AP National News

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — When the U.S. and NATO rejected the Kremlin’s security demands over Ukraine…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have muscled legislation through the House that they say positions the U.S. to better…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing criticism for civilian deaths in U.S. airstrikes, the Biden…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprising burst of hiring, America’s employers added 467,000 jobs in January…

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Turmoil in Peru’s government is boiling even more as President…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The artist Ai Weiwei helped design the Bird’s Nest for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It’s…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis mayor has imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants after…

By DAVID SHARP, KATHLEEN FOODY and JILL BLEED Associated Press Northeast residents were urged to stay off the roads with temperatures beginning to…

By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — At the Beijing Olympic Games, it’s a homecoming of sorts for one of the world’s most sprawling…

BEIJING (AP) — Olympic fans in the United States will be able to watch the opening ceremony of the Beijing Games on Friday with their morning cup…

By DAVID RISING and NICK PERRY Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — For more than two years, the isolation of the Pacific archipelago nation of Tonga…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher after a historic plunge in the stock price of…

BOURBON, Mo. (AP) — The family of a Black Missouri man killed by his neighbor is calling for a coroner to resign over his handling of the case and…

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is back in a New York City courtroom more than a week after her libel…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A California mayor says a San Francisco 49ers fan in a medically-induced coma fell after he was punched during a parking…

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — A lawyers group in Nicaragua says a hearing that lasted only a few hours ended with the conviction of former Sandinista…

By SAM METZ and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican officials meeting in Utah have advanced a watered-down resolution…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The abrupt ouster of CNN chief executive Jeff Zucker because of a workplace relationship has left…

BEIJING (AP) — The Olympic flame has now officially arrived at the Beijing Games. An opening ceremony on a frosty night had a fiery conclusion…

By KATHLEEN FOODY and JILL BLEED Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A major winter storm has left about 350,000 homes and businesses without power…