US cardinal at Vatican prays for Floyd, and America’s future
ROME — The highest-ranking American cardinal at the Vatican on Friday deplored the “unjust” killing of George Floyd, saying it laid bare that the Chri...
US unemployment drops unexpectedly to 13.3% amid outbreak
WASHINGTON — U.S. unemployment dropped unexpectedly in May to 13.3% as reopened businesses began recalling millions of workers faster than economists ...
US moves forward with plan to end wild bird protections
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration moved forward Friday with plans to scale back a century-old law protecting most American wild bird species ...
Pandemic accelerates Mormon missionaries’ transition online
BRIGHAM CITY, Utah — Wearing dress shirts, ties and name tags, three missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sit around the ...
Malaria drug didn’t help virus patients, big UK study finds
Leaders of a large study in the United Kingdom that is rigorously testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and other medicines for hospitalized COV...
DC paints huge Black Lives Matter mural near White House
WASHINGTON — City workers and activists painted the words Black Lives Matter in enormous bright yellow letters on the street leading to the White Hous...
VIRUS DIARY: A cancer survivor takes comfort in her piano
NEW YORK — Since mid-March, when my NYC friends and I began sheltering at home, my piano has been a big source of comfort. I pound out the keys to Bro...
Peru is running out of oxygen for COVID-19 patients
BOGOTA, Colombia — Television. Sewing machine. Motorcycle.
German basketball returns in bubble format, protests likely
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — With teams living in a bubble, no fans in the arena and likely anti-racism protests on the court, German basketball will show ho...
A death in Nicaraguan baseball puts pandemic in public eye
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — As the new coronavirus spread and economies shut across Latin America, Nicaragua stayed open — schools, stores, concert halls and...
AP Was There: Serena Williams tops Venus to win French Open
EDITOR’S NOTE -- Every French Open features matches that are memorable for one reason or another. There are upsets. Comebacks. Dramatic moments. Histo...
‘Respect them’: Even in wealthy areas, food bank demand high
VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. — One was a nurse, another a retiree. Others had recently lost jobs with an insurance company and a country club.
Putin chastises Russian tycoon over massive Arctic oil spill
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday chastised the billionaire owner of a nickel giant for negligence over a massive fuel oil spill tha...
Unemployment rate falls to 13.3%, US adds 2.5 million jobs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 13.3% in May from 14.7%, and 2.5 million jobs were added — a surprisingly positive reading in the mids...
Germany investigating McCann suspect in another case
BERLIN — German prosecutors have opened an investigation into whether a 43-year-old who has emerged as a possible suspect in the disappearance of Brit...
9 firefighters hospitalized in Florida after ship explosion
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Nine firefighters responding to a fire aboard a ship in Florida have been hospitalized after the ship exploded, injuring eight an...
Twitter disables Trump campaign’s George Floyd video tribute
Twitter has blocked a Trump campaign video tribute to George Floyd over a copyright claim, in a move that adds to tensions between the social media pl...
Malaysian ex-PM to hear verdict in 1st graft case in July
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak was victimized by rogue bankers and should be acquitted of corruption charges linked ...
Rights group says another Thai dissident abducted in SE Asia
BANGKOK — A Thai dissident has been abducted in Cambodia, a human rights group said Friday, raising concern that a mysterious campaign targeting exile...
George Floyd’s death an American tragedy with global echoes
LONDON — When black men died at the hands of U.S. police in recent years, the news made international headlines. The name of George Floyd has reached ...
Despite global reopening push, some jobs are gone for good
BANGKOK — Factories and stores are reopening, economies are reawakening – but many jobs just aren’t coming back.
On sad anniversary, few to mourn the D-Day dead in Normandy
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — At least the dead will always be there.
Chief struggles to change Minneapolis police culture
MINNEAPOLIS — When Medaria Arradondo was tapped to lead the Minneapolis Police Department in 2017, he faced a public newly outraged by the fatal polic...
IndyCar drivers uncertain how aeroscreen will work at Texas
INDIANAPOLIS — Graham Rahal admits he is nervous about Saturday's race.
Sri Lankan cafe owner feeds and shelters stranded tourists
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The tourists came to see the magical waterfalls and mountain views of the lowland jungle and rainforest. But then the pandemic hi...
Japan’s pandemic deaths low, but future success uncertain
TOKYO — Japan has kept its deaths from the new coronavirus low despite a series of missteps that beg the question of whether it can prevent future wav...
Districts jettison school police officers amid protests
PORTLAND, Ore. — An increasing number of cities are rethinking the presence of school resource officers as they respond to the concerns of thousands o...
Lives Lost: Twins were gentle giants in small Vermont town
BOSTON — After Hurricane Irene sent flood waters raging through the tiny town of Wilmington, Vermont, in 2011, residents responded the way they always...
Asian shares higher after jobless data snaps Wall St rally
Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday after U.S. unemployment data gave the S&P 500 its first loss in five days.
Navy carrier sidelined by virus is back operating in Pacific
WASHINGTON — Ten long weeks after a massive coronavirus outbreak sidelined one of the Navy's signature warships, the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt has ret...