Tokyo tries to quell fear of Olympic-Paralympic cancellation
TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizers again tried on Thursday to allay fears that the 2020 Games could be postponed or canceled by the fast-...
Amnesty finds Saudi anti-terror court a weapon of repression
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia has used a secretive court established to try terrorism cases as "a weapon of repression" to imprison peace...
War-weary Afghan youth turn to snowboarding for thrills
KABUL, Afghanistan — Aspen! Zermatt! Kabul?
Not guilty: Senate acquits Trump of impeachment charges
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in A...
Impeachment loses its constitutional gravity in Trump case
WASHINGTON — Years from now, will you remember where you were and what you were doing when President Donald Trump was impeached? Have you forgotten al...
Powell scores 34, No. 12 Seton Hall beats Georgetown 78-71
WASHINGTON — Myles Powell scored 34 points, Romaro Gill tied a career-high with eight blocks and No. 12 Seton Hall raced out to a big lead and beat Ge...
Raptors beat Pacers for team-record 12th straight win
TORONTO — Serge Ibaka hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining and the Toronto Raptors rallied from 19 down to beat the Indiana Pacers 119-1...
Baldwin gives No. 19 Butler 79-76 win over No. 10 Villanova
INDIANAPOLIS — Kamar Baldwin made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer and scored 17 points, giving No. 19 Butler a 79-76 victory over No. 10 Villanova on Wedne...
Trump wins acquittal, but Ukraine saga far from over
WASHINGTON — The impeachment of President Donald Trump is over, but it's far from case closed on Ukraine.
Madoff seeks prison release, citing terminal kidney failure
NEW YORK — Epic Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff asked a federal judge Wednesday to grant him a “compassionate release” from his 150-year prison sentence,...
Vulnerable Democrat Doug Jones votes to convict Trump
WASHINGTON — Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, widely considered the Senate's most endangered Democrat, voted Wednesday to convict President Donald Trump as th...
Airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul; 3 dead, 179 injured
ISTANBUL — A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway, crashed into a ditch and broke apart while landing in bad weather in Istanbul Wednesday, killing t...
Mickelson looking for momentum after year getting ‘crushed’
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Optimism is never in short supply for Phil Mickelson, and it was especially high when he left the Monterey Peninsula last year ...
Andy Reid tells parade-goers Chiefs will win again next year
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hundreds of thousands of Kansas City Chiefs fans braved sub-freezing wind chills on Wednesday to celebrate the team's first Super B...
Top heavy: Handful of elite programs hoard most top recruits
McKinnley Jackson, a huge and talented defensive tackle from Mississippi, was one of the few five-star recruits whose college choice was a mystery com...
Flyin’ high: No. 6 Dayton having best season in half-century
DAYTON, Ohio — NCAA Tournament fans will be talking about Dayton a lot this year, and not only because of the First Four.
No. 2 Gonzaga gets boost from international contingent
SPOKANE, Wash. — Assistant coach Tommy Lloyd has been to so many countries looking for the best international talent during his 19 seasons on the Gonz...
Congress urged to pass anti-doping bill before Olympics
WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency urged Congress on Wednesday to pass a bill criminalizing international doping conspiracies before...
Jeff Bezos asks court to dismiss defamation suit
NEW YORK — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is asking a California court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against him by his girlfriend's brother, Micha...
Mickelson says he won’t accept US Open exemption
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Phil Mickelson is still not exempt for the U.S. Open and says he won't accept a special invitation.
CEO Rob DeMartini takes USA Cycling in bold, new directions
When Rob DeMartini took over at USA Cycling about a year ago, the longtime businessman immediately noticed parallels between the sport's governing bod...
Impeachment takeaways: Trump’s iron grip, McConnell delivers
WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Senate appears virtually certain to acquit President Donald Trump on two impeachment charges as GOP lawmakers r...
Supercars champ McLaughlin gets IndyCar seat with Penske
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Team Penske will give Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin a shot at IndyCar with a seat in the road course race at Indianapolis Mo...
Stocks rise on hopes China virus damage can be curbed
TOKYO — Stock markets rose Wednesday on optimism that China's latest actions may help curtail some of the expected economic damage from the virus outb...
Democrats’ response to Trump turns to working-class worries
WASHINGTON — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used Democrats' response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to swivel from impeachment...
California pardons gay civil rights leader in new initiative
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s governor announced Wednesday that he is posthumously pardoning a gay civil rights leader while creating a new pardon...
Giannis has 34 points, 17 rebounds as Bucks top Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS — Giannis Antetokounmpo had the strength and savvy to outshine rookie sensation Zion Williamson in the latest double-digit triumph for the...
NHL’s 1st black player says league working to fight racism
OTTAWA, Ontario — Willie O'Ree is hopeful that one day sports will be free of racism and bigotry, yet thinks it's still a long way off.
Nuggets clamp down on Damian Lillard, rout Blazers 127-99
DENVER — The combination of Gary Harris and Torrey Craig was too much for Damian Lillard and the Trail Blazers to overcome.
LeBron gets 36 in 3-point barrage, Lakers rout Spurs 129-102
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James scored 19 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter while hitting five 3-pointers in an incredible three-minute span, propelli...