Musk company to build Chicago-to-O'Hare express transport
CHICAGO (AP) — The Boring Company, founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has been selected to build a high-speed underground transportation system that it says...
Lake Tahoe clarity sinks to all-time low in 2017
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (AP) — Scientists at Lake Tahoe say the clarity of the alpine lake that straddles the California-Nevada line sank to an all-time...
Videos show Vegas police helping people duck, escape gunfire
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Some of the first Las Vegas police officers to respond to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history huddled with...
Man scheduled for transplant granted deportation reprieve
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Federal immigration officials granted a six-month reprieve Thursday to a Connecticut immigrant facing deportation, a move that may allow him to...
NY high court nixes Trump's bid to delay defamation suit
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court has turned down President Donald Trump’s latest bid to delay a defamation suit filed by a former...
New Jersey begins taking legal sports bets
OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s governor kicked off a new era of gambling Thursday in the state that led the charge for the entire...
Fewer US teens smoking, doing drugs ... and drinking milk
NEW YORK (AP) — Fewer U.S. teens are smoking, having sex and doing drugs these days. Oh, and they’re drinking less milk, too. Less than...
AP Investigation: Fish billed as local isn't always local
MONTAUK, N.Y. (AP) — Even after winter storms left East Coast harbors thick with ice, some of the country’s top chefs and trendy restaurants were...
Big hurdles for bold push to split California into 3 states
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians will face a choice this November of whether to divide the nation’s most populous state into three, an effort that...
Many animals are shifting from day to night to avoid people
NEW YORK (AP) — Lions and tigers and bears are increasingly becoming night owls because of us, a new study says. Scientists have long known...
Jurassic World crew reacts to real-world volcanic disasters
HONOLULU (AP) — The lava pours from the ceilings. It explodes from the mountaintop. It creeps, then pours and roars down the mountainside as people...
Police: Gunman killed 4 children in their sleep
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A felon shot four children in their sleep at the start of a 21-hour standoff that also left a police officer...
Raised in the projects: San Fran elects black woman mayor
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s incoming mayor knows the yawning gap between rich and poor firsthand, having been raised by her grandmother in the...
LEADING OFF: Harper, Nats visit Yankees; Colon seeks record
A look at what’s happening around the majors today: CLASH OF THE TITANS Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals visit Yankee Stadium for the opener...
Warriors GM Bob Myers will give Durant new deal he wants
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Warriors general manager Bob Myers expects swift negotiations to re-sign two-time reigning NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant and coach Steve Kerr....
Florida, Texas, Red Raiders, Hogs make College World Series
Defending national champion Florida, Texas, Texas Tech and Arkansas won their winner-take-all games in the NCAA Tournament best-of-three super regionals on Monday and are headed...
Cruz, Mariners overcome Trout's 2 HRs in 5-3 win vs Angels
SEATTLE (AP) — A healthy and confident Nelson Cruz usually means good things are on the horizon for the Seattle Mariners. Cruz homered twice and...
Oakland ready to again celebrate NBA champion Warriors
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — For the second straight year, throngs of Oakland fans will get to celebrate the Golden State Warriors with a parade for...
Cubs back in 1st place, beat Brewers 7-2 in 11 innings
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Anthony Rizzo turned on the power with a long homer down the right-field line in the 11th inning. Jason Heyward delivered a...
Olympic skier Bode Miller's toddler daughter drowns in pool
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 19-month-old daughter of U.S. Olympic skier Bode Miller drowned in a Southern California swimming pool, authorities said Monday. Emeline Miller...
Matt Patricia adjusts to being scrutinized leading the Lions
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Matt Patricia worked in relative obscurity in New England. The burly man with a bushy beard, baseball cap on backward,...
Pistons land ex-Raptors coach Dwane Casey with 5-year deal
DETROIT (AP) — Dwane Casey lost his job in Toronto because the Raptors wanted to advance further in the playoffs. In Detroit, it would be...
Mickelson trying not to look ahead at another US Open chance
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Phil Mickelson is running out of time. Mickelson doesn’t need to be reminded that this is his 27th appearance in the...
Morocco casts doubt on NAmerican profit pledge for 2026 WCup
MOSCOW (AP) — In a FIFA election where money could be key, Morocco tried to heap doubt on North American promises of multi-billion dollar 2026...
French fashion powerhouse Saint Laurent takes New Jersey
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Saint Laurent decamped from Paris to New Jersey for a menswear show with a shine that matched the glittery Manhattan...
