AP Courtside: Who flushed? Phone arguments’ unresolved issue
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court held Day Three of arguments by telephone with the audio available live to audiences around the world.
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Chatty Thomas breaks with precedent
WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court justice gets it in his mind to ask a question, and pretty soon, he's got questions for everyone. And so the next question...
New campus sexual assault rules bolster rights of accused
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday issued a new policy that will reshape the way schools and universities respond to complaints of sexual mi...
April jobs data to show epic losses and soaring unemployment
WASHINGTON — The economic catastrophe caused by the viral outbreak likely sent the U.S. unemployment rate in April to its highest level since the Grea...
Polish ruling coalition postpones Sunday presidential vote
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's ruling party leader and a partner in the governing coalition announced an agreement late Wednesday to postpone Sunday's pres...
Georgia family demands arrests 2 months after son shot dead
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The parents of a black man slain in a pursuit by two white men armed with guns called for immediate arrests Wednesday as they faced th...
Uber lays off 3,700 as virus upends sharing economy
NEW YORK — In a world where the coronavirus pandemic has turned social distancing into a new way of life, companies whose business models bank on peop...
Bundesliga’s clearance to restart offers hope across Europe
Germany's decision that soccer can return this month provided encouragement for players and teams across Europe on Wednesday that the shutdown caused ...
Sources: US investigating ex-Green Beret for Venezuela raid
MIAMI — A former Green Beret who has claimed responsibility for an ill-fated military incursion into Venezuela is under federal investigation for arms...
Justices wary of ‘Obamacare’ birth control coverage changes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed concerned Wednesday about the sweep of Trump administration rules that would allow more employers who cite a rel...
By video and social distance, Atlanta’s archbishop installed
ATLANTA — Atlanta’s new archbishop was installed Wednesday in a Mass that tweaked Catholic traditions with social distancing among priests and video m...
Emerging virus aid bill aims to help cities, Postal Service
WASHINGTON — Although timing for the House's return isn't set, the outlines are emerging for a Democratic-driven bill to aid states and local governme...
Coronavirus crisis exacts toll on people with disabilities
SALT LAKE CITY — Even before the coronavirus hit, cystic fibrosis meant a cold could put Jacob Hansen in the hospital for weeks. He relies on hand san...
Judicial nominee pledges open mind on health law he blasted
WASHINGTON — A federal judge nominated to the nation’s second-most powerful court said Wednesday that he was writing as an academic and commentator wh...
`If this thing boomerangs’: Second wave of infections feared
WASHINGTON — As Europe and the U.S. loosen their lockdowns against the coronavirus, health experts are expressing growing dread over what they say is ...
Alice Wu finds her voice again with ‘The Half of It’
LOS ANGELES — “The Half of It” director Alice Wu is not like other filmmakers. It’s not because she happens to be Asian American, female and gay, alth...
Tribeca programs drive-in series for films, sports and music
LOS ANGELES — Tribeca is taking audiences back to the drive-in this summer.
No spike, but no certainty on fallout of Wisconsin election
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s presidential primary election held last month in the face of the coronavirus pandemic drew concern from doctors, voters, p...
AP-NORC poll: Pandemic especially tough on people of color
DETROIT — People of color have not only been hit harder by the deadly coronavirus than have Americans overall, but they’re also bearing the brunt of t...
Patchwork decisions throw wrinkle in college football plans
There are 130 major college football teams, spread across 41 states and competing in 10 conferences, save for a handful of independents.
German soccer’s Bundesliga given OK to resume in May
BERLIN — The Bundesliga can resume playing this month, ending a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Houston confronts one-two punch of COVID-19 and oil bust
HOUSTON — When you’re known as the energy capital of the world, oil busts are nothing new. But Houston now finds itself in uncharted territory — grapp...
Andretti, Ganassi commit to new Extreme E Series for 2021
Andretti Autosport and Chip Ganassi Racing are the first two American teams to commit to a new electric SUV off-road racing series scheduled to begin ...
CBS renews 23 shows, ‘Young Sheldon,’ ‘All Rise’ among them
LOS ANGELES — TV viewers craving familiarity will find it on CBS, which is renewing nearly two-dozen series including newcomers “The Unicorn" and “All...
Dreadlocks-wearing inmate who sued is released from solitary
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania inmate whose dreadlocks violated a jail's haircut policy has been released from solitary confinement after more than ...
Small businesses cut jobs while waiting for government loans
NEW YORK — While thousands of small businesses waited for coronavirus relief money to arrive, they were shutting down and laying off workers.
Copeland leads dancers in virtual ballet for charity
NEW YORK — A ballerina in Australia floats across the dining room floor in a hijab. Another leaps in the air on a rooftop in the Philippines, while st...
Thai elephants, out of work due to coronavirus, trudge home
BANGKOK — The millions of unemployed in Thailand due to the coronavirus include elephants which depend on the tourist industry to feed their voracious...
The ‘sweet science’ of boxing looking into spit science
The “sweet science” may adopt a bit of spit science under a plan to protect itself from the coronavirus when boxing resumes in Britain, possibly in Ju...
Italy nursing home ravaged by virus discloses 300 dead
ROME — Italy’s biggest nursing home defended the measures it took to protect residents and staff from the coronavirus Wednesday amid a criminal invest...