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 decorated Navy SEAL suddenly plunged a knife into the neck of a wounded young Islamic State prisoner, killing him, and later scoffed that he was "just an ISIS dirtbag," former comrades
Associated PressScience Poll: Tracking asteroids a favored focus for space programAssociated Press - By MARCIA DUNN and EMILY SWANSON, Associated PressCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Americans prefer a space program that focuses on potential asteroid impacts, scientific research and using robots to explore the cosmos over sending humans back to the moon
Associated PressBusiness APNewsBreak: Texas says Rapid DNA supplier jeopardizes casesAssociated Press - By PAUL J. WEBER, Associated PressAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With a name that sounds like futuristic fiction, Rapid DNA machines roughly the size of an office printer have helped solve rape cases in Kentucky, identified California wildfire and
Associated PressPete Buttigieg Police shooting poses Buttigieg's biggest 2020 challenge yetAssociated Press - By SARA BURNETT, Associated PressSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Mayor Pete Buttigieg stood before newly sworn police officers to welcome them to the city's ranks, just as he has more than a dozen times since taking office. But this time he a
Associated PressU.S. Border Patrol AP Interview: Border official says aid needed to save livesAssociated Press - By COLLEEN LONG, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — When 16-year-old Carlos Hernandez Vasquez fell ill in a holding facility at the U.S.-Mexico border, he was diagnosed with the flu and given medication, then sent back to a cell to recuperate
Associated PressU.S. Navy Iran says Revolutionary Guard shoots down US droneAssociated Press - By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL, Associated PressTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it shot down a U.S. drone amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over its collapsing nuclear deal. The U.S. military declined
Associated PressXi Jinping The Latest: China's Xi arrives in North Korea to meet KimAssociated PressBEIJING (AP) — The Latest on Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to North Korea (all times local): A former North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea says he thinks the North's leader wants
Associated PressEric Garcetti LA mayor targeted by recall effort over homeless crisisAssociated Press - By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayor Eric Garcetti didn't create the homeless crisis in Los Angeles, but he owns it. The two-term Democrat who not long ago flirted with a presidential run has been besieged by complaints
Associated PressKim Jong-un China's Xi arrives in North Korea for talks with Kim Jong UnAssociated PressBEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived Thursday morning for a two-day state visit to North Korea, where he's expected to talk with leader Kim Jong Un about the stalled negotiations with Washington
Associated PressOpioids UN health agency to remove controversial opioid guidelinesAssociated Press - By CLAIRE GALOFARO, Associated PressThe World Health Organization notified U.S. lawmakers Wednesday that it will discontinue two publications on prescribing opioid painkillers in response to allegations that the pharmaceutical industry the
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 with whom he disagreed. His rivals for the Democratic
Associated PressKeith Raniere Self-help guru convicted in lurid sex-trafficking caseAssociated Press - By TOM HAYS, Associated PressNEW 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'
