NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic leaders, desperate to compete in red states where their party brand is toxic, are embracing something new this midterm season: Not backing Democrats. In states like Nebraska, Idaho and Alaska, Democratic officials are, in some cases, looking past their own party’s or...

U. S. President Donald Trump departed Beijing on Friday following a final day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The leaders said they made progress in stabilizing U. S. -China relations, but deep differences remained after two days of meetings and meals. On Friday they walked the grounds...

HAVANA (AP) — For nearly three decades, performances by Cuba's Danza Voluminosa regularly filled prestigious venues like the 2,000-seat National Theater. Directed by Juan Miguel Mas, the troupe pioneered a new movement by working exclusively with larger-bodied dancers — a creative process that...

BEIJING (AP) — Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinpingwrapped up critical talks on Friday, claiming important progress in stabilizing U. S. -China relations even as deep differences persist between the world’s two biggest powers on Iran, Taiwan and more. Xi welcomed Trump at his official on for...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak arrived Friday in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks. The Gulfstream long-range business jet carrying them from the Netherlands landed at RAAF Base Pearce outside the Western...