Students arrested for separate threats at 2 LA-area schools
LOS ANGELES — Deputies arrested a 13-year-old boy and seized a semi-automatic rifle after he threatened to shoot other students and staff at a Los Ang...
Syracuse U, shaken by racism, welcomes the holiday break
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Benny Callahan didn’t leave her dorm for two straight days this week.
What’s next in impeachment: A busy December, and on to 2020
WASHINGTON — After two weeks of public hearings, Democrats could soon turn the impeachment process over to the House Judiciary Committee. They’re movi...
AP sources: Ex-Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack plans to endorse Biden
DES MOINES, Iowa — Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack plans to publicly endorse Joe Biden for president at a rally on Saturday, two people close to Biden’s ...
Trump denigrates US diplomats, pushes conspiracy theories
WASHINGTON — Offering his own take on five long days of public hearings, President Donald Trump brushed off the impeachment inquiry as “total nonsense...
As impeachment swirls, Trump nods toward Pompeo Senate run
TOPEKA, Kan. — President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to open the door for the top U.S. diplomat, Mike Pompeo, to leave his post to run for an open...
UK party leaders grilled by wary voters on Brexit and more
LONDON — Britain’s Dec. 12 vote has been dubbed the “Brexit election,” dominated by the country’s stalled exit from the European Union. But political ...
Mystery grows over Trump administration hold on Lebanon aid
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is withholding more than $100 million in U.S. military assistance to Lebanon that has been approved by Congress ...
Boeing settles half of lawsuits tied to Indonesian crash
CHICAGO — Boeing has settled about half of the lawsuits filed in federal court over the October 2018 crash of a 737 Max jet off the coast of Indonesia...
Supreme Court will hear case over no-fly list
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will take up the Trump administration’s bid to end a lawsuit filed by Muslim men who say they were placed on the govern...
FBI lawyer suspected of altering Russia probe document
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday touted news reports that a former FBI lawyer is suspected of altering a document related to surveillance...
Ohio State star Young returns with “chip on my shoulder”
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Chase Young, who returns from a two-game suspension on Saturday, took to social media this week with what could be an ominous warning...
Iran internet slowly revives; US sanctions telecom minister
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The internet slowly trickled back on in Iran on Friday after a dayslong shutdown by authorities amid protests and unrest...
The Trump impeachment hearings highlight immigrants’ stories
WASHINGTON — One came from northeast England. Another came from the former Soviet Union. A third was born in Canada to parents who’d fled the Soviet U...
Medical examiner’s macabre humor leads to complaint
BANGOR, Maine — A state lawmaker is taking exception to the macabre humor that Maine’s chief medical examiner used in an old job posting.
Fleetwood, Rahm chase Lorenzo-Vera in Dubai; McIlroy fades
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Struggling for energy as he battles a lung infection, Mike Lorenzo-Vera still managed a vigorous fist-pump after chippin...
Pennsylvania to fund research into fracking health dangers
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday his administration will spend $3 million on a pair of studies to explore the potential health effects of the na...
AP FACT CHECK: Leaders’ questionable claims in U.K. election
LONDON — Claims of ruinous spending sprees and twisted truths are flying in during campaigning for Britain’s Dec. 12 election, in which all 650 seats ...
The Latest: Trump says he doesn’t expect to be impeached
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local):
Celebrities are deep into liquor, wine with their own brands
NEW YORK — From Kate Hudson’s new vodka to Dylan Sprouse’s Brooklyn-made mead, celebrities with their own brands of spirits and wines can make drink-l...
Pope urges Thais young and old to practice faith with joy
BANGKOK — Pope Francis ministered to Thailand’s tiny Catholic community Friday, urging Thais young and old to practice their faith with joy and with “...
Analysis: Mountain of impeachment evidence is beyond dispute
WASHINGTON — After two weeks of riveting public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, there is a mountain of evidence...
TV comedy greats take a bow, make ’em laugh at ceremony
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — “There’s nothing I believe more than this, that laughter adds time to one’s life,” Norman Lear told an audience gathered to ho...
AG Barr: Epstein’s death was a ‘perfect storm of screw-ups’
ABOARD A US GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT — Attorney General William Barr said he initially had his own suspicions about financier Jeffrey Epstein’s death while...
In reversal, Seoul to keep Japan military intelligence pact
SEOUL, South Korea — In a major policy reversal, South Korea said Friday it has decided to continue a 2016 military intelligence-sharing agreement wit...
Leading white Democrats court black votes; some find trouble
ATLANTA — Coming out of their debate in a key center of black America, the leading Democratic presidential contenders aimed Thursday for the party’s c...
Antetokounmpo has triple-double, Bucks beat Trail Blazers
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had his second triple-double of the season and the Milwaukee Bucks beat Carmelo Anthony and the short-handed Portlan...
Islanders beat Penguins 4-3 in OT, point streak at 16
NEW YORK — Brock Nelson scored his second goal of the game at 4:16 of overtime, lifting the New York Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pengui...
Federal prosecutors weighing new charges against Trump donor
NEW YORK — A new court filing says federal prosecutors in New York have told a major donor to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee they intend...