Author Archives: Associated Press

HONOLULU - Hurricane Lane weakened Friday as it headed toward the Hawaiian islands, but it still brought torrential rains that immersed a city in waist-deep water and forced people to flee flooding ho...

DUBLIN - Pope Francis faced a lukewarm reception and scattered protests Saturday on his trip to Ireland, with even his vow to rid the church of the "scourge" of sexual abuse and his outrage at those "...

HONOLULU - Hurricane Lane soaked Hawaii's Big Island on Thursday, dumping 12 inches of rain in as many hours as residents stocked up on supplies and tried to protect their homes ahead of the state's f...

NEW YORK - Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer, pleaded guilty Tuesday to campaign-finance violations and other charges, saying Trump directed him to arrange the p...

By Matthew Barakat, Chad Day And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Paul Manafort, the longtime political operative who for months led Donald Trump's winning presidential campaign, wa...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis issued a letter to Catholics around the world Monday condemning the crime of priestly sexual abuse and its coverup. He demanded accountability but offered no indication of ...

DETROIT - Aretha Franklin, the undisputed "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as "Think," "I Say a Little Prayer" and her signature song, "Respect," and stood as a cultural ...

MILAN - A 51-year-old highway bridge in the Italian port city of Genoa collapsed in a driving rain Tuesday, killing at least 26 people and injuring 16 others as it sent dozens of vehicles tumbling int...

STOWE, Vt. - The divisions between United States governors regarding President Donald Trump's approach to NAFTA negotiations were on display Monday at a mountain resort in Vermont during the annual co...

By: Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A day after tensions between police and community activists nearly boiled over on the University of Virginia's campus, the city of Ch...