President Donald Trump’s defense team ended its arguments in his Senate trial Tuesday by broadly dismissing the elephant in the room: a leaked firsthand account from John Bolton, the former national security adviser, that the president directly tied aid to…
U.S. officials say President Donald Trump's long-awaited Middle East peace plan calls for the creation of a State of Palestine with its capital in portions of east Jerusalem, ending speculation as to whether his administration, in preparing a proposal without…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. defense official says the United States has recovered the remains of two American service members killed in the crash of an Air Force plane in Afghanistan. They were the only two people aboard the Air…
Senators faced mounting pressure Monday to summon John Bolton to testify at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial even as Trump's lawyers brushed past extraordinary new allegations from Trump's former national security adviser and focused instead on corruption in Ukraine and…
Federal investigators on Monday began working to unravel the mystery of why a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven other people slammed into the side of a hill in Calabasas. The pilot of the helicopter told air…
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — Boaters leaped into the water to escape an explosive fire that consumed at least 35 vessels docked along the Tennessee River early Monday. Authorities said there were fatalities as 7 people were sent to hospitals and 7…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billie Eilish has won album of the year and record of the year to cap a dominant night of five victories at the Grammy Awards. The 18-year-old Eilish won album of the year for “When We…
Almost 2,000 cases of a new viral respiratory illness have been confirmed since an outbreak began last month in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Scientists have identified the illness as a new kind of coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a large family…
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on a remote, steep hillside in Southern California on Sunday, his sudden death at age 41 touching off an outpouring…
Democrats have wrapped up their case that President Donald Trump abused his power by pressing a foreign government to investigate his political rival, delivering an impassioned argument that Trump must be removed from office to stop him from doing further…
This story will be updated. A second confirmed U.S. infection of a new viral respiratory illness was reported in Illinois and up to 63 cases are suspected across the country, news agencies reported Friday. US state and national health officials…
Democrats argued that President Donald Trump sought a phony investigation of a political rival and pursued a discredited conspiracy theory about Ukraine, while restless senators played with a new toy Thursday during President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. Highlights of Thursday's…
At a glance: The changes had been long sought by industry, developers and farmers.Environmental advocates and public health officials fear some communities may lose a clean water supply and that habitat and wildlife may suffer.Real estate developers stand to reap…
At a glance: The Trump administration already has turned away pregnant women at the U.S.-Mexico border. The new rule disallows any foreign woman from coming to the U.S. primarily to give birth.The U.S. has been cracking down on the practice…
Developments today: — Chinese authorities are cutting off two more cities in Hubei province, announcing transportation in and out of Huanggang and Ezhou will be shut down. They cut off Wuhan, the province's capital, earlier. — From Dubai to Vietnam,…
Developments so far today: Americans are sharply divided along party lines about whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office, a new national poll says. About 45% want Trump ousted and 40% want him acquitted.The Senate impeachment trial now…
Terry Jones, a star of the adored comedy group "Monty Python" who delivered some of the most famous lines in comedic history, has died, his agent confirmed to the PA Media news agency. He was 77. Jones was a major…
The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two late-night sessions and Democrats arguing for more witnesses to expose Trump’s “trifecta” of offenses. The day started with a…
What's going on: The first U.S. case of the Wuhan coronavirus has been confirmed in Washington state. The deadly virus has infected more than 200 people since the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December.Now a Chinese government-appointed expert says…
PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing her three children after they were found dead inside the family home, authorities said Tuesday. The 22-year-old mother, whose name has not been released, “has admitted to…
At a glance: The U.S. Senate will take up the impeachment case accusing Trump of abusing power by withholding military aid from Ukraine.House Democrats called Trump's conduct the “worst nightmare" of the framers of the Constitution. Trump lawyers said the…
At a glance: The U.S. Senate will take up the impeachment case accusing Trump of abusing power by withholding military aid from Ukraine.House Democrats called Trump's conduct the “worst nightmare" of the framers of the Constitution. Trump lawyers said the…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Thousands of gun-rights activists — some making deliberate displays of their military-style rifles — crowded the streets surrounding Virginia’s Capitol building Monday to protest plans by the state’s Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation. Gov. Ralph…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's legal team issued a fiery response ahead of opening arguments in his impeachment trial Saturday while House Democrats laid out their case in forceful fashion, saying the president had "abandoned his oath" and betrayed the…
