Associated PressXi Jinping China's Xi heads for NKorea for state visit, talks with KimAssociated PressBEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say President Xi Jinping has departed for his state visit to North Korea, which he has said will strengthen the countries’ strategic ties. Xinhua news agency said Xi
Associated PressPurdue Pharma UN health agency to remove controversial opioid guidelinesAssociated Press - By CLAIRE GALOFARO, Associated PressThe World Health Organization has notified U.S. lawmakers that it will discontinue two publications on prescribing opioid painkillers in response to allegations that the pharmaceutical industry influenced
Associated PressYosemite National Park 10-year-old Colorado girl 'overwhelmed' after Yosemite climbAssociated Press - By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ, Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 10-year-old Colorado girl scaled Yosemite National Park's El Capitan and may have become the youngest person to climb one of the most celebrated and challenging peaks in the world.
Associated PressDavid Ortiz Dominican AG: Ortiz shooting result of mistaken identityAssociated Press - By DANICA COTO, Associated PressSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was shot in the back by a gunman who mistook him for the real target, another man who was seated at the same table at an outdoor
Associated PressNews Alaska teens charged in 'murder for millions' slayingAssociated Press - By MARK THIESSEN, Associated PressANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska teens hoping to cash in on a $9 million offer from a Midwest millionaire brutally killed a developmentally disabled woman on a popular trail outside Anchorage, shooting
Associated PressU.S. Customs and Border Protection Staggering drug bust shows traffickers turning to East CoastAssociated Press - By MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated PressIf drug interdiction can be compared to a giant game of whack-a-mole, federal law enforcement officials delivered one mighty wallop this week when they raided a container ship at Philadelphia's port and
Associated PressScience Survey sees biggest US honeybee winter die-off yetAssociated Press - By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Winter hit U.S. honeybees hard with the highest loss rate yet, an annual survey of beekeepers showed. The annual nationwide survey by the Bee Informed Partnership found 37.7% of honeybee
Associated PressMexico City Mexico's Senate approves trade deal with US, CanadaAssociated Press - By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, Associated PressMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to ratify a new free trade agreement with the United States and Canada, making it the first of the three countries to gain legislative
Associated PressJoe Biden Biden not apologizing for remarks on segregationist senatorsAssociated Press - By BILL BARROW and ELANA SCHOR, Associated PressJoe Biden refused calls to apologize Wednesday for saying that the Senate "got things done" with "civility" even when the body included segregationists. The former vice president was particularly defiant
Associated PressKeith Raniere Self-help guru convicted in lurid sex-trafficking caseAssociated Press - By TOM HAYSNEW YORK (AP) — The guru of a cult-like self-improvement group that attracted heiresses and Hollywood actresses was convicted Wednesday of turning his female devotees into his sex slaves through such as
Associated PressJerome Powell The Latest: Fed sees no risk to dollar from cryptocurrenciesAssociated PressNEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting (all times local): Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is downplaying the possibility that digital currencies such as Facebook's
Associated PressWorld News 3 guilty in Kenya Garissa University attack that killed 148Associated Press - By TOM ODULA, Associated PressNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan court Wednesday found three people guilty of conspiracy to commit a terror attack after phone records and handwriting linked them to the 2015 Garissa University assault killed
Associated PressNews Old spy images reveal Himalayan glaciers are melting fastAssociated Press - By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Cold War era spy satellite images are showing scientists that glaciers on the Himalayas are now melting about twice as fast as they used to. The Asian mountain range, which includes Everest,
Associated PressSeattle City Council Seattle campaign finance program gives voters $100 to donateAssociated Press - By TOM JAMES, The Associated PressSEATTLE (AP) — On a muggy spring morning, Seattle City Council candidate Pat Murakami weaves through front yards and porches, knocking on doors in a gritty but gentrifying neighborhood. It's a tradition
Associated PressConservative Party UK Tory race down to 4 as rivals vie to catch Boris JohnsonAssociated Press - By JILL LAWLESS, Associated PressLONDON (AP) — The race to become Britain's next prime minister is down to the final four on Wednesday, as Boris Johnson stretched his lead among Conservative lawmakers and upstart Rory Stewart was eliminated
