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Sacramento police officer killed during domestic call
Sacramento police on Thursday were trying to negotiate the surrender of a gunman suspected of killing a police officer during a domestic dispute.
Self-help guru convicted in lurid sex-trafficking case
The guru of a cult-like self-improvement group that attracted heiresses and Hollywood actresses was convicted Wednesday of turning his female devotees into his sex slaves through such means as shame, punishment and nude blackmail photos.
Survey sees biggest US honeybee winter die-off yet
Winter hit U.S. honeybees hard with the highest loss rate yet, an annual survey of beekeepers showed.
Poll: Tracking asteroids a favored focus for space program
Americans prefer a space program that focuses on potential asteroid impacts, scientific research and using robots to explore the cosmos over sending humans back to the moon or on to Mars, a poll shows.
Animated videos: Boy Scouts' new tactic to fight sex abuse
Under financial pressure from sex-abuse litigation, the Boy Scouts of America are seeking to bolster their abuse-prevention efforts with a new awareness program featuring cartoon-style videos that will be provided to more than 1.2 million Cub Scouts across the nation.
APNewsBreak: Texas says Rapid DNA supplier jeopardizes cases
With a name that sounds like futuristic fiction, Rapid DNA machines roughly the size of an office printer have helped solve rape cases in Kentucky, identified California wildfire victims and verified family connections of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Authorities ID Alabama man carjacked, run over by officer
Authorities in Alabama have released the identity of a man who died after being assaulted during a carjacking and run over by an off-duty officer.
AP Interview: Border official says aid needed to save lives
When 16-year-old Carlos Hernandez Vasquez fell ill in a holding facility at the U.S.-Mexico border, he was diagnosed with the flu and given medication, then sent back to a cell to recuperate on a concrete bench.
After a 50-year wait, 'Stonewall' opera was written in weeks
The Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist Mark Campbell received a note in late February 2018 from the general director of the New York City Opera: "I may have a project for you, but you have to write quickly."
Georgia woman fatally bit by rattlesnake while gardening
A Georgia woman who was bitten by a rattlesnake while gardening has died.
The Latest: Sacramento officer shot on a domestic call dies
The Latest on the shooting of a Sacramento police officer (all times local):
Hicks rebuffs questions on Trump White House in interview
Former top White House adviser Hope Hicks refused to answer questions related to her time in the White House in a daylong interview with the House Judiciary Committee, dimming Democrats' chances of obtaining new or substantive information about President Donald Trump in their first interview with a person linked to his inner circle.
Hachimura hopes his success helps growth of Japan basketball
Rui Hachimura used to adore a manga and anime series called "Slam Dunk," which followed a high school basketball team's trials and tribulations and helped bring the sport into the Japanese consciousness.
Waymo teams up with Renault, Nissan on robotaxis outside US
Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with automakers Renault and Nissan to make its first journey outside the U.S. with a ride-hailing service that will dispatch a fleet of robotaxis in France and Japan.
Alabama's Roy Moore to announce US Senate plans Thursday
Alabama Republican Roy Moore will announce today if he is running for U.S. Senate in 2020.
Witness: Navy SEAL called dead prisoner an 'ISIS dirtbag'
A decorated Navy SEAL suddenly plunged a knife into the neck of a wounded young Islamic State prisoner, killing him, and later scoffed that he was "just an ISIS dirtbag," former comrades testified at a war crimes trial.
Public to weigh in on revised California vaccine bill
Residents are getting their first chance to weigh in on changes to a California measure that would give state public health officials oversight of doctors who grant a high number of medical exemptions for vaccinations and schools with vaccination rates less than 95%.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lotto America' game
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Lotto America" game were:06-08-17-25-44, Star Ball: 8, ASB: 3(six, eight, seventeen, twenty-five, forty-four;…
Alaska lawmakers weigh governor's call for new session venue
When Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy called for the Legislature's next special session to be held in Wasilla, some agreed with him that a change of venue would be good for lawmakers struggling to finish their work after a drawn-out five months at the state capital.
Georgia preparing to execute man for 1996 killing
Georgia is preparing to execute a man convicted in the killing of an off-duty prison guard more than two decades ago.