Pakistan’s military says troops have faced off with insurgents in three separate shootouts in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, killing 13 militants. In a statement Thursday, it said the ...

Author and former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson announced Thursday she’s running to lead the Democratic National Committee. “I’m proud to announce I’m running for Chair of the DNC. In ...

The U.S. Center for SafeSport abruptly fired one of its investigators last month after learning he’d been arrested for stealing money confiscated after a drug bust he was part of during his previous ...

AP Business Writers Sales rose this year during the holiday shopping season even as Americans wrestled with elevated prices for many groceries and other necessities, according to new data. Holiday ...

It was some scary moments for many in Capitola Village Christmas morning. People who live in the area say they heard an ...

Americans still dreaming of a really big Christmas present can keep that dream alive during Friday’s Mega Millions drawing for a jackpot worth an estimated $1.15 billion. Friday’s jackpot will ...

Mozambique’s police chief has said that at least 6,000 inmates have escaped from a high-security prison in the capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, as widespread post-election riots and ...

Police are investigating a Christmas shooting at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix that left three people injured by gunfire and another person stabbed. Phoenix police said the evening shooting happened ...

Gaza’s Health Ministry says five Palestinian journalists have been killed by an Israeli strike. Israel’s military said it targeted a group of militants allied with Hamas, which ignited the war with ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits held steady last week, though continuing claims rose to the highest level in three years. The US Labor Department reported Thursday that ...

A man rescued his brother from a “large avalanche” he triggered while the pair were snowmobiling in Utah on Wednesday, authorities said. The brothers were in the Franklin Basin area of Uinta-Wasatch-C ...

Slovenia’s mountain rescuers have found the body of a Hungarian hiker who got lost in a blizzard in the Alps last week. A brief post by the group on Thursday said that a team located the man, who was ...