The Latest: Protesters take to NYC streets after curfew
The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on ...
JC Penney closing 154 stores in first post-bankruptcy phase
NEW YORK — J.C. Penney said Thursday that it will start closing 154 of its stores next week in what it is calling the first phase of its efforts to sh...
Google: State-backed hackers targeted Trump, Biden campaigns
BOSTON — Google said state-backed hackers have targeted the campaigns of both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, although it ...
NHL: Players can start voluntary group workouts next week
The NHL cleared the way Thursday for players to return to practice rinks next week and firmed up its playoff format even as a ninth player tested posi...
Worrying over future, Hong Kong defies ban to mark Tiananmen
HONG KONG — Thousands of people in Hong Kong defied a police ban Thursday evening, breaking through barricades to hold a candlelight vigil on the 31st...
Kentucky governor: Jefferson Davis statue should be moved
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Statues of Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln tower over visitors to Kentucky's Capitol, but the state's governor doesn't think the ...
NYPD boss wants calm after stabbing, other attacks on cops
NEW YORK — New York City police are trying to determine if Wednesday's ambush stabbing of an officer in Brooklyn was inspired by anti-police sentiment...
Washington state gets back millions in stolen jobless aid
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington officials said Thursday they believe they have recovered about half of the hundreds of millions in unemployment benefits p...
Attorneys: 2 ex-cops charged in Floyd’s death were rookies
MINNEAPOLIS — Two of three Minneapolis police officers accused of aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd were rookies barely off probation w...
Experts: Floyd’s health issues don’t affect homicide ruling
George Floyd had drugs in his system and severe heart disease when a Minneapolis police officer put a knee to his neck, but independent experts said t...
Black activists, allies call Lee statue removal a big win
RICHMOND, Va. — Wes Bellamy, a former Charlottesville city councilman, said that when he first started raising the issue of removing Confederate monum...
ACLU sues over police force on protesters near White House
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Trump administration Thursday, alleging officials violated the civil rights of protesters who...
States sue to block DeVos’ campus sexual assault overhaul
Democratic attorneys general in more than a dozen states filed a federal lawsuit Thursday attempting to block Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' new pol...
Airline stocks soar as American, United add back flights
DALLAS — Airline stocks soared Thursday after American Airlines said it will aggressively add back flights in July — a bet that the slow recovery in a...
Barr: Divide between African Americans, police ‘must change’
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr sought on Thursday to quell tensions over the death of George Floyd in police custody, acknowledging a divi...
Raw feelings abound as Senate turns back to Russia probe
WASHINGTON — Two Republican-led Senate committees have launched election-year investigations into the Justice Department’s Russia probe, resurrecting ...
Testimony: Shooter used racist slur as Arbery lay dying
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A state investigator alleged Thursday that a white man was heard saying a racist slur as he stood over Ahmaud Arbery's body, moments ...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump skews history by saying he fired Mattis
WASHINGTON — When Jim Mattis announced his resignation as defense secretary, President Donald Trump thanked him for “tremendous progress” in helping t...
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide in air hits new record high
KENSINGTON, Maryland — The world hit another new record high for heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, despite reduced emissions because of ...
Citizenship concerns remain as immigration agency reopens
LAWRENCE, Mass. — For Albert Baraka, the ceremony outside the federal immigration office in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was brief, but life changing.
Union files complaint against NBC, ‘America’s Got Talent’
LOS ANGELES — Gabrielle Union filed a complaint Thursday with the state of California against NBC and the producers of “America’s Got Talent," the lat...
Analysis: Trump emulates strongman tactics, tests his limits
WASHINGTON — A phalanx of law enforcement officers and soldiers is positioned on the streets of the nation’s capital to keep protesters at bay. Helico...
Study on safety of malaria drugs for coronavirus retracted
Several authors of a large study that raised safety concerns about malaria drugs for coronavirus patients have retracted the report, saying independen...
`Get your knee off our necks!’: Floyd mourned in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — Hollywood celebrities, musicians and politicians gathered in front of the golden casket of George Floyd at a fiery memorial Thursday for...
UK vaccine summit calls for freely available virus vaccine
LONDON — A vaccine summit hosted by Britain on Thursday raised billions of dollars to immunize children in developing countries as experts wrestled wi...
‘Strategic’ well-orchestrated heists seen amid protest chaos
OAKLAND, Calif. — Police in a small San Francisco Bay Area community were about to help authorities in neighboring Oakland keep the peace during a pro...
Floyd mourned, celebrated as death used as call to action
MINNEAPOLIS — The mural of George Floyd projected above his golden coffin, where mourners knelt and cried, paused and prayed at his memorial service T...
Ocasio-Cortez backs challenger of House Democratic chairman
WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed the Democratic primary challenger of a veteran House committee chairman and fellow New Yorker ...
NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan
The NBA’s Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida, a...
Autopsy report shows Floyd tested positive for coronavirus
MINNEAPOLIS — A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday a...