Pompeo denies impropriety in firing of State Dept. watchdog
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top deputy are rejecting allegations that the State Department’s independent watchdog was fired fo...
Trump battles Pelosi, some in GOP over Confederate symbols
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is battling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over renaming military bases that honor Confederate generals — and he's at ...
Military chief: Wrong to walk with Trump past park protest
WASHINGTON — Army Gen. Mark Milley, the nation’s top military officer, added to the already extraordinary tension between the Pentagon and President D...
Biden gets more aggressive as 2020 campaign heats back up
PHILADELPHIA — Joe Biden is adopting an increasingly aggressive stance as he looks to break out of a monthslong campaign freeze imposed by the coronav...
Alarming rise in virus cases as states roll back lockdowns
NEW YORK — States are rolling back lockdowns, but the coronavirus isn't done with the U.S.
Amusement parks opening with temperature checks at the gate
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Thursday related to the n...
1.5 million more laid-off workers seek unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON — About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many Americans are still losing their ...
Thousands sick from COVID-19 in homes for the disabled
Neil Sullivan was angry, frustrated and crushed with guilt. His brother Joe had been rushed by ambulance from his home for the developmentally disable...
‘Ticking time bomb:’ Lack of beds slows Delhi’s virus fight
NEW DELHI — In New Delhi, a sprawling capital region of 46 million and home to some of India's highest concentration of hospitals, a pregnant woman’s ...
Troubled Iran struggles to maintain sway over Iraq militias
BAGHDAD — Iraqi militia factions expected the usual cash handout when the new head of Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force made his first visit to Baghdad ...
As protests grow, Belgium faces its racist colonial past
TERVUREN, Belgium — When it comes to ruthless colonialism and racism, few historical figures are more notorious than Leopold II, the king of the Belgi...
Truex ends 2020 winless skid with victory at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Martin Truex Jr. used a trip to NASCAR's shortest track to end a lengthy losing streak on the day the stock car series at long las...
Asia Today: Tracing harder in S. Korea, Indian cases spike
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported 45 new cases of COVID-19, all but two of them in the greater capital area, continuing a weekslong resurg...
Pelosi calls for removing Confederate statues from Capitol
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is demanding that statues of Confederate figures such as Jefferson Davis be removed from the U.S. Capitol.
Fed to keep providing aid and sees no rate hike through 2022
WASHINGTON — Confronted with an economy gripped by recession and high unemployment, the Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it expects to keep its...
Anna Wintour apologizes for race-related ‘mistakes’ at Vogue
NEW YORK — Vogue's Anna Wintour has apologized in an internal email for “mistakes" made in her 32-year tenure in not doing enough to elevate black voi...
‘Stop the pain,’ George Floyd’s brother pleads with Congress
WASHINGTON — Philonise Floyd challenged Congress on Wednesday to “stop the pain" as lawmakers consider a sweeping law enforcement overhaul, so his bro...
Minneapolis police chief takes on union, promises change
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Police Department will withdraw from police union contract negotiations, Chief Medaria Arradondo said Wednesday, as he a...
Trump: No change at bases named for Confederate officers
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will “not even consider” changing the name of any of the 10 Army bases that a...
US deficit racks up record deficit with 4 months still to go
WASHINGTON — The federal government recorded a budget deficit of $1.88 trillion for the first eight months of this budget year, larger than even any a...
Ex-judge says push to dismiss Flynn case is ‘abuse of power’
WASHINGTON — A former federal judge appointed to review the Justice Department's motion to dismiss criminal charges against former national security a...
Fired State Dept watchdog says he was bullied by officials
WASHINGTON — The independent State Department watchdog fired by President Donald Trump says top department officials tried to bully him and dissuade h...
Strange case of 2 kids who vanished in Idaho takes grim turn
BOISE, Idaho — It was the extended family who grew suspicious first, and then at their urging, local police: Seven-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and his...
‘Legendary’ heralds loud, proud ball culture
LOS ANGELES — FX’s fictionalized hit show “Pose” introduced many to the underground world of ballroom culture, in which historically black and Latino ...
‘Grief overload:’ Families absorb multiple virus deaths
It may seem hard to imagine the cruel toll of the coronavirus getting any worse than losing one of those closest to you. But Johnjalene Woods has been...
AMC aims to reopen theaters in July; nations eye economies
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Wednesday related to the ...
HBO Max removes ‘Gone With the Wind,’ will add context
NEW YORK — HBO Max has temporarily removed “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film long cr...
Surviving in America’s Black Belt amid pandemic and job loss
SELMA, Ala. — Life can be tough even on a good day in the Black Belt, where some of the poorest people in America are, as usual, depending on each oth...
Officials back off removing temporary fencing at White House
The Trump administration appears to be retreating from its commitment to quickly remove most of a new fence blocking demonstrators and other members o...
`He is going to change the world’: Funeral held for Floyd
HOUSTON — George Floyd was lovingly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and mentor, and now a force for change — at a fu...