JULIE PACE
AP Washington Bureau Chief
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — As a winter storm barreled down on Iowa, Elizabeth Warren's campaign team struggled with whether to scrap a town hall scheduled at the old Maytag headquarters.
There was more than weather at play as the Massachusetts senator's campaign monitored the forecast and called expected attendees to gauge their willingness to brave...
MARÍA VERZA
Associated Press
TECUN UMAN, Guatemala (AP) — Mexican authorities closed a border entry point in southern Mexico on Saturday after thousands of Central American migrants tried to push their way across a bridge spanning the Suchiate River between Mexico and Guatemala.
Normally, migrants who want to request asylum in Mexico are allowed to cross the bridge. But many migrants...
MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Three U.S. airports will screen passengers arriving from central China for a new virus that has sickened dozens, killed two and prompted worries about an international outbreak, health officials said Friday.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials say they will begin taking temperatures and asking about symptoms of passengers at three...
BEATRICE DUPUY, ARIJETA LAJKA and AMANDA SEITZ
Associated Press
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the real facts:CLAIM: Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer criticized Democrats during the...
RYAN J. FOLEY and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY
Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two of the first three states to vote in the Democratic presidential race will use new mobile apps to gather results from thousands of caucus sites — technology intended to make counting easier but that raises concerns of hacking or glitches.
Democratic Party activists in Iowa and...
SARA BURNETT
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Days after President Donald Trump killed an Iranian general and said he was sending more soldiers to the Middle East, about 100 protesters stood on a pedestrian bridge over Chicago's Lake Shore Drive with an illuminated sign that read "No War in Iran."
Some 200 people marched in the bitter cold near Boston, while...
ERIC TUCKER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Yes, it's a trial — but the Senate's impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump won't resemble anything Americans have seen on Court TV.
In Trump's trial, the Senate will serve as both judge and jury. The Republicans who control the chamber can forge their own rules if they have enough votes. And the presiding...
TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of seven men and five women was selected Friday for Harvey Weinstein's rape trial after an arduous, two-week process in which scores of people were dismissed because they had already made up their minds about the disgraced Hollywood mogul.
Opening statements are expected Wednesday in the case...
CAROLE FELDMAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday took another step toward dismantling Michelle Obama's school nutrition guidelines, proposing a new rule that could lead to more pizza and fries and less fruit and a smaller variety of vegetables on school menus.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who announced the rule changes on Obama's birthday, said they were...
Jeff Pack
Staff Writer
A series of motions and arguments brought forth by Charles “Chase” Merritt’s defense team just minutes before Merritt’s scheduled sentencing date Friday, Jan. 17 ultimately caused San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Michael A. Smith to delay the final sentencing until Tuesday, Jan. 21. Judge Smith was scheduled to decide whether Merritt will be put to death or...