Former Baltimore mayor scheduled to plead guilty to perjury
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Baltimore’s disgraced former mayor Catherine Pugh, who was embroiled in a scandal involving her “Healthy Holly" children's books, is ...
China charges 2 Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case
BEIJING — China has charged two detained Canadians with spying in cases linked to Canada’s arrest of a Huawei executive on U.S. charges.
Trump troop cut in Germany fits a pattern of hitting allies
WASHINGTON — In vowing to pull thousands of American troops from Germany, President Donald Trump is following a pattern of disruptive, sometimes punit...
New solo version of Aretha song about race, faith released
NEW YORK — A never-before-heard solo version of the late Aretha Franklin’s riveting and powerful collaboration with Mary J. Blige about faith and race...
Klobuchar urges Biden to pick nonwhite woman as running mate
CHICAGO — Amy Klobuchar said Thursday that she was dropping out of the running to be vice president and urging Democrat Joe Biden to select a woman of...
JD.com racks up $38B in sales in annual online shopping fest
HONG KONG — JD.com's annual “618” online shopping extravaganza racked up a total of 269.2 billion yuan ($38 billion) worth of transactions, as consume...
China’s top lawmakers take up draft Hong Kong security law
BEIJING — China's top legislative body has taken up a draft national security law for Hong Kong that has been strongly criticized as undermining the s...
Southeastern Conference pushing Mississippi to change flag
The Southeastern Conference is considering barring league championship events in Mississippi until the state changes its Confederate-based flag.
How black history is taught in schools faces new scrutiny
OKLAHOMA CITY — For decades, when it was discussed at all, the killing of hundreds of people in a prosperous black business district nearly a century ...
Steelers’ Heyward: team will be united if it opts to protest
PITTSBURGH — Cam Heyward is well-versed in the sometimes messy optics associated with taking a stand against social injustice.
Holland Taylor’s Ann Richards: ‘A woman for all seasons’
LOS ANGELES — Holland Taylor earned a Tony nomination for her portrayal of charismatic Texas politician Ann Richards, but the actor deserves acclaim f...
AP Explains: Juneteenth marks day last enslaved people freed
Juneteenth commemorates when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free 155 years ago. Now, with support growing for the racial justic...
US drops planned limit for toxin that damages infant brains
The Trump administration on Thursday rejected imposing federal drinking-water limits for a chemical used in fireworks and other explosives and linked ...
As Bolton speaks, Congress shrugs and points to election
WASHINGTON — Congress seems largely done with John Bolton.
Atlanta police call out sick to protest charges in shooting
ATLANTA — Atlanta police officers called out sick or refused to answer calls Thursday to protest the filing of murder charges against an officer who s...
For now, Virginia still can’t remove massive Lee statue
RICHMOND, Va. — A judge on Thursday extended a court order preventing Virginia’s governor from removing a historic statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee from a...
Seattle police union expelled from large labor group
SEATTLE — The largest labor group in the Seattle area has expelled the city's police union, saying the guild representing officers failed to address r...
Reporters barred from listening to end of Biden fundraiser
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's presidential campaign wouldn't let reporters listen to the end of an online fundraiser on Thursday during which he held a “vi...
California orders people to wear masks in most indoor spaces
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will require people to wear masks in most indoor settings and outdoors when distancing isn't possible under a statewid...
Billie Eilish gets 3-year restraining order for trespasser
LOS ANGELES — A judge has extended to three years a restraining order taken out by Billie Eilish against a man who repeatedly appeared at her Los Ange...
Paris protesters cloak colonial-era statue with black cloth
PARIS — French anti-racism activists draped a black cloth over the statue of a colonial commander in central Paris on Thursday, prompting three arrest...
Senate confirms McConnell ally to top federal appeals court
WASHINGTON — A divided Senate has approved the nomination of a 38-year-old judge and ally of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to serve on a top ...
US has hit agreed troop-cut target of 8,600 in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — The United States has reduced its troop presence in Afghanistan to 8,600, fulfilling its obligation as part of a February deal with the T...
Calls for Romania’s president to reject gender studies ban
BUCHAREST, Romania — Dozens of protesters gathered Thursday in Romania's capital to express their opposition to a law banning the teaching of gender s...
UK’s recession ‘less bad’ than feared, Bank of England
LONDON — The Bank of England unveiled another big stimulus package for the U.K. economy as it tries to limit the scale of the coronavirus recession, w...
Florida Sen. Rubio introduces NIL bill to push NCAA changes
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill Thursday that would protect the NCAA from being challenged in court if the association changes its rules to...
Review: String quartet with Yo-Yo Ma wows again on 2nd album
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile, "Not Our First Goat Rodeo” (Sony Music Masterworks)
Denying marriage claim, justices OK James Brown’s dying wish
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Godfather of Soul's dying wish to help educate needy children is a big step closer to being fulfilled, now that South Carolina's ...
NATO to probe France-Turkey Med naval incident
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that the military alliance would investigate an incident between Turkish warships and...
Proof of life: Photos emerge of stolen Van Gogh painting
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch art sleuth has received “proof-of-life” photos of a Vincent van Gogh painting stolen in late March from a Dutch museu...