HOUSTON (AP) - Defending champion Argentina advanced to the Copa America semifinals, beating Ecuador 4-2 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw on Thursday night after conceding a tying goal in second-half injury time,

AQABA, Jordan (AP) - Top U.S. officials were in the Middle East on Thursday, pushing for stability in Syria and an end to Israel's 14-month war in the Gaza Strip in a last-ditch diplomatic push by the outgoing Biden administration before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in a few weeks.

LONDON (AP) - The host of a news conference about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition fight wryly welcomed journalists last week to the "millionth" press briefing on his court case.