Author Archives: Associated Press

By Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press PARIS - Nearly 100 countries took part in a globe-spanning crackdown on the illegal wildlife trade, seizing tons of meat, ivory, pangolin scales and timber in a ...

Nomaan Merchant, The Associated Press MCALLEN, Texas - Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of immigrant children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing. One cage had 20 childr...

By Stephen Whyno Barry Trotz has resigned as coach of the Washington Capitals after leading them to the Stanley Cup. The team announced the resignation Monday. The 55-year-old Trotz went into the seas...

MIAMI - The ESPYs are breaking tradition for this year's Best Coach Award, awarding it posthumously to three Florida high school coaches who died shielding their students from gunfire. The ESPN networ...

LONDON - Hundreds of British soldiers are taking part in the annual Trooping the Color ceremony in London marking Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday celebration in front of thousands of spectators...

By Jocelyn Noveck NEW YORK - Bright. Vibrant. Colorful. And, most essentially, fun. The same words used so often to describe Kate Spade's enormously popular handbags - "It" bags that were both aspirat...

By Wayne Parry ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The Miss America pageant is dropping the swimsuit competition, saying it will no longer judge contestants on their appearance but on "what makes you you." The page...

By Jill Colvin And Errin Haines Whack WASHINGTON - Digging deeper into a culture war that he's repeatedly stoked, President Donald Trump on Monday called off a visit by the Philadelphia Eagles to the ...

NEW YORK - Facebook is shutting down its ill-fated "trending" news section after four years, a company executive told The Associated Press. The company claims the tool is outdated and wasn't popular. ...

DETROIT - A Canada goose settled into right-centre field during a rain delay at the Detroit Tigers game, and an attempt to remove it ended in chaos. The grounds crew at Comerica Park in Detroit set of...