The Philippine navy inherited the former U.S. tank-landing ship USS Harnett County in 1976, and ran it deliberately aground at Second Thomas Shoal in 1999. A Chinese frigate and maritime surveillance ...

3 of 6 | Actor Robert De Niro arrives to court in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. De Niro continues his testimony in a $12 million lawsuit accusing him of being a bad boss. The 80-year-old actor is ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Doug Skaff Jr., a West Virginia newspaper executive and former Democratic legislative leader, died Tuesday following an accident on Interstate 79. He was 48. Skaff was ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Freshman U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois drew swift criticism from fellow Republicans Wednesday for quoting Adolf Hitler in a speech a day earlier outside the U.S. Capitol. Miller, ...

2 of 4 | FILE - Shells that appears to be white phosphorus from Israeli artillery explode over Dahaira, a Lebanese border village with Israel, south Lebanon, on Oct. 16, 2023. The human rights group ...

After U.S. Rep John Lewis died in July 2020, the party’s executive committee selected her to replace Lewis as the nominee, meaning Williams was elected in the strongly Democratic 5th Congressional ...

Richer covers the Justice Department and federal courts. She joined The AP in 2013 and is based in Washington.

1 of 2 | FILE - Joe Lombardo, Clark County sheriff and Republican candidate for Nevada governor, speaks with the media after voting, Nov. 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. In late September 2023, Lombardo filed ...

The rally was one of more than two dozen held across the U.S. on Saturday to target the notion that extremist interpretations of Islamic law might somehow infect American democracy. Counter-protesters ...

TOKYO (AP) — Washoku, the traditional cuisine of Japan, is being considered for designation as part of the world's priceless cultural heritage by the U.N. this week. But even as sushi and sake booms ...

In this combination photo, the SAG-AFTRA logo appears on screen at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 19, 2020, in Los Angeles and President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One on ...

FILE - In this photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Lawrence Faucette sits with wife, Ann, in the school’s hospital in Baltimore, Md., in September 2023, before receiving a ...