News AP Exclusive: Synagogue just got money to improve securityAssociated Press - By JULIE WATSON and DON THOMPSON, Associated PressPOWAY, Calif. (AP) — A gunman fired his semi-automatic rifle at Jewish worshippers after walking through a Southern California synagogue's front entrance — a spot that religious leaders determined last
Donald Trump Hearing set in Trump fight over bank subpoenasAssociated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Congress has agreed to postpone a deadline for two banks to respond to subpoenas seeking President Donald Trump's financial records. Trump filed a lawsuit Monday in New York seeking to
William Barr The Latest: White House blasts Dems' Barr hearingAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a House Judiciary Committee hearing about the attorney general's handling of the special counsel's Russia report (all times local): White House press secretary Sarah Sanders
Michael Bennet Colorado Sen. Bennet enters Democratic presidential contestAssociated Press - By NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated PressDENVER (AP) — U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado jumped into the packed Democratic presidential primary on Thursday, announcing a 2020 campaign that had been stalled while he was treated for prostate
U.S. Politics Poll finds hunger for change to US system of governmentAssociated Press - By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and EMILY SWANSON, Associated PressAfter more than two years of the Donald Trump presidency, Andrea Petrusky is ready for some fundamental changes in the way the United States government works. "Right now we're being shown all of the loopholes,
Cyprus Cyprus justice minister resigns over serial killer caseAssociated Press - By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS, Associated PressNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The justice minister in Cyprus resigned Thursday amid mounting criticism that police bungled their investigations when some of the seven foreign women and girls slain by a serial
Al-Qaeda Would-be NYC bomber faces sentencing in foiled al-Qaeda plotAssociated Press - By JIM MUSTIAN, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — After nearly a decade of helping federal authorities fight terrorism, the ringleader of a thwarted plot to bomb the New York City subway system finally will be sentenced Thursday. The hearing
Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo drawing, portrait mark 500 years since his deathAssociated Press - By JILL LAWLESS, Associated PressLONDON (AP) — A drawing of a bearded, pensive-looking man owned by Queen Elizabeth II is a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, a royal art adviser said Thursday on the 500th anniversary of the artist and polymath's
Julian Assange Assange refuses extradition to US; long legal fight expectedAssociated Press - By JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ, Associated PressLONDON (AP) — A defiant Julian Assange told a London court Thursday he will fight extradition to the United States to face charges of conspiring to hack into a Pentagon computer, arguing that his work
Business UK climate panel sets big goals: less meat, drive electricAssociated Press - By DANICA KIRKA, Associated PressLONDON (AP) — The U.K. should eliminate almost all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 by rapidly adopting policies that will change everything from the way people heat their homes to what they eat, an independent
Holocaust Remembrance Day Holocaust survey exposes gaps in Austrians' knowledgeAssociated Press - By DAVID RISING, Associated PressBERLIN (AP) — A new survey has found that many Austrians lack basic knowledge of the Nazi genocide — even though the notorious Mauthausen concentration camp was just outside of the city of Linz, and some
UNC Charlotte 'Riley Howell is a hero': Student who attacked gunman laudedAssociated Press - By TOM FOREMAN Jr. and JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina college student slain while confronting a gunman in his classroom was being given a hero's send-off Thursday as his body is taken back to his hometown with a police
UNC Charlotte Athletic outdoorsman, tech enthusiast killed in NC classroomAssociated Press - By RUSS BYNUM and EMERY P. DALESIO, Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Riley Howell had an athlete's physique and loved working outdoors on his family's farm. Ellis Parlier studied computer technology and liked video games. Both of them were wrapping
Sports Semenya case: A clash over ensuring an even playing fieldAssociated Press - By DAVID CRARY, AP National WriterNEW YORK (AP) — A court ruling requiring Olympic running sensation Caster Semenya to lower her testosterone levels goes to the heart of a dilemma facing the sports world: How to avoid discrimination against
Sri Lanka Catholic services in Sri Lanka capital canceled for 2nd weekAssociated Press - By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI, Associated PressCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Catholic services are being canceled for a second weekend in Sri Lanka's capital after the government warned of more possible attacks by the same Islamic State-linked group that
William Barr Empty chair and a prop chicken: Barr skips Mueller hearingAssociated Press - By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr skipped a House hearing Thursday on special counsel Robert Mueller's Trump-Russia report, escalating an already acrimonious battle between Democrats and
Cuba Under Trump change, Cuba business partners can now be suedAssociated Press - By GISELA SALOMON and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN, Associated PressMIAMI (AP) — In 1958, José Ramón López's father owned Cuba's main airport, its national airline and three small hotels. All were taken in Cuba's socialist revolution. Conchita Beltrán's family had about
Science California inches toward 40M people, but growth rate slowsAssociated Press - By ADAM BEAM and JANIE HAR, Associated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California had its slowest recorded growth rate in its history last year as the country's most populous state was hit by a slowdown in immigration and a sharp decline of births.
