Venezuela, drug trafficking top Trump meeting with Colombia
WASHINGTON — The crisis in Venezuela and drug trafficking topped the agenda at President Donald Trump's meeting Monday at the White House with Colombi...
Africa readies for new virus as cases confirmed on continent
DAKAR, Senegal — Across Africa, steps are being taken to prepare for — and to reduce the effects of — the spread of the new coronavirus. Testing labor...
Opera union board member alleges cover-up in Domingo scandal
SAN FRANCISCO — A senior member of the main U.S. union that represents opera performers resigned Monday, accusing the leadership of a cover-up in its ...
South Carolina, Baylor, Oregon still lead women’s Top 25
NEW YORK — As women's basketball teams finish up their regular season and turn their attention to the conference tournaments, South Carolina, Baylor a...
5 key questions ahead of critical Super Tuesday primaries
DENVER — Tuesday is the biggest day of the primary calendar, when 14 states from the Atlantic to the Pacific vote on the Democratic presidential nomin...
Virus ravaging Iran kills confidant of its supreme leader
TEHRAN, Iran — A member of a council that advises Iran's supreme leader died Monday from the new coronavirus, becoming the highest-ranking official wi...
Milan residents banned from semifinal match at Juventus
ROME — Residents of Milan will not be allowed to attend the Italian Cup semifinal match between Juventus and AC Milan at Allianz Stadium in Turin on W...
Japanese mothers struggle to cope after virus shuts schools
TOKYO — Keiko Kobayashi brought her 7-year-old son to her Tokyo office on Monday after his school, like most others in Japan, suddenly closed for four...
Bon Jovi’s David Bryan on Broadway again, livin’ on a prayer
NEW YORK — He looks like a rock star — rail-thin with long flowing hair. But rock stars aren't supposed to be on time, rip up their songs without a fu...
Navy is overhauling education system as US advantages erode
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The U.S. Navy is overhauling its approach to education because the nation no longer has a massive economic and technological edge o...
Pass-rusher Ngakoue no longer wants to re-sign with Jaguars
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Standout defensive end Yannick Ngakoue no longer wants to sign a long-term deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Ex-guard frees dozens of hostages in Manila mall, is subdued
MANILA, Philippines — A recently dismissed security guard freed his hostages and walked out of a shopping mall in the Philippine capital on Monday, en...
Ecology and kinetic styles grace Paris Fashion Week shows
PARIS — Models wearing animal outfits joined the finale of Stella McCartney's fur-free and leather-free show Monday, as the British-American designer ...
Ride with Jake: Burton impact felt over bittersweet weekend
VAIL, Colo. — One of Jake Burton Carpenter’s earliest sales trips didn’t work out so great. He loaded up his station wagon with 30 freshly built snowb...
Market mood turns sour over virus after temporary relief
LONDON — Mounting concerns about the economic impact of the new coronavirus outbreak saw gains in European stock markets wiped out Monday despite hope...
What’s Happening: Virus hurts handshakes, elections, Louvre
PARIS — The new virus is entering new territories, from megacities to seaside villages, and casting a fast-growing shadow over the world economy. Here...
Child dies as migrants rush to cross Greek-Turkish border
KASTANIES, Greece — Greek police fired tear gas at migrants trying to push into Greece from Turkey through the land border Monday, and a child died wh...
Italy’s health system at limit in virus-struck Lombardy
MILAN — The coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy has so overwhelmed the public health system there that officials are taking extraordinary measures ...
Japanese justice official visits Lebanon over fugitive Ghosn
BEIRUT — Japan's deputy justice minister met top officials in Lebanon Monday over the case of former Nissan’s fugitive ex-boss Carlos Ghosn who fled t...
China pledges support for US-Taliban peace agreement
BEIJING — China on Monday pledged its support for the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement in Afghanistan and called for the “orderly and responsible" withdra...
World economy may shrink because of virus, watchdog says
PARIS — A global agency says the spreading new virus could make the world economy shrink this quarter, for the first time since the international fina...
France’s Louvre stays shut amid staff fears of virus spread
PARIS — The Louvre Museum was closed again Monday as management was meeting with staff worried about the spread of the new virus in the world's most-v...
Q&A: What’s next for the Tokyo Olympics as virus spreads?
TOKYO — The spreading virus from China has been reported in more than 60 countries and puts the Tokyo Olympics at risk. The Olympics are to open on Ju...
New virus: More than 89,000 infected, over 3,000 dead
A new virus first detected in China has infected more than 89,000 people globally and caused over 3,000 deaths. The World Health Organization has name...
Kopitar scores twice, Kings win in Vegas, 4-1
LAS VEGAS — Anze Kopitar scored twice, rookie Calvin Petersen made 42 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Sunday nigh...
Bloomberg’s biggest test: winning votes on Super Tuesday
SELMA, Ala. — Moments before Mike Bloomberg stood in the pulpit of Brown Chapel AME Church, the pastor noted that the former New York mayor initially ...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s viral spin; Sanders’ delegates flip
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has not proved to be the bearer of reliable information when calamity threatens and people want straight answers a...
A clinic prepares for Supreme Court abortion fight
SHREVEPORT, La. — The Hope Medical Group for Women in northern Louisiana fields phone calls every day from anxious pregnant women who ask if abortion ...
Inside the final month of Buttigieg’s historic campaign
WASHINGTON — He opened February by sharing victory with one of the Democratic Party's best-known figures and ended it with a humbling defeat at the ha...
Judge rules head of immigration agency was unlawfully named
SAN DIEGO — A federal judge has ruled that Ken Cuccinelli was unlawfully appointed to lead the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency and, a...