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Back to Iowa, Trump faces some disgruntled independents

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa independents who helped Donald Trump win the presidency see last year’s tough-talking candidate as a thin-skinned chief executive and wish he’d show more grace. ...

Senate steers toward showdown vote next week on health bill

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans steered toward a potential showdown vote on their long-awaited health care bill next week, despite indications that they’ve yet to solidify the 50 GOP votes t...

Suspect shot after explosion at Brussels train station

BRUSSELS – Soldiers shot a suspect in the heart of Brussels after a small explosion at a busy train station Tuesday night continued a week of extremist attacks in the capitals of Europe. ...

Southwest celebrates first day of summer with heat wave

PHOENIX – The first day of summer is forecast to bring some of the worst heat the southwestern U.S. has seen in years. The forecast calls for 119 degrees in Phoenix, where some fl...

US student freed by North Korea in a coma dies at 22

CINCINNATI – Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was released by North Korea in a coma last week after almost a year and a half in captivity, died Monday, his family said. ...

Police vehicle rammed on Champs-Elysees in ‘probable’ terrorist attack; driver dies

PARIS – A car exploded as it crashed into a police vehicle on Paris’s famed Champs Élysées on Monday, fatally wounding its driver, in what authorities called a probable terrorist attack. ...

Leaping into water tanks to escape Portugal’s deadly fires

NODEIRINHO, Portugal – Survivors emerged Monday with stories of leaping into water tanks and other dramatic escapes from the forest fires scorching central Portugal, and authorities came und...

Seattle police kill woman that family says was pregnant

Woman confronted officers with a knife

Black gun owners worried by acquittal

Officer in Castile case found not guilty

Summer vacation? Lots of Americans say they can’t afford it

Forget frequent flier miles, last-minute getaways and even road trips. Nearly half of Americans say they won’t be taking a vacation this summer, mostly because they can’t afford it, accordin...

1 dead, 10 hurt in crash near mosque suspected as terrorism

LONDON – A vehicle struck pedestrians near a mosque in north London early Monday morning, killing one man and injuring 10 people in what police are investigating as a terrorist incident. ...

Castile trial had video evidence – but not of key seconds

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The world learned of Philando Castile’s death through a grim livestream launched by his girlfriend seconds after Castile was shot five times by a police officer. Many were ...