Chicago’s former top cop consulting local cannabis company
CHICAGO — A former head of the Chicago Police Department is advising a local cannabis company on security after more than $200,000 was stolen from it ...
2020 candidates brace for frenzied, final weekend in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — Democratic presidential candidates are preparing for a final, frenetic weekend of campaigning ahead of the Iowa caucuses, kick-star...
Belgian court acquits 3 doctors in landmark euthanasia case
BRUSSELS — Belgium's euthanasia law survived a key test on Friday when a high court acquitted three doctors of charges of manslaughter by poisoning in...
Judge to sentence Coast Guard officer accused of terror plot
GREENBELT, Md. — A Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling guns and drafting a hit list of prominent Democrats and TV journalists is scheduled t...
Trump rails against Democratic rivals ahead of Iowa caucuses
DES MOINES, Iowa — President Donald Trump lashed out at his top Democratic presidential rivals Thursday, taking his fight to the first-in-the-nation c...
Biden under pressure to prove he can thwart new GOP attacks
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — With five days until the Iowa caucuses, Joe Biden is fending off a new onslaught of GOP attacks over his son's business overseas an...
`Eurydice’ heads to LA Opera and then the Met
NEW YORK — More than 70 composers from Monteverdi to Glass have written operas inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, but that didn't deter Mat...
Tight security promised for Super Bowl 54 in Miami
MIAMI — Florida and federal law enforcement agencies preparing for the Super Bowl this Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens say they are ready...
Sanders’ Social Security ‘adjustments’ undercut Biden attack
DES MOINES, Iowa — As a congressman in the 1990s, Bernie Sanders expressed an openness to making “adjustments" to the tax and benefit structure of Soc...
Iowans adjust to ‘weird’ final days of caucus campaign
DES MOINES, Iowa — In normal years, Iowa is the center of the political universe during the final stretch before its famed caucuses. Top candidates ru...
Elizabeth Warren seeks a spark in the final sprint to Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — Elizabeth Warren is fighting to regain momentum in the turbulent tussle for the Democratic presidential nomination amid lingering q...
3rd woman accuses Michigan lawmaker of sexual harassment
LANSING, Mich. — A third woman in two weeks has publicly come forward with sexual harassment allegations against a Michigan state legislator, accordin...
Dosunmu’s shot lifts No. 21 Illinois over Michigan 64-62
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As the final seconds ticked away in a tie game, Ayo Dosunmu was being guarded by Zavier Simpson, one of the top defenders in the Bi...
Fiat Chrysler denies union bribery allegations in GM lawsuit
DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler is moving to dismiss a racketeering lawsuit filed by rival General Motors, denying allegations that it bribed union officials ...
Ex-pharmaceutical exec to be sentenced for pushing opioid
BOSTON — The founder of an Arizona pharmaceutical company is expected to be sentenced in Boston's federal court Thursday for his role in a bribery and...
Feds to let states tap opioid funds for meth, cocaine surge
WASHINGTON — Alarmed by a deadly new twist in the nation's drug addiction crisis, the government will allow states to use federal money earmarked for ...
Prince wrongful death case dismissed; estate case continues
MINNEAPOLIS — A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Prince's family members has been quietly dismissed in recent months, suggesting family members have re...
Democrats navigate sensitive gender politics as voting nears
DES MOINES, Iowa — Democratic presidential candidates spent the weekend grappling with how to address questions surrounding sexism and gender bias as ...
Warren-Sanders rift has progressives nervous about fallout
DES MOINES, Iowa — For nearly a year, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders pushed strongly progressive ideas into the Democratic primary spotlight, fee...
Warren makes debate case: Democratic woman can beat Trump
DES MOINES, Iowa — Elizabeth Warren made a forceful case for a female president and stood behind her accusation suggesting sexism by progressive rival...
Key takeaways from Democratic presidential debate in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — Some key takeaways from Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, the final forum before the Iowa caucuses:
Debate to highlight vanishing diversity in Democratic field
A half dozen White House hopefuls will gather on a debate stage in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday night at a critical moment in the Democratic primary. ...
Black mayor of racially diverse Iowa city backs Buttigieg
DES MOINES, Iowa — Quentin Hart, the black mayor of Iowa's most racially diverse city, is backing Pete Buttigieg for president, giving the former Sout...
Democrats set to clash in final debate before Iowa caucuses
DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrats are preparing for what could be their most contentious debate yet as the leading candidates gather in Iowa on Tuesday loo...
2020 Democratic race is wide open in Iowa as caucuses near
DES MOINES, Iowa — Presidential candidates have swarmed Iowa’s rolling landscape for more than a year, making their pitch to potential supporters on c...
‘Joker’ leads Oscar noms; ‘1917,’ ‘Irishman’ close behind
Todd Phillips’ much-debated supervillain origin story and R-rated box-office smash “Joker” topped all films with 11 Academy Awards nominations, while ...
The list of nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards
The list of nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards:
Purdue defense bottles up No. 8 Spartans in 71-42 upset
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Trevion Williams scored 16 points and Purdue relied on a staunch defense Sunday to upset No. 8 Michigan State 71-42.
Opioid-dependent kids’ guardians seek to form class in suit
CLEVELAND — Guardians caring for hundreds of thousands of children born dependent on opioids since 2000 should be grouped together as part of the clas...
Valverde questioned after another late collapse by Barcelona
Barcelona had once again played great, led through goals by Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann, yet still managed to let it slip away.