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In this April 4, 2015 photo, Iranians use Bank Melli Iran ATMs in downtown Tehran, Iran.

Iran moves assets, awaits benefits as sanctions are lifted

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran successfully transferred some of the billions of dollars’ worth of frozen overseas assets following the implementation of the nuclear deal with… Continue reading

In this April 4, 2015 photo, Iranians use Bank Melli Iran ATMs in downtown Tehran, Iran.
In this Aug. 21, 2015 photo, Yasutaro Koide smiles upon being formally recognized as the world's oldest man by the Guinness World Records at a nursing home in Nagoya, central Japan.

The world’s oldest man, a Japanese, dies at age 112

TOKYO — The world’s oldest man, a Japanese, died Tuesday at the age of 112 after suffering chronic heart problems, officials said.Yasutaro Koide had said… Continue reading

In this Aug. 21, 2015 photo, Yasutaro Koide smiles upon being formally recognized as the world's oldest man by the Guinness World Records at a nursing home in Nagoya, central Japan.

Deep in Colombian jungle, peace looms at rebel hideout

IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST COLOMBIA — The rebel leader known as Juan Pablo carries with him a new telescopic assault rifle and a heavy… Continue reading

Cruz backers: Should he temper conservatism with moderation?

WHITEFIELD, New Hampshire — Ted Cruz says he is the first true conservative running for president since Ronald Reagan — and that will carry him… Continue reading

Members of CASA de Maryland participate in a immigration rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. The Supreme Court has agreed to an election-year review of President Barack Obama's plan to allow up to 5 million immigrants to "come out of the shadows" and work legally in the U.S. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Clash on immigration heads to high court

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court stepped into a boiling political dispute over immigration Tuesday, setting up a likely decision in the middle of a presidential… Continue reading

Members of CASA de Maryland participate in a immigration rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. The Supreme Court has agreed to an election-year review of President Barack Obama's plan to allow up to 5 million immigrants to "come out of the shadows" and work legally in the U.S. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Armed group occupying refuge clash with environmentalists

BURNS, Ore. (AP) — The armed activists occupying a national wildlife refuge in southeastern Oregon clashed with environmentalists Saturday as a standoff stretched into a… Continue reading

Bird flu outbreak: 156,000 chickens to be euthanized

INDIANAPOLIS — Animal health officials investigating a bird flu outbreak in southwest Indiana have ordered 156,000 chickens at one of 10 affected commercial poultry farms… Continue reading

HIV testing uncommon in teens despite recommendations: CDC

CHICAGO (AP) — Fewer than 1 in 4 high school students who’ve had sex have ever been tested for HIV, a troubling low rate that… Continue reading

This Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps shows a Marine Officer attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 uses binoculars to search for debris of a helicopter mishap in Haliewa Beach Park, Hawaii. Rescuers battled winds of up to 23 mph and waves up to 30 feet as they searched for 12 Marines who are missing after two helicopters they were in crashed off the Hawaiian island of Oahu.(Cpl. Ricky S. Gomez/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

Search off Hawaii finds life rafts but no sign of 12 Marines

HONOLULU — Authorities searching the area where two Marine helicopters crashed off Hawaii have found some life rafts that were carried aboard the aircraft, but… Continue reading

This Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps shows a Marine Officer attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 uses binoculars to search for debris of a helicopter mishap in Haliewa Beach Park, Hawaii. Rescuers battled winds of up to 23 mph and waves up to 30 feet as they searched for 12 Marines who are missing after two helicopters they were in crashed off the Hawaiian island of Oahu.(Cpl. Ricky S. Gomez/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

Study: Man-made heat put in oceans has doubled since ’97

WASHINGTON — The amount of man-made heat energy absorbed by the seas has doubled since 1997, a study released Monday showed.Scientists have long known that… Continue reading

Police: Ex-boyfriend killed NY students before suicide

GENESEO, N.Y. (AP) — A 24-year-old man distraught over a recent breakup stabbed to death his ex-girlfriend and a fellow college athlete she was with… Continue reading

Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey, who sang ‘Take It Easy,’ dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Glenn Frey, who co-founded the Eagles and with Don Henley became one of history’s most successful songwriting teams with such hits… Continue reading

Facing primary fight from Sanders, Clinton embraces Obama

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Facing fresh campaign anxieties, Hillary Clinton is attaching herself to President Barack Obama, hoping to overcome liberal enthusiasm for Vermont Sen. Bernie… Continue reading

GOP wonders: Does Trump have fans, or voters?

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s the No. 1 question headed into the primary season: Does Donald Trump merely have fans, or does the national… Continue reading

Morocco arrests Belgian man linked to Paris attackers

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan police have arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan descent, saying he is linked to the Islamic State group and had… Continue reading

US releases first account of sailors’ detention

WASHINGTON — In its first official account of Iran’s seizure and subsequent release of 10 U.S. sailors in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. military said… Continue reading

Abduction of Americans in Iraq raises fears about security

BAGHDAD — The abduction of three Americans from a Baghdad apartment over the weekend is the latest in a series of brazen high-profile kidnappings undermining… Continue reading

This Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 photo shows Ibrahim Mahmoud standing in Baharka refugee camp in Iraq's northern Kurdish region. At the age of 9, during the 1948 Israeli-Arab war he fled his native Haifa with his family to Iraq and he hasn't left ever since. The now 76 year-old never got rid of the refugee status. The last city he lived in was Mosul, until it got taken by the Islamic State group. Ibrahim and his family fled again, this time to the Northern Kurdish region of Iraq. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Palestinian refugee driven into new exile

BAHARKA REFUGEE CAMP, Iraq — As a nine-year-old boy, Ibrahim Mahmoud fled his hometown of Haifa on the back of a truck during the 1948… Continue reading

This Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 photo shows Ibrahim Mahmoud standing in Baharka refugee camp in Iraq's northern Kurdish region. At the age of 9, during the 1948 Israeli-Arab war he fled his native Haifa with his family to Iraq and he hasn't left ever since. The now 76 year-old never got rid of the refugee status. The last city he lived in was Mosul, until it got taken by the Islamic State group. Ibrahim and his family fled again, this time to the Northern Kurdish region of Iraq. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

ATV riders challenge longtime bans on use of public roads

DES MOINES, Iowa — When she crashed on an all-terrain vehicle, Megan Cratsley was hurt so badly that doctors had to amputate much of her… Continue reading

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2016 file-pool photo, Vice President Joe Biden points at President Barack Obama during the president's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Harking back to America's triumphant race into space, the Obama administration is launching what it calls a "moonshot" effort to cure cancer. Don't expect miracles in the president's last months, but there has been striking progress in recent years. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)

Biden sees politics of cancer world as obstacle to a cure

WASHINGTON — Four weeks after announcing he wouldn’t run for president, Joe Biden returned to the world-renowned cancer center in Texas where doctors had tried… Continue reading

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2016 file-pool photo, Vice President Joe Biden points at President Barack Obama during the president's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Harking back to America's triumphant race into space, the Obama administration is launching what it calls a "moonshot" effort to cure cancer. Don't expect miracles in the president's last months, but there has been striking progress in recent years. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)