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TOKYO — After six years of seclusion, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seems to want to get out and see the world. Kim's surprise summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week was the first time he'd traveled outside of his country since →

Online ads from unlicensed pot shops roil California market

LOS ANGELES — Weedmaps is a go-to website for people looking to find a marijuana shop. With a few clicks on a cellphone, customers can find virtually any type of cannabis product, along with the fastest route to the place selling it and →

Film academy president keeps job following investigation

LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has concluded its review of a misconduct allegation against film academy president John Bailey and determined that no further action is required. The film academy said late Tuesday →

Maryland redistricting case comes before Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is taking up its second big partisan redistricting case of the term amid signs the justices could place limits on drawing maps for political gain. The justices are hearing arguments Wednesday in an appeal filed →

Selfie medicine: Phone apps push people to take their pills

SEATTLE — Take two tablets and a selfie? Your doctor's orders may one day include a smartphone video to make sure you took your medicine. Smartphone apps that monitor pill-taking are now available, and researchers are testing how well they →

Bright light on family of Sacramento police shooting victim

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A blinding national spotlight is shining on the family of Stephon Clark, the 22-year-old unarmed black man killed by Sacramento police last week. “You don't know what it's like until you experience it,” →

10 things to know, Tuesday, March 27

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. →

Mysterious train sparks speculation of Kim visit to Beijing

BEIJING — A mysterious armored train made a round trip from North Korea to Beijing without revealing its key secret: Was Kim Jong Un on board? Speculation about a visit to Beijing by North Korea's reclusive leader or another high-level →

Quietly, the Raptors closing in on East No. 1 seed

Continuity is paying off for the Toronto Raptors, who are having the best season in team history. Toronto is closing in on the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference, is nearing a franchise-record win total and has a core driven by past playoff shortcomings. →

Fight fire with fire: opponents borrow from Trump's playbook

WASHINGTON — Looking to get ahead in President Donald Trump's Washington? Borrow his media playbook. With suggestive statements, cryptic tweets, provocative lawsuits and must-see television interviews, Trump's adversaries are using some of →

How Facebook was able to siphon off phone call and text logs

The news that Facebook's Android app has been collecting call and text histories is yet another black eye for the social media giant. But just why was Facebook able to siphon off records of who its users were contacting — and when — in →

New cars are quickly getting self-driving safety features

DETROIT — Autonomous vehicles get all the headlines, but automakers are gradually adding advanced electronic safety features to human-driven cars as they step toward a world of self-driving vehicles. Car and tech companies are rolling out →

Thousands in Russian city rally after shopping mall fire

MOSCOW — Thousands of angry and distraught Russians rallied Tuesday in a Siberian city to demand a full probe into a shopping mall fire that killed at least 64 people, many of them children. President Vladimir Putin, who also visited the city, →

McConnell looks to complete hemp's comeback as crop