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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 ...
5:02 19 June 2020

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.
5:01 19 June 2020

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...
4:35 19 June 2020

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...
4:12 19 June 2020

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...
3:32 19 June 2020

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...
3:21 19 June 2020

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...
1:56 19 June 2020

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.
1:31 19 June 2020

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 ...
23:13 18 June 2020

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.
22:24 18 June 2020

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...
21:56 18 June 2020

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...
21:37 18 June 2020

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 ...
21:02 18 June 2020

As Bolton speaks, Congress shrugs and points to election

WASHINGTON — Congress seems largely done with John Bolton.
20:56 18 June 2020

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...
20:44 18 June 2020

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...
20:38 18 June 2020

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...
20:37 18 June 2020

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...
20:19 18 June 2020

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...
19:22 18 June 2020

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...
19:11 18 June 2020

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...
18:45 18 June 2020

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 ...
18:37 18 June 2020

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...
18:08 18 June 2020

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...
18:07 18 June 2020

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...
17:55 18 June 2020

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...
17:43 18 June 2020

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)
17:34 18 June 2020

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 ...
17:23 18 June 2020

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...
17:16 18 June 2020

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...
16:59 18 June 2020