Barr: Divide between African Americans, police ‘must change’
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr sought on Thursday to quell tensions over the death of George Floyd in police custody, acknowledging a divi...
Testimony: Shooter used racist slur as Arbery lay dying
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A state investigator alleged Thursday that a white man was heard saying a racist slur as he stood over Ahmaud Arbery's body, moments ...
Citizenship concerns remain as immigration agency reopens
LAWRENCE, Mass. — For Albert Baraka, the ceremony outside the federal immigration office in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was brief, but life changing.
Union files complaint against NBC, ‘America’s Got Talent’
LOS ANGELES — Gabrielle Union filed a complaint Thursday with the state of California against NBC and the producers of “America’s Got Talent," the lat...
Floyd mourned, celebrated as death used as call to action
MINNEAPOLIS — The mural of George Floyd projected above his golden coffin, where mourners knelt and cried, paused and prayed at his memorial service T...
Ocasio-Cortez backs challenger of House Democratic chairman
WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed the Democratic primary challenger of a veteran House committee chairman and fellow New Yorker ...
Autopsy report shows Floyd tested positive for coronavirus
MINNEAPOLIS — A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday a...
Study shows Spain far from having ‘herd immunity’ to virus
MADRID — A second round of random testing in Spain for antibodies to the new coronavirus indicates that a third of those infected do not develop sympt...
Germany’s Merkel dismisses talk she might seek 5th term
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday firmly rejected suggestions that she might seek a fifth term at the helm after pledging in 2018 t...
LA mayor announces end of curfews for 2nd largest US city
SAN FRANCISCO — The mayor of Los Angeles says he will not place the nation’s second-largest city under curfew again starting Thursday night.
As nation confronts old demons, a 1770 slaying is recalled
BOSTON — Like George Floyd, he was black, in his mid-40s, and died at the hands of a white man. And like Floyd, he may have helped touch off a revolut...
Prince Charles misses hugging his family amid virus lockdown
LONDON — Prince Charles says he has missed giving his family members a hug during the long weeks of lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
You’re not the only one skeptical of the stock market rally
Just because stocks have scrambled nearly all the way back to their record heights doesn’t necessarily mean the market is in the clear.
VIRUS DIARY: When the class hamster came home _ and stayed
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — After 60-plus days, I threw in the towel. Mr. Rich had to go.
IndyCar ready to race after pandemic delayed start of season
The stars of IndyCar were in Florida preparing to start their season when the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on those plans 48 hours before t...
Turkey strips 3 legislators of seats, setting off protest
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s parliament on Thursday stripped three opposition party deputies of their legislative seats, setting off a raucous protest in...
Ill-considered posts lead to lost jobs amid protests, crisis
LOS ANGELES — A writer from a “Law & Order" spin-off and the play-by-play broadcaster for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings found themselves out of jobs ...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway slams door on fans at Brickyard
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Motor Speedway will host the IndyCar-NASCAR doubleheader on the July 4 weekend without fans.
Universal takes first steps reviving Orlando theme park biz
ORLANDO, Fla. — With masks on their faces and temperature checks at entrances, Harry Potter fans and roller coaster lovers streamed back into Universa...
South Africa’s hotspot limits most testing to above age 55
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa's worst hotspot for the coronavirus is no longer testing most people under age 55 as it tries to clear a backlo...
Meghan speaks out on racial divisions in US
LONDON — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has shared her sadness about racial divisions in the United States, telling students at her former high school...
Germany, France hope cloud data project to boost sovereignty
BERLIN — Germany and France on Thursday launched a project to set up a European cloud computing platform that they hope will enhance European economic...
European Central Bank nearly doubles pandemic support scheme
FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank has boosted its pandemic emergency support program by 600 billion euros to 1.35 trillion euros ($1.5 tr...
Nadal not sure about 2020 US Open; depends on COVID, travel
If it weren’t for a pandemic-caused postponement, the French Open would have been in Week 2 now, and Rafael Nadal might still have been in contention ...
On Tiananmen anniversary, Hong Kong bans insults to anthem
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s legislature approved a contentious bill Thursday that makes it illegal to insult the Chinese national anthem.
Chinese dissident Xu Zhiyong to be honored by PEN America
NEW YORK — Xu Zhiyong, a prominent Chinese activist and legal scholar detained by the government since earlier this year, is being honored by PEN Amer...
AP tally: Arrests at widespread US protests hit 10,000
PHOENIX — More than 10,000 people have been arrested in protests decrying racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death, according t...
Barcelona locals reclaim city from tourists during pandemic
BARCELONA, Spain — For florist Laura Gómez and many other Barcelona residents, the COVID-19 pandemic has one silver lining, amid all the death and suf...
Amid virus, those in India’s largest slum help one another
KOHIMA, India — There are no secrets in the tightly packed lanes of Dharavi, India’s largest slum. Everyone knows when an alcoholic husband turns viol...
China easing airline access amid conflict with Washington
BEIJING — Chinese regulators said Thursday more foreign airlines will be allowed to fly to China as anti-coronavirus controls ease but it was unclear ...