US counterintel strategy emphasizes protection of democracy
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government's top counterintelligence official said Monday that he was concerned Russia or other foreign adversaries could exploi...
Penguins acquire forward Zucker from Wild for Galchenyuk
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired veteran forward Jason Zucker from Minnesota, giving the Penguins' top-six forward group a jolt as t...
Virus stretches limits of strained public health systems
BANGKOK — The virus outbreak that began in China and has spread to more than 20 countries is stretching already-strained public health systems in Asia...
Maryland unveils statues of Tubman, Douglass in Capitol
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — At a time when states are debating the removal of Confederate monuments, Maryland unveiled bronze statues of famed abolitionists Harr...
Justice Department brings new suits over sanctuary policies
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department ratcheted up legal pressure Monday on local governments over their “sanctuary” policies that hinder federal immigr...
With Democrats in New Hampshire, Steyer has SC to himself
WINNSBORO, S.C. — With the Democratic presidential field focused on New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary Tuesday, billionaire Tom Steyer has So...
Trump seeks big increase in career-technical education money
President Donald Trump is proposing a $900 million increase in education spending to teach skills and trades, in what would be a historic federal infu...
The Latest: Warren says she’s been counted out before
CONCORD, N.H. — The latest on campaigning for the 2020 election (all times local):
Buttigieg, Sanders campaigns request Iowa caucus recanvass
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders' and Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaigns filed requests Monday for a partial recanvass of the results of Iowa's Democr...
Can’t touch this: Real slot machines controlled online
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Slot machines, the bread and butter of the casino industry, long ago lost their nicknames as “one-armed bandits” when manufactur...
Mystery $844B pot in Trump budget signals Medicaid cuts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s budget contains an $844 billion mystery pot for his still undefined health care plan, signaling steep cuts to Me...
How crucial is New Hampshire win? It depends on whom you ask
RINDGE, N.H. — Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are taking strikingly different approaches in the final hours before New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation p...
White supremacist pleads guilty in Las Vegas bomb plot case
LAS VEGAS — A self-described white supremacist pleaded guilty Monday in Las Vegas to collecting materials and planning to bomb a synagogue or office o...
Melania Trump asks governors’ spouses to tackle cyberassault
WASHINGTON — Melania Trump on Monday cited the influence of “Achy Breaky Heart” singer Billy Ray Cyrus as she asked spouses of the nation's governors ...
‘Never happened’: Model denies trapping Weinstein accuser
NEW YORK — In the strongest defense testimony yet, a Mexican model and actress denied a Harvey Weinstein accuser’s claim that she stood by and did not...
AP Explains: Why isn’t there a winner of Iowa’s Dem caucuses
On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, how can it be there is still no winner of last week's Iowa caucuses?
Preseason No. 1 Michigan St out of Top 25; Baylor atop poll
The NCAA initial rankings had little impact at the top of the AP Top 25, but a three-game losing streak knocked preseason No. 1 Michigan State out of ...
Amazon wants to question Trump over losing $10B contract bid
Amazon wants President Donald Trump to submit to questioning over the tech company's losing bid for a $10 billion military contract.
UN warns of ‘major shock’ as Africa locust outbreak spreads
JOHANNESBURG — Uganda scrambled to respond to the arrival of the biggest locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in decades, while the Uni...
Trump calls for slashing funding for toxic Superfund cleanup
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called Monday for slashing funding for the Superfund hazardous waste program, even as the backlog of clean-ups has...
Barr: Justice has process to take Ukraine info from Giuliani
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr said Monday the Justice Department is taking information that President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy...
Oscar parties: Pitt goes right in, Phoenix engraves-and-runs
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Brad Pitt, tux still on but tie gone and best supporting actor Academy Award stowed away somewhere, stepped out of a car with ...
AP Was There: Nelson Mandela released from jail 30 years ago
JOHANNESBURG — EDITOR'S NOTE: To mark the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from prison, a key event in ending South Africa's brutal aparth...
Drugs fail to slow decline in inherited Alzheimer’s disease
Two experimental drugs failed to prevent or slow mental decline in a study of people who are virtually destined to develop Alzheimer's disease at a re...
Pope to visit Malta on May 31 in first foreign trip of 2020
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will visit the Mediterranean island nation of Malta on May 31, the Vatican said Monday, confirming the Pope's first foreig...
2020 Watch: On eve of New Hampshire, is Mayor Pete for real?
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
Making Oscar history, ‘Parasite’ wins best picture
LOS ANGELES — In a milestone win that instantly expanded the Oscars' horizons, Bong Joon Ho's masterfully devious class satire “Parasite” became the f...
Rapper Eminem shocks Oscars with performance 17 years late
LOS ANGELES — Apparently, it's never too late to perform at the Oscars, particularly if you're an Oscar winner named Eminem.
Iraqi officials: US will grant vital Iran sanctions waiver
BAGHDAD — The United States has signaled to Iraq its willingness to extend sanctions waivers enabling the country to continue importing vital Iranian ...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump hypes ‘comeback,’ impeachment acquittal
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the world is witnessing a great American economic revival that he brought on by reversing course from the Oba...