Venezuela US hopes for Venezuela change fizzle for 3rd time this yearAssociated Press - By MATTHEW LEE and BEN FOX, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — For the third time this year, the big moment in Venezuela has turned into a bust. Trump administration officials had expected that Wednesday might turn out to be the beginning of the
Billboard Awards The Latest: Abdul ends Billboard awards with throwback setAssociated PressLAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the 2019 Billboard Music Awards being presented Wednesday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (all times local): Dancer and singer Paula Abdul has brought out her
Billboard Awards Drake breaks Taylor Swift's record at Billboard Music AwardsAssociated Press - By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music WriterMother's Day is in a couple weeks, but Drake gave his mom an early gift with a heartfelt speech at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, where the rap star also broke Taylor Swift's record for most wins. Drake
News Oklahoma police fatally shoot unarmed, naked teenagerAssociated Press - By KEN MILLER, Associated PressEDMOND, Okla. (AP) — Police in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond said Wednesday that a naked 17-year-old high school student was not armed when he was fatally shot by police after breaking into a home.
North Texas Texas officer charged with homicide for shooting black manAssociated Press - By JAKE BLEIBERGDALLAS (AP) — A Texas grand jury indicted a suburban Dallas police officer Wednesday on a charge of criminally negligent homicide for fatally shooting a black man during a traffic stop last year. The County
Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby favorite Omaha Beach scratchedAssociated Press - By BETH HARRIS, AP Racing WriterLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Suddenly, the Kentucky Derby is wide open. Favorite Omaha Beach was scratched because of a breathing problem Wednesday night, leaving a pair of Hall of Famers on the sideline — Richard
Sol Pais Coroner: Woman obsessed with Columbine died before warningsAssociated Press - By KATHLEEN FOODY, Associated PressDENVER (AP) — A Florida teenager obsessed with the Columbine school shooting had already killed herself by the time authorities launched a manhunt for her after learning that she had traveled to Colorado
U.S. Army FBI informant helped nab Army veteran accused of bomb plotAssociated Press - By BRIAN MELLEY, Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — When the FBI arrested an Army veteran in a plot to bomb a white supremacist rally in Southern California, it was the work of a confidential informant that helped snare him. Over the
Tallahassee, FL Florida lawmakers pass bill allowing more armed teachersAssociated Press - By CURT ANDERSON, Associated PressTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — More Florida classroom teachers could carry guns in school under a bill passed Wednesday by state lawmakers, the latest response to last year's mass shooting at a Parkland high
Joe Biden Biden's rise tests Trump plan of casting foes as socialistsAssociated Press - By ZEKE MILLER, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump may want to cast his potential Democratic rivals as a band of angry socialists, but Joe Biden is not cooperating with Trump's reelection strategy, and that's giving
Cuba No Cuban troops in Venezuela, Cuban diplomat tells APAssociated Press - By MATTHEW LEE and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN, Associated PressCuba has no troops in Venezuela and engages in no security operations there but maintains the right to carry out military and intelligence cooperation, a top Cuban diplomat said Wednesday in his government's
UNC Chapel Hill School safety at forefront of teacher rally after shootingAssociated Press - By AMANDA MORRIS and GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's public school teachers and their supporters showed up in force Wednesday to demand an overhaul of the state's education priorities, bringing thousands to a march rally
