BERLIN (AP) — The leader of Germany’s center-left Social Democrats, a junior member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing coalition, announced her resignation Sunday following days of speculation over the fallout from the party’s debacle in the European Parliament election. Andrea…
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s top prosecutor again shifted her explanation for why she recused herself from an investigation into Jussie Smollett’s claim that he’d been the target of a hate crime, saying she stepped aside because of false rumors she…
LONDON (AP) — President Donald Trump has waded into the most contentious issue in British politics by urging the U.K. government to leave the European Union without a deal if it can’t get better terms from EU leaders. Trump told…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Democratic presidential hopefuls took rival Joe Biden’s absence at a California state party gathering Saturday as a chance to take subtle digs at the former vice president and craft themselves as better positioned to bring Democrats…
ATLANTA (AP) — New York voters for years have experienced some of the longest wait times in the nation on Election Day. Attempts to fix the problem routinely became casualties of the divided politics of the state Legislature. That dynamic…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The victims of America’s latest mass shooting had been dead for less than a day when police and city officials released a detailed presentation with their names, photos, job titles and the cities or towns…
SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s defense minister warned Sunday that its military will “resolutely take action” to defend Beijing’s claims over self-ruled Taiwan and disputed South China Sea waters. Speaking at an annual security conference in Singapore, Gen. Wei Fenghe did…
ON OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — All at once, Charles Shay tried to stanch the bleeding from a ripped-open stomach, dull the pain with morphine and soothe the mind of a dying fellow American army medic. It was a tall…
Catania, Sicily — Mount Etna, the largest of Italy's three active volcanoes, is spewing ash and lava once again, but officials say the activity is taking place at its summit and does not pose a risk to people and towns.…
Despite its large population and 55 electoral votes, California is often overlooked in the general election, unless presidential candidates need to jet to the state for a quick Hollywood fundraiser. It's a firmly Democratic state, so Republican and Democratic nominees…
The State Department is now requiring nearly all applicants for U.S. visas to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers. It's a vast expansion of the Trump administration's enhanced screening of potential immigrants and visitors. In…
Almost everyone's familiar with the stern image of "Uncle Sam" imploring young men to register for service in a World War I recruiting poster. The artist behind the work was James Montgomery Flagg, who's lesser known for his other works,…
Virginia Beach shooting victims identified The gunman who opened fire late Friday afternoon at a Virginia Beach municipal building, killing 12 people and injuring four others, was a long-time public utilities engineer. Authorities identified the suspect as Dwayne Craddock, who…
Nevada might be known for the excitement and entertainment of Las Vegas, but it's the quieter, less-flashy state capital of Carson City that's making headlines. For the first time in our nation's history, a state legislature has a majority of…
Frank Lucas, the former Harlem drug kingpin whose life and lore inspired the 2007 movie "American Gangster," has died, a relative said Friday. Lucas, who was 88, died Thursday in New Jersey, nephew Aldwan Lassiter said. Lucas had been in…
Virginia Beach officials on Saturday identified the 12 victims killed in a mass shooting. Eleven of the victims were city employees and one worked as a contractor at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center. The gunman, identified as a city employee…
Travis Rupp leads two rather different lives in Boulder, Colorado. One as an adjunct professor of classics, art history and anthropology at the University of Colorado. The other, as a beer archaeologist at Avery Brewing or more specifically... "Innovation and…
As many of the 2020 Democratic candidates descended on Sacramento for the state's party convention, former Vice President Joe Biden — who skipped the convention — picked up a new endorsement, former Labor secretary and current Los Angeles County Supervisor…
The only Democratic candidate for president who has campaigned at a drag club, is now the first candidate to roll an agenda to protect the rights of gay and transgender Americans. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced Saturday -- the first day…
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s top prosecutor again shifted her explanation for why she recused herself from an investigation into Jussie Smollett’s claim that he’d been the target of a hate crime, saying she stepped aside because of false rumors she…
What we know so far: At least 12 people are dead after a city employee went on a shooting rampage inside a municipal building in Virginia Beach. Four others were hospitalized with injuries. The gunman, a longtime public utilities employee…
TOPCROFT, England (AP) — David Woodrow, 95, raises the American flag beside a memorial on his farm in eastern England every morning, weather permitting. He makes sure that memorial is tip-top, too. Dedicated to the U.S. Army Air Force’s 93rd…
SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Saturday denounced China’s efforts to steal technology from other nations and militarize man-made outposts in the South China Sea as a “toolkit of coercion,” saying Beijing’s bad behavior must end.…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A longtime city employee opened fire in a municipal building in Virginia Beach, killing 12 people on three floors and sending terrified co-workers scrambling for cover before police shot and killed him following a “long…