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Arraignment set for Alabama teen accused of killing family

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — An arraignment date has been set for a teenager accused of killing five members of his family, setting the case on...

Timeline: Yemen war began in 2014 when Houthis seized Sanaa

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CAIRO — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday targeted an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, causing a civilian plane on the tarmac to catch fire....

AP names Justin Myers as data editor

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NEW YORK — Justin Myers, a veteran data journalist whose work has driven some of the top investigative stories done by The Associated Press...

Pandemic takes a toll on exhausted UK funeral directors

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LONDON — Funeral director Hasina Zaman recently helped a family say goodbye to a young man in his 30s who had died from COVID-19,...

Ghana suspends parliament amid a surge in COVID-19 cases

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ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana’s parliament has been suspended for at least three weeks following a surge in COVID-19 cases among parliament members and staff. ...

Virus may never go away but could change into mild annoyance

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NEW DELHI — What if COVID-19 never goes away? Experts say...

How are experts tracking variants of the coronavirus?

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How are experts tracking variants of the coronavirus? Scientists are scanning...

Bally’s acquires SportCaller free-play game provider

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Bally's Corp.'s shopping spree shows no signs of slowing down as the Rhode Island-based gambling company snapped up yet...

US gun maker Colt bought by Czech company

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PRAGUE — Czech firearms company Ceska Zbrojovka has signed a deal to acquire Colt, the American gun maker that helped develop revolvers in the...

World’s biggest shipper reports rebound in business

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The world’s biggest shipping company, Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, on Wednesday reported a sharp rise in earnings for the fourth quarter, when...