NASCAR bans Confederate flag from its races, venues
For more than 70 years, the Confederate flag was a common and complicated sight at NASCAR races. Through the civil rights era right on through the sea...
Unemployment woes a mounting strain on Trump in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When the tourists stopped coming in March, so did Lorin Lynch’s paychecks from a Tampa Bay hotel. She burned through her savings w...
Trump resumes fundraising to build cash lead against Biden
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is resuming in-person fundraising events after a three-month hiatus as his campaign works to maintain a cash advan...
Tables turned, Ocasio-Cortez plays defense in primary fight
WASHINGTON — It's Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's turn to defend her record and battle accusations that she's lost touch with her district.
Asian shares slide after Wall Street retreat
TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday, with Tokyo dropping more than 1% as the Japanese yen gained after the Federal Reserve said it would k...
California Assembly backs repealing affirmative action ban
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A decades-long push to let California's public universities and government agencies consider race when making admissions and hiri...
US Soccer repeals rule that banned kneeling during anthem
U.S. Soccer's board of directors has voted to repeal a 2017 policy that required national team players to stand during the national anthem, a rule ado...
Jon Ossoff wins Georgia Senate primary; will face Perdue
ATLANTA — Jon Ossoff, a young Georgia media executive known for breaking fundraising records during a 2017 special election loss for a U.S. House seat...
Headline-making missteps put focus on newsroom diversity
NEW YORK — Alexis Johnson figures she wasn't the loser when the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said she couldn't cover protests triggered by George Floyd's d...
Trump administration proposes sweeping asylum restrictions
SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed sweeping — though somewhat vague — restrictions on asylum, seeking to align a legal framewo...
Volunteers, Smithsonian want to save White House protest art
WASHINGTON — Almost as soon as the towering black fencing was erected last week to seal off Lafayette Park, the barrier became an art gallery and a so...
Amazon bans police use of its face recognition for a year
NEW YORK — Amazon on Wednesday banned police use of its face-recognition technology for a year, making it the latest tech giant to step back from law-...
California deputy shot in ‘ambush’ attack at police station
PASO ROBLES, Calif. — A California sheriffs deputy was shot in the head in an “ambush” attack by a gunman intent on harming or killing police, authori...
Golf passes initial test with no positive virus results
FORT WORTH, Texas — The PGA Tour is not simply picking up where it left off.
Scott’s challenge: Uniting Senate GOP behind police overhaul
WASHINGTON — The GOP is looking for an answer on how to respond to national outrage over the police killing of George Floyd. And they are looking to S...
Mnuchin says businesses will need more help
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday said he believes the U.S. economy will need more help to pull out of the recession, but ad...
White House balks, again, at Bolton plan to publish memoir
WASHINGTON — The White House has told former national security adviser John Bolton that the manuscript of his forthcoming memoir still contains classi...
Statue of ex-Panthers owner removed from outside stadium
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A statue of former Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, who was accused in 2017 of making sexually suggestive comments to women...
Filipina journalist braces for verdict in ‘cyber libel’ case
VIENNA — An award-winning journalist who has aggressively covered Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration is bracing for a verdict in a ...
Canceling Ivanka Trump spurs backlash for Kansas college
TOPEKA, Kan. — Donors are pushing Kansas' higher education board to fire Wichita State University's president after he canceled a virtual speech by Iv...
Amid tears and laughter, visits resume in nursing homes
BOSTON — She wore a mask and sat across the nursing home patio from her elderly mother, but Marcie Abramson's emotions were on full display as the two...
Relatives: Bodies found are 2 kids missing since September
BOISE, Idaho — Relatives of two children missing since September have told media outlets that the bodies of two kids uncovered in rural Idaho are the ...
TV pastor Jim Bakker hopes attorney general halts probe
O'FALLON, Mo. — Missouri-based TV pastor Jim Bakker hopes Arkansas' attorney general does not obtain personal information of his congregation members ...
IOC to open talks about easing protest ban at Olympics
GENEVA — Amid a global wave of demonstrations against racism, the IOC said Wednesday it would open talks that could let athletes make stronger protest...
MLS to resume season with Florida tournament starting July 8
Major League Soccer is resuming its season amid the coronavirus pandemic on July 8 with a World Cup-style tournament in Florida that won't include fan...
JK Rowling responds to critics over her transgender comments
LOS ANGELES — “Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling said she refuses to “bow down" to criticism about her recent comments on transgender people.
Facing electoral headwinds, Trump brings back his 2016 team
NEW YORK — As anyone who has ever heard him speak knows, President Donald Trump loves to relive 2016.
US general: Taliban not yet met conditions for US withdrawal
WASHINGTON — The Taliban have not yet met conditions required for a complete U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by next May as envisioned in a U.S...
Ava DuVernay joins the film academy’s Board of Governors
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has been elected to the film academy’s Board of Governors for the first time.
Backlash over George Floyd tweet forces out CrossFit founder
The founder and CEO of CrossFit is stepping down after his tweet about George Floyd sparked a social media backlash and a wave of affiliated gyms cut ...