Associated PressU.S. Politics AP-NORC poll: Majority worry about 2020 foreign meddlingAssociated Press - By ERIC TUCKER and EMILY SWANSON, Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A majority of Americans are concerned that a foreign government might interfere in some way in the 2020 presidential election, whether by tampering with election results, stealing
Associated PressJordan Netflix's first Arabic original sparks backlash on home turfAssociated Press - By LAURE VAN RUYMBEKE and ISABEL DEBRE, Associated PressAMMAN, Jordan (AP) — On a high school trip to Jordan's ancient city of Petra, a group of teenagers sneak out at night to drink beer, smoke weed and gossip around a bonfire. A girl asks her frisky boyfriend
Associated PressMelania Trump Trump campaign raises $24.8M in less than 24 hoursAssociated Press - By BRIAN SLODYSKO, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump raised $24.8 million less than 24 hours after kicking off his reelection campaign, a figure that dwarfs what the top Democratic contenders took in over the course
Associated PressNews Hong Kong students issue government deadline over demandsAssociated Press - By ELAINE KURTENBACH and BORG WONG, Associated PressHONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong student group demanded Wednesday that the city completely scrap a politically charged extradition bill and agree to investigate police tactics against protesters before a deadline
Associated PressU.S. Navy The Latest: 2 rockets land on oil company sites in IraqAssociated PressBAGHDAD (AP) — The Latest on developments in the Persian Gulf region amid rising tensions between Iran and the U.S. (all times local): Iraqi officials say two rockets have landed on oil company sites Iraq's
Associated PressUkraine 4 charged in downing of Malaysian airliner over UkraineAssociated Press - By MIKE CORDER, Associated PressNIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands (AP) — International prosecutors announced murder charges Wednesday against four men — three of them Russians with military or intelligence backgrounds — in the missile attack blew
Associated PressTrump Administration Hicks rebuffs questions on Trump White House in interviewAssociated Press - By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Former top White House adviser Hope Hicks refused to answer questions related to her time in the White House in a daylong interview with the House Judiciary Committee, dimming Democrats'
Associated PressWorld News The Latest: Russia: MH17 charges 'absolutely unfounded'Associated PressTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Latest on the probe into the downing of flight MH17 (all times local): Russia's Foreign Ministry has dismissed charges against Russian nationals for their alleged roles
Associated PressJamal Khashoggi 'Joints will be separated': Jamal Khashoggi's murder, retoldAssociated Press - By JAMEY KEATEN and AYA BATRAWY, Associated PressGENEVA (AP) — The gathering on the second floor of the Saudi consulate featured an unlikely collection: a forensic doctor, intelligence and security officers, agents of the crown prince's office. As they
Associated PressIvanka Trump Trump, in 2020 campaign mode, calls Democrats 'radical'Associated Press - By JILL COLVIN, JONATHAN LEMIRE and MICHAEL SCHNEIDER, Associated PressORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump jabbed at the press and poked the political establishment he ran against in 2016 as he kicked off his reelection campaign with a grievance-filled rally focused
Associated PressU.S. Navy US Navy: Mine in tanker attack bears Iran hallmarksAssociated Press - By JON GAMBRELL, Associated PressU.S. NAVY 5TH FLEET BASE NEAR FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The limpet mines used to attack a Japanese-owned oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz last week bore "a striking resemblance" to similar
Associated PressNews Man featured in video demands of firing of Phoenix copsAssociated Press - By ANITA SNOW, Associated PressPHOENIX (AP) — The young black man featured in a videotaped encounter that showed Phoenix police pointing guns and yelling obscenities at him and his pregnant fiancee told the City Council on Wednesday
Associated PressRefugees UN: Nearly 71 million now displaced by war, violence at homeAssociated Press - By JAMEY KEATEN, Associated PressGENEVA (AP) — A record 71 million people have been displaced worldwide by war, persecution and other violence, the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday, an increase of more than 2 million from a year earlier
Associated PressSan Diego, CA Witness: Navy SEAL called dead prisoner an 'ISIS dirtbag'Associated Press - By JULIE WATSON and BRIAN MELLEY, Associated PressSAN DIEGO (AP) — A Navy SEAL charged with killing a captive teenage militant in his care had told fellow troops that if they encountered a wounded enemy, he wanted medics to know how "to nurse him to a
Associated PressU.S. Politics 'Why not now?' for slavery reparations, House panel is toldAssociated Press - By ERRIN HAINES WHACK, AP National WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The debate over reparations for descendants of slaves catapulted from the campaign trail to Congress on Wednesday with an impassioned plea from actor Danny Glover and others for lawmakers
