Global stocks tumble on growing concern about China virus
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock and oil prices tumbled Tuesday as concern about the impact of a Chinese disease outbreak increased and a rating agency...
Britain’s EU Journey #2: When De Gaulle said ‘non’ twice
LONDON (AP) — Britain officially leaves the European Union on Jan. 31 after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the...
China sentences ex-boss of Interpol to 13 years for bribes
BEIJING (AP) — China has sentenced the former president of Interpol, Meng Hongwei, to 13 years and six months in prison on charges of accepting...
Feds allow use of opioid funds to stem meth, cocaine surge
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alarmed by a deadly new twist in the nation’s drug addiction crisis, the government will allow states to use federal money earmarked...
100s in river ‘no-man’s land’ after Mexico troops block way
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of Central American migrants were stranded in a sort of no-man’s land on the river border between Guatemala and...
Thunberg slams Davos elites on climate as Trump takes stage
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Four young climate activists, including Greta Thunberg, told the elites gathered at the World Economic Forum they are not doing enough...
As coronavirus spreads, anxiety rises in China and overseas
WUHAN, China (AP) — Face masks sold out and temperature checks at airports and train stations became the new norm as China strove Tuesday to...
Trump tells business leaders of ‘spectacular’ US economy
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump sought Tuesday to sell the United States to the global business community, telling an economic conference in the...
Buckle up: What to watch as impeachment trial takes off
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators like to float above messy politics in what’s known by some as the dignified “upper chamber,” home of Congress’ cooler heads...
Trump impeachment trial to begin with rules fight, long days
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is set to unfold at the Capitol, a contentious proceeding to render judgment on his Ukraine actions...
Theories persist about mystery drones seen in rural region
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — People insist they have spotted fleets of large drones crisscrossing rural America’s night sky, their mission mysterious, raising questions that have...
Pankster appears in Australian court for driving flooded car
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — A social media prankster appeared in an Australian court on Wednesday charged in relation to driving a car full of water...
Prankster appears in Australia court for driving flooded car
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — A social media prankster appeared in an Australian court on Wednesday charged in relation to driving a car full of water...
Police say tear gas smoked out suspects in pot burglary
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a SWAT team was forced to smoke out suspects in an Albuquerque marijuana dispensary burglary that sparked a standoff....
Not easy being green: North Carolina dog births unique puppy
CANTON, N.C. (AP) — The Avengers may have gained a canine sidekick after a North Carolina family’s dog gave birth to a bright green puppy...
Mexico City subway says pee causes escalator breakdowns
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Travelers on the Mexico City subway system often blame authorities for broken-down escalators at subway stops, but Metro officials have another...
Pigeon wearing tiny sombrero discovered in Reno
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A pigeon wearing a tiny sombrero in Reno, Nevada, was discovered following sightings of its cowboy hat-wearing cousins in Las Vegas,...
TV hen mauled to death: German court backs bigger payout
BERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany has ruled that the owner of a chicken that was mauled to death by a dog in 2017...
Passenger takes over airport monitor for video game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A passenger waiting for a flight at an Oregon airport needed a bit more screen space for his video game so...
Bull-noser: Camera records moose trapping Alaska man in shed
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man carrying garbage to his shed had to take cover inside when a curious bull decided to join him....
Grandpa forgot something: $43,170 found in footstool
OWOSSO, Mich. (AP) — The footstool didn’t feel right. That’s what happens when someone stashes $43,170 inside and apparently forgets about it. Indeed, the money...
Court: ‘Football flu’ dispute can be settled by arbitrator
BURLINGTON CITY, N.J. (AP) — A state appellate court upheld a southern New Jersey school teacher’s legal victory in an ongoing dispute over using a...
World’s thirst for oil to keep growing until 2030s
PARIS (AP) — The world’s thirst for oil will continue to grow until the 2030s and climate-damaging emissions will keep climbing until at least 2040...
Neglected heartland seen as key to Brexit-dominated election
HARTLEPOOL, England (AP) — In Hartlepool, a tough, proud English port town whipped by bitter North Sea winds, people have long felt ignored by politicians...
Venice flooding nearly touches level of infamous 1966 flood
MILAN (AP) — The mayor of Venice is blaming climate change for flooding in the historic canal city that has reached the second-highest levels ever...
