PARIS (AP) - In ceremonies marked by youthful optimism and old-world Napoleonic pomp, Emmanuel Macron swept into office Sunday as France's new president pledging to fortify the European Union, redesign French politics and glue together his divided n...

LOS ANGELES - The first major box office flop of the summer movie season has arrived. Studio estimates on Sunday say director Guy Ritchie's "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" opened to a bleak $14.7 million from more than 3,700 locations against a c...

HYANNIS PORT, Mass. (AP) - What once were pieces of John F. Kennedy's home are now pieces of art. Floorboards, window panes, shingles, electrical fixtures, faded wallpaper, rusted nails and even a metal hook that once held a porch swing are among th...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Riding a maelstrom over his firing of the FBI chief, President Donald Trump says the White House people who speak for him cannot be counted on to get facts straight. Nor, it must be said, can he. What to believe from the fog of con...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Even as fierce political battles rage in Washington over school choice, most Americans know little about charter schools or private school voucher programs. Still, more Americans feel positively than negatively about expanding thos...

TANGIPAHOA, La. (AP) - An early morning accident has claimed the lives of two people, including former NFL player Michael Jackson. Louisiana State Police Senior Trooper Dustin Dwight said it happened about 1 a.m. Friday on U.S. 51, south of the Vill...

MADRID (AP) - Andy Murray's struggles continued with a 6-3, 6-3 loss to lucky loser Borna Coric in the third round of the Madrid Open on Thursday, while defending champion Novak Djokovic and four-time champion Rafael Nadal made it to the quarterfina...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - The largest cargo ship ever to visit ports on the U.S. East Coast is so long the Statue of Liberty and Washington Monument could fit end-to-end along its deck and still leave room for Big Ben. The COSCO Development arrived Thurs...

MIAMI (AP) - The first CIA captive subjected to what the U.S. government called "enhanced interrogation techniques" after the Sept. 11 attacks is choosing to testify about conditions inside the Guantanamo Bay detention center even if it could create...

The Elgin City Council gave its expected final seal of approval Wednesday to a gun range on the west side. The 5-4 vote came with conditions, such as no references to guns on outside signage. The council also tightened its gun dealers ordinance by l...