Blinken stresses US resolve in call with Russian diplomat
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Russian counterpart on Wednesday that the Biden administration will not waver in responding to...
CNN’s Sanjay Gupta worries about a muddled pandemic message
NEW YORK — At this stage in the pandemic, CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta is concerned that Americans are not getting clear enough messages about what they sho...
Schools ditch student mask requirements in growing numbers
As a lengthy, bitter fight over mask requirements for students neared its conclusion, the chairperson of a Florida school board announced that she wou...
Sabres GM disputes disconnect between team and Eichel
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams intends to move ahead with “players who want to be here” and that — for now — includes disg...
Treasure trove of rock memorabilia includes Kurt Cobain hair
NEW YORK — Guitars from Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton and Aerosmith as well as autographed memorabilia from The Beatles and even strands of hair from ...
EXPLAINER: How will judge’s ruling affect Chauvin sentence?
MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin could face a much harsher prison sentence after a judge found several aggravating factors in George Floyd's death.
Education: Gov ‘inciting hysteria’ by allowing mask opt-out
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's public schools chief on Wednesday said that the state's governor had no legal basis for allowing parents to opt thei...
Poland wants to buy Marie Curie’s vacation house in France
SAINT-REMY-LES-CHEVREUSE, France — Poland’s prime minister says he’s given instructions for the government to buy a house in France where the Nobel-wi...
UK foreign secretary calls for cooperation on cybersecurity
LONDON — U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday urged global cooperation to combat cyberattacks by “hostile state actors" and criminal gangs...
UPS drivers picket in Maine over long hours during pandemic
AUBURN, Maine — United Parcel Service drivers represented by the Teamsters union picketed Wednesday at a distribution hub to call attention to long ho...
Ruling paves way for longer sentence in George Floyd’s death
<a data-key="story-link" class="firstWords-0-2-103" href="/article/george-floyd-death-of-george-floyd-78a698283afd3fcd3252de512e395bd6">MINNEAPOLIS — ...
Van Dijk out of European Championship, Henderson a doubt
Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk has ruled himself out of next month's European Championship, saying he wanted to use the offseason to complete his...
Slovakia plans to keeping using AstraZeneca despite pause
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia's health minister says he plans to keep AstraZeneca in the country's vaccine arsenal, speaking a day after the country...
Germany eases travel rules for vaccinated as vacations loom
BERLIN — The German government has agreed to let travelers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or recovered from infection avoid testing and qua...
Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and Go-Go’s in Rock Hall on first try
NEW YORK — Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and the Go-Go's were elected Wednesday to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame their first time on the ballot, leading a cl...
UK government plan to toughen voter ID rules draws criticism
LONDON — The British government has announced contentious plans to toughen election voting rules by requiring photo identification at polling stations...
EU court: Amazon tax deal with Luxembourg was legal
BRUSSELS — In the latest setback to European Union efforts to tackle corporate tax avoidance, a court on Wednesday annulled a ruling by the European C...
Hard-liner Ahmadinejad again seeks to be Iran’s president
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's former hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered Wednesday to run again for the Islamic Republic's presidency, raising ...
UK economy showed resilience ahead of big lockdown easing
LONDON — The British economy contracted by a quarterly rate of 1.5% in the first three months of 2021, a relatively modest contraction given that the ...
Analysis: McDavid NHL’s MVP front-runner in condensed season
Using any metric, Connor McDavid’s 100-plus point season makes the Edmonton Oilers captain the clear frontrunner for the NHL MVP award.
House GOP set to oust Trump critic Liz Cheney from top post
WASHINGTON — House Republicans seem ready to toss Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership post after she repeatedly rebuked former President Donald Trump ...
Scientists race to study variants in India as cases explode
NEW DELHI — A potentially worrisome variant of the coronavirus detected in India may spread more easily. But the country is behind in doing the kind o...
Analysis: Violence upends Biden’s Israel-Palestinian outlook
WASHINGTON — The surge in Israeli-Palestinian violence has flummoxed the Biden administration in its first four months as it attempts to craft a Middl...
Jets beat Canucks 5-0 to secure 3rd in North Division
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Blake Wheeler had two goals and two assists, Connor Hellebuyck stopped 24 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, and the Win...
Bieber extends strikeout record, pitching Indians past Cubs
CLEVELAND — Shane Bieber pitched out of some early trouble before extending his strikeout record and César Hernández hit a two-run homer, sending the ...
Wheeler helps Jets beat Canucks, clinch 3rd place in North
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Blake Wheeler had two goals and two assists, Connor Hellebuyck stopped 24 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, and the Win...
Australian court upholds laws against foreign interference
CANBERRA, Australia — A Chinese-born political adviser on Wednesday lost his challenge in Australia’s highest court against laws banning covert foreig...
Raffl’s late goal pushes Capitals past Bruins, 2-1
WASHINGTON — Michael Raffl scored from a tight angle with 1.8 seconds remaining and the Washington Capitals beat the short-handed Boston Bruins 2-1 on...
Number of children traveling alone at border eases in April
SAN DIEGO — The number of unaccompanied children encountered on the U.S. border with Mexico in April eased from an all-time high a month earlier, whil...
Dua Lipa wins big at Brits, urges health worker pay raise
LONDON — British singer Dua Lipa called for a “fair” pay raise for U.K. health workers as she was named a double winner at the Brit Awards in London o...