Dragon-riding astronauts join exclusive inner circle at NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken join NASA’s exclusive inner circle by catching a ride on a SpaceX rocket and capsule.
AP Explains: Trump actions on Hong Kong just threats for now
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has announced what he said are “significant actions” regarding U.S. relations with Hong Kong. But the measures are...
NCAA offers guidance for bringing athletes back to campus
The NCAA released a long and detailed plan Friday to help schools bring back athletes to campus during a pandemic.
Trump to resume fundraisers next month with COVID-19 checks
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will resume in-person fundraisers for his re-election campaign next month with additional precautions for the coro...
Probe: Top US official misused office to get son-in-law job
BILLINGS, Mont. — A senior Trump administration official misused his office for private gain by capitalizing on his government connections to help get...
Democrats expand probe into firing of State Dept. watchdog
WASHINGTON — Democrats announced Friday that they are expanding their investigation into the firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick...
AP photo of flag-bearing protester rockets around the world
NEW YORK — It had been a tense, challenging Thursday evening in the riot-torn Twin Cities for Associated Press photographer Julio Cortez. Midnight was...
Virus ignited in US no earlier than mid-January, study says
NEW YORK — The spark that started the U.S. coronavirus epidemic arrived during a three-week window from mid-January to early February, before the nati...
Twitter obscures, warns on Trump tweet ‘glorifying violence’
Twitter escalated tensions with President Donald Trump on Friday, adding a warning to one of his tweets for the first time and saying he violated the ...
Powell: Fed to soon begin ‘challenging’ Main Street lending
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged Friday that the Fed faces a major challenge with the launch in the coming days of a prog...
George Floyd protesters set Minneapolis police station afire
MINNEAPOLIS — Cheering protesters broke into a Minneapolis police precinct station on Thursday after the department abandoned it, setting it ablaze an...
Debate over $600 in jobless aid to intensify as claims rise
WASHINGTON — A debate in Congress over whether to extend $600 a week in federally provided benefits to the unemployed looks sure to intensify with the...
Tough words, little drama, familiar champ in virtual bee
The upstart ex-spellers who launched an online spelling bee to fill the void left by the canceled Scripps National Spelling Bee had little trouble run...
Rising US job losses stir fears of lasting economic damage
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus crisis threw at least 2.1 million Americans out of work last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the ...
Court rejects bid to revive cancelled US pipeline program
BILLINGS, Mont. — A federal appeals court on Thursday turned down the Trump administration's request to revive a permit program for new oil and gas pi...
Washington recovers $300M in fraudulent unemployment claims
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington has recovered $300 million paid to criminals who used stolen personal information to file fraudulent unemployment benefit ...
Peruvian families bury multiple members amid pandemic
LIMA, Peru — The men panted from exertion as they climbed the mist-covered hill carrying a coffin with another body in Peru’s largest cemetery, where ...
House approves changes to business virus aid subsidy program
WASHINGTON — The House gave sweeping bipartisan approval Thursday to legislation to modify a new “paycheck protection” program for businesses that hav...
Democrats pull surveillance bill after Trump veto threat
WASHINGTON — Democrats on Thursday pulled legislation from the House floor that would have extended FBI surveillance authorities after President Donal...
Amid virus lockdown, radio lessons return in Latin America
FUNZA, Colombia — At a small farmhouse outside Colombia’s capital city, Marlene Beltran picks up a ruler and crayons. She turns on the radio, sits dow...
US economy shrank at 5% annual rate in Q1
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy shrank at an even faster pace than initially estimated in the first three months of this year with economists continuing...
Top spellers prepare to crown national champion, from home
Like dozens of other veteran spellers in their final year of eligibility, Anson Cook had big plans for this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, whic...
Spanish workers, officials decry Nissan move to close plant
BARCELONA, Spain — Angry workers burned tires at the gates of the Nissan carmaking plant in northeastern Spain and prepared for more protests after th...
Virus, heat wave and locusts form perfect storm in India
NEW DELHI — As if the coronavirus wasn't enough, India grappled with scorching temperatures and the worst locust invasion in decades as authorities pr...
Croatian charity offers help as lives turn during outbreak
PULA, Croatia — Winding stone streets, usually packed with tourists, silent as a graveyard. Restaurants closed. Beaches deserted. Hotels bolted shut.
Bipartisan opposition leaves surveillance bill in doubt
WASHINGTON — Legislation extending surveillance authorities that the FBI sees as vital in fighting terrorism was thrown into doubt as President Donald...
History in the making as House casts proxy votes in pandemic
WASHINGTON — It's a day for the history books on Capitol Hill: For the first time, House lawmakers were voting by proxy, an unprecedented move to avoi...
Twitter fact-checks Trump; he threatens new regs or shutdown
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, the historically prolific tweeter of political barbs and blasts, threatened social media companies with new regul...
`Bummed out’: SpaceX launch scrubbed because of bad weather
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit was called off with less than...
Graham calls Rosenstein as first witness in Russia inquiry
WASHINGTON — Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will testify next week at a Senate committee hearing on the Justice Department's Russia inv...