Mauna Kea Astronomer: 'Magic' nights make Hawaii best telescope siteAssociated Press - By CALEB JONES, Associated PressHONOLULU (AP) — When starlight from billions of years ago zips across the universe and finally comes into focus on Earth, astronomers want their telescopes to be in the best locations possible to see out
Los Angeles County Authorities: Los Angeles deputy lied about being shotAssociated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who said he was shot in a station parking lot was lying. Assistant Sheriff Robin Limon said at a news conference late Saturday Wednesday's
Sports Golf spectators injured by lightning released from hospitalAssociated PressATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police say six people injured by debris from a lightning strike at the Tour Championship have been treated and released. Authorities say the injured were five were men and one female
Joe Walsh Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh making longshot GOP challenge to TrumpAssociated Press - By TOM DAVIES, Associated PressJoe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman and tea party favorite turned radio talk show host, announced a challenge Sunday to President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020, saying the incumbent
Hong Kong Hong Kong police draw guns in latest protest violenceAssociated Press - By KELVIN CHAN and KIN CHEUNG, Associated PressHONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police drew their guns Sunday night after protesters attacked officers with sticks and rods, and brought out water cannon trucks for the first time, an escalation in the summerlong
News Extinction bites: countries agree to protect sharks and raysAssociated Press - By MARIA CHENG and JAMEY KEATEN, Associated PressGENEVA (AP) — Countries have agreed to protect more than a dozen shark species at risk of extinction, in a move aimed at conserving some of the ocean's most awe-inspiring creatures who have themselves
News Pope, urging prayers, says Amazon forest vital for our EarthAssociated PressVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis said Sunday that the Amazon forest is vital for our Earth and is urging prayers that fires there are quickly controlled even as Brazil sent tens of thousands of soldiers
Korean Peninsula North Korea tests new 'super-large' rocket launcherAssociated Press - By HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Sunday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of a "newly developed super-large multiple rocket launcher," another demonstration of the North's expanding
World News Desperate Zimbabweans use cell phone transfers to get cashAssociated Press - By FARAI MUTSAKA, Associated PressHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — After protests brought Zimbabwe's capital to a standstill earlier this month, Harare has returned to its normal bustle and Tedius Marara is back to his daily business: selling at
Boris Johnson Johnson acknowledges touch and go prospects for Brexit dealAssociated Press - By DANICA KIRKA, Associated PressBIARRITZ, France (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged Sunday that the prospect of a Brexit deal was "touch and go," as other European Union capitals grasp the problems Britain has with
Plácido Domingo Plácido Domingo to perform for first time since accusationsAssociated PressSALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Plácido Domingo returns to the stage at the Salzburg Festival on Sunday in his first appearance since nine women accused him of sexual harassment in a report by The Associated
Business The Latest: G-7 dinner described as tense over RussiaAssociated PressBIARRITZ, France (AP) — The Latest on the Group of Seven leaders' summit (all times local): A European Union source is describing the leaders' dinner at the Group of Seven as "quite tense" as leaders with
Hezbollah 2 Israeli drones crash over Beirut, Hezbollah denies firingAssociated Press - By ZEINA KARAM, Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — Two Israeli drones crashed in a Hezbollah stronghold in the Lebanese capital overnight, Lebanese and Hezbollah officials said Sunday, saying the first fell on the roof of a building housing
Business High-stakes gamble: Iranian envoy gets surprise G-7 inviteAssociated Press - By SYLVIE CORBET, LORI HINNANT and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated PressBIARRITZ, France (AP) — A top Iranian official paid an unannounced visit Sunday to the G-7 summit and headed straight to the buildings where leaders of the world's major democracies have been debating
Military History AP Was There: Allied forces liberate Paris from NazisAssociated Press - By DON WHITEHEAD, Associated PressPARIS (AP) — This story was first published after Allied troops entered Paris on Aug. 25, 1944 to liberate the French capital from Nazi occupation. The Associated Press is republishing a version of the
