Author Archives: Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya - Extremists attacked a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital Tuesday, sending people fleeing in panic as explosions and heavy gunfire reverberated through the complex and black smoke rose ov...

MADISON, Wis. - The grandfather of a northwestern Wisconsin girl who authorities say was abducted during a home invasion that left her parents dead said Saturday that the family has no connection to t...

BAGHDAD - After days of back and forth over U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pullout American troops from Syria, a U.S. military official said Friday the process of withdrawal has begun, decl...

By Catherine Lucey, Lisa Mascaro And Laurie Kellman, The Associated Press WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump stalked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday - "I said bye-...

NANTUCKET, Mass. - Lawyers for Kevin Spacey entered a not guilty plea on his behalf in Massachusetts court Monday on charges he groped an 18-year-old busboy in 2016. The disgraced actor was arraigned ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The church van packed with children was headed south - with just an hour to go to Walt Disney World - when it got caught in a fiery pileup involving two 18-wheelers. Seven peop...

By Jim Heintz, The Associated Press MOSCOW - Labouring through sub-freezing temperatures, Russian rescue workers were digging into a sprawling heap of jagged rubble from a collapsed apartment building...

Fireworks, concerts, spiritual services and political addresses abounded to mark the transition to 2019 as revelers around the globe bid farewell Monday to a year filled with challenges to many of the...

Revelers around the globe are bidding farewell Monday to a year filled with challenges to many of the world's most basic institutions, including politics, trade, alliances and religion. Fireworks, spi...

BETHEL, N.Y. - A three-day music festival will be held in August 2019 at the original Woodstock concert site to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic event. The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, a...