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Hundreds demand justice for Arbery at Georgia rally

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Justice for Ahmaud Arbery, a black man killed during a pursuit by a white man and his son in Georgia, isn't just prison time for his ...
2:58 17 May 2020

Chinese survey team plans to summit deserted Everest

BEIJING — A Chinese government-backed team plans to summit Mount Everest this week at a time when the world's tallest peak has been closed to commerci...
2:22 17 May 2020

‘Little Fires Everywhere’ director Lynn Shelton dies at 54

LOS ANGELES — Lynn Shelton, an independent filmmaker who directed “Humpday” and “Little Fires Everywhere,” has died. She was 54.
22:27 16 May 2020

Fred Willard, the comedic improv-style actor, has died at 86

LOS ANGELES — Fred Willard, the comedic actor whose improv style kept him relevant for more than 50 years in films like “This Is Spinal Tap,” “Best In...
21:35 16 May 2020

Nevada Rep. Horsford acknowledges he had extramarital affair

LAS VEGAS — Democratic Congressman Steven Horsford of Nevada on Saturday acknowledged he had an extramarital affair with a woman who said the on-and-o...
20:50 16 May 2020

No contest: In corona era, Eurovision seeks to unite Europe

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — This was no contest.
20:32 16 May 2020

Stefanidi overcomes heat to win pole vault Garden Clash

The strategy of reigning Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi throughout a fast-paced, race-against-the-clock pole vault competition: keep cool.
19:52 16 May 2020

The Latest: Eruzione offers inspiration to graduation class

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
19:02 16 May 2020

NASCAR picks up at tricky Darlington after 10-week hiatus

DARLINGTON, S.C. — NASCAR will not be as you remember it when racing returns at old egg-shaped Darlington Raceway.
18:08 16 May 2020

Return to play or not? A thorny question for youth sports

Konrad Ott and some of the parents with his Northern California girls volleyball club skipped a popular Florida tournament that is now postponed. They...
16:18 16 May 2020

Asia Today: India cases pass China; Nepal reports 1st death

BANGKOK — India’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed China’s, with the Health Ministry on Saturday reporting a spike to 85,940 infections and ...
16:02 16 May 2020

Top fugitive in Rwanda’s genocide arrested outside Paris

KIGALI, Rwanda — One of the most wanted fugitives in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide has been arrested outside Paris, authorities said Saturday.
15:35 16 May 2020

City of Malmo set to relocate vandalized Ibrahimovic statue

The city of Malmo has had enough of repeated acts of vandalism on soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic's statue outside the local football club's stadium an...
15:12 16 May 2020

US youngster Reyna’s 1st Bundesliga start foiled by injury

DORTMUND, Germany — Gio Reyna was set to make his first professional start when Germany's Bundesliga resumed Saturday following a two-month break caus...
14:50 16 May 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP distortion on Flynn; virus fiction

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his GOP allies are misrepresenting the facts behind the legal case of former national security adviser Michael...
14:38 16 May 2020

‘Everyone has a story’: How will world remember pandemic?

CHICAGO — Artist Obi Uwakwe was driving through Chicago’s empty streets, camera on his lap to document life during COVID-19, when he saw something tha...
14:28 16 May 2020

WHO head urges global unity to help make Tokyo Olympics safe

GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization said Saturday it will not be easy to make next year's Tokyo Olympics a safe global gathering after ...
11:32 16 May 2020

Burundi defies COVID-19 for election ending a bloody rule

KAMPALA, Uganda — Burundi is pushing ahead with an election on Wednesday that will end the president's divisive and bloody 15-year rule.
7:34 16 May 2020

No jobs, no future: An army of India’s migrants heads home

NEW DELHI — Tens of thousands of impoverished migrant workers are on the move across India, walking on highways and railway tracks or riding trucks, b...
5:27 16 May 2020

Report: Google facing onslaught of antitrust cases in US

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Federal and state regulators in the U.S. are preparing to file antitrust lawsuits alleging Google has abused its dominance of ...
0:26 16 May 2020

Kroger offers Fred Meyer workers extra pay after outcry

SPOKANE, Wash. — Kroger, the parent company of grocer Fred Meyer, announced Friday that it will provide “thank you" payments to hourly employees after...
0:20 16 May 2020

Nézet-Séguin got $392,152 in initial part of 1st Met season

NEW YORK — Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s earned $392,152 during his first portion of his first season as the Metropolitan Opera's music director, about a qua...
23:40 15 May 2020

Lakers’ Dwight Howard healing after death of son’s mother

LOS ANGELES — The mother of Dwight Howard's 6-year-old son died nearly six weeks ago due to an epileptic seizure, the Los Angeles Lakers center says.
23:32 15 May 2020

WNBA commissioner: League focusing on scenarios to play

NEW YORK — WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is focusing on about a half dozen scenarios for the league to begin play this summer
23:10 15 May 2020

Democrats try again with sweeping mail voting requirements

Despite an earlier failed attempt, Democrats were set to try again Friday to adopt a massive expansion of voting by mail during the coronavirus outbre...
22:17 15 May 2020

Tesla picks Austin, Tulsa as finalists for new US factory

DETROIT — Tesla has picked Austin, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, as finalists for its new U.S. assembly plant, a person briefed on the matter said Frida...
21:22 15 May 2020

Navajo Nation residents to be under strictest lockdown yet

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Residents of the Navajo Nation will be under the strictest weekend lockdown yet, with grocery stores and gas stations closed, and e...
21:11 15 May 2020

Burr submits final Russia report before leaving chairmanship

WASHINGTON — Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr has submitted the final report in the panel's three-year Russia investigation to the ...
21:03 15 May 2020

Coronavirus spreads in Yemen with health system in shambles

Hundreds of people in Aden, southern Yemen’s main city, have died in the past week with symptoms of what appears to be the coronavirus, local health o...
20:26 15 May 2020

Beginning to bloom: New York creaking back to economic life

SCHOHARIE, N.Y. — Idled contractors girded for long-awaited jobs and shoppers browsed spring flowers -- though masks made stopping to smell the roses ...
20:24 15 May 2020