EU commission unveils climate law amid criticism
BRUSSELS — Amid fierce criticism from environmental activists, the European Commission is unveiling plans Wednesday for its first ever climate law — t...
Growing pains: Krueger, Eakins and McLellan staying positive
Buffalo’s Ralph Krueger, Anaheim’s Dallas Eakins and Los Angeles’ Todd McLellan had no illusions about quick fixes in their first seasons. But in a le...
The Latest: Joe Biden wins Democratic primary in Texas
WASHINGTON — The latest on the Democratic presidential primary and Super Tuesday (all times local):
Tornadoes, virus fears, machines disrupt some voting
Deadly tornadoes knocked out polling places in Tennessee, fears over the coronavirus left some precincts short of election workers and long lines frus...
Fed’s Powell faces a puzzling crisis with no simple solution
WASHINGTON — Jerome Powell is confronting his stiffest test yet as head of the Federal Reserve in an atmosphere vastly altered from what his predecess...
Japan opens part of last town off-limits since nuclear leaks
TOKYO — Japan's government on Wednesday opened part of the last town that had been off-limits due to radiation since the Fukushima nuclear disaster ni...
AP VoteCast: A state-by-state snapshot of Super Tuesday
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press is surveying voters in eight of the 14 states holding Democratic presidential primaries on Tuesday. Here’s a snapsho...
NHL-best Bruins beat Lightning 2-1 to extend division lead
TAMPA, Fla. — Brad Marchand and the NHL-leading Boston Bruins took a big stride toward winning the Atlantic Division with a 2-1 victory against the Ta...
San Antonio: CDC planned to drop cruise passengers at mall
Federal health officials planned to drop off some cruise ship passengers at a shopping mall after their release from a two-week quarantine at a Texas ...
Spurs get Tim Duncan first win as acting head coach
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tim Duncan won more than 1,000 games as an NBA player.
Trump won’t extend spy powers without reforms, senator says
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told his attorney general and top GOP lawmakers he will not extend surveillance authorities that expire this month...
Kim’s sister’s 1st official remarks hint at elevated status
SEOUL, South Korea — In her first known official statement, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leveled diatribes and insults agains...
Rutgers stuns No. 9 Maryland for school record 18th home win
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Jacob Young came off the bench and scored 17 points and Rutgers bolstered its NCAA Tournament hopes with a 78-67 victory over No. 9...
Dylan and Ronan Farrow blast upcoming Woody Allen memoir
NEW YORK — An upcoming memoir by Woody Allen is being blasted by two of his children, daughter Dylan Farrow and author-journalist Ronan Farrow.
The Latest: China reports slight drop in new virus cases
BEIJING — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):
Death toll from Tennessee tornadoes climbs to at least 24
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rescuers searched through shattered Tennessee neighborhoods for bodies Tuesday, less than a day after tornadoes ripped across Nashv...
Vuitton stages style history wall, Chanel goes pared-down
PARIS — Louis Vuitton staged a dazzling cinematic fashion production to cap Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday, with a wall of around 200 human figures dre...
AP Exclusive _ Bryant ruling: Cubs did nothing ‘nefarious’
Arbitrator Mark Irvings accepted Theo Epstein's rationale for delaying Kris Bryant's debut at the start of the 2015 season, concluding there was no pr...
An NCAA Tournament with empty arenas? It can’t be ruled out
Imagine an NCAA Tournament with no fans in the arenas.
Trump says he spoke to a Taliban leader, had ‘good talk’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that he spoke on the phone to a Taliban leader, making him the first U.S. president believed to ...
The impact of spreading virus on businesses and economy
AID AVAILABLE: The World Bank announced Tuesday that it is making $12 billion available to provide immediate support to low-income countries dealing w...
Placido Domingo’s name removed from Washington Opera program
Plácido Domingo's name has been removed from the Washington National Opera's young artist program “in light of recent developments,” the opera house a...
Frustration rising over lack of access to coronavirus tests
WASHINGTON — Frustration over lack of access to coronavirus testing boiled over Tuesday as Trump administration officials sought to reassure skeptical...
NFL mentors give back to game but also get a lot out of it
INDIANAPOLIS — Mark Brunell would love to see the members of 2020 class of quarterbacks have a long career like him. What he doesn't want them to do i...
Mild now, wild later? UK prepares for severe virus spread
LONDON — British authorities laid out plans Tuesday to confront a COVID-19 epidemic, saying that the new coronavirus could spread within weeks from a ...
France fights mask hoarding; Virus deaths soar in Italy
PARIS — France requisitioned protective masks and sent tens of thousands of students home from school, deaths in Italy soared and Spain isolated dozen...
Exxon outlines its steps to reduce harmful methane emissions
NEW YORK — Exxon Mobil on Tuesday outlined how it is reducing the methane its operations release into the atmosphere, detailing its efforts as governm...
Virus crisis ebbs in China, spreads fear across the West
PARIS — The coronavirus crisis shifted increasingly westward toward the Mideast, Europe and the United States on Tuesday, with governments taking emer...
US prosecutors tie Honduras president to drug trafficker
NEW YORK — U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday that Honduras' president met with a drug trafficker around 2013 and took $25,000 in exchange for protecting t...
Greens, Thunberg say EU climate law lacks ambition
BRUSSELS — Climate activists and Green members of the European Parliament are urging the European Union to be more ambitious as the bloc gets ready to...