World

Serena Williams pulls out of French Open with hurt Achilles

PARIS - Saying she is "struggling to walk," Serena Williams ended her latest bid for a 24th Grand Slam title and withdrew from the French Open before her second-round match Wednesday because of an inj...

Sep 30, 2020

Trump facing devastating debt load? Experts say not so fast

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump reportedly must pay back more than $300 million in loans over the next four years, raising the possibility his lenders could face an unprecedented situation should he...

Sep 30, 2020

Trump to far-right extremists: 'Stand back and stand by'

President Donald Trump on Tuesday didn't condemn white supremacist groups and their role in violence in some American cities this summer, branding it solely a "left-wing" problem and telling one far-r...

Sep 30, 2020

Indian court acquits all accused in razing of Babri mosque

LUCKNOW, India - An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted all 32 people who had been accused of crimes in a 1992 attack and demolition of a 16th century mosque that sparked Hindu-Muslim violence leaving...

Sep 30, 2020

'I Am Woman' singer Helen Reddy, '70s hitmaker, dies at 78

LOS ANGELES - Helen Reddy, who shot to stardom in the 1970s with her rousing feminist anthem "I Am Woman" and recorded a string of other hits, has died. She was 78. Reddy's children Traci and Jordan a...

Sep 29, 2020

Debate veers from 'How you doing?' to 'Will you shut up?'

CLEVELAND - It started out civil enough, with President Donald Trump striding deliberately to his lectern, and Democrat Joe Biden nodding to his opponent and offering, "How you doing, man?" Within 15 ...

Sep 29, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Claims from Trump and Biden's first debate

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden sparred Tuesday in their first of three debates, hoping to sway undecided voters planning to cast ballots by mail and in person in th...

Sep 29, 2020

Barrett tied to faith group ex-members say subjugates women

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court has close ties to a charismatic Christian religious group that holds men are divinely ordained as the "head" of the family and ...

Sep 29, 2020

The Latest: First Trump-Biden debate begins in Cleveland

WASHINGTON - The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local): 9 p.m. President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are face-to-face in their first presidential debate, the most pivotal ...

Sep 29, 2020

Trump intel chief unveils unverified Russian info about Dems

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration's top intelligence official said Tuesday that he has declassified Russian intelligence alleging damaging information about Democrats during the 2016 election even...

Sep 29, 2020