Judge OKs $34M sex abuse settlement with New Ulm Diocese
NEW ULM, Minn. — A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved a $34 million settlement between the Diocese of New Ulm in Minnesota and nearly 100 people who...
Senate energy bill falls apart amid dispute over coolants
WASHINGTON — It was supposed to be a bipartisan moment for the Senate.
White House confirms Trump not going to Moscow for V-Day
MOSCOW — U.S. President Donald Trump will not be going to Moscow for Victory Day celebrations on May 9, the White House announced Tuesday in a disappo...
EU vows united response as virus hits its political heart
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders vowed Tuesday to stand united in combating the spread of the coronavirus ravaging member country Italy, and agreed t...
Lawyer says Durst found body of slain friend, will testify
LOS ANGELES — Robert Durst's defense lawyer said Tuesday that the multimillionaire real estate heir found the body of the friend he is charged with ki...
Former Sparks GM Penny Toler files suit against WNBA team
Former Los Angeles Sparks general manager Penny Toler is suing the WNBA team saying she was fired for raising complaints about inappropriate sexual re...
USSF says hostile crowds give men different jobs than women
NEW YORK — The U.S. Soccer Federation says facing hostile crowds in Mexico and Central America and makes playing for the U.S. men's national team a di...
First lady urges PTA to teach positive behavior to children
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Melania Trump urged parents and teachers Tuesday to teach children how to interact in positive ways and also to prepare them for the...
US commander paints grim picture of US-Taliban peace accord
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander for the Middle East painted a grim picture Tuesday of the peace process with the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying th...
Sharks, NHL determining plans for home games after crowd ban
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Sharks and the NHL were still determining how to proceed Tuesday with three scheduled games in San Jose this month following a ...
Marilyn, soup cans, wigs feature in Tate’s Andy Warhol show
LONDON — Images of soup cans and Marilyn Monroe’s lips are on display in a new Andy Warhol show at London’s Tate Modern — alongside several of the art...
Kansas measure would allow college athletes to cash in
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas legislators are taking steps to allow college athletes to hire agents and sign endorsement deals because they fear that if they ...
Music Review: Niall Horan endures a stormy 2nd solo album
Niall Horan, “Heartbreak Weather” (Capitol Records)
Brady uncertainty overshadows other free agency options
It probably makes sense when a six-time Super Bowl champion, and a quarterback to boot, enters free agency that his every move overshadows the rest of...
Panda and poke: Restaurant trademarks can stir legal fights
GILBERT, Ariz. — When picking a name for their Asian-Mexican fusion restaurant in suburban Phoenix, Paul and Nicole Fan settled on “Panda Libre,” hopi...
Court: House entitled to Mueller probe grand jury testimony
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department must give Congress secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, a feder...
Iowa’s Garza, Badgers’ Gard take AP All-Big Ten top honors
Iowa's Luka Garza is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference and Wisconsin's Greg Gard is its coach of the year.
Nashville artists help out on stage and off after tornadoes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Members of the Grammy-winning string band Old Crow Medicine Show put down their fiddles and banjos and picked up chainsaws last wee...
Saudi Arabia increases oil output to record high
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco said Tuesday it would increase its crude oil production to 12.3 million ...
Virus spread puts UK’s stiff upper lip under growing strain
LONDON — Faced with the spread of COVID-19, the U.K. is advising its citizens to keep calm and carry on.
Economic toll of virus goes global and hits close to home
Seven weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the U.S., the spread of the virus that causes the disease has done widespread damage to ...
No. 1 Kansas, No. 5 Baylor headline Big 12 tournament
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Top-ranked Kansas hasn't lost since Baylor stunned the Jayhawks in Allen Fieldhouse in January, that run of excellence driving coac...
Virus-hit Italy gets more isolated as nations restrict entry
ROME — Italians faced travel restrictions inside and outside the country Tuesday as nations near and far isolated Italy with flight bans and sweeping ...
Ravens’ Marshal Yanda to retire after 13 years, 8 Pro Bowls
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ravens guard Marshal Yanda is retiring after 13 seasons in which he was named to the Pro Bowl eight times and helped Baltimore win...
South Africa’s ‘upside down’ house attracts tourists
HARTEBEESTPOORT, South Africa — With its roof on the ground and its floor in the air, an upside down house is attracting tourists who want to see the ...
Glenn Greenwald writing book on Brazilian politics
NEW YORK — Award-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald is working on a book about his reporting on corruption in Brazilian politics that led to threats o...
March is a great time to prune many shrubs, but not all
Don't prune your forsythia, lilac or mock orange yet. Anything you cut off now will result in that much less of a flower show this spring.
Dutch prosecutors: Russia wants to thwart MH17 investigation
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands — A Dutch prosecutor said Tuesday that there are “strong indications” Russia wants to undermine investigations into the downing ...
Tentacles of Olympic cancellation would reach around globe
TOKYO — The tentacles of canceling the Tokyo Olympics — or postponing or staging it in empty venues — would reach into every corner of the globe, much...
Turkey says EU cannot string it along over migrant deal
ANKARA, Turkey — The European Union should stop “stringing Turkey along” over helping out with the millions of migrants on its territory, the country'...