Romney’s racial justice march spotlights faith groups’ role
Mitt Romney’s participation in a racial justice march Sunday brought the startling sight of Republicans’ 2012 presidential nominee avowing that “black...
Current, former NHL players form Hockey Diversity Alliance
Seven current or former black NHL players formed the Hockey Diversity Alliance on Monday, creating another avenue to fight racism and intolerance in t...
Thousands mourn George Floyd in Texas amid calls for reform
HOUSTON — The last chance for the public to say goodbye to George Floyd drew thousands of mourners Monday to a church in his native Houston, as his de...
US prosecutors spar with Prince Andrew in Epstein probe
LONDON — U.S. prosecutors and attorneys for Britain's Prince Andrew sniped at one another across the Atlantic on Monday, each saying the other side wa...
Officer charged in Floyd’s death held on $1 million bail
MINNEAPOLIS — A judge on Monday kept bail at $1 million for a former Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd's de...
Seattle council members protest after tear gas used on crowd
SEATTLE — Just days after Seattle's mayor and police chief promised a month-long moratorium on using a type of tear gas to disperse protesters, the de...
Russia charges plant director in Arctic diesel fuel spill
MOSCOW — Russian authorities have charged the director of an Arctic power plant that leaked 20,000 tons of diesel fuel into the ecologically fragile r...
Biden promises police changes without stripping funding
ATLANTA — Joe Biden diverged Monday from activists pushing to “defund the police” in the United States, arguing that an overhaul of policing in Americ...
New this week: Spike Lee flick, ‘Artemis Fowl,’ Norah Jones
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this w...
Behind virus and protests: A chronic US economic racial gap
WASHINGTON — The United States has been here before, staring into the deep chasm that divides white and black Americans.
The 10 best movies released since theaters were shuttered
Believe it or not, a lot of new films have been released since movie theaters were shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic — and a lot of good films.
Can tear gas and pepper spray increase virus spread?
Police departments have used tear gas and pepper spray on protesters in recent weeks, raising concern that the chemical agents could increase the spre...
Suspect in police killing was member of elite military team
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — An active-duty U.S. Air Force sergeant accused of killing a Northern California sheriff’s deputy in an ambush-style attack was a ...
Germany: US troop reduction could harm NATO security
BERLIN — Germany’s defense minister suggested Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s reported plans to withdraw more than a quarter of American tro...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 14-20
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 14-20:
Floyd’s casket arrives at Houston church for public viewing
HOUSTON — The body of George Floyd arrived at a church Monday in Houston for a final public memorial for the man whose death at the hands of police in...
Settler leader: Netanyahu moving ahead with annexation plans
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has assured Jewish settlers that he is going ahead with plans to begin annexing parts of the occupied We...
In Bristol, toppling of slave trader’s statue a major moment
BRISTOL, England — Bristol's history is being written in thin air.
President ‘worried’ as South Africa’s virus cases rise fast
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa's numbers of COVID-19 are “rising fast,” according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who says that he's worried.
Poll: Pandemic does little to alter US views on health care
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus pushed hospitals to the edge, and millions of workers lost job-based coverage in the economic shutdown to slow the spread...
The Latest: Brighton to have cardboard cutouts of fans
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Building works re-start in Paris’ fire-ravaged Notre Dame
PARIS — Works have restarted in Paris' fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral after a hiatus linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
Lawyer: Coronavirus restrictions hamper MH17 defense case
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands — A defense lawyer for a suspect in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine nearly six years ago said Mo...
India eases lockdown even as virus cases jump in capital
NEW DELHI — With shopping malls, places of worship, restaurants and state borders reopening Monday, some of the last vestiges of India's 10-week-long ...
Cristobal weakens to tropical depression, rains persist
NEW ORLEANS — Cristobal weakened to a tropical depression Monday morning, after crashing ashore as a lopsided tropical storm a day prior in Louisiana ...
Personal mobility machine needs no help at Tokyo airport
TOKYO — An autonomous mobility system that works like a wheelchair without anyone pushing it is scuttling around a Tokyo airport to help with social d...
Democrats look to counter GOP vote-by-mail fraud claims
WASHINGTON — Democrats are mounting a new effort to push back against a well-funded Republican campaign that seeks to undermine public confidence in m...
Iran doctor freed in swap for Navy veteran returns to Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian doctor based in Florida returned to his homeland Monday after being part of a swap that saw a U.S. Navy veteran held by Iran...
Japan says economy contracted less than earlier reported
TOKYO — Japan reported Monday that its economy contracted at an annual rate of 2.2% in January-March, less than initially estimated.