Author Archives: Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's state broadcaster says Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, prominent anti-apartheid activist and the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, has died. She was 81. Madikizela-Mandela was marrie...

The Associated Press VATICAN CITY - On Christianity's most joyful day, Pope Francis called for peace in a world marked by war and conflict, "beginning with the beloved and long-suffering land of Syria...

Gregory Katz, The Associated Press LONDON - Hundreds of people lined the streets of the English city of Cambridge on Saturday, breaking into applause as the hearse carrying the remains of famed Britis...

By Jay Cohen, The Associated Press CHICAGO - Scott Foster thought it was going to be just another night. Then the 36-year-old accountant signed a contract, put on his goaltender gear and waited in Chi...

BERN, Switzerland - Scientists have the dirt on rubber ducky: Those cute yellow bath-time friends are, as some parents have long suspected, a haven for nasty bugs. Swiss and American researchers count...

By Jim Vertuno And Will Weissert, The Associated Press PFLUGERVILLE, Texas - A 25-minute cellphone video left behind by the bomber whose deadly explosives terrorized Austin for weeks details the diffe...

OTTAWA - A Canadian data expert who set off an international uproar over the alleged leak of private Facebook user data lost his job years ago in the office of former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff,...

DULUTH, Minn. - Former women's hockey coach, Saskatchewan- born Shannon Miller was awarded nearly US$3.75 million after suing the University of Minnesota Duluth for discrimination and retaliation. The...

By Adriana Gomez Licon, The Associated Press MIAMI - A new pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a highway at a Miami-area college Thursday, crushing at least five vehicles under massive slabs and killing ...

By Kevin McGill, The Associated Press GRETNA, La. - The man convicted of manslaughter in the 2016 road rage shooting death of former NFL running back Joe McKnight was sentenced to 30 years in prison T...