Watchdog files FEC complaint against pro-Sanders nonprofit
WASHINGTON — The watchdog group Common Cause filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday, alleging that Our Revolution, a poli...
Bloomberg, Buttigieg work to connect with nation’s mayors
WASHINGTON — Two miles from President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Capitol, Michael Bloomberg and Pete Buttigieg are looking to draw a dist...
Key events leading to statement on Jeff Bezos phone hack
Experts at the United Nations said Wednesday that the phone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was likely hacked through a file se...
The Latest: WTO chief says debate over trade rules will last
DAVOS, Switzerland — The Latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (all times local):
US-French tax truce a respite in tense relations with EU
DAVOS, Switzerland — France will delay its tax on big tech firms like Google and Facebook in exchange for the United States's promise to hold off reta...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s false account of Ukraine episode
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave a false account Wednesday of some of the circumstances that got him impeached.
Russia’s Putin remains secretive about his future role
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin remained tight-lipped about his future role Wednesday as he fast-tracks a set of constitutional changes wide...
Crime required for impeachment? Not so, say legal experts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's defense hinges largely on arguments made in the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson more than 150 year...
UK lawmakers remove child-migrants promise from Brexit bill
LONDON — British lawmakers have overturned changes to the government’s flagship Brexit bill made by Parliament’s House of Lords, removing a promise to...
UConn vs Tennessee rivalry renewed in women’s hoops Thursday
NEW YORK — For more than a decade, the rivalry in women's basketball was Tennessee and UConn.
Cardinals WR Fitzgerald purchases minority stake in Suns
PHOENIX — Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has purchased a minority stake in the NBA's Phoenix Suns.
‘Naughty boy’: Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77
LONDON — Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as “the complete Renaissance comedian" and “a...
Spirit Tourism: Britain sees spike in visits to distilleries
Many people these days are thirsting not just for a drink but for knowledge about where it comes from. ``Spirit tourism’’ is booming across the United...
Biden downplays tensions with Sanders over Social Security
MASON CITY, Iowa — Joe Biden sought on Wednesday to ease tensions with Democratic presidential rival Bernie Sanders after the two candidates exchanged...
Will Grammy voters take the ‘Old Town Road’ on Sunday?
NEW YORK — The 2020 Grammy Awards are shaping up to be the night of the new kids, with Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X leading in nominations.
Trump says he’s open to witnesses as trial rules are set
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening argume...
Everyone invited: `Great Gatsby’ copyright to end in 2021
NEW YORK — For decades, Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan and other characters from “The Great Gatsby” have been as real to millions of readers as people in ...
Russia-Poland feud over history clouds Auschwitz anniversary
WARSAW, Poland — Over the next several days, world leaders will gather twice to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the...
Awake? Senators struggle to stay focused on impeachment
WASHINGTON — Adam Schiff was still speaking — about witnesses, documents, future presidents and the impeachment of President Donald Trump. He'd said i...
AP PHOTOS: After Auschwitz, survivors still bear witness
Seventy-five years after the killing stopped at Auschwitz, the survivors still bear witness, and many observe the rising hatred and anti-Semitism in t...
Battle for India’s new citizenship law moves to top court
NEW DELHI — India's top court on Wednesday began hearing dozens of petitions seeking the revocation of amendments to the citizenship law following nat...
No. 4 SDSU beats Wyoming 72-55 to match Leonard’s 20-0 start
SAN DIEGO — Malachi Flynn scored 18 points and Yanni Wetzell dominated inside with 14 points for No. 4 San Diego State, which used a suffocating defen...
The Latest: 7-time champion Djokovic advances to 3rd round
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Latest on the Australian Open (all times local):
Virus prompts temperature checks, extra cleaning at airports
BEIJING — Many countries are checking the temperatures of arriving airline passengers and adopting precautionary quarantine procedures in response to ...
Dispute over rules erupts on impeachment’s first full day
WASHINGTON — A rancorous dispute over rules marked the first full day of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
More US troops under medical evaluation after missile attack
WASHINGTON — Additional U.S. troops have been flown out of Iraq for closer evaluation of potential concussion injuries from the Iranian missile attack...
Bloomberg calls for Trump’s removal in new impeachment ad
NEW YORK — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg launched a new impeachment-focused television ad Tuesday urging the Senate to remove Pr...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump defense misrepresents Mueller findings
WASHINGTON — In opening arguments of the impeachment trial, President Donald Trump's defense misrepresented the findings of a special counsel's report...
At Sundance, an annual rebirth for American movies
NEW YORK — The Sundance Film Festival, coming at the start of a new movie calendar, is an annual rite of renewal. New movies. New filmmakers. New voic...