Citi launches Strata Elite Card to compete with AmEx and Chase

NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a new but familiar face coming to the world of high-end credit cards. Citigroup is launching the Strata Elite Card, the bank’s latest attempt to grab a piece of the h...

To host UN climate talks, Brazil chose one of its poorer cities. That's no accident

NEW YORK (AP) — When world leaders, diplomats, business leaders, scientists and activists go to Brazil in November for the United Nations' annual climate negotiations, poverty, deforestation...

Trump once decried the idea of presidential vacations. His Scotland trip is built around golf

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — During sweaty summer months, Abraham Lincoln often decamped about 3 miles (5 kilometers) north of the White House to the Soldiers' Home, a presidential retreat of ...

Sudan's paramilitaries announces a parallel government, deepening the country's crisis

CAIRO (AP) — A notorious paramilitary group and its allies in Sudan said they formed a parallel government in areas under the group’s control, which are located mainly in the western region ...

Trump's demand for Washington NFL team name change ignores years of psychological data, experts say

President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a new stadium deal if Washington’s NFL team did not restore its name to a racial slur, despite decades of psychological research showing the ...

It's a year of rapid change, except when it comes to Trump's approval numbers, AP-NORC polling finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eric Hildenbrand has noticed prices continue to rise this year, even with President Donald Trump in the White House. He doesn’t blame Trump, his choice for president in 202...

Trump plays golf in Scotland while protesters take to the streets and decry his visit

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — President Donald Trump played golf Saturday at his course on Scotland's coast while protesters around the country took to the streets to decry his visit and accuse...

Israel again intercepts Gaza-bound ship carrying activists and humanitarian aid

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military has intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship seeking to break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory, detaining 21 international activists a...

In Syria’s Sweida, the stench of death still lingers days after sectarian bloodshed

SWEIDA, Syria (AP) — The stench of decaying bodies hangs heavy in the streets of the provincial capital in Syria's southern province of Sweida, where fighting recently erupted. Once bustling...

Orioles and Rockies meet with series tied 1-1

Colorado Rockies (27-77, fifth in the NL West) vs. Baltimore Orioles (46-58, fifth in the AL East) Baltimore; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Austin Gomber (0-4, 6.03 ERA,...

Crowd surge at Hindu temple in northern India leaves at least 6 dead

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A crowd surge at a popular Hindu temple in northern India left at least six people dead and dozens injured, local authorities said Sunday. The incident in the pilgrimag...

Cambodia-Thailand conflict: Monks, dancers and volunteers offer respite as violence escalates

SURIN, Thailand (AP) — Long-festering tensions over border territory have escalated into armed conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, leading to dozens of deaths on both sides and displacin...