LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man charged with capital murder in the deaths of his two sons will remain jailed without bond. A Leavenworth County judge ordered Donald R. Jackson Jr. held without bond during his first court appearance on F...

NEW YORK (AP) — Brimming hopes that people will again return to office buildings, shopping centers and normal life sent markets rallying worldwide on Monday, following encouraging data about a potential coronavirus vaccine. The S&P 500 rose 41.06, o...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration threw the presidential transition into tumult on Monday, Attorney General William Barr authorizing the Justice Department to probe allegations of voter fraud and President Donald Trump firing the Pentagon ch...

Key events in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine by partners Pfizer Inc. and Germany's BioNTech: March 17 — Pfizer and BioNTech announce plans to jointly develop a COVID-19 vaccine using BioNTech's technology. April 29 — Testing of four vac...

NEW YORK (AP) — In the first days of Greta Thunberg's solitary sidewalk protest outside Swedish Parliament in August 2018, most walk right past her. Some pause and ask why she's not in school. But people steadily begin to take notice of the s...

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II on Monday sent her condolences to people in Mexico and Central America affected by "the tragic loss of life and destruction" caused by the devastating storm Eta. In a message to leaders in Guatemala, Honduras, M...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When families of banded mongooses prepare to fight, they form battle lines. Each clan of about 20 animals stands nose to nose, their ears flattened back, as they stare down the enemy. A patch of scrubby savannah separates them, u...