US retail sales up a record 17.7% in a partial rebound
BALTIMORE — U.S. retail sales jumped by a record 17.7% from April to May, with spending partially rebounding after the coronavirus had shut down busin...
Talking points ahead of the Premier League restart
Some talking points ahead of the resumption of the Premier League following a three-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic:
UK begins coronavirus vaccine trial; France pledges funding
LONDON — Scientists at Imperial College London will start immunizing people in Britain this week with their experimental coronavirus shot, while pharm...
Businesses ask patrons to waive right to sue if they get ill
WASHINGTON — As businesses reopen across the U.S. after coronavirus shutdowns, many are requiring customers and workers to sign forms saying they won’...
What are the potential long-term effects of having COVID-19?
What are the potential long-term effects of having COVID-19?
African nations seek scrutiny of US, others over racism
GENEVA — African nations have prepared a draft resolution at the U.N.’s top human rights body that singles out the United States and would launch inte...
Hong Kong leader urges people not to ‘demonize’ security law
HONG KONG — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that she hopes opponents of a new national security law being imposed by China do not “demonize a...
Internships get canceled or go virtual because of pandemic
LONDON — Yadeen Rashid was flying high in February. He’d just earned stellar grades in his latest semester at Virginia Tech university, where he’s in ...
AP PHOTOS: Sunshine, espressos, shopping as Europe opens up
MADRID — Whether it's German tourists basking in Spain’s sunshine or Parisians renewing their love affair with their city, Monday’s border openings be...
Coronavirus tracing app a test for privacy-minded Germany
BERLIN — Germany launched a coronavirus tracing app Tuesday that officials say is so secure even government ministers can use it.
Businesses, colleges plead with Trump to preserve work visas
BOSTON — Gregory Minott came to the U.S. from his native Jamaica more than two decades ago on a student visa and was able to carve out a career in arc...
Man shot during protest over Spanish conqueror’s statue
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A man was shot Monday night as protesters in New Mexico’s largest city tried to tear down a bronze statue of a Spanish conquistado...
Warren’s outreach to black voters could help VP standing
WASHINGTON — Shortly before Elizabeth Warren joined their virtual happy hour on a recent Friday afternoon, the five African American women co-hosting ...
Asian stocks follow Wall St higher after Fed ups bond buys
TOKYO — Asian shares rose Tuesday, cheered by fresh moves by the U.S. Federal Reserve to support markets battered by the coronavirus pandemic.
New execution dates set for federal inmates on death row
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has set new dates to begin executing federal death-row inmates following a monthslong legal battle over the plan t...
Black Lives Matter banner removed at US Embassy in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea — A large Black Lives Matter banner has been removed from the U.S. Embassy building in South Korea's capital three days after it wa...
Travelers accused of breaking quarantine set to leave Hawaii
HONOLULU — Twenty-one travelers arrested on suspicion of violating Hawaii's coronavirus quarantine order have agreed to leave the state because of thr...
Man accused of being ‘Golden State Killer’ to plead guilty
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man accused of being the rapist and killer who terrorized California residents in the 1970s and 1980s has agreed to plead guilt...
Asia Today: More controls used in Beijing as outbreak grows
BEIJING — China reported 40 more coronavirus infections Tuesday as it increased testing and lockdown measures in parts of the capital to control what ...
Mexico begins reopening even as cases, deaths remain high
MEXICO CITY — Mexico began more re-openings of businesses shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, even as deaths and new cases continued at an unbr...
Fed moves to ensure companies can tap bond market for funds
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said Monday that it will begin purchasing corporate bonds as part of a previously announced plan to ensure companies ...
Feds to review cases into hanging deaths of 2 black men
LOS ANGELES — Federal authorities will review local investigations into the hanging deaths of two black men in Southern California to determine whethe...
Biden posts massive $81M cash haul for May
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden pulled in $81 million for his election effort in the month of May, a massive sum that shows the extent to which Democrats have ...
Rise in infections shows need for vigilance as world reopens
BERLIN — European countries reopened borders Monday after a three-month coronavirus shutdown, although international visitors are still being kept awa...
Queen Latifah: Let ‘Gone with the Wind’ be gone forever
NEW YORK — While some have criticized HBO Max's removal of “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming service — including those who wonder if it hurts th...
Marj Carpenter, reporter who became Presbyterian head, dies
DALLAS — Marj Carpenter, who pushed international missionary work while briefly leading the nation’s largest Presbyterian denomination in the mid-1990...
PGA Championship staying at Harding Park, but without fans
FORT WORTH, Texas — The silence that greeted the return of the PGA Tour at Colonial will be a familiar sound for the first major of the year.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s false security on kids and COVID-19
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump may be giving parents a false sense of security when it comes to kids and COVID-19.
AP Exclusive: DOJ sets new dates to begin federal executions
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has set new dates to begin executing federal death-row inmates following a months-long legal battle over the plan ...
Supreme Court says gay, transgender workers protected by law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in emplo...