SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — A fifth day of desperate firefighting in California wine country brought a glimmer of hope Friday as crews batting the flames reported their first progress toward containing the massive blazes, and hundreds more firefighters poured…
DURANT, Miss. (AP) — A Feb. 12 trial has been set for a Mississippi man in the 2016 killing of two nuns who worked as nurse practitioners in one of the poorest parts of the U.S.
MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on tropical weather (all times local):
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The African Union says Nigeria has decided to start issuing visas on arrival for all Africans, a major step toward the goal of free movement on the continent.
BEIRUT (AP) — Some 100 fighters from the Islamic State group handed themselves over to U.S.-backed fighters in the northern city of Raqqa Friday as fighting continued with remaining gunmen in a pocket inside the city.
NEW YORK (AP) — The chorus of Hollywood stars denouncing Harvey Weinstein echoed across the Atlantic a week after sexual assault and harassment accusations broke, and his brother said it was business as usual at the production company that bears…
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have released linebacker NaVorro Bowman in a move that cut ties with one of the few remaining links from the team's last run of success.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two leading opponents of sulfide mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are apologizing for remarks sharply criticizing mining supporters.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — California governor declares emergency as San Diego heptatitis A outbreak leads to vaccine shortage .
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats and other advocates concerned about a spike in health insurance costs caused by President Donald Trump's elimination of a federal subsidy called for action Friday, while Republicans pointed to the move as a need…
Wade Davis bailed out the Cubs in epic fashion Thursday night to advance the reigning World Series champions to their third consecutive NLCS. He was something of an unassuming hero — not because he didn't dominate in a vital role…
U.S. stocks finished mostly higher Friday to wrap up a subdued week, and technology companies did most of the heavy lifting. Investors were also pleased to see that shoppers spent more money in September.
NEW YORK (AP) — Houston Texans safety Marcus Gilchrist has been fined $24,309 by the NFL for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce last Sunday night.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The impeccably white Palais de Glace in Argentina's capital is a national historic monument that once housed the country's fine art museum. But these days it looks like a giant candy cane.
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago has denied a request by the U.S. Department of Justice to lift a freeze on a Trump administration policy that would withhold public safety grants to so-called sanctuary cities that don't agree…
President Donald Trump's decision to end a provision of the Affordable Care Act that lowered out-of-pocket medical costs brought swift reaction Friday from the states, as health officials and consumers said they feared the action could chase millions of Americans…
CHICAGO (AP) — US judge refuses to lift freeze on policy tying federal grants to immigration enforcement.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks finished mostly higher Friday to wrap up a subdued week, and technology companies did most of the heavy lifting. Investors were also pleased to see that shoppers spent more money in September.
BOSTON (AP) — One of Jaylen's Brown's nicknames is "Old Man."
Prosecutors Friday charged a 61-year-old La Crosse man accused of planning to meet someone he thought was a 15-year-old boy.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on a hearing reconsidering the case of a Kansas man who was convicted in a 1994 double homicide. (all times local):
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local):
When flames swept over the mountain like a "nuclear blast," Paul Hanssen ran from his burning home, a water-soaked towel around his head and dog by his side, and took shelter in a trailer. He waited nervously for two long…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is urging Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces to stay focused on defeating the Islamic State group and not turn on each other as tensions spike in the disputed region around Kirkuk.
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have signed 6-foot-10 Frenchman Tidjan Keita.