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 ...
Winfrey and Cummins talk “American Dirt” and lessons learned
TUCSON, Ariz. — Everything about her latest book club pick, “American Dirt,” was a surprise for Oprah Winfrey. Praised early on as a modern version of...
Donovan starts new chapter as coach of San Diego Loyal
SAN DIEGO — Landon Donovan didn’t wander far from the soccer field once he finally retired as a player.
Bay Hill has strongest field since death of Arnold Palmer
ORLANDO, Fla. — So much for the notion the Arnold Palmer Invitational wouldn't be as attractive when its namesake was no longer around.
Raphael fever hits Italy but art isn’t immune from virus
ROME — The paintings, drawings, tapestries and sketches in the most ambitious exhibition of Renaissance superstar Raphael's works are collectively ins...
Tensions between Greece and Turkey rise over migrant clashes
KASTANIES, Greece — Greece countered accusations from Turkey Wednesday that it was responsible for the death of a migrant, as its border authorities s...
What’s Happening: Virus closes schools, but Louvre reopens
More school closures and the suspension of business travel are among the steps being taken around the world to fight the spread of the new coronavirus...
In Italy and beyond, virus outbreak reshapes work and play
ROME — Italy closed all schools and universities Wednesday and barred fans from all sporting events for the next few weeks, as governments trying to c...
Review: Netflix whiffs in Boston with ‘Spenser Confidential’
It's back to Boston for Mark Wahlberg in the new Netflix crime flick “Spenser Confidential” so you know what that inevitably means, right?
Long lines frustrate Houston voters in black neighborhoods
HOUSTON — The frustrations began early for Ahmed King as he wandered Houston trying to cast his ballot in Texas' Democratic primary.
Returning to acting, Jagger plays a man of wealth and taste
NEW YORK — It’s been nearly 20 years since Mick Jagger last acted, but as the new film “The Burnt Orange Heresy” shows, his chops have gathered no mos...
Long lines mar Super Tuesday voting in two biggest states
Voters stood in line for two hours at some California precincts on Super Tuesday, but that was nothing to what some voters endured in Texas, where som...
Netanyahu still short of majority after Israel’s election
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fallen short of capturing the majority needed to form a government, near-final election results show...
Music Review: K-pop’s NCT 127 brings it on and turns it up
NCT 127, “The 2nd Album ‘NCT #127 Neo Zone’” (SM Entertainment/Capitol/Caroline)
Daytona tweaks Speedweeks, moves Clash onto road course
NASCAR will hit the road for its first race in 2021, part of a schedule shakeup that starts at Daytona International Speedway.
Jury decides Tavis Smiley must pay PBS in #MeToo dispute
WASHINGTON — A jury decided Wednesday that former television talk show host Tavis Smiley, who was fired amid allegations of workplace sexual misconduc...