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China makes historic move to allow Xi to rule indefinitely
BEIJING (AP) — China's rubber-stamp lawmakers on Sunday passed a historic constitutional amendment abolishing a presidential two-term limit that will enable Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely….
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China’s Xi joins Russia, Zimbabwe in global autocrat club
BEIJING (AP) — With China's rubber-stamp parliament voting to allow President Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely, recent history offers sobering lessons to the country's ruling Communist Party….
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Trump: Voters must support GOP in Pittsburgh-area House race
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump told western Pennsylvania voters Saturday night that his new tariffs were saving the steel industry and urged them to send a Republican to the House so he can keep delivering those kinds of results….
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Shooter saw vets program as path to heal after deployment
When Albert Wong returned from an Army deployment in Afghanistan in 2013, he knew it had affected him. He had trouble adjusting to regular life, couldn't sleep at night and was hyper-vigilant about his surroundings….
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Putin’s Russia: From basket case to resurgent superpower
MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin and his Russia look more invincible than at any other time in his 18 years in power….
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China minister says trade war with US would be ‘disaster’
BEIJING (AP) — China said Sunday that it will not initiate a trade war with the United States, but vowed to defend its national interests in the face of growing American protectionism….
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Critics across partisan divide assail Florida’s new gun law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The political and legal fallout from Florida Gov. Rick Scott's decision to sign a sweeping gun bill into law following a school massacre was nearly immediate as the National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit to stop it and political candidates in both parties criticized it….
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump makes bogus claim on female voters
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump falsely claimed Saturday night that a majority of women voted for him in the 2016 election….
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Kathy Griffin to do new shows, 9 months after Trump photo
NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Kathy Griffin is embarking on her comeback, some nine months after she provoked outrage – and lost much of her work – by posing with a fake severed head that appeared to depict President Donald Trump….
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No. 1 Virginia wins ACC title, 71-63 over No. 12 NCarolina
NEW YORK (AP) — With no one-and-dones, no sure-fire NBA lottery picks, No. 1 Virginia put together one of the most dominant seasons in the storied history of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball….