Iraq’s outgoing prime minister says US troops must leave
WASHINGTON — Iraq's outgoing prime minister said Tuesday that the United States has no alternative and must pull its troops out of the country, or els...
Lawsuit seeks to ease adoption of Equal Rights Amendment
BOSTON — Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment have filed a federal lawsuit in Massachusetts aimed at clearing a legal path for adoption of the lon...
Trump retreats from threat to attack Iranian cultural sites
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed away from his threats to target Iranian cultural sites if Iran retaliates against the U.S. for k...
CES tech show: Say no to junk food; machines make cocktails
LAS VEGAS — A wristband that will help you say “no" to junk food. A machine that will mix drinks for you.
Male infertility got no boost from zinc, folic acid in study
A rigorous U.S. government-led study found that zinc and folic acid supplements don't boost men’s fertility, despite promotional claims that they do.
Pistons’ Blake Griffin out indefinitely after knee surgery
DETROIT — Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin is out indefinitely after having surgery on his left knee.
McConnell: GOP will start impeachment trial, delay witnesses
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he has secured the Republican votes needed to start President Donald Trump’s impeachm...
Producers, directors guild nominations winnow Oscar field
NEW YORK — An unusually busy day in a truncated awards season for Hollywood left five films — Quentin Tarantino's “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood,”...
Biden: Iran escalation shows Trump ‘dangerously incompetent’
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s escalation of tensions with Iran proves him to be “dangerously ...
Bloomberg, Northam push back on gun law ‘misinformation’
RICHMOND, Va. — Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg voiced strong support Tuesday for enacting new gun regulations in Virginia a few mon...
Transgender boy sues NY state over sex on birth certificate
ALBANY, N.Y. — A transgender teen unable to change the sex listed on his birth certificate sued New York state Tuesday, claiming a discriminatory poli...
Country group Rascal Flatts announce farewell tour in 2020
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country group Rascal Flatts will bless the broken road this year on their farewell tour on their 20th anniversary together.
US: Ex-Trump aide Flynn deserves up to 6 months in prison
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn deserves up to six months behind bars, the Justice Department sai...
What did we do on holiday break? A toilet paper pyramid
MIDLAND, Mich. — It's not what the Egyptians had in mind but it worked: A group of Michigan high school students made a pyramid out of toilet paper — ...
Pharmacies say prescribers bear opioid crisis responsibility
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Doctors and other healthcare practitioners who write prescriptions bear ultimate responsibility for improper distribution of opioids ...
HUD seeks to roll back Obama rule on housing desegregation
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration took steps Tuesday to roll back an Obama-era rule intended to ensure that communities confront and address racia...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 12-18
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 12-18
Germany, NATO moving soldiers out of Iraq amid tensions
BERLIN — Germany moved 35 soldiers serving in Iraq to neighboring Jordan and Kuwait on Tuesday, while NATO said it was also shifting some of its troop...
France calls on Britain to be flexible in post-Brexit talks
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that Britain will need to show flexibility in negotiations that will follow the country's depart...
Russia’s Putin visits Syria to meet Assad, a key Iran ally
DAMASCUS, Syria — Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Damascus on Tuesday for a meeting with President Bashar Assad, a rare visit that comes ...
US won’t grant Iran foreign minister visa for UN visit
WASHINGTON — The U.S. won't issue Iran's foreign minister a visa to travel to the United Nations later this week, contending there was not enough time...
‘Joker’ tops nominations for British Academy film awards
LONDON — The film “Joker” has topped the nominations for the British Academy film awards announced Tuesday.
France and EU ready to respond to US threat of new tariffs
PARIS — France has warned it will retaliate with the full backing of the European Union if the United States imposes tariffs on up to $2.4 billion wor...
Westbrook set to return to face a Thunder team that is OK
Once Russell Westbrook headed to Houston, the Oklahoma City Thunder were supposed to be headed toward a rebuild.
US prepares for possible Iranian reprisal after drone strike
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials braced for Iran to respond to the killing of its most powerful general, noting heightened military readiness in the countr...
Trump tests Congress’ war powers with strike against Iran
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's confrontation with Iran is posing a gut check for Congress, brazenly testing whether the House and Senate will e...
Biden’s foreign policy prowess tested by Iran tensions
Rising tensions between Washington and Tehran are testing whether Joe Biden can capitalize on his decades of foreign policy experience as he seeks to ...
US braces for Iranian response: a ‘tit for tat’ assault?
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials on Monday braced for Iran to respond to the killing of its most powerful general, noting heightened military readiness in ...
US strike on Iran could have consequences in North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. strike that killed Iran’s top military commander may have had an indirect casualty: a diplomatic solution to denucleariz...
The Latest: Iraq seeks Security Council condemnation of US
TEHRAN, Iran — The latest on U.S.-Iran tensions in the wake of the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's top general (all times local):