AP FACT CHECK: Trump and the people he forgets he knew
WASHINGTON — When certain associates and acquaintances of President Donald Trump get into hot water, he forgets he ever knew them. Various figures fro...
Impeachment collides with funding deadline, testing Congress
WASHINGTON — The impeachment drama is dominating Washington, but leading figures such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi still have their day jobs to do.
Voting site reopened in Georgia after grassroots fight
HAZLEHURST, Ga. — When local election officials shut down a polling site in a predominantly black area of a rural Georgia county, displaced voters cou...
No malarkey: Biden courts Iowans, balances national campaign
STORM LAKE, Iowa — Minutes after Joe Biden met Cathy Buxengard, he commandeered her cellphone to talk with her 99-year-old mother about her service as...
Pearl Harbor shooting unfolded in 23 seconds in packed area
HONOLULU — The U.S. Navy sailor who fatally shot two people at Pearl Harbor before killing himself was unhappy with his commanders and had been underg...
Thunder hit buzzer-beater to force OT, then top Timberwolves
OKLAHOMA CITY — Chris Paul scored a season-high 30 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled off an improbable 139-127 overtime victory over the Min...
Russian foreign minister to meet with Pompeo in DC next week
WASHINGTON — Russia's foreign minister will visit Washington next week for talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. officials said Friday.
‘Typo’ may have overvalued Utah home at nearly $1B
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah officials say a possible dropped phone resulted in a typo that overvalued a home for almost $1 billion.
Haley: Killer ‘hijacked’ Confederate flag meaning for some
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said in an interview that a man who gunned down nine worshipers at an African American church in 2015 “hijacked...
Federal workers could win parental leave in space force swap
WASHINGTON — Capitol Hill leaders are nearing agreement in negotiations on an annual defense policy bill that would extend 12 weeks of paid parental l...
Klobuchar gaining traction in Iowa with Midwest sensibility
INDIANOLA, Iowa — Quick with a joke and unsparing in her mockery of President Donald Trump, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and her Midwest sensibility s...
Buttigieg calls on McKinsey to release list of his clients
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is calling on his former employer McKinsey & Co. to release a list of the clients he...
‘All roads lead to Putin’: Impeachment ties Ukraine, Russia
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are bringing the impeachment focus back to Russia as they draft formal charges against President Donald Trump.
Man who offered $500 for killing an ICE agent is acquitted
BOSTON — A man who tweeted that he would give $500 to anyone who would kill a federal immigration officer was acquitted Friday in a case that centered...
NFL coaching carousel started spinning early this year
Judging by the jump start, it looks like we're headed for a ninth consecutive season with at least a half-dozen NFL head coaches getting canned.
Trump complains low-flow toilets are flush with problems
WASHINGTON — When it comes to toilets, President Donald Trump just wants to let it flow.
Melania Trump befriends 18-year-old former leukemia patient
WASHINGTON — The first time Caoilinn McLane met Melania Trump she had no idea it wouldn't be the last time.
White House won’t participate in next impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON — A senior Trump administration official said the White House will not participate in the House Judiciary Committee's next impeachment hear...
Hitting the plastic: US credit card use jumped in October
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers ramped up their credit card spending in October.
US digs into Saudi shooting suspect motive in Navy shooting
WASHINGTON — U.S. law enforcement officials were digging into the background of the suspected Florida Naval station shooter Friday, to determine the S...
Activists cheer for “Greta!”, urge climate action in Madrid
MADRID — Activists of all ages and from all corners of the planet demanded concrete action Friday against climate change from leaders and negotiators ...
Rochester diocese request led to beatification delay
NEW YORK — The Catholic diocese of Rochester, N.Y., confirms it made the request for further investigations that prompted the Vatican to take the rare...
Senators urge Medicare to allow seniors a drug plan do-over
WASHINGTON — Leading senators are urging Medicare to allow seniors concerned about their drug plan pick for next year to switch if they received inacc...
Billy Joel, Kardashians Diplo descend on Miami for Art Basel
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — As gallerists and collectors descend on Miami's most prestigious art fair by day, the Hollywood crowd knows it's all about the exc...
AP’s top albums of 2019: Ari Lennox, Summer Walker, Anitta
NEW YORK — The top 10 albums of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu:
The AP names ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ top TV show of 2019
1. "Surviving R. Kelly," Lifetime. No other series made the kind of real world impact that this one did. Allegations of sexual abuse against minors fo...
Warren, Buttigieg scrap puts Democratic divide on display
WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren spent weeks absorbing attacks from more moderate rivals looking to stop her steady summer rise in the polls. Now, as the...
US hits Iran-backed Iraqi militia leaders with sanctions
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday slapped sanctions on three Iran-backed Iraqi militia leaders for violent suppression of protests that ...
UN Libya migrant center plagued with crowding, TB, food cuts
TRIPOLI, Libya — The United Nations center in Libya was opened as an “alternative to detention,” a last, safe stop for migrants before they were reset...
Economic adviser: China wants to keep negotiating with Trump
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's economic adviser said Friday that he doesn't think China is slow-walking trade talks with the United States to s...