WASHINGTON (AP) - As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaches, Americans increasingly balk at intrusive government surveillance in the name of national security, and only about a third believe that the wars in Afghani...

NEW YORK (AP) - 'œTurn on your television.'ť Those words were repeated in millions of homes on Sept. 11, 2001. Friends and relatives took to the telephone: Something awful was happening. You have to see. Before social media and with online news in i...

BEIJING (AP) - China's import and export growth accelerated in August despite disruptions due to the spread of the coronavirus's delta variant. Exports rose 25.6% over a year earlier to $294.3 billion, up from July's 18.9% growth, customs data showe...

NEW YORK (AP) - When Leylah Fernandez wins a pivotal point at the U.S. Open - and she's won enough of them to become the tournament's youngest semifinalist since Maria Sharapova in 2005 - the teenager with the exciting game and enthusiasm to match r...

NEW YORK (AP) - While the Americans are all done in singles at the U.S. Open, there's still some home hopes in doubles. In fact, at least one U.S. man is already guaranteed to play for the title. Sam Querrey and Steve Johnson reached the semifinals ...

Brett Weiss taught social studies for more than 12 years at Bartlett High School, where he lined his classroom walls with meaningful quotations from around the world. Among his class load was teaching international relations, and now, in retirement,...

He came within nearly 5,000 votes of being governor of Illinois. But four years later, he bolted the Democratic ticket to run as a third-party candidate after voters saddled him with a couple of fringe candidate as running mates. For the better part...

NEW YORK (AP) - Shelby Rogers had no shortage of people singing her praises after she upset No. 1 seed Ash Barty. She knew how much the tone would change after the American followed that by getting routed by Emma Raducanu on Monday. 'œObviously we a...

BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets rose Tuesday as investors watched for decisions from central banks in Europe and elsewhere about when they might start to wind down economic stimulus. Shares advanced in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong, which are the...