Senate chaplain’s velvet voice cuts through impeachment fray
The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump doesn’t lack for strong speakers. But only one voice at the trial speaks to senators-turned-jurors abo...
Trump rails against Democratic rivals ahead of Iowa caucuses
DES MOINES, Iowa — President Donald Trump lashed out at his top Democratic presidential rivals Thursday, taking his fight to the first-in-the-nation c...
Paul, Lowry among the All-Star reserves, with 6 first-timers
The All-Star Game is going to have plenty of new faces.
Key questions asked during Trump’s impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — The questions from senators at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial continued by the dozens on Thursday, with lawmakers inquiring a...
Election officials get training before 2020 voting begins
WASHINGTON — When state election officials gathered ahead of the last presidential election, major topics were voter registration, identity theft and ...
Trump lawyer blurs lines between charity and profit
WASHINGTON — Jay Sekulow, one of President Donald Trump’s lead attorneys during the impeachment trial, is being paid for his legal work through a rent...
Gavel time: Will chief justice expand his impeachment role?
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts is the picture of judicial modesty at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, wearing his unadorned black ...
Experts on Dershowitz’s impeachment defense: Quid pro whoa
WASHINGTON — Alan Dershowitz delivered a stunning defense of President Donald Trump in the Senate that would essentially make it impossible to impeach...
Democratic AGs sue to force US to adopt ERA in Constitution
RICHMOND, Va. — Three Democratic state attorneys general sued a U.S. government official Thursday, seeking to force him to recognize Virginia’s recent...
Weinstein: Private eyes were hired ‘for days like this’
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein offered an unscripted defense Thursday of his use of private undercover investigators who allegedly tried to silence his a...
UN agency declares global emergency over virus from China
BEIJING — The World Health Organization declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has been exported to more than a dozen countries as...
KC fans under closer scrutiny for chants, ‘tomahawk chops’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — While other sports teams using Native American nicknames and imagery have faced decades of protests and boycotts, the Kansas City C...
History and excitement: a nice mix for the Super Bowl
MIAMI — Few Super Bowls in recent memory have appeared as competitive as the San Francisco 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs.
US hits Iran with new sanctions, keeps some waivers in place
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Thursday that it will continue — at least for now — its policy of not sanctioning foreign companies that wo...
Tricky trade-offs for states in Trump’s new Medicaid offer
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Thursday offered states more control over Medicaid spending for some of their poorest residents, but first gover...
Chiefs-49ers: Toughest Super Bowl to pick in years
MIAMI — Even the oddsmakers aren't sure about this Super Bowl.
‘The Assistant’ aims to go behind the headlines of #MeToo
PARK CITY, Utah — “The Assistant” is one of the first narrative films to come out of the #MeToo movement and the Harvey Weinstein scandal. The film, w...
US reports 1st case of person-to-person spread of new virus
NEW YORK — Health officials Thursday reported the first U.S. case of person-to-person spread of the new virus from China.
Pentagon seeking Iraqi permission to deploy missile defenses
WASHINGTON — The United States has asked Iraq for permission to put Patriot missile systems at bases hosting U.S. troops to improve defenses against a...
UK rates held as Brexit clarity shores up economic surveys
LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday opted against cutting interest rates amid signs of improvement in the British economy in the run-up to Britai...
The Latest: Russia closing its land border with China
BEIJING — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local):
Biden under pressure to prove he can thwart new GOP attacks
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — With five days until the Iowa caucuses, Joe Biden is fending off a new onslaught of GOP attacks over his son's business overseas an...
Gulf Arabs back Trump’s Mideast efforts, but not peace plan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A tectonic shift in relations quietly underway for years now was on full display as representatives of Gulf Arab states ...
Brexit finally arrives Friday: A momentous yet quiet moment
BRUSSELS — Friday will mark a truly historic moment, but almost nothing will happen.
AP PHOTOS: Irish border residents watch for Brexit fallout
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — The border was drawn in 1921, splitting communities and sometimes property, as the British government sought to create a h...
Terror attacks drop, but Pakistan ‘not out of the woods’
GUJRANWALA, Pakistan — Terror attacks in Pakistan plummeted by more than 85% over the last decade. It's a welcome statistic for the country, but one t...
For 1st time in 4 years, US life expectancy rises — a little
NEW YORK — Life expectancy in the United States is up for the first time in four years.
Wary of irking China, Trump offers rosy take on virus threat
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump had plenty to talk about during his latest big campaign rally, regaling a friendly crowd in New Jersey with his th...
Amnesty Int’l: Asia seeing growing repression, resistance
BANGKOK — Authoritarian governments in Asia are undermining human rights and demonizing their critics, but they face a rising tide of protest from you...
LA Kings honor Bryant in 1st Staples Center game since crash
LOS ANGELES — All the Los Angeles Kings players showed up to Staples Center wearing Kobe Bryant jerseys before the arena's first sporting event since ...