AP National News

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer An American consortium has bought an English soccer team with the ultimate aim of winning the Premier League title.…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan has returned to profitability for the first time in three fiscal years,…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A man in a Russian military uniform stood at the entrance of a large home improvement store…

By MAJDI MOHAMMED and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Thousands have gathered to mourn a slain Al Jazeera journalist in…

By ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Officials say an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in southeast Slovenia has left…

HONG KONG (AP) — The 90-year-old retired Hong Kong archbishop who was arrested by Hong Kong police on national security charges has long been a…

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s leaders say they’re in favor of applying for NATO membership “without delay.” The…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and the European Union have agreed to step up their sanctions against Russia as leaders from…

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Nepali Sherpa broke her own record as the most successful female climber of Mount…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Kori Cheverie reflects fondly on the conversations she had with her grandfather growing up in Nova Scotia, where he…

By TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press PISTOIA, Italy (AP) — A Ukrainian circus troupe is performing a never-ending “Alice in Wonderland” tour of…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer College basketball coaches around the country are plugging holes and adding veterans to their rosters through the…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — As he listened to his father die, the boy lay still on the asphalt. His elbow burned where a…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — As he listened to his father die, the boy lay still on the asphalt. His elbow burned where a…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares bounced back Friday from losses earlier in the week, shrugging off data showing U.S. wholesale…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is scheduled to put to death a 50-year-old Swedish-Iranian physician…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese ambassador says China’s engagement with South Pacific island countries poses…

By MARCIO J. SANCHEZ and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires in the West are on a furious pace early this year.…

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The California Coastal Commission has rejected a long-standing proposal to build a…