NYPD distancing arrests: Many non-whites, at times violently
NEW YORK — One newly surfaced video of social distancing enforcement gone wrong in New York City shows a police officer running at a black man and thr...
The Latest: China’s football association to cut pay
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Carved stone turtle unearthed from Angkor reservoir site
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian archaeologists have unearthed a large centuries-old statue of a turtle at the Angkor temple complex.
Ex-Green Beret behind Venezuela raid suspected of plagiarism
MIAMI — The former Green Beret behind a failed military incursion in Venezuela can add another infraction to his growing list of potential screw ups —...
Former Fox, NBC star Kelly interviews Biden accuser
NEW YORK — The former aide who has accused Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden of sexual assault has been interviewed by Megyn Kelly, the one-...
Blood, sweat and swabs: UFC seeks safe shows in pandemic
Even before they check in to the hotel, every fighter, coach, cameraman, journalist and UFC employee arriving in Jacksonville, Florida, is immediately...
New Mexico extends lockdown for town that’s a US hot spot
GALLUP, N.M. — Traffic was almost nonexistent in this small New Mexico city, and just a handful of people waited their turn to get into grocery stores...
Smoky Mountains National Park to reopen over weekend
WASHINGTON — When the Great Smoky Mountains National Park becomes one of the country's first national parks to reopen Saturday, some of its most popul...
Music Review: Jason Isbell firms up his place among the best
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, “Reunions” (Southeastern/Thirty Tigers)
Store workers become enforcers of social distancing rules
NEW YORK — Sandy Jensen's customer-service job at a Sam's Club in Fullerton, California, normally involves checking member ID cards at the door and an...
US consumer borrowing fell for first time since 2011
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer borrowing fell in March for the first time in more than eight years, with the category covering credit cards dropping by th...
Q&A: Stacey Abrams is ready to serve but not on top court
ATLANTA — Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says she's ready to serve presidential candidate Joe Biden in whatever capacity he needs, as long as he doesn...
Slashed St. Ed’s: Reeling school cuts teams, breaks hearts
Carlos Tercero had already been forced to move in with one of his teammates when St. Edward’s University closed its campus because of the pandemic, th...
Google affiliate scraps plan for Toronto smart city project
TORONTO — Google abandoned its smart-city development in Toronto on Thursday after more than two years of controversy over privacy concerns and amid e...
Malaria drug shows no benefit in another coronavirus study
A new study finds no evidence of benefit from a malaria drug widely promoted as a treatment for coronavirus infection.
Eviction protection extended; push for antibody testing
NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended protections for New Yorkers unable to pay their rent, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio set an ambitious go...
US faces ‘truly daunting’ challenges on needed COVID tests
WASHINGTON — Despite a massive effort, the nation faces “truly daunting” challenges to deploy millions of coronavirus tests to safely re-open the econ...
Jim Harbaugh proposes one-and-done rule change for NFL draft
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is pushing for a change that would allow football players to enter the NFL draft after one year in coll...
Senate fails to override Trump veto on Iran conflict
WASHINGTON — Congress has failed in its bid to block President Donald Trump from engaging in further military action against Iran without backing from...
Fears grow as coronavirus bears down on Mexico City
MEXICO CITY — A hand-washing station and bright yellow signs warning of an area of “high infection” now greet the steady stream of hearses at the entr...
Advocates warn of more immigrant deaths without ICE action
HOUSTON — More people will die of the coronavirus in U.S. immigration custody unless the Trump administration rapidly improves conditions and releases...
La Scala opens virtual tour during coronavirus lockdown
MILAN — Milan’s famed La Scala opera house on Thursday unveiled a virtual journey through its ornate premises and rich archives via Google Arts & ...
California restaurants envision big changes in reopening
LOS ANGELES — California restaurants have drafted a plan to allow the industry to reopen for sit-down dining with an array of safeguards while avoidin...
Bug experts dismiss worry about US ‘murder hornets’ as hype
Insect experts say people should calm down about the big bug with the nickname “murder hornet” — unless you are a beekeeper or a honeybee.
Navy nominee: Service is in rough waters, cites leadership
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy is in “rough waters” and suffering from leadership failures, the diplomat tapped to be the next Navy secretary told a Senat...
US long-term mortgage rates mixed; 30-year loan at 3.26%
WASHINGTON — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates were mixed this week, continuing to hover near all-time lows.
Luminaries Lost: A look at some of the artists lost to virus
A man made to make shoes. The king of the Congolese dance hall. A novelist in exile. In the first of an occasional series, The Associated Press takes ...
Putin-Trump call focuses on coronavirus, arms control, oil
MOSCOW — U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed progress in combating the coronavirus pandemic along with arms con...
Butler’s prescient sci-fi resonates years after her death
NEW YORK — Novelist N.K. Jemisin was a teenager the first time she read Octavia Butler, and nothing had prepared her for it. It was the 1980s, and the...
German woman accuses French ex-president of sexual assault
PARIS — A German journalist has accused former French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing of repeatedly grabbing her during an interview, and filed a s...