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Trump gathers members of Board of Peace for first meeting, with some US allies wary of new body

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is gathering Thursday with representatives from more than two dozen countries that have joined his Board of Peace — and several that have opted not t...

How a defendant in Minnesota went free because of Justice Department turmoil

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The federal prosecutor’s office in Minnesota has been gutted by a wave of career officials resigning or retiring over objections to Trump administration directives. Becaus...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to Epstein

LONDON (AP) — Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince who was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday...

US stocks slip as oil prices rise on worries about a potential US-Iran conflict

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is ticking lower on Thursday following mixed profit reports from Walmart and other big companies. It’s also feeling pressure from oil prices, which rose...

Skiers with roots in Lake Tahoe's alpine community among the 8 killed in California avalanche

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — After days of increasingly brutal conditions in California’s Sierra Nevada, a group of 15 backcountry skiers set out for home. But as they left remote huts at thousand...

The Latest: Trump convenes his Board of Peace

President Donald Trump convened his Board of Peace on Thursday with representatives from more than 40 countries and observers from a dozen more. The inaugural meeting’s focus is reconstr...

The former Prince Andrew went from helicopter pilot to trade envoy to royal pariah

LONDON (AP) — He was reportedly his mother Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite, but the former Prince Andrew has long been a headache for Britain's royal family. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arr...

Iran and the US lean into gunboat diplomacy as nuclear talks hang in balance

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States leaned into gunboat diplomacy on Thursday as nuclear talks between the nations hung in the balance, with Tehran holding drills w...

Ramadan ushers in a month of fasting, worship and charity for Muslims, in photos

Muslims worldwide will begin daily fasting from dawn to sunset as Ramadan starts, marking a period of worship, reflection and charity. The holy month, the ninth in the Islamic lunar calendar...

Milan and Cortina are a few hours apart like New York and Lake Placid. Some see an Olympic blueprint

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Imagine: A sprawling world-class city and a small mountain village with a rich Olympic history, separated by about five or six hours, collaborate and play hos...

UN experts say destruction by Sudan's rebels in el-Fasher in October bears 'hallmarks of genocide'

GENEVA (AP) — A "campaign of destruction" in October by Sudanese paramilitary forces against non-Arab communities in and near a city in the country's western region of Darfur shows “hallmark...

Jadin O'Brien's path: A track star gets a message, and winds up part of the US Olympic bobsled team

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Jadin O'Brien thought she was being scammed. The Milan Cortina Olympics — and the sport of bobsled, for that matter — were not anywhere near O'Brien's radar a...
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