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...
‘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.
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...
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...
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 ...
PG&E critics urge judge to reject utility’s bankruptcy plan
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric's proposal to pay $25.5 billion for a series of deadly Northern California wildfires ignited by its equ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of deal
WASHINGTON — A Navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years has been released and started making his way home as part of a prisoner deal involvi...
Police think Madeleine McCann is dead; parents still hope
PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal — German police said Thursday they presume a British girl who went missing in southern Portugal 13 years ago is dead, but Madel...
1.9 million seek jobless aid even as reopenings slow layoffs
WASHINGTON — Nearly 1.9 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, the ninth straight decline since applications spiked in mid-M...
Coronavirus strands merchant ship crews at sea for months
ATHENS, Greece — For nearly four months, Capt. Andrei Kogankov and his oil tanker crew haven’t set foot on dry land. With global travel at a virtual s...
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...
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...
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...
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-...
Prosecutors charge 3 more officers in George Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors on Wednesday expanded their case against the police who were at the scene of George Floyd's death, charging three of the off...
Cinema chain AMC warns it may not survive the pandemic
Movie theater chain AMC warned Wednesday that it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered its theaters and led film studios to ex...
Rosenstein says he wouldn’t approve Russia warrant now
WASHINGTON — Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told lawmakers Wednesday that he would not have approved an FBI surveillance application fo...
Italy opens borders ahead of neighbors, still eyed warily
VENITMIGLIA, Italy — Italy officially ended its long coronavirus lockdown Wednesday, opening regional and international borders in a bid to boost summ...
Amy Grant has open heart surgery to fix heart condition
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A publicist for Amy Grant says the contemporary Christian singer had open heart surgery on Wednesday to fix a heart condition she h...
Tropical Storm Cristobal makes landfall on Mexico Gulf coast
MEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Campeche Wednesday, dumping heavy rain on the already soaked regi...
Lea Michele apologizes for being ‘difficult’ on ‘Glee’ set
NEW YORK — Former “Glee” star Lea Michele has apologized for being “unnecessarily difficult” on the set of the musical TV show after a co-star accused...