Grail’s cancer blood test faces high-stakes FDA review

A blood test designed to spot signs of multiple cancers in apparently healthy people faces its first major regulatory hurdle Wednesday as advisers to the U.S. government review ...

Lionel Richie is taking a break from performing following a heart procedure

Lionel Richie is taking a break from touring as he recovers from a heart procedure, a representative for the singer confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Ian McEwan’s ‘ragbag’ of essays becomes ‘Between Books,’ a new nonfiction journey

After a decades-long run as one of the world’s most acclaimed novelists, Ian McEwan has compiled his occasional nonfiction into a full-length book. McEwan’s essay and ...

Iran downplays indirect talks with U.S., and other Mideast developments

Iran reiterated its conditions for ending more than seven months of war with the United States, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against French President Emmanuel ...

The Latest: China’s Xi to kick off visit to Washington with a rare planeside welcome from Trump

When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on Wednesday, he’s expected to get a rare greeting from President Donald Trump, who’ll be on the tarmac to welcome his counterpart’s ...

Rome’s Colosseum closes for the day after a worker plunges to his death

Rome’s Colosseum, Italy’s most-visited monument, was closed to the public suddenly on Wednesday to mourn a worker who fell to his death overnight while helping install a ...

New York City gridlock: Security beefed up at UN this year for General Assembly

Opening day at the United Nations’ annual gathering of world leaders saw beefed-up security measures and a suspicious package that added to the chaotic scene around ...

Russia pounds Kyiv with drones, killing 2 and wounding 23 hours before Zelenskyy’s UN address

Russia hammered Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday, hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to address world ...

Morocco votes for a new parliament after Gen Z protests and migration surge to Ceuta

Moroccan voters are choosing a new parliament Wednesday in an election shaped by mounting frustration among young people, ...

Polo off Mexican coast is among ‘the strongest storms ever’ as Odalys becomes a hurricane

Hurricane Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades, and it was expected to skirt Mexico’s ...

What to know about the agreement signed by President Trump and the leaders of Denmark and Greenland

U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of Denmark and Greenland signed an agreement about the status of the Arctic island after months of threats by Trump to seize the semiautonomous ...

Economic frustration tests Trump’s standing with rural voters, new AP-KFF poll finds

About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to office, according to a new survey that points to economic ...