Penske and the aeroscreen to debut at IndyCar season opener
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A billionaire and ballistic windscreen will be the obvious attention-getters as IndyCar opens its season Sunday on the streets ...
Scientist links 2 state outbreaks with genetic fingerprints
SEATTLE — A U.S. scientist is helping public health authorities understand and track the coronavirus, turning up clues about how it arrived and spread...
US heart surgeon treats children lacking care in Libya’s war
TRIPOLI, Libya — Yazan, a 1-year-old Libyan boy, was born with congenital heart disease. With just one chamber, the organ pumped so little blood that ...
Suit filed over Sandy Hook-inspired law limiting gun rounds
HARTFORD, Conn. — Gun rights supporters are suing Connecticut officials over part of a 2013 state gun control law passed after the Sandy Hook Elementa...
Scandal-scarred Virginia lawmaker now seeks justice reform
RICHMOND, Va. — Just a few years ago, Joe Morrissey's political career appeared to be over.
Academy of Country Music to still hold awards show in Vegas
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Academy of Country Music said its April 5 awards show will still go on at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, but officials are ...
News agency: Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have new virus
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's senior vice president and two other Cabinet members have contracted the new coronavirus, a semiofficial news agency reported Wed...
Avengers Campus to let Disneyland visitors sling like Spidey
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Some assembling is still required, but the Avengers are gathering in a big way at Disneyland.
Man shot by police in Chicago subway sues city, officers
CHICAGO — Lawyers for a 33-year-old man shot and seriously wounded by Chicago police in a downtown subway station filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging o...
Chileans worry unresolved problems may lead to new protests
SANTIAGO, Chile — The southern hemisphere summer has come to a close, and Chileans say they fear — or welcome — the prospect that the turn of the seas...
Hungary trial opens over Danube River crash; captain blamed
BUDAPEST, Hungary — The captain of a river cruise ship wasn't concentrating on his steering duties for at least five minutes as it collided and sank a...
The Latest: Sanders wins North Dakota caucuses
DETROIT — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries (all times local):
Saudi Aramco to boost capacity; Abu Dhabi to increase supply
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia steamed ahead on Wednesday with its new energy play by directing the kingdom's oil company Aramco on Wednes...
Province at center of China virus lets some companies reopen
BEIJING — The province at the center of China’s virus outbreak is allowing factories and some other businesses to reopen in a show of confidence that ...
PepsiCo buying energy drink maker Rockstar for $3.85B
NEW YORK — PepsiCo is buying the energy drink maker Rockstar Energy Beverages for $3.85 billion.
Loughlin, Giannulli lawyer is prosecutors’ ‘worst nightmare’
BOSTON — After winning guilty verdicts against top Enron executives in one of the most high-profile cases of corporate fraud, the lead prosecutor decl...
Bank of England cuts key interest rate in response to virus
LONDON — The Bank of England slashed its key interest rate by half a percentage to 0.25% on Wednesday, in an emergency response to the “economic shock...
Doping survey: National agencies more transparent than WADA
A survey of Olympic and other elite athletes across the globe found them more likely to believe in the work their own country's anti-doping agencies a...
Japan marks tsunami anniversary, no govt memorial amid virus
TOKYO — Some residents along the Japanese northern coast stood on roadsides overlooking the sea, offering silent prayers for their loved ones lost in ...
Column: Deaths and few solutions for horses at Santa Anita
They canceled racing at Santa Anita for one day this week, which should come as good news to horses scheduled to run on Friday the 13th.
Hearing to be held after county ditched new voting machines
ATLANTA — Georgia's state election board plans to hold an emergency hearing Wednesday to discuss whether election officials in one county violated sta...
Employee of US-owned hemp farm in Myanmar gets 20 years jail
YANGON — A court in Myanmar on Tuesday sentenced a local employee of an American-owned hemp farm to 20 years in prison for violating drug laws concern...
Afghans set to release 1,500 Taliban; US wants less violence
KABUL, Afghanistan — After a series of delays, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree early Wednesday promising to release 1,500 Taliban prison...
The Latest: After delay, 361 Taiwanese fly back from Wuhan
The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe:
No. 2 Gonzaga wins 17th WCC title with 84-66 win over Gaels
LAS VEGAS — Gonzaga stumbled in last year's West Coast Conference tournament, losing to rival Saint Mary's in the title game after dominating the regu...
AP VoteCast: Electability boosts Biden, Sanders falls short
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden came into Tuesday’s primaries riding a wave of voter confidence about his chances of victory in November — and that propelled h...
Harden with 37; Rockets end skid in 117-111 win over ’Wolves
HOUSTON — James Harden had 37 points and the Houston Rockets snapped a four-game skid with a 117-111 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday ni...
2020 primary takeaways: Joe Biden’s nomination to lose
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's path to the Democratic presidential nomination widened significantly Tuesday with commanding victories in Mississippi, Missou...
LA Opera finds harassment reports against Domingo ‘credible’
SAN FRANCISCO — An investigation commissioned by the Los Angeles Opera into sexual harassment allegations against Plácido Domingo has found that the ...
Espy wins Mississippi US Senate race; will face Hyde-Smith
JACKSON, Miss. — Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy won the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi on Tuesday, setting u...