WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A major inquiry into the case of New Zealand man Tom Phillips, who hid his children in dense forest for years before he died in a police shootout, has criticized officials for not taking seriously enough the harms and risks to the children early in the saga of The...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway. The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same used a...

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mostly lower Tuesday, after artificial-intelligence stocks slid overnight. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 surged in morning trading but lost some of those earlier gains in afternoon trading, to be up 0. 2% at 63,621. 08. Softbank Group, the Japanese giant is...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Ukraine is ready to halt its strikes on Russian territory if allies can secure a genuine Russian commitment not to hit Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. His comments came after U. S. President Donald Trump claimed in a social...

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso is still chasing his 300th career home run after making his first visit to Citi Field as an opposing player Monday night. He certanly knows how New York Mets fans feel about him, though. They made sure of that — over and over and over again. Alonso went hitless for...