On Tiananmen anniversary, Hong Kong bans insults to anthem
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s legislature approved a contentious bill Thursday that makes it illegal to insult the Chinese national anthem.
Chinese dissident Xu Zhiyong to be honored by PEN America
NEW YORK — Xu Zhiyong, a prominent Chinese activist and legal scholar detained by the government since earlier this year, is being honored by PEN Amer...
AP tally: Arrests at widespread US protests hit 10,000
PHOENIX — More than 10,000 people have been arrested in protests decrying racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death, according t...
Barcelona locals reclaim city from tourists during pandemic
BARCELONA, Spain — For florist Laura Gómez and many other Barcelona residents, the COVID-19 pandemic has one silver lining, amid all the death and suf...
Amid virus, those in India’s largest slum help one another
KOHIMA, India — There are no secrets in the tightly packed lanes of Dharavi, India’s largest slum. Everyone knows when an alcoholic husband turns viol...
China easing airline access amid conflict with Washington
BEIJING — Chinese regulators said Thursday more foreign airlines will be allowed to fly to China as anti-coronavirus controls ease but it was unclear ...
8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality
MINNEAPOLIS — All protest movements have slogans. George Floyd's has a number: 8:46
Biden to focus on economic plans, inequality in weeks ahead
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden is pledging to unveil a series of proposals in coming weeks aimed at reversing the economic devastation wrought by the pandemic...
Pandemic means a silent June at the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — It's the time of the year when Supreme Court justices can get testy. They might have to find a new way to show it.
GOP reckons with polarizing candidates amid civil unrest
WASHINGTON — The Republican Party is facing a reckoning over some of its most divisive candidates. So far the results are mixed, and that's dicey for ...
Protests eclipse pandemic, but White House fears resurgence
WASHINGTON — For weeks, President Donald Trump has been eager to publicly turn the page on the coronavirus pandemic. Now fears are growing within the ...
UN office denounces human rights violations in Philippines
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office called on the Philippine government in a new report Thursday to end all violence targeting suspected drug offend...
Democrats prepare police reform bills after Floyd’s death
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats, powered by the Congressional Black Caucus, are preparing a sweeping package of police reforms as pressure builds...
No crowds delight art lovers in Italy at reopened museums
FLORENCE, Italy — The Uffizi Galleries, the most-visited museum in Italy, is open after three months of COVID-19 lockdown, delighting art lovers who d...
Asia Today: Australia to restart flights to New Zealand
CANBERRA, Australia — Canberra Airport opened a register for travelers interested in flying from the Australian capital to New Zealand on July 1 in a ...
Ousted State watchdog confirms investigations into Pompeo
WASHINGTON — Ousted State Department Inspector General Steve Linick on Wednesday told members of three congressional committees that before he was abr...
More than 100 charged with looting, assaults in California
SAN FRANCISCO — California authorities have charged more than 100 people with looting, assault and other crimes committed during and around protests w...
Wuhan tests 10 million people, finds few virus infections
BEIJING — The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected late last year, has tested nearly 10 million people in an unprecedented ...
Universities, archdiocese named in lawsuit over Katrina aid
NEW ORLEANS — Two New Orleans universities, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and a government contractor are defendants in a whistleblowe...
Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday to remove one of the country’s most iconic monuments to the Confede...
Cop in Floyd case got medals for valor and drew complaints
The Minneapolis police officer who used his knee to pin down George Floyd’s neck before his death was the most experienced of the four officers involv...
Senate passes fix for small-business coronavirus relief
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday passed legislation to make it easier for businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic to take advantage ...
Journalists wage legal fights after facing protest attacks
NEW YORK — Journalists alarmed by dozens of incidents where reporters were shot at, manhandled, gassed or arrested while covering demonstrations touch...
The Latest: Detroit Pistons set to reopen practice facility
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Iowa Rep. King’s defeat marks moment of unity for GOP, Dems
DES MOINES, Iowa — The longer Steve King served in Congress, building up a repertoire of racist rhetoric and nativist sentiments, the more he unwittin...
Amid protests, US faith leaders engage racism and politics
NEW YORK — As days of anti-racism protests sparked by police killings push Americans toward a national reckoning, religious leaders are stepping more ...
Review: Elisabeth Moss as Shirley Jackson in ‘Shirley’
Josephine Decker's prickly, unnerving “Shirley,” is set mostly in the Bennington, Vermont, home of the reclusive writer Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Mos...
States jockey to host Trump as he accepts GOP nomination
WASHINGTON — Several states are vying to host President Donald Trump when he accepts his party’s nomination later this year, after Trump officially pu...
Portland, Oregon, city of protest, reels from nightly chaos
PORTLAND, Ore. — This liberal city is known — and prepared — for protests that can descend into chaos, but even it is reeling from the nightly unrest ...
NASCAR ready for long-term commitment in Nashville
Here’s what NASCAR hopes is the honky tonk truth — that a Nashville reboot is good enough this time to make the sport a tough ticket in the heart of o...