Winfrey reversed upcoming book selection after controversy
NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey reversed her book club selection of Kate Elizabeth Russell’s upcoming “My Dark Vanessa” after the novel was briefly the subje...
Lawmakers try to alter voter-approved redistricting reforms
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — With the census approaching, lawmakers in some states are attempting to alter recent voter-approved measures that were intended ...
Israel’s Netanyahu falls short of parliamentary majority
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again fallen short of a parliamentary majority with his hard-line allies, final election res...
Missouri man dressed as Joker charged in terrorist threats
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. — A suburban St. Louis man accused of livestreaming threats to bomb and kill people in a bustling entertainment district while dr...
Gas driller pulls out of talks in $5M suit against resident
One of Pennsylvania’s largest gas drillers pulled out of settlement talks aimed at resolving its $5 million lawsuit against a resident whose drinking ...
Judge: Dubai ruler threatened wife, had daughters abducted
LONDON — A British court found that the ruler of Dubai conducted a campaign of fear and intimidation against his estranged wife and ordered the abduct...
Chief: Brewery attacker friendly with some victims
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee's police chief said a man who killed five co-workers at a Wisconsin brewery was friends or at least friendly with some of the vi...
Rendon, Betts, Cole among baseball’s big offseason movers
Anthony Rendon won a World Series in Washington and then left the Nationals to join Mike Trout and Albert Pujols with the Los Angeles Angels. Gerrit C...
A record low on average 30-year fixed mortgage: 3.29%
WASHINGTON — The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has hit a record low of 3.29%, driven down by investors shifting money into the safety of U....
Survival stories: Amid tornado devastation, beacons of hope
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Moments after a tornado tore through his quiet Tennessee neighborhood, Darrell Jennings walked out his front door and heard scream...
OPEC calls for big production cut, but will Russia agree?
VIENNA — The oil-producing countries of the OPEC cartel are calling for a deep production cut of 1.5 million barrels per day to support prices that ar...
Is Idaho turning a little blue? Primary might provide clues
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho last year was the fastest-growing state in the nation, with close to 37,000 new residents boosting its population to nearly 1.8 m...
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.