AP National News

By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor says U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado will be sworn in Wednesday as…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz hit a new…

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) — A private Christian university has drafted a policy that would strictly limit what students can say about gender and…

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a motorcyclist who was shot and killed by a deputy in South Carolina who thought he had a gun after a 40-mile…

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A sandstorm has blanketed parts of the Middle East including Iraq, Syria, Iran, Kuwait and Saudi…

By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press FUSAGASUGA, Colombia (AP) — A one-time rebel fighter has used an emotional anti-establishment discourse and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland says he’s home again after suffering a minor stroke. The Maryland Democrat tweeted…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has agreed to pay $7 million to a man who spent 23 years behind bars for a murder…

OAK BLUFFS, Mass. (AP) — A man who as a child had a brief but key role in “Jaws” has been named police chief on the Massachusetts island on…

MORA, N.M. (AP) — Cooler weather is helping nearly 3,000 firefighters in New Mexico prevent the nation’s largest active wildfire from growing.…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Police say a gas cylinder explosion in the capital of the United Arab Emirates…

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Board of Parole says Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife will not be granted early…

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s president has appointed the leader of a liberal-green party that won last month’s election as the…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The folks who hand out Tony Awards believe five is not enough for Angela Lansbury. The Tony…

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Katherine “Kat” Massey has been laid to rest as funerals continue for the victims of…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ financial health reached its highest level in nearly a decade last year,…

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — An abortion clinic serving women from all over the U.S. South had its license suspended this weekend under an emergency…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — More than 300 people have been evacuated from their homes as a result of renewed heavy…

LONDON (AP) — A British-Iranian charity worker who was detained in Tehran for almost six years says she was forced by Iranian officials to sign a…

CAIRO (AP) — A defense lawyer says an Egyptian court has sentenced a pro-democracy activist to four years in prison for disseminating false news.…