RAHIM FAIEZ
Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani appears to have narrowly won a second term, according to preliminary results from September's balloting that were announced Sunday, although his main challenger rejected the outcome as illegitimate.
If the outcome stands despite the complaints of ballot fraud, it could give Ghani the authority he has sought to demand...
JOVANA GEC
Associated Press
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia's conservative president will face a liberal former prime minister in a runoff election after no candidate won an outright majority in a first round of voting Sunday, near-complete results showed.
Left-wing politician Zoran Milanovic led the field with nearly 30% of the vote in preliminary returns from Sunday's election. President Kolinda Grabar...
MARY CLARE JALONICK and ZEKE MILLER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The night before the whistleblower complaint that launched President Donald Trump's impeachment was made public, Democrats and Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee crammed into the same room to get a first look at the document.
For Democrats, it was an instant bombshell, a "jaw-hit-the-floor sort of moment," one lawmaker...
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A pileup involving more than 60 cars on a major interstate in Virginia on Sunday morning injured dozens of people, some critically, according to state police.
The accident happened just before 8 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 64 in York County near Williamsburg and for a time shut down traffic in both directions, Virginia State Police Sgt....
HOPE YEN and ZEKE MILLER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House argued Sunday that Speaker Nancy Pelosi has put herself in an untenable position by stalling House-passed articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in hopes of shaping the upcoming Senate trial.
The House voted Wednesday to impeach Trump, who became only the third president in U.S. history to...
Christmas and New Year’s are the top
days for home candle fires in the U.S.LOS ANGELES –
The 2019 holiday season is here, and the American Red Cross Los
Angeles Region wants everyone to stay safe as they decorate their
homes. Decorations like trees, lights and candles increase the risk
of home fires during the holidays – with Christmas, New Year’s
Eve and New Year’s...
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK (AP) — Joshua Tree National Park is gearing up for the huge crowds drawn to the Southern California desert during the holidays.
The National Park Service says the period from late December through Jan. 1 brings some of the busiest days, and campgrounds and parking lots will likely be full.
At times, the park becomes drive-through-only because...
RIVERSIDE (AP) — The family of a university student who died in 2018 after what they say was a hazing incident has sued a fraternity they claim is responsible for his death. KABC TV reported.
The family of Tyler Hilliard said that the 20-year-old was about to begin his junior year at the University of California, Riverside when he went...
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia family got a real hoot from its Christmas tree: More than a week after they bought it, they discovered a live owl nestled among its branches.
Katie McBride Newman said Friday that she and her daughter spotted the bird on Dec. 12. They had bought the 10-foot (3-meter) tall tree from a Home Depot, brought...