Oscars to set best picture noms at 10, inclusion standards
The Oscars are implementing some big changes, including a set number of best picture nominees and to-be-determined representation and inclusion standa...
Minnesota pardons black man in century-old lynching case
Minnesota's pardons board on Friday granted a posthumous pardon to a black man imprisoned a century ago in the alleged rape of a white woman, part of ...
Wildfire near Tucson, Arizona, threatens hundreds of homes
TUCSON, Ariz. — Hundreds of foothills homes on the outskirts of Tucson remained under an evacuation notice Friday as firefighters worked to keep a wil...
Floyd’s death spurs question: What is a black life worth?
MINNEAPOLIS — For 12-year-old Tamir Rice, it was simply carrying a toy handgun. For Eric Garner, it was allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes. For Mich...
Retail sales look to recover; nations eye economic concerns
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Friday related to the nat...
Australian prime minister apologizes for ‘no slavery’ claim
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister apologized on Friday to critics who accuse him of denying the country's history of slavery, as a stat...
Homelessness deepens in Los Angeles County, jumps 13%
LOS ANGELES — The number of homeless people counted across Los Angeles County jumped 12.7% over the past year to more than 66,400 and authorities fear...
Twitter removes China-linked accounts spreading false news
LONDON — Twitter has removed a vast network of accounts that it says is linked to the Chinese government and were pushing false information favorable ...
Tokyo Olympic head says 80% of facilities lined up for 2021
TOKYO — About 80% of the facilities needed for next year’s postponed Tokyo Olympics have been lined up, the president of the organizing committee said...
Official: Bomb explodes in Kabul mosque, at least 4 killed
KABUL, Afghanistan — A bomb exploded Friday inside a mosque in west Kabul killing at least four people, including the prayer leader, and wounding eigh...
Syria economic meltdown presents new challenge for Assad
BEIRUT — In scenes not witnessed for years in government-controlled parts of Syria, dozens of men and women marched through the streets this week, pro...
German Cabinet clears way for temporary sales tax cut
BERLIN — Germany’s Cabinet has approved a temporary cut in value-added tax starting next month in a bid to boost consumer demand in Europe’s biggest e...
International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions order
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court has condemned the Trump administration’s decision to authorize sanctions against court staff...
Pangolin released into wild under China’s new protections
BEIJING — Activists in China have released a pangolin into the wild to celebrate new protections for the armadillo-like animal whose numbers in the co...
Aid groups ‘alarmed’ by little US coronavirus assistance
JOHANNESBURG — More than two dozen international aid organizations have told the U.S. government they are “increasingly alarmed” that “little to no U....
NHL players not rushing back to rinks for voluntary skates
John Tavares took his sticks home from the rink in Toronto to tape them up so he wouldn’t waste his limited time there.
Mahomes, Mathieu leading Chiefs in voter registration drive
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes and Tyrann Mathieu knew they had a platform to speak out about social injustice given their visibility and stature ...
Web inventor: Closing digital divide must be top priority
UNITED NATIONS — World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee said Thursday the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates “the gross inequality” of a world where almo...
Indian capital’s crematoriums overwhelmed with virus dead
NEW DELHI — When Raj Singh’s 70-year-old mother died from the coronavirus in India's capital, he took comfort in the prospect of a proper cremation, t...
Face masks with windows mean more than smiles to deaf people
SAN DIEGO — Michael Conley felt especially isolated these past few months: A deaf man, he was prevented from reading lips by the masks people wore to ...
Historical figures reassessed around globe after Floyd death
The rapidly unfolding movement to pull down Confederate monuments around the U.S. in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police has exten...
US naval buildup in Indo-Pacific seen as warning to China
WASHINGTON — For the first time in nearly three years, three American aircraft carriers are patrolling the Indo-Pacific waters, a massive show of nava...
Downplaying virus risk, Trump gets back to business as usual
WASHINGTON — At the White House, aides now routinely flout internal rules requiring face masks. The president's campaign is again scheduling mass aren...
AP PHOTOS: Venezuelan migrants make long trek back home
BOGOTA, Colombia — A couple pushing their 6-month-old twins in a stroller. A family with their life’s belongings stuffed into one large cloth sack. Yo...
Authorities: Suspect in ambush on California deputy is dead
LOS ANGELES — A gunman believed to have shot a Central California sheriff's deputy and targeted others in a series of attacks was shot dead Thursday a...
For Ellison, Floyd case brings pressure -- and opportunity
MINNEAPOLIS — Keith Ellison has been a civil rights activist, a defense attorney, a cable-TV favorite, a rabble-rouser in Congress, a party operator a...
Hollywood power publicist and pal to stars Nanci Ryder dies
Nanci Ryder, a powerful Hollywood publicist and co-founder of BWR Public Relations who became close to such stars as Renée Zellweger and Courteney Cox...
The Latest: S Korea has 56 new COVID cases amid resurgence
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is reporting 56 new cases of COVID-19 as the country continues to see a resurgence of the virus concentrated in the c...