Michigan Gov. Whitmer endorses Biden days before primary
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is backing Joe Biden for president days before the state's Democratic primary, giving the former vice ...
Spreading virus could deal big blow to malls
NEW YORK — The growing fear over a new virus has transformed busy streets and shopping centers into ghost towns in parts of China, Japan and Italy.
Spanish fans disapprove of stadium closures to stem virus
BARCELONA, Spain — Measures to stem the spread of the virus in Spain have some of the country's soccer fans complaining that they will not be able to ...
Five years on, ill-prepared EU sees migrants on its borders
Brussels — Thousands of migrants massed on Greece’s borders with Turkey, and security forces struggling to keep them at bay. Five years on it feels li...
Shiffrin returns to World Cup ski circuit amid family grief
VAIL, Colo. — Mikaela Shiffrin is returning to the World Cup ski circuit in Europe, even though she might not be ready to race after a month-long abse...
UK airline Flybe collapses as virus hits weakened company
LONDON — The struggling British airline Flybe collapsed Thursday amid drops in demand caused by the new coronavirus, leaving passengers stranded and t...
International court approves Afghanistan investigation
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court gave the green light Thursday for prosecutors to open an investigation tar...
N. Korea’s Kim expresses condolences over virus in S. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a personal letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in to express his condolences over a so...
AP PHOTOS: Venice a shell of itself as tourists flee virus
VENICE, Italy — The Carnival period in Venice usually marks the start of peak season in one of the world’s most visited cities, with hordes of tourist...
Dogs, cats can’t pass on coronavirus, but can test positive
HONG KONG — Pet cats and dogs cannot pass the new coronavirus on to humans, but they can test positive for low levels of the pathogen if they catch it...
Abu Dhabi’s long-troubled Etihad reports $870M loss in 2019
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Abu Dhabi's long-troubled national carrier Etihad on Thursday reported losses of $870 million in 2019 after losing billi...
Miami’s Duncan Robinson on a record path from 3-point land
MIAMI — Duncan Robinson is about to collect a whole slew of records.
Flare-up in Afghan violence shows fragility of peace deal
WASHINGTON — Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump said he had a “very good talk” with a top Taliban leader and insisted the group wants to ...
Doncic breaks Mavs’ triple-double record, beats Williamson
DALLAS — Luka Doncic scored 30 points and broke Dallas' career triple-double record with his 22nd, helping the Mavericks hold off the New Orleans Peli...
Azubuike scores career-high 31, No. 1 Kansas beats TCU 75-66
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Imagine what Kansas center Udoka Azubuike would have accomplished against TCU on Wednesday night if he was healthy.
Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian two-term UN chief, dies at 100
LIMA, Peru — Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the two-term United Nations secretary-general who brokered a historic cease-fire between Iran and Iraq in 1988 a...
Senators reach $2B deal to boost conservation, parks
WASHINGTON — Senate leaders and the Trump administration have reached an election-year deal to double spending on a popular conservation program and d...
3′s are wild: Heat set record from deep, top Magic 116-113
MIAMI — It took a record-setting night from 3-point range for the Miami Heat to beat the Orlando Magic.
Bloomberg’s hope for Super Tuesday splash lands in Pacific
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — What does more than $500 million get you? For Mike Bloomberg, it was 175 winning votes in this U.S. territory — a group of...
‘Bob Durst killed his wife,’ prosecutor says at his trial
LOS ANGELES — Robert Durst has never been charged in the 1982 New York disappearance of his wife Kathie Durst, who was later declared dead despite no ...
AP sources: Montana Gov. Bullock considering Senate race
WASHINGTON — Democrat Steve Bullock, the Montana governor who has insisted he won’t run for the Senate, is poised to do just that, according to two pe...
Democrats eye more gains after Texas stars on Super Tuesday
AUSTIN, Texas — Democrats' plans to win Texas in 2020 sharpened into focus Wednesday amid the familiar uncertainty of whether the party's presidential...
Met Opera institutes 14-day quarantine for some due to virus
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera has instituted quarantines for artists and employees traveling to New York from areas affected by the new coronaviru...
US defense leaders: Taliban peace deal results mixed
WASHINGTON — Just hours after the U.S. military launched an airstrike targeting Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, top defense leaders told Congress tha...
Mainstream Democrats relieved by Biden’s Super Tuesday boost
WASHINGTON — Mainstream Democrats were rejoicing over Joe Biden's rousing Super Tuesday performance that bolstered his bid for the Democratic presiden...
No major Dem candidates yet seek Secret Service protection
WASHINGTON — Topless demonstrators crashed a Bernie Sanders rally in Nevada two weeks ago. On Tuesday, two animal rights activists rushed the stage wh...
Voting changes, computer glitches mar California primary
LOS ANGELES — A series of changes in California meant to boost voter turnout and smooth its new Super Tuesday primary election led to a surge in last-...
Foes push back against medical marijuana bill in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Opponents of legalizing medical marijuana in Kentucky pushed back Wednesday as the Senate gets set to decide the fate of a bill that ...
Chicago cops in station shooting stripped of police powers
CHICAGO — Chicago's interim police superintendent on Wednesday stripped two officers of their police powers pending the outcome of the investigation i...
House passes bipartisan $8.3B bill to battle coronavirus
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled House passed an $8.3 billion measure Wednesday to battle the coronavirus outbreak that's spreading rapidly and ...