Porzingis leads short-handed Mavericks past 76ers 117-98
PHILADELPHIA — Kristaps Porzingis had 22 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 27 points and the Dallas Mavericks handed the Ph...
No. 1 KU, No. 18 Villanova set to renew rivalry in Philly
PHILADELPHIA — The Kansas vs. Villanova rivalry has become glorious to view for college hoops fans. The two championship programs are intertwined, as ...
At least 15 million TV viewers watch impeachment vote
At least 15 million television viewers watched the House of Representatives vote to impeach President Donald Trump after a full day of rancorous debat...
Daughter hoping to see father again praises gov’s decision
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fartun Abdi last saw her father face-to-face when she was about 1 year old living in Somalia, just before her family separated to f...
SUNDAYS AFTER: Sisters bonded, and broken, in wake of abuse
WALHALLA, N.D. — The nine Charbonneau sisters grew up straddling two worlds, outsiders in both.
SUNDAYS AFTER: Spirits guide survivor in quest for healing
NEW YORK — Salvador Bolivar puffs smoke through a long wooden pipe. Two braids hang just past his shoulders. Bear totems perch on the piano, a bundle ...
Networks stick with impeachment drama — to a point
NEW YORK — The nation's top television networks had the patience to follow the House debate on impeaching President Donald Trump on Wednesday — but on...
US and India pledge cooperation as domestic crises play out
WASHINGTON — The United States and India agreed on Wednesday to expand defense, science and technology cooperation as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo s...
Andy Serkis on why the world needs a new `Christmas Carol’
LONDON — Wearing a tall black hat, a heavy mottled fur coat covered in trinkets, a long beard and plenty of hair, Andy Serkis received a round of appl...
Prayer at Kashmir’s biggest mosque for 1st time in 4 months
SRINAGAR, India — A call to afternoon prayer rang out from the central mosque in disputed Kashmir’s largest city for the first time in more than four ...
Woman forced to remove hijab in jail settles for $120K
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota Muslim woman has received $120,000 to settle her lawsuit alleging she was forced to strip in jail and remove her hijab for a...
Impeachment drama a viewership magnet for news networks
NEW YORK — The impeachment drama surrounding President Donald Trump, or at least various spins on it, is a compelling television draw.
Reinhard Bonnke, preacher who drew millions, dies at 79
NEW YORK — The Rev. Reinhard Bonnke, a Pentecostal preacher whose crusades across Africa drew millions with the promise of faith healings and the mini...
Sanders retracts endorsement in US House race after backlash
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders retracted his endorsement for online news personality Cenk Uygur in a California congressional race on Friday after coming...
Impeachment saga is a quick TV moment after hours of talk
NEW YORK — For a few moments, most of the talking ceased, replaced by simple recitations of “aye" or “no.”
Man convicted of death threat against Muslim candidate
A North Carolina man was convicted Friday of a charge he anonymously threatened to lynch a Muslim-American man who ran for a state Senate seat in Virg...
Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura growing with each game in NBA
WASHINGTON — In what could best be described as a veteran move, Rui Hachimura tried to duck out of doing a postgame media session by pleading that he ...
Veteran producer of ‘WarGames,’ ’Blue Bloods,” dies at 85
LOS ANGELES — Leonard Goldberg, a network and studio executive and producer whose TV credits ranged from “Starsky and Hutch” in the 1970s to the curre...
Viral video reignites LGBTQ debate at Quaker school
(RNS) — The video begins with Reid Arthur striding on stage in shorts and a glittering, iridescent hoodie. The George Fox University senior was partic...
November sweeps victory makes NBC the king of network TV
NEW YORK — NBC's victory during the November ratings sweeps period means there's a new king of broadcast television — at least for now.
Adriana Trigiani switches publishers for next books
NEW YORK — Million-selling novelist Adriana Trigiani has a new publisher, but a familiar editor.
Jews angered by activists’ use of Holocaust victims’ remains
BERLIN — Jewish groups expressed outrage on Tuesday at an oversized urn placed in front of the German parliament that those behind it claim contains H...
New wave of abuse suits could hit church like never before
NEW YORK — A wave of new laws in 15 states that allow people to make claims of sexual abuse going back decades could bring a deluge of lawsuits agains...
From Vienna to Milan, opera manager Meyer considers #MeToo
MILAN — Frenchman Dominique Meyer for the coming months will be simultaneously guiding two of Europe’s most important opera houses — doing his previou...
Utah banning ‘conversion therapy’ with Mormon church backing
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is on its way to becoming the 19th state to ban the discredited practice of conversion therapy in January after state officials ...
Argentine bishop appears at court hearing on abuse charges
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine bishop close to Pope Francis appeared voluntarily for a court hearing Wednesday ahead of a trial on charges of ...
Hearings great for cable news, less so for broadcast
NEW YORK — Five days of impeachment hearings were a boon to programmers and accountants at the cable news networks. For the big broadcasters, not so m...
Nancy Grace joins Fox Nation streaming service
NEW YORK — Former CNN mainstay Nancy Grace is signing up for a crime show on Fox Nation, an illustration of how Fox News’ streaming service has evolve...
O’Hurley relishes annual Thanksgiving dog show’s popularity
NEW YORK — Television traditions on Thanksgiving have usually involved the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade and then hours of football, but in recent ye...
Egypt court sides with woman against unequal inheritance law
CAIRO — An Egyptian woman says she’s scored an important legal victory against her country’s inheritance laws, which grant female heirs half of what t...