Poll: Vast majority of Americans don’t trust the news media
By CAROLE FELDMAN and EMILY SWANSON Trust in the news media is being eroded by perceptions of inaccuracy and bias, fueled in part by Americans’ skepticism about what they read…
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Iraqi general: Palestinian-American member of IS surrenders
By BALINT SZLANKO A Palestinian-American member of the Islamic State group gave himself up to Iraqi Kurdish forces in the country’s north on Monday, an Iraqi Kurdish general said, a…
Racial feud erupts as Republicans fight ‘unstoppable’ Trump
The final-days sprint to Super Tuesday sparked a scramble among Republican candidates Monday looking to stop billionaire businessman Donald Trump from becoming an “unstoppable” force in the 2016 presidential contest.…
Apple’s tech allies oppose the FBI, but still want your data
By BRANDON BAILEY In its fight with the FBI, Apple insists it’s defending the privacy and safety of all iPhone users by resisting government calls to help unlock an extremist’s…
3 more arrested as Bundy urges refuge occupiers to leave
By KEITH RIDLER and TERRENCE PETTY Three members of an armed group occupying an Oregon wildlife refuge surrendered to authorities, officials said, hours after their jailed leader urged the remaining…
Calls for boycott of Oscars grow over diversity of nominees
By JAKE COYLE Calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards are growing over the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ second straight year of mostly white nominees, as…
Legendary musician David Bowie dies of cancer at 69
By MESFIN FEKADU David Bowie, the chameleon-like star who transformed the sound — and the look — of rock with his audacious creativity and his sexually ambiguous makeup and costumes,…
AP FACT CHECK: Republican debaters go astray
By TAMI ABDOLLAH and VIVIAN SALAMA The vast complexities of a dangerous world were cast in too-simple terms in the latest Republican presidential debate. In addition, Chris Christie pledged to…