Colin Kaepernick plans to audition for NFL teams on Saturday
Colin Kaepernick plans to audition for NFL teams on Saturday in a private workout arranged by the league to be held in Atlanta. The exiled...
Trump, Erdogan to meet as thorny issues stress relations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Donald Trump will meet as relations between the two NATO allies are at their lowest...
Chinese students flee Hong Kong as violence intensifies
HONG KONG (AP) — University students from mainland China are fleeing Hong Kong, and classes in primary and secondary schools have been suspended as clashes...
Uncertainty in Bolivia as senator claims interim presidency
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivians have new uncertainty to grapple with now that opposition Sen. Jeanine Añez declared herself interim president of the crisis-torn...
Israel vows to keep hitting militants as 18 killed in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed more Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza on Wednesday as rocket fire toward Israel resumed after a...
Trump to face limits of his power in impeachment hearings
NEW YORK (AP) — For three years, Donald Trump has unapologetically defied the conventions of the American presidency. On Wednesday, he comes face to face...
Impeachment hearings go live on TV with the 1st witnesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The closed doors of the Trump impeachment investigation are swinging wide open. When the gavel strikes at the start of the House...
Impeachment aside, federal budget remains a pressing matter
WASHINGTON (AP) — Impeachment hearings for President Donald Trump come at the very time that Capitol Hill usually tends to its mound of unfinished business....
Seahawks knock 49ers from unbeaten ranks with 27-24 OT win
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Russell Wilson high-stepped his way down the sideline before hugging coach Pete Carroll after Jason Myers’ kick split the uprights....
Police, protesters face off in renewed clashes in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Police fired tear gas at protesters who littered streets with bricks and disrupted morning trains Tuesday for the second day in...
Former President Jimmy Carter enters hospital for surgery
ATLANTA (AP) — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to a hospital on Monday evening for a surgery to relieve pressure on his brain,...
Protections for 660,000 immigrants on line at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Protections for 660,000 immigrants are on the line at the Supreme Court. The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday on the Trump administration’s...
US held record number of migrant kids in custody in 2019
COMAYAGUA, Honduras (AP) — The 3-year-old girl traveled for weeks cradled in her father’s arms, as he set out to seek asylum in the United...
Impeachment witness: Ukrainians asked about holdup of aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transcripts in the newest batch from testimony in the House impeachment hearings are chipping away at a key Republican defense of President...
Meet the witnesses: Diplomats start off impeachment hearings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Diplomats and career government officials, they’re little known outside professional circles, but they’re about to become household names testifying in the House...
Evo Morales flees crisis-torn Bolivia after deadly clashes
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia faced its worst unrest in decades amid a political vacuum Tuesday, while Evo Morales, who transformed the Andean nation...
Israeli airstrike kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza home
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza early Tuesday in a rare targeted killing that threatened to...
Last victim of Mexico border killings to be laid to rest
COLONIA LEBARON, Mexico (AP) — Family and friends prepared to bury on Saturday the last victim of a cartel ambush that killed nine American women...
Indian court rules in favor of Hindu temple on disputed land
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Supreme Court on Saturday ruled in favor of a Hindu temple on a disputed religious ground in the country’s north...
Germany, allies mark 30 years since Berlin Wall fell
BERLIN (AP) — Germany marked the 30th anniversary Saturday of the opening of the Berlin Wall, a pivotal moment in the events that brought down...
Police outside Bolivia’s presidential palace abandon posts
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Police guards outside the presidential palace in Bolivia left their posts on Saturday, increasing pressure on President Evo Morales as...
For 30-somethings, stakes are high over future of DACA
PHOENIX (AP) — Karina Ruiz’s life is deeply rooted in Phoenix. She has three children and two grandkids, a side gig selling houses, frantic days...
John Bolton has a book deal, publishing officials tell AP
NEW YORK (AP) — Former national security adviser John Bolton has a book deal, The Associated Press has learned. The hawkish Bolton departed in September...
Pot or not? Busts highlight growing confusion over hemp
NEW YORK (AP) — The CBD craze might be leaving the war on drugs a bit dazed and confused. The extract that’s been showing up...
Was Trump call with Ukraine ‘perfect’? GOP has many answers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have no unified argument in the impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump , in large part because they can’t agree on how...