Weinstein’s reckoning: Trial looms 2 years after #MeToo wave
NEW YORK — More than two years after a wave of sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein ushered in the #MeToo movement, the disgraced movie...
Palestinians face mounting barriers to peaceful protest
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Abdullah Abu Rahma has been arrested by Israeli soldiers eight times in the last 15 years, spending weeks or months in prison an...
Derrick Henry, Titans stun Patriots 20-13 in wild-card upset
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When the eerie Foxborough fog lifted, it became clear that New England's reign atop the NFL was ending.
From resort amid palm trees, Trump settled on Iran strike
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — At the midway point of his annual Christmas vacation, President Donald Trump huddled at his Florida club with his top national...
AP FACT CHECK: Lest old distortions be forgot
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump closed out the old year by reprising a selection of his most familiar falsehoods and putting a few of his predeces...
On foreign policy, Trump flouts risks that gave others pause
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is not the first American leader to have Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in his sights, but he was the first to pull...
US men’s soccer team cancels plan to train in Qatar
CHICAGO — The U.S. men’s soccer team has canceled its plan to train in Doha, Qatar, from Jan. 5-25 “due to the developing situation in the region.”
Small cracks have appeared in GOP unity on impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — The Senate seems certain to keep President Donald Trump in office thanks to the overwhelming GOP support expected in his impeachment tria...
Was the drone attack on Iranian general an assassination?
NEW YORK — After Friday's targeted killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, newsrooms struggled with the question: Had the United States just carried...
From Pitt to DiCaprio, stars turn out for AFI Awards
BEVERLY HILLS, California — From Leonardo DiCaprio to Brad Pitt, some of Hollywood’s brightest stars came together to relax and sip wine in a room whe...
Iran vows revenge for US attack that killed powerful general
BAGHDAD — Iran promised to seek revenge for a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport that killed the mastermind of its interventions across the Middle ...
Trump stirs Mideast tensions despite talk of ‘endless wars’
WASHINGTON — With a single drone strike, President Donald Trump did more than just take out an avowed enemy of the United States. He may have have als...
Trump portrays himself as defender of faith for evangelicals
MIAMI — Highlighting his record on religious liberty, President Donald Trump on Friday worked to energize a group of evangelical supporters who make u...
McConnell and Pelosi give no signs of budging on impeachment
WASHINGTON — Congress opened the new year with the Senate deadlocked over President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, leaving the proceedings deeply i...
An eye on impeachment, judges weigh House-Trump disputes
WASHINGTON — With an eye to impeachment, federal appellate judges struggled Friday with whether to grant House Democrats' demands for testimony from f...
Iranian cyberattacks feared after killing of top general
BOSTON — Iran’s retaliation for the United States' targeted killing of its top general is likely to include cyberattacks, security experts warned Frid...
The Latest: Trump says US not looking to start war with Iran
BAGHDAD — The latest on the U.S. airstrike in Baghdad that killed Iran's top general (all times local):
US long watched Soleimani, but feared risks of a strike
WASHINGTON — In 2007, U.S. commandos watched as a convoy carrying a powerful Iranian military leader made its way to northern Iraq.
Warren, Klobuchar, Booker recent fundraising lags top rivals
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said Friday that she raised $21.2 million from October through December, with more tha...
US-Iran tensions thrust foreign policy into Democrats’ race
NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — Democratic presidential candidates are lambasting President Donald Trump's decision to kill Iran's top general in an airstrike, a...
2019 AP NFL All-Pro team rosters and voting
NEW YORK — The Associated Press 2019 NFL All-Pro team selected by a national panel of 50 media members:
Mississippi State fires coach Joe Moorhead after 2 seasons
Mississippi State fired Joe Moorhead after just two seasons Friday, making the unusual decision to dismiss a coach after a bowl game.
Iran’s popular Gen. Soleimani became an icon by targeting US
TEHRAN, Iran — For Iranians whose icons since the Islamic Revolution have been stern-faced clergy, Gen. Qassem Soleimani was a popular figure of natio...
Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby arrested on battery charge
MIAMI — Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was arrested on a battery charge in Miami on Thursday night and is being held on an arrest warrant out of Texas...
Uncharted Brexit waters: UK’s Boris Johnson faces 2020 tests
LONDON — After a remarkable political turnaround, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on the verge of taking Britain out of the European Union with the en...
Castro’s exit is latest blow to diversity of 2020 field
AUSTIN, Texas — The 2020 Democratic presidential primary initially featured the most racially diverse field in history. Now, with one month until voti...
US kills Iran’s most powerful general in Baghdad airstrike
BAGHDAD — The United States killed Iran's top general and the architect of Tehran’s proxy wars in the Middle East in an airstrike at Baghdad's interna...
Tennessee scores twice late to stun Indiana 23-22 in Gator
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tennessee sure knows how to get out of a huge hole.
Lebanon receives Interpol notice for ex-Nissan fugitive
BEIRUT — Interpol issued a wanted notice Thursday for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon rather than fa...