More From AP

Police in Alabama say a masked gunman who opened fire at a McDonald's restaurant was fatally shot by a customer leaving with his two sons

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Catesby Holmes, The Conversation(THE CONVERSATION) Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing populist who cruised to victory in Brazil’s presidential election, is notoriously outspoken about his dim view of Afro-Brazilians, women, gay people, leftists and human rights.The 63-year-old retired army captain and longtime congressman has said far less, however, about his agenda for Brazil. He

Stocks are falling sharply in late afternoon trading on Wall Street, putting the market on track for its worst month since the Financial Crisis.

A Long Island town is changing its name to "Hauntington" for Halloween at the urging of a 7-year-old resident

Grammy-nominated soul and gospel singer Candi Staton says she's been diagnosed with breast cancer

Real Madrid has fired coach Julen Lopetegui.

The fatal crash of a Lion Air jet is renewing safety questions about Indonesian airlines, which were banned from the US and Europe for several years

Police in Northern California are investigating whether a decaying human head found in an Oakland backyard belongs to a recently discovered headless corpse

A prosecutor has summed up evidence in a murder trial against a former Michigan state trooper, telling jurors it defied "common sense" for a Detroit teen to be shot with a Taser while joyriding on an all-terrain vehicle

A man who killed a South Dakota prison guard in a failed escape attempt seven years ago is facing execution in what would be the state's fourth lethal injection since it reinstituted the death penalty in the late 1970s

The University of Vermont says signs saying "It's OK to be White" have appeared on campus and at Champlain College over the weekend

Federal officials have charged a New Zealand man after he was shot while allegedly trying to break into a Virginia home after having online contact with a 14-year-old girl

Stocks give up an early gain and turn lower as Wall Street's recent bout of volatility continues.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sharon Austin, University of Florida(THE CONVERSATION) Florida’s midterm Senate election is a race to watch on Nov. 6 – and not just because it will be a tight match pitting a sitting governor, Republican Rick Scott, against a sitting senator, Democrat Bill Nelson. Black voters, who make up 16 percent of Florida’s population, will likely help tip the race in one candidate’s favor.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Abigail Stepnitz, University of California, Berkeley(THE CONVERSATION) Alrededor de 5.000 personas, la mayoría pertenecientes al violento e inestable “Triángulo del Norte” de Centroamérica –formado por Guatemala, El Salvador y Honduras–, están atravesando México con la intención de solicitar asilo en la frontera de Estados Unidos. La denominada “caravana de inmigrantes” está

The NHL is following the NBA's lead by partnering with MGM Resorts International and providing the company with data for use in sports betting

Guatemalan prosecutors working with a U.N. anti-corruption commission have arrested former Interior Minister Carlos Vielmann and several members of his 2004-2008 administration

The mother of a North Dakota woman who was killed and had her baby cut from her womb says she hopes a man convicted in the case never gets out of prison

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his support for Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ambitious reforms and peace efforts

It's not just the White House press corps: local members of the media say they've noticed more hostility since President Trump began his attacks on 'fake news'