Israel begins firing artillery and tank shells into Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel has begun firing artillery and tank shells into Gaza, and scores of families are fleeing their homes, Palestinian witne...
Fire officials aim to douse blazes fast, avoid megafires
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials said Thursday they will try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible this year as severe drought tightens its gr...
Chrissy Teigen apologizes to Courtney Stodden for harassment
NEW YORK — Chrissy Teigen has apologized for harassing a then-teenage Courtney Stodden online years ago.
Nets sign Mike James for remainder of the season
NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets are keeping Mike James for the rest of the season.
AP source: Govt to ease up guidance on indoor mask-wearing
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday will ease indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing t...
Captain Marquinhos: No excuses for PSG’s poor title campaign
PARIS — The verdict on how Paris Saint-Germain's “unacceptable” league campaign has unraveled came from club captain Marquinhos.
Never count him out: Nadal rallies past Shapovalov in Rome
ROME — When it comes to long, grueling clay-court battles, nobody is better than Rafael Nadal.
Democrats search for a strategy to combat GOP voting laws
A small group of civil rights leaders gathered at Vice President Kamala Harris’ ceremonial office last week, discussing how to combat a wave of new Re...
For Muslims in America, Eid al-Fitr comes as pandemic eases
For Qassim Abdullah, this year’s Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr marked a bit of a milestone: Now fully vaccinated, the 66-year-old finally felt comfor...
Kelenic, Gilbert headline major roster shuffle for Mariners
SEATTLE — The anticipated major league debuts of outfielder Jarred Kelenic and pitcher Logan Gilbert are part of a big roster reshuffling for the Seat...
Gaetz associate expected to plead guilty in federal case
WASHINGTON — A key figure in the federal investigation of Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges next week.
Mäder wins his 1st stage, Valter takes Giro lead
ASCOLI PICENO, Italy — Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder won the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday for his first victory in a Grand Tour, and Attila...
Judge postpones trial for 3 ex-cops charged in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS — The trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd will be pushed back ...
Mobile soup kitchens take food, vaccine to Detroit’s poorest
DETROIT — Keenon Carreker walked up to the Salvation Army mobile soup kitchen parked in one of the poorest areas of Detroit for the big hot dogs that ...
Chief of teachers union is ‘all in’ on full fall reopening
The president of the American Federation of Teachers called Thursday for a full return to in-person learning in the fall, saying the union is “all in”...
When will COVID-19 vaccines be widely available globally?
WASHINGTON — When will COVID-19 vaccines be widely available globally?
Anniversary of JP2 attack marked as Poles grapple with abuse
ROME — The Vatican marked the 40th anniversary of the attempt on the life of St. John Paul II with a Mass on Thursday, amid muted commemorations in Po...
Hayes’ psychological methods keep Chelsea women flying high
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes has deployed the right tactics while leading her team to its first Women’s Champions League final. And her psychological me...
Ex-UK PM Cameron grilled over links to bankrupt finance firm
LONDON — Former British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday he never suspected that a financial services company he lobbied for would go under,...
EPA revokes Trump-era policy that loosened clean-air rules
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is revoking a Trump-era rule that overhauled how the agency evaluates air pollutants, a move the Bide...
Putin says school shooting in Kazan ‘has shaken all of us’
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that the deadly school shooting in Kazan “has shaken” the country and ordered the governmen...
Hamas, Israel fighting escalates even amid truce efforts
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hamas sent a heavy barrage of rockets deep into Israel in a matter of minutes Thursday and Israel pounded Gaza with more airst...
Some proms are back, with masks, testing and distancing
BOSTON — A minor league baseball stadium. A negative coronavirus test and absolutely no slow dancing.
California tree trimmer charged in deadly throat-slashings
OROVILLE, Calif. — A tree trimmer in rural Northern California has been charged in throat-slashing serial killings that left three people dead, prosec...
Ewan McGregor won’t soon forget his fashion turn as Halston
NEW YORK — Imagine, if you will, a galaxy far, far away where the one-name fashion wonder Halston dresses Obi-Wan Kenobi in something fabulous from th...
2 games to go for 6 teams in Bundesliga relegation scrap
BERLIN — Two games remain for the Bundesliga’s relegation candidates to avoid joining last-place Schalke in Germany’s second division.
Chelsea-Man City CL final moves to Porto with 12,000 fans
The all-English Champions League final will be held in Porto with 12,000 fans from Chelsea and Manchester City, UEFA confirmed Thursday.
Ex-Maldives president flies to Germany to treat blast wounds
MALE, Maldives — Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, who was critically wounded in an explosion, was released from the hospital on Thursday and...
Nowhere to run: Fear in Gaza grows amid conflict with Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Screams and flying debris enveloped Umm Majed al-Rayyes as explosions hurled her from her bed in Gaza City. Groping in the dar...
Syrian family reunited, against the odds, in Greece
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Torn apart in the deadly chaos of an air raid, a Syrian family of seven has been reunited, against the odds, three years later ...