Protests eclipse pandemic, but White House fears resurgence
WASHINGTON — For weeks, President Donald Trump has been eager to publicly turn the page on the coronavirus pandemic. Now fears are growing within the ...
UN office denounces human rights violations in Philippines
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office called on the Philippine government in a new report Thursday to end all violence targeting suspected drug offend...
Democrats prepare police reform bills after Floyd’s death
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats, powered by the Congressional Black Caucus, are preparing a sweeping package of police reforms as pressure builds...
No crowds delight art lovers in Italy at reopened museums
FLORENCE, Italy — The Uffizi Galleries, the most-visited museum in Italy, is open after three months of COVID-19 lockdown, delighting art lovers who d...
Asia Today: Australia to restart flights to New Zealand
CANBERRA, Australia — Canberra Airport opened a register for travelers interested in flying from the Australian capital to New Zealand on July 1 in a ...
Ocasio-Cortez endorses challenger of House Dem chairman
WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed the Democratic primary challenger of a veteran House committee chairman whose New York distric...
Ousted State watchdog confirms investigations into Pompeo
WASHINGTON — Ousted State Department Inspector General Steve Linick on Wednesday told members of three congressional committees that before he was abr...
More than 100 charged with looting, assaults in California
SAN FRANCISCO — California authorities have charged more than 100 people with looting, assault and other crimes committed during and around protests w...
Wuhan tests 10 million people, finds few virus infections
BEIJING — The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected late last year, has tested nearly 10 million people in an unprecedented ...
Universities, archdiocese named in lawsuit over Katrina aid
NEW ORLEANS — Two New Orleans universities, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and a government contractor are defendants in a whistleblowe...
Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday to remove one of the country’s most iconic monuments to the Confede...
Cop in Floyd case got medals for valor and drew complaints
The Minneapolis police officer who used his knee to pin down George Floyd’s neck before his death was the most experienced of the four officers involv...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump denies tear gas use despite evidence
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and some of his supporters are claiming authorities did not use tear gas against people in a crackdown outside the...
Senate passes fix for small-business coronavirus relief
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday passed legislation to make it easier for businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic to take advantage ...
Journalists wage legal fights after facing protest attacks
NEW YORK — Journalists alarmed by dozens of incidents where reporters were shot at, manhandled, gassed or arrested while covering demonstrations touch...
The Latest: Detroit Pistons set to reopen practice facility
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Pentagon-Trump clash breaks open over military and protests
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief shot down his idea of using troops to quell protests Wednesday but then reversed course on pullin...
Iowa Rep. King’s defeat marks moment of unity for GOP, Dems
DES MOINES, Iowa — The longer Steve King served in Congress, building up a repertoire of racist rhetoric and nativist sentiments, the more he unwittin...
Amid protests, US faith leaders engage racism and politics
NEW YORK — As days of anti-racism protests sparked by police killings push Americans toward a national reckoning, religious leaders are stepping more ...
Review: Elisabeth Moss as Shirley Jackson in ‘Shirley’
Josephine Decker's prickly, unnerving “Shirley,” is set mostly in the Bennington, Vermont, home of the reclusive writer Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Mos...
States jockey to host Trump as he accepts GOP nomination
WASHINGTON — Several states are vying to host President Donald Trump when he accepts his party’s nomination later this year, after Trump officially pu...
Portland, Oregon, city of protest, reels from nightly chaos
PORTLAND, Ore. — This liberal city is known — and prepared — for protests that can descend into chaos, but even it is reeling from the nightly unrest ...
NASCAR ready for long-term commitment in Nashville
Here’s what NASCAR hopes is the honky tonk truth — that a Nashville reboot is good enough this time to make the sport a tough ticket in the heart of o...
Doctors kept close eye on Trump’s use of malaria drug
WASHINGTON — The White House medical team kept a close eye on President Donald Trump's heart rhythms, including at least one electrocardiogram, to wat...
White House: Trump church visit akin to Churchill WWII role
WASHINGTON — The White House said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s visit to a nearby church where he held up a Bible was a “leadership moment” ...
The Latest: Thousands again protesting near White House
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 ...
Handling of street protests creates crisis for Pentagon boss
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark Esper is facing the most politically charged crisis of his tenure, criticized for calling protester-filled streets...
Heart patients avoided ERs as coronavirus hit, US study says
NEW YORK — Emergency room visits in the U.S. for chest pain and heart attacks fell early this spring, according to a study that supports fears that th...
Army: Esper reverses plan to send active-duty troops home
WASHINGTON — In an abrupt reversal, Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday overturned an earlier Pentagon decision to send a couple hundred active-...
Wall Street’s rally rolls on; S&P 500 back within 8% of high
Stocks bubbled even higher on Wednesday, vaulting Wall Street back to where it was just one week after it set its all-time high earlier this year, as ...