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With his sights now on Senate, Bullock still battling Trump

BILLINGS, Mont. — Steve Bullock never got to square off against President Donald Trump before dropping out of the Democratic presidential primary last...
19:59 11 June 2020

Kelly Clarkson seeks divorce from husband of nearly 7 years

LOS ANGELES — Kelly Clarkson has filed for divorce from her husband of nearly seven years, Brandon Blackstock.
19:28 11 June 2020

Egypt to reopen tourist destinations less hard-hit by virus

CAIRO — Egypt will reopen select tourist destinations to international charter flights starting July 1, the Cabinet said Thursday, allowing travelers ...
19:24 11 June 2020

Senate GOP readies policing bill after Floyd death, protests

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are narrowing on a package of proposed policing changes after George Floyd's death that would create a national databa...
18:33 11 June 2020

Final tests of some COVID-19 vaccines to start next month

The first experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. is on track to begin a huge study next month to prove if it really can fend off the coronavirus, w...
18:16 11 June 2020

Not set in stone: Statues fall as Europe reexamines its past

LONDON — From Confederate monuments in the United States to statues of British slave traders, memorials erected in honor of historical figures have be...
17:44 11 June 2020

Senate panel authorizes subpoenas in new Russia probe

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee swiftly moved forward on Thursday with its investigation of the Justice Department’s Russia probe, voting ...
17:38 11 June 2020

Trump picks Tulsa for return of signature campaign rallies

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is planning to hold his first rally of the coronavirus era on June 19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. And he says he’s plannin...
16:55 11 June 2020

Pick me up off the floor, Norah Jones asks on her new album

NEW YORK — The title of Norah Jones’ new album, “Pick Me Up Off the Floor,” has two chief meanings.
16:27 11 June 2020

NHL camps to open July 10 if league, players agree to resume

The NHL and NHL Players' Association gave the go-ahead Thursday for teams to open training camp on July 10 in the next step forward toward completing ...
16:15 11 June 2020

Promoter behind Fury-Joshua deal provokes outrage in Ireland

DUBLIN — The boxing promoter helping to arrange the all-British heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is the subject of dialogue bet...
16:12 11 June 2020

Syria’s Assad fires his PM amid worsening economic crisis

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian President Bashar Assad on Thursday fired his prime minister, a month ahead of elections and as the economic crisis worsens an...
16:05 11 June 2020

US long-term mortgage rates mostly steady; 30-year at 3.21%

WASHINGTON — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates were mostly steady this week, continuing to hover near all-time lows.
15:18 11 June 2020

For tennis and golf, tournaments without fans come at a cost

When he first contemplated the prospect of a U.S. Open without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Tennis Association’s chief revenue o...
15:17 11 June 2020

Protesters topple Jefferson Davis statue in Virginia capital

RICHMOND, Va. — Protesters pulled down a century-old statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in the former capital of the Confederacy, adding ...
15:06 11 June 2020

Russia welcomes prospect of US troop pullback from Germany

MOSCOW — Russia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed President Donald Trump’s reported plan to withdraw more than a quarter of U.S. troops from Ger...
14:50 11 June 2020

Former IAAF president turns on son at corruption trial

PARIS — Former IAAF president Lamine Diack pointed a finger of blame at his son, saying he behaved like “a thug,” as he was quizzed in detail for the ...
14:41 11 June 2020

Trump OKs sanctions against international tribunal employees

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lobbed a broadside attack Thursday against the International Criminal Court by authorizing economic sanctions and ...
14:32 11 June 2020

Mexico doc visits, supports COVID-19 survivors in free time

MEXICO CITY — When Dr. Juan Antonio Salas finishes his shifts in coronavirus wards at two Mexico City public hospitals, his work is not done.
14:12 11 June 2020

With measures lifted, Balkans hit by coronavirus case spike

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s president has canceled his party’s campaign rallies and officials in Bosnia, North Macedonia and Albania are appealing on ...
13:21 11 June 2020

Queen Elizabeth takes part in first public video call

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has taken part in her first public video conference call to chat to four carers about the challenges they face looking aft...
12:24 11 June 2020

EU urges states to reopen domestic borders from Monday

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Thursday urged all its member countries to start lifting travel restrictions on their common borders from next week, ...
12:11 11 June 2020

Stolen Banksy honoring Bataclan victims found in Italy

L'AQUILA, Italy — Italian authorities on Thursday unveiled a stolen artwork by the British artist Banksy that was painted as a tribute to the victims ...
11:31 11 June 2020

Going green: Swiss officials must take trains for some trips

GENEVA — For Swiss federal officials, it's no more jetting to Paris for business: They'll need to go greener.
10:35 11 June 2020

China auto sales up 14.5% in May, recovering after pandemic

HONG KONG — China’s auto sales surged 14.5% in May, a second straight month of growth as the global industry’s biggest market gradually recovers from ...
9:50 11 June 2020

Japan wants US to extradite Americans who helped Ghosn flee

TOKYO — A Japanese prosecutor on Thursday urged the U.S. to extradite two Americans accused of helping Nissan’s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn flee the...
9:36 11 June 2020

Norwegian man gets 21 years for slaying, mosque attack

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A white nationalist Norwegian man who killed his stepsister and then stormed an Oslo mosque and opened fire, hitting no one, was...
9:24 11 June 2020

Resurgence of virus threatens South Korea’s success story

SEOUL, South Korea — Just weeks ago, South Korea was celebrating its hard-won gains against the coronavirus, easing social distancing, reopening schoo...
7:57 11 June 2020

Floyd killing finds echoes of abuse in South Africa, Kenya

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Collins Khosa was killed by law enforcement officers in a poor township in Johannesburg over a cup of beer left in his yard....
7:03 11 June 2020

AP PHOTOS: 1 year on, tumult of Hong Kong protests echoes

HONG KONG — A year has passed since the beginning of anti-government protests in Hong Kong that brought hundreds of thousands of people into the stree...
6:02 11 June 2020