AP National News

New York musician Larry Saltzman isn't really a movie fan, but he'll be sure to watch the Oscars this year

A report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says Iran has accelerated its production of near weapons-grade uranium as tensions between Tehran and Washington rise after the election of U.S. President Donald Trump

The Federal Aviation Administration says an American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport discontinued its landing, performing a go-around to avoid getting too close to another aircraft departing from the same runway

The number of Americans who identify as Christian has declined steadily for years, but that drop shows signs of slowing

A freshman Democratic congressman is introducing a bill to protect the jobs of veterans working for the government amid mass firings by the Trump administration

Tens of thousands of Israelis have lined highways holding flags, orange balloons and signs saying “forgive us” in an outpouring of grief as the bodies of a mother and her two small sons who were killed in captivity in the Gaza Strip were taken for burial

A culinary program for transgender people in Pakistan is giving members of the community professional training, as well as dignity and hope

Five days before the Academy Awards, nearly every nominee gathered for a cocktail reception, dinner and class picture that served as a sort of Oscars orientation

An Israeli security official says Hamas has handed to the Red Cross the bodies of four Israelis who were held hostage in Gaza

The Vatican says Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors still say his prognosis is still guarded