer
NEW YORK — New York City's police commissioner, who has found himself caught at times between loyalty to his officers and demands from the public and ...
The Latest: Trump, Rand Paul want whistleblower unmasked
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Latest on President Donald Trump's rally in Kentucky (all times local):
Hong Kong police arrest man in knife attack at protest site
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police said Monday that a 48-year-old knife-wielding man who slashed two people and bit off part of the ear of a local politicia...
Election official rejects effort to recall Alaska governor
JUNEAU, Alaska — A state election official has cut short a fight over whether Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy should be recalled from office, saying Monday ...
Family says suspect in acid attack is veteran, suffered PTSD
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police arrested a man suspected of throwing battery acid on a Hispanic man who says his attacker asked him, "Why did you come he...
Rispone slams ad linking him to David Duke in Louisiana race
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana's Republican gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone said Monday that a radio ad linking him and President Donald Trump to ...
Trump plugs son’s book while accusing Bidens of self-dealing
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has accused former Vice President Joe Biden of major ethical lapses and railed against Biden's son for allegedly p...
FBI: Man who spoke of hating Jews held in temple bomb plot
DENVER — A man who repeatedly espoused anti-Semitic views has been arrested in a plot to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue, federal officials said Mo...
1 in 2 seriously ill Medicare enrollees struggles with bills
WASHINGTON — More than half of seriously ill Medicare enrollees face financial hardships with medical bills, with prescription drug costs the leading ...
Lawyer: Accused Texas school shooter found incompetent
HOUSTON — The trial for a teenager accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school will be delayed while he receives mental health treatm...
Experts: White House has dubious reasons to ignore subpoenas
The impeachment process is fundamentally unfair. Congress lacks authority to investigate the president. Witnesses should have executive branch lawyers...
The Latest: Labour’s Lindsay Hoyle elected new speaker
LONDON — The Latest on the election to select a new U.K. House of Commons speaker (all times local):
Trump administration eases Obama-era rules on coal pollution
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration accelerated the pace of its environmental rollbacks for the country's coal-fired power plants Monday, proposing ...
Protests as Spanish king makes key visit to Catalonia
BARCELONA, Spain — About 2,000 protesters wielding Catalan pro-independence symbols and some Spanish republican flags are banging kitchen pots and blo...
Radical Pakistani cleric continues sit-in; PM won’t resign
ISLAMABAD — A radical Pakistani cleric, who galvanized tens of thousands of followers to march on Islamabad, met Monday with opposition politicians an...
At least 5 protesters killed in new round of clashes in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Anti-government protesters crossed a major bridge in Baghdad on Monday, approaching the prime minister's office and the headquarters of Iraq...
Kamala Harris gets coveted invite from powerful Nevada union
LAS VEGAS — Kamala Harris will be the first Democratic presidential candidate next week to hold a town hall with the powerful casino workers' Culinary...
Hundreds of Brexit Party candidates will run in UK election
LONDON — Nigel Farage unveiled hundreds of Brexit Party candidates for Britain's general election on Monday, and warned the governing Conservatives th...