West Point preps for graduation, some in class test positive
More than 15 members of West Point's graduating class tested positive for the coronavirus upon their return to the the U.S. Military Academy, which is...
Ex-Ecuador president detained in COVID-19 corruption raid
QUITO, Ecuador — A former Ecuadorian president has been detained after authorities raided his home Wednesday and found a gun and medical supplies incl...
Nevada betting on health safety as Las Vegas casinos reopen
LAS VEGAS — After 58 days of historic quiet, cards will be cut, dice will roll and jackpots can jingle again 12:01 a.m. Thursday at casinos in Las Veg...
AP report raises concerns about China and WHO; China denies
At least two U.S. senators said Wednesday that China hid data from the World Health Organization that could have altered the course of the coronavirus...
Turkey, Russia cooperate on virus vaccine
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Russia have agreed to cooperate in the development of a coronavirus vaccine and plan to carry out joint clinical trials, t...
Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama is taking on an increasingly public role as the nation confronts a confluence of historic crises that has e...
Mom of Indiana black man killed by police asks feds to help
INDIANAPOLIS — The family of a black man who was fatally shot by an Indianapolis police officer called Wednesday for the federal government to interve...
German man identified as suspect in case of missing UK girl
LONDON — British police said Wednesday a German man has been identified as a suspect in the case of a 3-year-old British girl who disappeared 13 years...
Rhule’s transition from Baylor to NFL anything but normal
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Transitioning from head coach at the college level to the NFL is never easy.
Cannes announces lineup for a festival canceled by COVID
From an empty movie theater in Paris, organizers of the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday announced the films that would have played at there in May h...
New Mexico close to historic all-female US House delegation
RIO RANCHO, N.M. — New Mexico has moved closer to possibly sending a historic delegation of all women of color to the U.S. House.
Theater master classes for youth attract Broadway talent
NEW YORK — Imagine being a young songwriter and getting tips from a creative team who really know how to construct a tune. After all, they wrote “Let ...
‘Comeback kid’? Governor gets unlikely boost from virus
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Before the coronavirus upended the world, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was in trouble.
DC Guard to investigate helicopter maneuvers to show force
WASHINGTON — The National Guard of the District of Columbia is investigating the use of one of its helicopters to make a “show of force” against prote...
VIRUS DIARY: Time and longing during a locked-down babyhood
SEATTLE — My 8-month-old baby has now spent 32% of his life under quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Scientists learn how tiny critters make ocean ‘snot palaces’
KENSINGTON, Maryland — Master builders of the sea construct the equivalent of a complex five-story house that protects them from predators and funnels...
Tourist towns balance fear, survival in make-or-break summer
CANNON BEACH, Ore. — As the coronavirus raced across America, this quaint seaside town did what would normally be unthinkable for a tourist destinatio...
Scientist defends Sweden’s hotly debated virus strategy
STOCKHOLM — Sweden's chief epidemiologist on Wednesday defended his country's controversial coronavirus strategy, which avoided a lockdown but resulte...
U.S. news organizations focus on lives lost in the pandemic
NEW YORK — Many are familiar with some of the bold-faced names of people who died of COVID-19 — musician John Prine, NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, former St...
One face in the crowd: A protester haunted by the dead
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — She couldn’t eat and she couldn’t sleep, jolting awake an hour after going to bed. Kelly Bundy felt haunted by the people who died b...
US Legislatures slow to pass laws limiting use of force
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A wave of police killings of young black men in 2014 prompted 24 states to quickly pass some type of law enforcement reform, but many...
Hong Kong leader accuses foreign critics of double standards
BEIJING — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam accused foreign critics on Wednesday of displaying “blatant double standards” over moves by Beijing to strengthe...
New report finds anti-Semitism on the rise in Czech Republic
PRAGUE — The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the Czech Republic doubled last year, the Jewish community said Wednesday.
Turkey: officers disperse anti-police brutality protest
ISTANBUL — Police in Istanbul have dispersed a small group of demonstrators who gathered in the Turkish city to denounce police violence and to stand ...
Pandemic brings 1st Australian recession in 29 years
CANBERRA, Australia — The coronavirus pandemic pushed Australia’s economy into recession for the first time in 29 years in the first quarter of the ye...
European jobless rate up modestly, Germany mulls stimulus
BERLIN — Europe's unemployment rate ticked up modestly last month, contained by use of labor programs that have kept millions of workers on payrolls a...
In COVID-19 darkness, gift of a `Moment of Light’ to museum
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — If not for the pandemic, Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum would have missed out on a classic Dutch 16th century painting it so badly c...
Burkina Faso’s food woes deepen as extremists expand reach
TOUGAN, Burkina Faso — Islamic extremists chased Adama Drabo and his family from their land in western Burkina Faso, forcing them to abandon a year's ...
Asia Today: S Korea reopening schools despite spike in cases
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Wednesday reported 49 new cases of COVID-19, continuing a weekslong resurgence of the virus as the government defe...
Police shove, make AP journalists stop covering protest
NEW YORK — New York City police officers surrounded, shoved and yelled expletives at two Associated Press journalists covering protests Tuesday in the...