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‘Mrs. America’ ERA miniseries gives women of color their due

LOS ANGELES — “Mrs. America,” which dramatizes the Equal Rights Amendment fight that pitted a surprising and determined opponent against a deep bench ...
17:28 13 April 2020

ACLU: Feds ‘slow walking’ inmate release at stricken prison

WASHINGTON — Prisoner rights advocates accused the federal Bureau of Prisons of “slow walking" the release of inmates at a Louisiana lockup where the ...
16:19 13 April 2020

Quibi stars have no quibble with new phone-only filmmaking

NEW YORK — They were skeptical. The name was weird. The concept was a little crazy — but it was intriguing.
15:14 13 April 2020

Abortion clinics: Pandemic boosts demand, heightens stress

NEW YORK — The coronavirus outbreak has fueled attempts to ban abortions in some states, but providers where the procedure remains available report in...
15:06 13 April 2020

NASCAR’s Larson suspended for racial slur in virtual race

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR star Kyle Larson was suspended without pay by Chip Ganassi Racing on Monday for using a racial slur on a live stream during a...
14:56 13 April 2020

Dying alone: Coronavirus keeps family from loved ones at end

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Don Pijanowski was not surrounded by loved ones when he died.
14:06 13 April 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump misfires on watchdogs, mail-in voting

WASHINGTON — Man bites watchdog.
12:29 13 April 2020

Aquarium seals must be wondering: Who’s that masked trainer?

BOSTON — Humans can't always recognize each other in face masks, so imagine the confusion that wild animals in captivity must feel.
11:54 13 April 2020

Schooner is school for Dutch teens sailing home due to virus

AMSTERDAM — The Caribbean sailing trip 25 Dutch high school students was supposed to end in Cuba, where they would trade a tall ship for a comfortable...
11:54 13 April 2020

Athletes completing bans get unexpected chance at Olympics

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Athletes completing doping bans over the next year will be eligible to compete in the postponed Tokyo Olympics, an unintended effe...
11:25 13 April 2020

Trump’s fundraising slows amid outbreak, still sets records

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's record-setting fundraising pace slowed slightly amid the coronavirus outbreak but remained strong as he maintain...
9:32 13 April 2020

2020 Watch: How and when will Trump reopen the economy?

MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
9:18 13 April 2020

Delay costs IOC ‘several hundred million’; Japan pays rest

TOKYO — The International Olympic Committee will face “several hundred million dollars” of added costs because of the postponement of the Tokyo Games,...
9:14 13 April 2020

Coronavirus upends Putin’s political agenda in Russia

MOSCOW — Spring is not turning out the way Russian President Vladimir Putin might have planned it.
6:44 13 April 2020

Child sex abuse in Pakistan’s religious schools is endemic

PAKPATTAN, Pakistan — Muhimman proudly writes his name slowly, carefully, one letter at a time, grinning broadly as he finishes. He’s just 11 years ol...
6:06 13 April 2020

The Latest: South Korea vice health minister urges alertness

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
5:36 13 April 2020

Backup coronavirus hospital in Memphis worries residents

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Faced with the threat of overburdened hospitals, states across the country are converting convention centers, sports facilities and p...
5:12 13 April 2020

Analysis: Will voters want a president who feels their pain?

WASHINGTON — In 1992, Americans ousted an incumbent president in the middle of an economic downturn because his challenger, Bill Clinton, seemed to be...
5:10 13 April 2020

Volunteers feed hungry animals at Nepal’s revered shrine

KATHMANDU, Nepal — When COVID-19 came to Nepal, attention turned to an unlikely group of victims: hundreds of monkeys, cows and pigeons.
4:48 13 April 2020

Nursing home deaths soar past 3,600 in alarming surge

NEW YORK — More than 3,600 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, an alarming ris...
2:45 13 April 2020

Former Senate staffer accuses Joe Biden of sexual assault

WASHINGTON — A former aide to Joe Biden is accusing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee of sexually assaulting her during the early 1990s ...
2:33 13 April 2020

Judge: Alabama can’t prohibit abortion during pandemic

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge on Sunday ruled that Alabama cannot ban abortions as part of the state’s response to coronavirus.
2:24 13 April 2020

OPEC, oil nations agree to nearly 10M barrel cut amid virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing nations on Sunday finalized an unprecedented production cut of nearly 10 million ba...
1:19 13 April 2020

Turkish minister offers resignation over weekend lockdowns

ISTANBUL — Turkey introduced a new coronavirus lockdown over the weekend that took many by surprise and led to Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu offeri...
21:24 12 April 2020

With a bike and loudspeakers, London vicar spreads the word

LONDON — Pat Allerton, the vicar of an Anglican church in London's fashionable Nothing Hill district, isn't one to let a nationwide lockdown get in be...
20:50 12 April 2020

Amid pandemic, Christians celebrate an Easter like no other

NEW YORK — Christians around the world celebrated Easter Sunday isolated in their homes by the coronavirus while pastors preached the faith’s joyous n...
20:39 12 April 2020

In divergent Easter celebrations, prayers for virus victims

Christians around the world celebrated an Easter Sunday upended by the coronavirus without the usual crowded church Masses and large family gatherings...
18:12 12 April 2020

Smithfield closes South Dakota pork plant due to coronavirus

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Virginia-based Smithfield Foods announced Sunday that it is closing its pork processing plant in Sioux Falls until further notice ...
17:31 12 April 2020

UK virus deaths top 10,000 as leader Johnson leaves hospital

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his gratitude to the staff of the National Health Service for saving his life when his treatme...
17:04 12 April 2020

The buck stops: Cowboys hanging on until rodeos start again

On the back of a bucking bronco, bareback rider Jamie Howlett tries his best to hang on for eight fierce seconds.
16:49 12 April 2020