Queen Latifah: Let ‘Gone with the Wind’ be gone forever
NEW YORK — While some have criticized HBO Max's removal of “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming service — including those who wonder if it hurts th...
Marj Carpenter, reporter who became Presbyterian head, dies
DALLAS — Marj Carpenter, who pushed international missionary work while briefly leading the nation’s largest Presbyterian denomination in the mid-1990...
PGA Championship staying at Harding Park, but without fans
FORT WORTH, Texas — The silence that greeted the return of the PGA Tour at Colonial will be a familiar sound for the first major of the year.
AP Exclusive: DOJ sets new dates to begin federal executions
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has set new dates to begin executing federal death-row inmates following a months-long legal battle over the plan ...
Trump announces major US troop cut in ‘delinquent’ Germany
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday he is ordering a major reduction in U.S. troop strength in Germany, a move widely criticized by member...
Oregon, Arizona St athletes challenge NCAA in federal court
Attorneys filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in federal court Monday that seeks to prevent the association from limiting the amount of money athletes ca...
Rappler case highlights decline of press freedoms globally
NEW YORK — The conviction of two Philippine journalists for libel is a blow to press freedom and comes as media watchdogs track declines in press free...
Feds: eBay staff sent spiders, roaches to harass couple
Six former eBay Inc. employees have been charged with waging an extensive campaign to terrorize and intimidate the editor and publisher of an online n...
Report: Bezos may testify on Big Tech, but with other CEOs
WASHINGTON — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is willing to testify to the congressional panel investigating the market dominance of Big Tech, but along with oth...
Coronavirus death rate is higher for those with chronic ills
Death rates are 12 times higher for coronavirus patients with chronic illnesses than for others who become infected, a new U.S. government report says...
Senate hopeful Hickenlooper apologizes for slave comment
DENVER — Former Colorado governor and current Senate hopeful John Hickenlooper apologized Monday for comments he made six years ago comparing politici...
WNBA plans to play 2020 season in Florida starting late July
NEW YORK — The WNBA on Monday announced plans to play a reduced season, with a 22-game schedule that would begin in late July without fans in attendan...
Streaming revolution: Protesters make point with viral clips
NEW YORK — Hundreds of protesters marched up Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue last week, their signs and chants demanding police reform captured from within t...
New this week: Neil Young, ‘Miss Juneteenth,’ Padma Lakshmi
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this w...
Diack at corruption trial: I should have been more vigilant
PARIS — Former IAAF president Lamine Diack said at his corruption trial on Monday that he should have kept a tighter rein on the athletics governing b...
EU urges US to join new Mideast peace effort
BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers on Monday urged the United States to join a new effort to breathe life into long-stalled peace talks betwe...
Sheriff apologizes to black pastor in Virginia after arrest
WOODSTOCK, Va. — A sheriff has apologized to a black pastor who described being arrested when he called 911 on a group of white people who threatened ...
Supreme Court for now stays out of police immunity debate
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is for now declining to get involved in an ongoing debate by citizens and in Congress over policing, rejecting cases Mo...
Justices reject Trump bid to void California sanctuary law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to throw out a California immigrant-sanctuary law that limits local p...
Belarusian authorities raid Russia-owned bank
MINSK, Belarus — Belarusian authorities on Monday took control of a Russia-owned commercial bank that was led by a man who is now running to challenge...
PBS invites you to come up sometime and see a Mae West doc
NEW YORK — Before there was Cher or Madonna, Beyonce or Rihanna, there was another savvy media star who unapologetically embraced her sex appeal and f...
Thai restaurants on thin ice despite return of alcohol sales
BANGKOK — Thailand's battered restaurant sector had two reasons to celebrate Monday as the country further eased its coronavirus restrictions. Bangkok...
Hong Kong delegate hoping for stability with security law
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s sole delegate to China’s top legislative body said Monday that many Hong Kong residents support a new national security law be...
UK’s leader creates anti-racism panel; critics want more
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will establish a commission to look at racial equality in the U.K., a move that comes after two ...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 21-27
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 21-27:
What virus? Parisians pack cafes as city gets its magic back
PARIS — Paris is rediscovering its joie de vivre, as cafes and restaurants reopen for the first time since the fast-spreading coronavirus forced them ...
Alleged Darfur militia leader appears before ICC judge
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — An alleged Sudanese militia leader charged with more than 50 crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Darfur conflict ap...
Russia expels 2 Czech diplomats in quid pro quo move
MOSCOW — Russia's Foreign Ministry on Monday ordered two Czech diplomats to leave the country in a quid pro quo response to Prague's expulsion of Russ...
2020 Watch: Will Trump’s return to campaign trail backfire?
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: