South Sudan ignores reports on oil pollution, birth defects
PALOCH, South Sudan — The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated wi...
Ideas for amending Russian Constitution aired for Putin
MOSCOW — A meeting Thursday chaired by President Vladimir Putin on amending the Russian Constitution featured proposed changes on a variety of topics,...
Ex-Ukraine ambassador: State Department leaders lack vision
WASHINGTON — The career U.S. diplomat who was ousted from her post in Ukraine by President Donald Trump, then was criticized by him as she testified a...
AP Exclusive: Pro-Trump effort raises over $60M in January
WASHINGTON — Pro-Trump groups raised more than $60 million in January and have more than $200 million on hand for this year's general election, shatte...
Stormy US-Europe relations as top officials head to Munich
WASHINGTON — Some of President Donald Trump’s top foreign policy priorities stand at pivotal moments as two high-level national security officials hea...
Democrats seek path through diverse states after Iowa and NH
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidates plotted their paths Wednesday into state primaries now expanding to include voters of color, while the...
After New Hampshire surge, Klobuchar turns to Nevada, beyond
CONCORD, N.H. — It took a year of campaigning, countless stump speeches and an especially strong night on the debate stage for little-known Democratic...
The Latest: Bloomberg says he’s prepared to take on Trump
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the 2020 presidential primary campaign (all times local):
AP VoteCast: Democrats still seeking candidate to unite them
WASHINGTON — Democrats are still searching for a presidential front-runner.
Nevada union might not endorse, but it isn’t staying quiet
LAS VEGAS — Nevada's most politically powerful union, the casino workers' Culinary Union, is so far staying quiet on whether it will endorse a candida...
Bloomberg once blamed end of ‘redlining’ for 2008 collapse
WASHINGTON — At the height of the 2008 economic collapse, then-New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the elimination of a discriminatory housing pract...
Iowa Democratic Party chairman resigns after caucus chaos
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party announced his resignation Wednesday after a disastrous caucus process beset by technical glitch...
With impeachment over, critics see Trump ‘retribution tour’
WASHINGTON — In the week since his acquittal on impeachment charges, a fully emboldened President Donald Trump is demonstrating his determination to a...
Some Democrats fear fallout from Sanders atop the ticket
DENVER — The resurgence of Sen. Bernie Sanders in the presidential nominating process is triggering alarm in the Democratic Party, with many warning t...
Man charged in Walmart shooting appears in federal court
EL PASO, Texas — Lawyers for the suspect in a shooting at a Walmart in Texas that killed 22 people waived a federal bond hearing and the reading of th...
Jussie Smollett’s image takes new hit with revived charges
CHICAGO — He's disappeared from Twitter, his last Instagram post was eight months ago, and his acting and singing careers appear to be at a standstill...
After impeachment: Congress adrift, oversight uncertain
WASHINGTON — Inside the Capitol, it’s as if the impeachment of President Donald Trump never happened.
In South, Bloomberg aims to move past stop-and-frisk remarks
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday sought to move past newly resurfaced years-old comments in which he defended the controversial “st...
Christian Cowan lives out his childhood fashion dream
NEW YORK — Christian Cowan equates showing his fashion collections with continuously living out a childhood dream.
Michael Kors reminds that staying in can be chic, glamorous
NEW YORK — Michael Kors is so over leggings and sports bras. He used Wednesday’s fall collection as a reminder that staying in and cozying up by the f...
UN: Congo’s Ebola outbreak slows but still global emergency
GENEVA — The World Health Organization said although signs are now “extremely positive” in Congo that the Ebola outbreak is winding down, the epidemic...
White House tries to assure Congress over withheld money
WASHINGTON — A key White House figure in delaying aid to Ukraine last year reassured lawmakers Wednesday that the Trump administration realizes it is ...
Girls sue to block participation of transgender athletes
HARTFORD, Conn. — The families of three female high school runners filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block transgender athletes in Connecti...
White House claims Huawei equipment has backdoor for spying
WASHINGTON — The Chinese company Huawei can secretly tap into communications through the networking equipment it sells globally, a U.S. official charg...
Report: Census Bureau at risk of not being ready for count
With the start of the 2020 census just a month away for most U.S. residents, the U.S. Census Bureau is behind in recruiting workers and establishing ...
US energy chief sees business potential in Portugal project
SINES, Portugal — The U.S. government and businesses are eyeing an Atlantic port in Portugal as a springboard for expansion and an increased presence ...
Deval Patrick, last black candidate in 2020 race, drops out
WASHINGTON — Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, the last remaining African American candidate in a Democratic presidential field once defined by...
Suit: District wrong to punish students over racist posts
SALINE, Mich. — Four students in a southeastern Michigan town sued their school district over discipline they received in the wake of racist social me...
Powell hears bipartisan Senate support for Fed independence
WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic senators voiced strong support for an independent Federal Reserve during a hearing with Fed Chair Jerome Powell...
Cuomo to propose compromise, hopes to end Global Entry ban
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's governor plans to propose to President Donald Trump that the state could share some driving records with federal immigration...