Cyclists tried to scare cougar but it attacked, killing 1

By GENE JOHNSONAssociated PressSEATTLE (AP) – The two mountain bikers did what they were supposed to do when they noticed a mountain lion tailing them on a trail east of Seattle. They got off their bikes. They faced the beast, shouted and tried to spook it....

Trump welcomes wife home in tweet that misspells her name

By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – Melania Trump returned to the White House in “high spirits” on Saturday following a weeklong hospitalization for kidney treatment, a lengthy stay that raised questions about whether the first...

Cuba: 3 survivors 'critical' after crash of jet carrying 110

By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated PressHAVANA (AP) – The only three survivors of Cuba's worst aviation disaster in three decades were clinging to life Saturday, a day after their passenger jet carrying 110 people crashed in a fireball...

Conservative revolt over immigration sinks House farm bill

By ANDREW TAYLOR and LISA MASCAROAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – House Republican leaders suffered an embarrassing setback Friday when conservatives scuttled an ambitious farm bill, part of a high-stakes power play as they once again exert their oversized sway...

After fumbling Ebola in 2014, Congo is key test for UN

By MARIA CHENGAP Medical WriterLONDON (AP) – Nearly four years after the World Health Organization was accused of bungling its response to the biggest Ebola outbreak in history, the U.N. agency appears to be moving swiftly to contain a flare-up in Congo, in what...

Investigators probe cause of school bus crash that killed 2

By DAVID PORTER, MICHAEL R. SISAK and SETH WENIGAssociated PressMOUNT OLIVE, N.J. (AP) – Investigators combed through evidence Friday seeking answers to why a school bus carrying 45 fifth-graders and teachers on a field trip collided with a dump truck on a New...

The Latest: Human rights groups decry confirmation of Haspel

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on a vote to confirm Gina Haspel as CIA director (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Human rights groups are lamenting the Senate confirmation of Gina Haspel to be CIA director because of her direct involvement in the spy agency's...

Former boyfriend of California blast victim arrested

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and AMANDA LEE MYERSAssociated PressALISO VIEJO, Calif. (AP) – A former boyfriend of a woman killed in a California office building explosion has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an unregistered destructive device, the FBI said...

Trump: If FBI spied on my campaign, 'bigger than Watergate!'

By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump lent credence Thursday to reports that FBI informants had infiltrated his presidential campaign, saying that “if so, this is bigger than Watergate!” Trump made the comment...