Author Archives: Associated Press

NEW YORK - The #MeToo movement fighting sexual misconduct had already claimed one of Hollywood's top movie moguls in Harvey Weinstein. Now it has done the same for Leslie Moonves, one of the televisio...

PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of - North Korea rolled out some of its latest tanks and marched its best-trained goose-stepping units through Kim Il Sung Square in a major military par...

ATLANTA - The U.S. East Coast could be hit with a powerful hurricane next week as Tropical Storm Florence continues to strengthen as it moves toward the mainland, forecasters said Saturday. Florence i...

NEW YORK - It was an extraordinary decision at a tense time for editors at The New York Times: a senior official at the Trump administration wanted to tell the world that some who work for the preside...

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - A pair of ruby slippers used in "The Wizard of Oz" and later stolen from a Minnesota museum were recovered in a sting operation after a man approached the shoes' insurer and s...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - John McCain's final journey from his Arizona ranch is ending on a grassy hill at the U.S. Naval Academy within view of the Severn River and earshot of midshipmen present and future, a...

WASHINGTON - John McCain is being laid to rest at the U.S. Naval Academy after a five-day procession that served as a final call to arms for a nation he warned could lose its civility and sense of sha...

DETROIT - An all-star lineup of mourners filled a Detroit church with prayers and songs Friday for Aretha Franklin's funeral, honouring her not just as the Queen of Soul but also as a lifelong friend,...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's governor raised the U.S. territory's official death toll from Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2,975 on Tuesday after an independent study found that the number of peop...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Marquis Williams and Taylor Poindexter at first thought they heard a balloon popping. When the loud bangs kept coming, the Chicago couple and fellow video gamers attending a weeke...