Bayern coach Flick the key to latest Bundesliga triumph
BERLIN — Bayern Munich effectively won the Bundesliga title in November when it appointed Hansi Flick as coach.
Columbus as supremacist? Some with Italian roots reject him
BOSTON — Generations of Italian Americans embraced Christopher Columbus with little thought to the dark side of his legacy. But as the nation grapples...
Zimbabwe’s sex workers on streets despite virus restrictions
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Forced to stay home for weeks without any source of income, Zimbabwe’s sex workers, like many other informal traders, are beginning...
Arab Israeli diplomat says security guards choked him
JERUSALEM — An Arab Israeli diplomat once deployed abroad to push back against Israel's critics says he was beaten by security guards at Jerusalem’s c...
Asia stocks lower after Wall Street gains on recovery hopes
BEIJING — Major Asian stock markets declined Wednesday after Wall Street gained on hopes for a global economic recovery and Japan's exports sank.
The Latest: New Zealand PM assigns military leader to border
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has assigned a top military leader to oversee the nation’s border quarantine measu...
Facebook aims to help voters, but won’t block Trump misinfo
Facebook is launching a widespread effort to boost U.S. voter turnout and provide authoritative information about voting — just as it doubles down on ...
Asia Today: Beijing adds more measures to curb new outbreak
BEIJING — Beijing reported a slight increase in new coronavirus cases Wednesday as it fights a new outbreak with strict measures aimed at reducing hum...
Arkansas AG sues TV pastor over virus treatment claims
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas' attorney general on Tuesday sued Missouri-based TV pastor Jim Bakker over his promotion of a product falsely touted as a...
’30 Rock’ cast reuniting to tout new NBC, cable schedules
LOS ANGELES — Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan and other “30 Rock” stars are reuniting for a corporate cause: to promote the shows and stars that ...
Church tied to Oregon’s largest coronavirus outbreak
SALEM, Ore. — A church in rural northeastern Oregon is now the epicenter of the state's largest coronavirus outbreak, as 236 people tested positive fo...
Black reporter sues paper over ban on her protest coverage
A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter prohibited from covering the city's Black Lives Matter protests because of a tweet sued the paper on Tuesday.
NBA lays out its vision for Disney restart to teams, players
Here’s some of what awaits NBA players going to Disney next month: game rooms, golf course access, cabanas with misters to combat the heat, fishing ar...
White House steps up effort to downplay coronavirus concerns
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump has long been fond of crafting his own version of the facts. But when he said “if we stop testing right now we’d hav...
US Supreme Court halts Texas execution over clergy question
HOUSTON — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a reprieve Tuesday to a Texas inmate scheduled to die for fatally stabbing an 85-year-old woman more than two...
Earnhardt Jr. headlines NASCAR’s 2021 Hall of Fame class
All Dale Earnhardt Jr. needed was a chance to prove he could win in stock cars.
Venezuela court orders takeover of 2 major political parties
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's Supreme Court, loyal to President Nicolás Maduro, on Tuesday ordered the takeover of two influential political partie...
Column: Cranberries and a ticking clock for Ryder Cup fate
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The final weekend in September in Wisconsin was expected to be bustling with good times and gigantic crowds, upward of 45,0...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump on an AIDS vaccine that doesn’t exist
WASHINGTON — Seizing on a medical milestone that doesn't exist, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he thinks the same scientific expertise that produ...
Nasrallah says Lebanon should not observe US Syria sanctions
BEIRUT — The head of Hezbollah group on Tuesday said Lebanon should not observe new U.S. sanctions against Syria which he described as deeply hurtful ...
Airman charged with murder of federal officer at courthouse
An Air Force sergeant already jailed in the ambush killing of a California sheriff’s deputy was charged Tuesday with murdering a federal security offi...
PG&E confesses to killing 84 people in 2018 California fire
Pacific Gas & Electric confessed Tuesday to killing 84 people in one of the most devastating wildfires in recent U.S. history during a dramatic co...
Simple math suggests complex back story at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court watchers were left scratching their heads when they learned Justice Neil Gorsuch was the author of Monday’s landmark LGBT r...
World TeamTennis players testing positive for COVID lose pay
A World TeamTennis player or coach who tests positive for COVID-19 when arriving for the three-week 2020 season will be dropped from the league withou...
Near Trump’s rally site, black Tulsa lives with fiery legacy
TULSA, Okla. — In the real world, 74-year-old Donald Shaw is walking on the empty, parched grass slope by Tulsa’s noisy crosstown expressway. He's on ...
Tight bight, small city: Virus sidelines ship, creates buzz
PORTLAND, Maine — A displaced cruise ship docked at the nation's rural northeastern tip is big enough to hold the host community's entire population.
Panel: NOAA bowed to political pressure in Dorian dispute
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration leaders violated the agency’s scientific integrity when they chastised a local weather office that had...
Louisiana widening access to medical marijuana under new law
BATON ROUGE, La. — More Louisiana residents will have access to medical marijuana under a significant expansion of the state's therapeutic cannabis pr...
House subpoenas Justice Dept lawyers over politicization
WASHINGTON — House Democrats have subpoenaed two Justice Department lawyers to testify before the Judiciary Committee about the politicization of the ...
Kimmel to host Emmys, first major awards show of pandemic
LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Kimmel will host the first major Hollywood awards ceremony of the coronavirus pandemic — but just how the Emmys will be held remai...