Tokyo gov seeks 2nd term, says Japan unprepared for pandemic
TOKYO — Japan may have contained its coronavirus outbreaks for now but the country needs better crisis management and a digital transformation to prep...
Poll: Americans not buying White House spin on coronavirus
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic is “a cause for celebration,” but a new poll finds more than...
Bangladeshi group sends cards, baskets to COVID-19 patients
DHAKA, Bangladesh — When her father tested positive for COVID-19, Sumona Khanom struggled to get a bed for him at an already overwhelmed Dhaka Medical...
Poor People’s Campaign eyes ‘virtual march’ in poverty fight
RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Clergy and religious leaders are preparing to hold a virtual march Saturday to highlight the plight of Americans struggling with po...
‘A hot mess’: Hickenlooper stumbles into Democratic primary
DENVER — Former Gov. John Hickenlooper was supposed to be Democrats' worry-free solution to the Colorado Senate race, but he's stumbled badly in the w...
Race for virus vaccine could leave some countries behind
LONDON — As the race for a vaccine against the new coronavirus intensifies, rich countries are rushing to place advance orders for the inevitably limi...
Asian shares slip as global rally eases off the accelerator
BANGKOK — Shares fell Thursday in Asia after another day of wobbly trading on Wall Street as markets eased off the accelerator following their big ral...
A look at dueling policing proposals considered by Congress
WASHINGTON — As Americans protest racial inequality and the death of George Floyd and others at the hands of police, their pleas are being heard in th...
`That 70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson charged in 3 rapes
LOS ANGELES — “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson was charged with the rapes of three women in the early 2000s, Los Angeles prosecutors said Wednes...
Even with ruling, workplace still unequal for LGBTQ workers
NEW YORK — Even with this week’s Supreme Court ruling, the workplace will be far from equal for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.
US broadcasting chief fires agency heads in major reshuffle
WASHINGTON — The new chief of U.S.-funded international broadcasting on Wednesday fired the heads of at least two outlets he oversees and replaced the...
NCAA approves plan for basketball players to access coaches
The NCAA Division I Council on Wednesday approved a plan to allow college basketball players to start working with their coaches for the first time si...
Study ties blood type to COVID-19 risk; O may help, A hurt
A genetic analysis of COVID-19 patients suggests that blood type might influence whether someone develops severe disease.
US virus outbreaks stir clash over masks, personal freedom
PHOENIX — When the coronavirus flared in China this week, the country canceled flights, suspended reopenings and described the situation as “extremely...
In family meeting, Trump asks for reviews of police killings
DALLAS — Dwayne Palmer and his mother arrived at the White House wary, worried about being “used as political pawns" when President Donald Trump invit...
After 100-day wait, English soccer returns and takes a knee
MANCHESTER, England — Players kneeled in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and victims of the coronavirus were remembered as the Premier Leag...
All 21 in group arrested over quarantine leave Hawaii
HONOLULU — All 21 members of a group who were arrested over Hawaii's traveler quarantine have been released from jail and returned to California.
Officer charged with murder for shooting Rayshard Brooks
ATLANTA — Prosecutors brought murder charges Wednesday against the white Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back, saying that Broo...
Administration seeking to roll back tech company protections
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department proposed Wednesday that Congress roll back long-held legal protections for online platforms such as Facebook, Goog...
US warns 3 companies over illegal at-home COVID-19 tests
WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators are cracking down on three companies for selling at-home blood tests for coronavirus, warning that the products ha...
Driver free but virus free? Robo cars hit new speed bump
DETROIT — The latest challenge for the autonomous vehicle industry: How to assure passengers that the car they are getting in is virus free, even if i...
Biden calls on Trump to ‘wake up’ to havoc caused by virus
DARBY, Pa. — Joe Biden unleashed a stinging critique Wednesday of President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus, calling on Trump to "wake up” ...
Judge: Gay couple’s child was US citizen at birth in Canada
SILVER SPRING, Md. — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the State Department must recognize that the daughter of a gay couple in Maryland has been a...
NASA’s next Mars rover honors medical teams fighting virus
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s next Mars rover is honoring all the medical workers on the front lines of the coronavirus battle around the world.
Charleston officials to remove statue of slavery advocate
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Despite a South Carolina law protecting monuments, officials in the historic city of Charleston announced Wednesday that they plan to...
Bolton says Trump asked China to help him get reelected
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asked China’s Xi Jinping during a 2019 summit meeting to help his reelection prospects by purchasing more American...
Pompeo meets Chinese officials amid Bolton book revelations
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was meeting with a top Chinese official in Hawaii on Wednesday as new revelations about President Donald T...
Prepping on a new court, Serena Williams will enter US Open
Here’s how all-in Serena Williams is on participating in the 2020 U.S. Open: She set up a practice area at her home with the new brand of hard courts ...
Wife of U.S. Rep. Andy Barr dies unexpectedly at age 39
LEXINGTON, Ky. — U.S. Rep. Andy Barr expressed “profound grief” Wednesday over the unexpected death of his 39-year-old wife at their home in Kentucky ...
Russian monk denying coronavirus takes control of monastery
MOSCOW — A rebellious Russian monk who has denied the coronavirus' existence and urged believers to ignore the Kremlin's lockdown orders has taken con...