AP National News

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A Colombian national police officer who was part of an elite unit that worked closely with U.S.…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A milestone energy bill that targets sharply reducing greenhouse gas emissions from…

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — A large cat native to Africa is on the loose in a suburb north of Detroit after escaping from its owner. Authorities say…

CHICAGO (AP) — Five alleged gang members have been indicted on murder charges in last year’s shooting death of a Chicago rapper that prosecutors…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials agreed at their last meeting that if the economy continued…

By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have detained eight people, including…

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho state lawmaker charged with rape has made his first appearance in the case in…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The chief of the World Health Organization has honored the late Henrietta Lacks, an American woman…

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Israel say they are exploring a “Plan B” for dealing with Iran if…

ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest court has annulled an arrest warrant for a key suspect in the Vatican’s fraud and extortion trial. The…

By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Doctors in Romania’s capital has issued an open letter titled “a cry of…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARIAM FAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nomination of a Pakistani-born businessman who’d be the…

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Four people have been charged with involuntary manslaughter, nearly eight years after the death of a man who was pinned to…

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Danny Strong pops up in an eclectic batch of series, from “Buffy the Vampire…

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has held the director of the District of Columbia’s…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The lavish waxworks temple Madame Tussauds has opened its first Middle East location on a small artificial…

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With prices surging worldwide for heating oil, natural gas and other fuels, the U.S. government…

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says officials have begun vaccinating people in eastern Congo against…

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Dylann Roof’s chances for a new appellate hearing continue to dwindle. Roof is challenging his death sentence and…

By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is wrestling with how to decide on…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s high-speed rail project is again facing an uncertain future as…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wontons stuffed with collard greens and a cake colored to look like camouflage are features…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two of Florida’s largest cities have ended water emergencies now that COVID-19…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Moccasin maker Minnetonka is publicly apologizing for making money off of Native…

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that alleged fraud in Georgia’s most populous county during the…