New Jersey expected to OK sports betting law
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s proposed sports betting law is heading down to the wire, with final legislative approval expected on Thursday. But it’s...
Samantha Bee is back, both angry and apologetic
NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Samantha Bee returned to her TBS show Wednesday, apologizing again for using a crude epithet to describe Ivanka Trump but...
Doctors say future uncertain for poisoned Skripals
LONDON (AP) — Doctors who treated poisoned ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia say they expected the pair to die, and still don’t know...
The Latest: Premier-designate to meet president at 1430 GMT
MILAN (AP) — The Latest on Italy’s political crisis (all times local): 1:50 p.m. Italy’s president will receive a former IMF official tapped to head...
Report: Students harshly criticize Iran to supreme leader
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian university students in a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei offered harsh criticism of the country’s direction, local media...
Leader of failed MH370 wreckage hunt hopes to search again
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The head of a U.S. technology company that scoured the Indian Ocean seabed for more than three months looking for...
Libyan rivals agree to Dec. 10 elections in lawless country
PARIS (AP) — Rival Libyan leaders meeting in Paris on Tuesday tentatively agreed on a political roadmap leading to parliamentary and presidential elections on Dec....
Man kills 3 in Belgium with guns of stabbed police officers
LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — A knife-wielding man stabbed two police officers Tuesday in the Belgian city of Liege, stole their weapons and shot them and...
Financial turmoil engulfs Italy amid political uncertainty
MILAN (AP) — The specter of a financial crisis came back to haunt Italy on Tuesday, as its markets plunged on fears that the eurozone’s...
Israeli jets bomb Gaza after mortar shells fired from strip
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli jets on Tuesday bombed targets in the Gaza Strip hours after militants from the territory fired more than 25 mortar shells...
Senior N.Korean official's US visit reminiscent of 2000 trip
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s dispatch of a top lieutenant to the United States suggests that preparations for a...
Senior NKorean official heads to NY to plan for Trump summit
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that a top North Korean official is headed to New York for talks on...
Moustakas rejoins Royals, Bonifacio draws drug suspension
On the day the Kansas City Royals welcomed back Mike Moustakas, they found out Jorge Bonifacio will miss half the season. Bonifacio was suspended 80...
UConn fires coach Kevin Ollie with school under NCAA inquiry
The combination was too much for UConn: an NCAA investigation and a second straight losing season. All of which left coach Kevin Ollie out of...
Oscar Valdez wins decision in brutal bout with Scott Quigg
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Oscar Valdez’s broken jaw gradually left a pool of blood between rounds in his corner of the ring. Scott Quigg’s badly...
Grizzlies drop 17th straight as Mavericks roll to 114-80 win
DALLAS (AP) — If the Dallas Mavericks are tanking for a high draft pick, as owner Mark Cuban suggested in an interview that cost him...
Westbrook's triple-double leads Thunder past Spurs 104-94
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — That faint M-V-P chant wasn’t for Russell Westbrook. It was for 37-year-old forward Nick Collison. Westbrook, the NBA’s most valuable player...
No. 15 Arizona beats USC 75-61 to defend Pac-12 title.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Deandre Ayton dribbled through the sea of red-and-white confetti, bobbing and weaving past cheerleaders and fans. The Arizona big man came...
AP source: Richard Sherman agrees to 3-year deal with 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Star cornerback Richard Sherman agreed to a three-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday, one day after being...
Woods closes to within 1 shot of Canadian rookie Conners
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods chipped in from behind the ninth green and the roar was unmistakable, the tree-rattling variety that belongs to...
Kansas tops West Virginia 81-70 to win Big 12 tourney title
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Devonte Graham ripped off the shooting sleeve he was wearing and tossed it into the crowd, then took the two-time...
Villanova tops Providence for 2nd straight Big East title
NEW YORK (AP) — As confetti fluttered down on a court still simmering from an epic title game, Jay Wright wrapped his arms around several...
No. 1 Virginia wins ACC title, 71-63 over No. 12 NCarolina
NEW YORK (AP) — With no one-and-dones, no sure-fire NBA lottery picks, No. 1 Virginia put together one of the most dominant seasons in the...
Trump reopens a seemingly settled video-game debate
NEW YORK (AP) — In the wake of the Florida school shooting, President Donald Trump is reviving an old debate over whether violent video games...
California bullet train costs soar to $77B; opening delayed
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The projected cost of California’s bullet train between San Francisco and Los Angeles has jumped to $77 billion and the completion...