UK treasury chief: Some businesses may hurt after Brexit
LONDON — The British government has announced plans for special events on the night of Jan. 31 when the country officially leaves the European Union b...
Libya’s eastern-based forces move to halt oil exports
BENGHAZI, Libya — A move by Libya's east-based forces to choke off oil exports from its territory threatens to throttle much of the country’s oil prod...
Buttigieg trying now to make it to SC for MLK Day events
FLORENCE, S.C. — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, who has been criticized for his slow outreach to blacks and other minorities, is tr...
Stopping Titans RB Derrick Henry a goal for Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first thing that most NFL defensive coordinators prioritize is stopping the run, even in this modern pass-happy era, because th...
Thousands gather for Women’s March rallies across the US
WASHINGTON — Thousands gathered in cities across the country Saturday as part of the nationwide Women's March rallies focused on issues such as climat...
Impeachment lands Sen. Collins in familiar spot: crosshairs
WASHINGTON — Facing perhaps her toughest reelection fight, veteran Sen. Susan Collins has parachuted into familiar terrain — the heart of a hot-button...
Facing Senate trial crunch, Dems blitzing Iowa, early states
NEWTON, Iowa — As a winter storm barreled down on Iowa, Elizabeth Warren’s campaign team struggled with whether to scrap a town hall scheduled at the ...
Boy arrested after shooting that killed 4 in small Utah town
A boy armed with a gun killed three children and a woman inside a Utah home, then accompanied a fifth victim to a hospital, where he was arrested, pol...
2020′s first big test? Not Iowa, but a tiny Texas House race
KATY, Texas — Beto O'Rourke is livestreaming again. Joe Biden and Julián Castro are making their presence felt. Mike Bloomberg has knocked on doors an...
Gun-rights activists gear up for show of force in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. — Police are scouring the internet for clues about plans for mayhem, workers are putting up chain link holding pens around Virginia's pi...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s compulsive claims of ‘biggest’ ever
WASHINGTON — Size matters to President Donald Trump. So much that he exaggerates continually, sometimes spectacularly, the size of what he does.
Turkey’s Erdogan: Europe must back Libyan govt in Tripoli
Ankara — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the European Union to support the internationally recognised Libyan government in Tripol...
China reports 4 more cases in viral pneumonia outbreak
BEIJING — Four more cases have been identified in a viral pneumonia outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan that has killed two people and promp...
Canadian network kicks off 6 NHL broadcasts in Plains Cree
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Clarence Iron believes he is on a divine mission to revitalize the Plains Cree language through hockey.
Putin’s moves leave Russian opposition with few options
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin played it differently this time.
Federer, Nadal seem sure all will be OK at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — As messages on video boards cautioned Australian Open spectators to "be aware we are expecting a reduction in air quality" Satu...
Amid hacking fears, key caucus states to use app for results
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Two of the first three states to vote in the Democratic presidential race will use new mobile apps to gather results from thousands ...
US to screen airline passengers from China for new illness
NEW YORK — Three U.S. airports will screen passengers arriving from central China for a new virus that has sickened dozens, killed two and prompted wo...
Chicago flights halted; plane slides off Kansas City taxiway
CHICAGO — The Federal Aviation Administration halted all flights in and out of Chicago's O'Hare Airport for hours Friday night due to a sprawling wint...
Virginia’s highest court upholds weapons ban at gun rally
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's highest court on Friday upheld a ban on firearms at a pro-gun rally in the state's capital next week, an event that authori...
3 more linked to neo-Nazi group arrested in Georgia
WASHINGTON — Three men linked to a violent white supremacist group known as The Base were charged with conspiring to kill members of a militant anti-f...
Witherspoon, Washington team in front of and behind camera
PASADENA, Calif. — Tired of others influencing her career choices, Reese Witherspoon launched her own production company eight years ago. She has been...
Iowa Democrats treat Warren-Sanders dust-up as ‘Who cares?’
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ann Stromquist watched this week’s Democratic presidential debate like the research scientist she is. She studied the candidates' an...
Billionaire Bloomberg is granted financial disclosure delay
WASHINGTON — Billionaire Michael Bloomberg won't have to publicly disclose his finances until late March, well after voters in more than a dozen state...
How Trump’s impeachment differs from a criminal trial
WASHINGTON — Yes, it's a trial — but the Senate's impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump won't resemble anything Americans have seen o...
Mexico readies for Central American migrants at south border
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico — Border security forces in southern Mexico were preparing Friday for the expected arrival of hundreds of Central Americans tra...
2 years after ‘step up,’ Grammys step into another mess
NEW YORK — The leadership at the Recording Academy thought they were in the clear: After the Academy's then-CEO made comments that seemed to belittle ...
Pentagon adding to restrictions on foreign military students
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is imposing new restrictions and controls on all international military students at American bases, including barring them f...
Pacino, De Niro among Producers Guild Awards presenters
LOS ANGELES — Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Melissa McCarthy are among the presenters for Saturday’s Producers Guild of America Awards.
Who’s who on Trump’s legal team for impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s legal team for his Senate impeachment trial will include a pair of well-known attorneys who have vigorously defe...