New Mexico close to historic all-female US House delegation
RIO RANCHO, N.M. — New Mexico has moved closer to possibly sending a historic delegation of all women of color to the U.S. House.
Theater master classes for youth attract Broadway talent
NEW YORK — Imagine being a young songwriter and getting tips from a creative team who really know how to construct a tune. After all, they wrote “Let ...
‘Comeback kid’? Governor gets unlikely boost from virus
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Before the coronavirus upended the world, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was in trouble.
DC Guard to investigate helicopter maneuvers to show force
WASHINGTON — The National Guard of the District of Columbia is investigating the use of one of its helicopters to make a “show of force” against prote...
VIRUS DIARY: Time and longing during a locked-down babyhood
SEATTLE — My 8-month-old baby has now spent 32% of his life under quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Scientists learn how tiny critters make ocean ‘snot palaces’
KENSINGTON, Maryland — Master builders of the sea construct the equivalent of a complex five-story house that protects them from predators and funnels...
Tourist towns balance fear, survival in make-or-break summer
CANNON BEACH, Ore. — As the coronavirus raced across America, this quaint seaside town did what would normally be unthinkable for a tourist destinatio...
Scientist defends Sweden’s hotly debated virus strategy
STOCKHOLM — Sweden's chief epidemiologist on Wednesday defended his country's controversial coronavirus strategy, which avoided a lockdown but resulte...
U.S. news organizations focus on lives lost in the pandemic
NEW YORK — Many are familiar with some of the bold-faced names of people who died of COVID-19 — musician John Prine, NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, former St...
One face in the crowd: A protester haunted by the dead
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — She couldn’t eat and she couldn’t sleep, jolting awake an hour after going to bed. Kelly Bundy felt haunted by the people who died b...
US Legislatures slow to pass laws limiting use of force
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A wave of police killings of young black men in 2014 prompted 24 states to quickly pass some type of law enforcement reform, but many...
Hong Kong leader accuses foreign critics of double standards
BEIJING — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam accused foreign critics on Wednesday of displaying “blatant double standards” over moves by Beijing to strengthe...
New report finds anti-Semitism on the rise in Czech Republic
PRAGUE — The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the Czech Republic doubled last year, the Jewish community said Wednesday.
Turkey: officers disperse anti-police brutality protest
ISTANBUL — Police in Istanbul have dispersed a small group of demonstrators who gathered in the Turkish city to denounce police violence and to stand ...
Pandemic brings 1st Australian recession in 29 years
CANBERRA, Australia — The coronavirus pandemic pushed Australia’s economy into recession for the first time in 29 years in the first quarter of the ye...
European jobless rate up modestly, Germany mulls stimulus
BERLIN — Europe's unemployment rate ticked up modestly last month, contained by use of labor programs that have kept millions of workers on payrolls a...
In COVID-19 darkness, gift of a `Moment of Light’ to museum
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — If not for the pandemic, Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum would have missed out on a classic Dutch 16th century painting it so badly c...
Burkina Faso’s food woes deepen as extremists expand reach
TOUGAN, Burkina Faso — Islamic extremists chased Adama Drabo and his family from their land in western Burkina Faso, forcing them to abandon a year's ...
Asia Today: S Korea reopening schools despite spike in cases
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Wednesday reported 49 new cases of COVID-19, continuing a weekslong resurgence of the virus as the government defe...
Police shove, make AP journalists stop covering protest
NEW YORK — New York City police officers surrounded, shoved and yelled expletives at two Associated Press journalists covering protests Tuesday in the...
Iowa voters oust Rep. King, shunned for insensitive remarks
DES MOINES, Iowa — Republicans in northwest Iowa ousted Rep. Steve King in Tuesday’s primary, deciding they’ve had enough of the conservative lightnin...
The Latest: Thousands on New York City streets after curfew
The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on ...
Asian shares rise as Wall Street gains for 3rd straight day
TOKYO — Asian shares rose Wednesday after Wall Street extended its gains for the third straight day, driven by optimism over economies reopening from ...
Trump says GOP is pulling convention from North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that he is seeking a new state to host this summer’s Republican National Convention aft...
The Latest: UN body calls for action on debt amid pandemic
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with e...
Broncos stop football to talk about race relations, Floyd
Instead of X's and O's, the Denver Broncos spent Tuesday talking about racial injustice, police brutality and healing a nation rocked by demonstration...
NASCAR City USA: Cup Series set for 2021 return to Nashville
It’s music to NASCAR’s ears: the stock car series is set to return to Nashville, Tennessee in 2021.
Pelosi urges Trump to be ‘healer in chief’ as protests rage
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump to be a “healer in chief” while Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell...
Trump questions render Trudeau speechless for 21 seconds
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canadians are watching what’s unfolding in the United States with “horror and const...
DC officials push back on aggressive response to protests
WASHINGTON — Officials in the nation’s capital pushed back Tuesday on an aggressive response by the federal government to demonstrations over the deat...