U.S. Politics The Latest: Adviser says Trump has no regrets on tariffsAssociated PressBIARRITZ, France (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump at the Group of Seven summit. (all times local): White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow says President Donald Trump is not having second
Paris Paris celebrates its liberation from Nazis, 75 years onAssociated Press - By ANGELA CHARLTON and ELAINE GANLEY, Associated PressPARIS (AP) — Paris is celebrating the American soldiers, French Resistance fighters and others who liberated the City of Light from Nazi occupation exactly 75 years ago. Firefighters unfurled a huge French
U.S. Politics White House reverses Trump on China 'second thoughts'Associated Press - By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ZEKE MILLER, Associated PressBIARRITZ, France (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday acknowledged having second thoughts about escalating a trade war with China, but the White House later reversed, saying the president was misinterpreted
Indianapolis Colts Oft-injured Colts QB Andrew Luck, 29, announces retirementAssociated Press - By MICHAEL MAROT, AP Sports WriterINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck watched one last game from the sideline Saturday. The Indianapolis Colts quarterback heard boos as he walked away from the field, then walked to the podium and made the
Peace Married only minutes, Texas newlyweds killed in crashAssociated PressORANGE, Texas (AP) — Harley Morgan was still wearing his dark suit and Rhiannon Boudreaux her wedding dress when the Texas "childhood sweethearts" were killed in a crash with a truck minutes after they
Philadelphia, PA Strip down, saddle up: Naked bikers hit Philadelphia streetsAssociated PressPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hundreds of bicyclists have been caught with their pants down — and their shirts and underwear off, too. The cyclists gathered in a Philadelphia park on Saturday to disrobe before up
Caribbean Tropical Storm Dorian forms in Atlantic, likely to growAssociated PressMIAMI (AP) — A newly formed tropical depression has strengthened into the fourth tropical storm of this year's Atlantic hurricane season. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm
Philadelphia, PA Strip down, saddle up: Naked bikers hit Philadelphia streetsAssociated PressPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hundreds of bicyclists have been caught with their pants down — and their shirts and underwear off, too. The cyclists gathered in a Philadelphia park on Saturday to disrobe before up
Bennett Son of ex-NFL player accused of murdering parents arrestedAssociated Press - The Associated PressLONG PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say the son of a former NFL lineman wanted on murder charges in Minnesota for the shooting of his parents was arrested Saturday in Mexico. The Todd County Sheriff's
Golf Lightning strike at Tour Championship causes 6 injuriesAssociated Press - By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf WriterATLANTA (AP) — Six people were injured Saturday when lightning struck a 60-foot pine at the Tour Championship where they were taking cover from rain and showered them with debris, Atlanta police said.
U.S. Politics Powerful, obscure law is basis for Trump 'order' on tradeAssociated Press - By ZEKE MILLER, Associated PressBIARRITZ, France (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening to use the emergency authority granted by a powerful but obscure federal law to make good on his tweeted "order" to U.S. businesses to cut
Iran Iranian oil tanker pursued by US says it is going to TurkeyAssociated Press - By JON GAMBRELL, Associated PressDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian-flagged oil tanker pursued by the U.S. amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington changed its listed destination to a port in Turkey after Greece
World News Will the real Mr. No-Deal step forward please?Associated Press - By DANICA KIRKA, Associated PressOne might think the issue would be on the minds of two leaders at the vortex of the question of whether the UK will leave the European Union without a deal in October. But as Britain and the European hurtle
Brazil Brazilian troops begin deploying to fight Amazon firesAssociated Press - By MARCELO SILVA de SOUSA, Associated PressRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday were deploying in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as international
Roscosmos Russian capsule carrying robot fails space station dockingAssociated PressMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian space capsule carrying a humanoid robot has failed to dock as planned with the International Space Station. A statement from the Russian space agency Roscosmos said the failure
