Pompeo to visit Ukraine as Senate weighs impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Ukraine this week, making his first trip to the country at the heart of President Donald Trump'...
Ex-judicial candidate disciplined for anti-Muslim comments
MIAMI — A retired Florida lawyer and former judicial candidate has been disciplined by the Florida Supreme Court for making disparaging comments on so...
Forest ecologist helps refashion Barbie dolls as scientists
SALT LAKE CITY — When Nalini Nadkarni was a kid, she’d run home from school, climb into one of the eight maple trees in her parents’ backyard and spen...
Redskins fire President Bruce Allen, eye Ron Rivera to coach
ASHBURN, Va. — Bruce Allen was mocked four years ago when he proclaimed that his perennially last-place Washington Redskins were “winning off the fiel...
Global shares mixed as investors eye NKorea, China-US trade
TOKYO — Global shares were mixed Monday as Chinese benchmarks surged on expectations of lower financing costs following a policy decision by the count...
Fred Graham, pioneering legal affairs journalist, dies at 88
WASHINGTON — Fred P. Graham, who covered the Supreme Court and momentous legal affairs of his era for The New York Times, CBS News and Court TV, has d...
2020 Watch: Messy primary finally meets election year
ATLANTA — The presidential politics calendar turned to 2020 nearly a year ago. This week, the actual date catches up. What we’re watching as the prese...
Saints finish 13-3 but miss out on first-round bye
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It turns out 13 wins weren't enough to earn the New Orleans Saints a first-round bye in the NFC playoffs.
Ball’s career-high 7 3s helps Pelicans past Rockets, 127-112
NEW ORLEANS — Lonzo Ball highlighted a season-high 27-point performance with a career-high seven 3-pointers, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the und...
Titans clinch playoff spot with 35-14 win over Texans
HOUSTON — Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans ran their way into the playoffs, beating a Houston Texans team that rested several starters and setti...
Chiefs among playoff-bound teams with injury concerns
The Kansas City Chiefs will hope for good news about their depleted secondary during their first-round playoff bye week.
Chiefs top Bolts 31-21 to earn No. 2 seed, first-round bye
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mecole Hardman returned a kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown, Damien Williams took a handoff 84 yards for another score, and the Kan...
Waiting game: 15 days between CFP semifinals, championship
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The matchup is set for a tantalizing College Football Playoff national championship game.
No. 22 West Virginia rallies, upsets No. 2 Ohio State 67-59
CLEVELAND — Miles McBride scored six of his season-high 21 points in the final 2:22 and No. 22 West Virginia rallied to beat No. 2 Ohio State 67-59 Su...
Sports editor apologizes for tweeting ‘scalps’ after game
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — A sports editor for a New Mexico newspaper apologized this week after using “scalps” in a tweet to describe a high school basketb...
5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in latest attack on Jews
MONSEY, N.Y. — A knife-wielding man stormed into a rabbi's home and stabbed five people as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community no...
VAR-aided victory for runaway leader Liverpool; Chelsea wins
LONDON — Liverpool fans ended 2019 by chanting “Champions of the world” for the first time at Anfield. “Champions of England" will surely be sung by t...
Cavs try to take ‘next step’ in Orange Bowl against Gators
MIAMI — University of Virginia junior Charles Snowden recalls that when he first arrived on campus, new acquaintances were disappointed to learn he wa...
Liverpool 50 games unbeaten at home with 1-0 win v Wolves
LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool extended its unbeaten home run in the Premier League to 50 games with a 1-0 win against Wolverhampton in a scrappy matc...
Trump faces raft of foreign policy challenges in new year
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump starts the new year knee-deep in daunting foreign policy challenges at the same time he'll have to deal with a lik...
The King reigns: LeBron James is AP’s male athlete of decade
He left Cleveland for Miami, finally became a champion, went back to his beloved northeast Ohio, delivered on another title promise, then left for the...
Police: All 7 killed in Hawaii tour helicopter crash
HONOLULU — Tour helicopter operations in Hawaii have come under increased scrutiny after the deadly crash this week, one of several recent accidents i...
Davis stops Gamboa in 12th, wins WBA lightweight title
ATLANTA — Gervonta Davis could tell early on that Yuriorkis Gamboa wouldn't go down easily, so Davis decided to be patient and wear him down.
Breathtaking: Burrow throws 7 TDs, LSU routs Oklahoma 63-28
ATLANTA — Joe Burrow and the LSU Tigers turned in a first half for the ages, a breathtaking offensive display even as their coordinator grieved a horr...
Trump retweets post naming alleged whistleblower
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump retweeted a post that included the alleged name of the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint ultimate...
No. 19 Kentucky outlasts rival No. 3 Louisville 78-70 in OT
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Nick Richards had 13 points, including seven consecutive ones in overtime, and No. 19 Kentucky scored the final eight points for a 78...
No. 13 Penn State tops No. 15 Memphis 53-39 in Cotton Bowl
ARLINGTON, Texas — Journey Brown ran for 202 yards with two long touchdowns, Garrett Taylor returned an interception 15 yards for a score after anothe...
Couple return for a 2nd dunk at Dunkin’, this time with vows
WORCESTER, Mass. — A Massachusetts couple reunited for extra-sweet wedding vows at the same Dunkin' Donuts where their young love splintered nearly 30...
Biden leaves it unclear if he would honor Senate subpoena
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden sought Saturday to clarify his assertion that if the Senate subpoenas him to testify in President Donald Trump's impeachment tr...
Doctor charged in 25 deaths sues hospital for defamation
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio doctor accused of ordering drug overdoses in the deaths of 25 hospital patients has sued his former employer for defamation, ...