India’s prime minister to meet with opposition on China row
NEW DELHI — India's prime minister is meeting top opposition leaders Friday as the government tries to lower tensions with China after 20 Indian soldi...
China moves vast trade fair online, but few buyers follow
BEIJING — Standing in front of shelves laden with colorful backpacks, a saleswoman promoted bags on the Canton Trade Fair’s website without knowing wh...
South African choir adapts to COVID-19 by making new music
MOUTSE VALLEY, South Africa — The dusty streets of rural South Africa are a far cry from the bright lights of “America's Got Talent,” but that's where...
India-China Himalayan standoff deadly for cashmere herds
SRINAGAR, India — Antagonisms between Indian and Chinese troops high in the Himalayas are taking a dire toll on traditional goat herds that supply the...
Atlanta police call out sick over charges in fatal shooting
ATLANTA — Atlanta police officers called out sick to protest the filing of murder charges against an officer who shot a man in the back, while the int...
Lives Lost: South African activist targeted apartheid, HIV
JOHANNESBURG — Clarence Mini's life was marked by battles against formidable foes. The South African doctor fought apartheid — receiving his medical t...
Former Baltimore mayor scheduled to plead guilty to perjury
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Baltimore’s disgraced former mayor Catherine Pugh, who was embroiled in a scandal involving her “Healthy Holly" children's books, is ...
China charges 2 Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case
BEIJING — China has charged two detained Canadians with spying in cases linked to Canada’s arrest of a Huawei executive on U.S. charges.
Trump troop cut in Germany fits a pattern of hitting allies
WASHINGTON — In vowing to pull thousands of American troops from Germany, President Donald Trump is following a pattern of disruptive, sometimes punit...
New solo version of Aretha song about race, faith released
NEW YORK — A never-before-heard solo version of the late Aretha Franklin’s riveting and powerful collaboration with Mary J. Blige about faith and race...
Klobuchar urges Biden to pick nonwhite woman as running mate
CHICAGO — Amy Klobuchar said Thursday that she was dropping out of the running to be vice president and urging Democrat Joe Biden to select a woman of...
JD.com racks up $38B in sales in annual online shopping fest
HONG KONG — JD.com's annual “618” online shopping extravaganza racked up a total of 269.2 billion yuan ($38 billion) worth of transactions, as consume...
‘Into the Wild’ bus removed from Alaska backcountry
JUNEAU, Alaska — An abandoned bus in the Alaska backcountry, popularized by the book “Into the Wild” and movie of the same name, was removed Thursday,...
China’s top lawmakers take up draft Hong Kong security law
BEIJING — China's top legislative body has taken up a draft national security law for Hong Kong that has been strongly criticized as undermining the s...
Trump says he’s heard ‘interesting’ things about Roswell
President Donald Trump says he’s heard some interesting things about Roswell, but he’s not sharing even with his eldest child.
Southeastern Conference pushing Mississippi to change flag
The Southeastern Conference is considering barring league championship events in Mississippi until the state changes its Confederate-based flag.
How black history is taught in schools faces new scrutiny
OKLAHOMA CITY — For decades, when it was discussed at all, the killing of hundreds of people in a prosperous black business district nearly a century ...
Steelers’ Heyward: team will be united if it opts to protest
PITTSBURGH — Cam Heyward is well-versed in the sometimes messy optics associated with taking a stand against social injustice.
Holland Taylor’s Ann Richards: ‘A woman for all seasons’
LOS ANGELES — Holland Taylor earned a Tony nomination for her portrayal of charismatic Texas politician Ann Richards, but the actor deserves acclaim f...
AP Explains: Juneteenth marks day last enslaved people freed
Juneteenth commemorates when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free 155 years ago. Now, with support growing for the racial justic...
US drops planned limit for toxin that damages infant brains
The Trump administration on Thursday rejected imposing federal drinking-water limits for a chemical used in fireworks and other explosives and linked ...
Judge OKs housing for 7,000 LA homeless living near freeways
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has approved an agreement in which the city and county of Los Angeles will provide housing for almost 7,000 homeless peo...
As Bolton speaks, Congress shrugs and points to election
WASHINGTON — Congress seems largely done with John Bolton.
Atlanta police call out sick to protest charges in shooting
ATLANTA — Atlanta police officers called out sick or refused to answer calls Thursday to protest the filing of murder charges against an officer who s...
For now, Virginia still can’t remove massive Lee statue
RICHMOND, Va. — A judge on Thursday extended a court order preventing Virginia’s governor from removing a historic statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee from a...
Seattle police union expelled from large labor group
SEATTLE — The largest labor group in the Seattle area has expelled the city's police union, saying the guild representing officers failed to address r...
Reporters barred from listening to end of Biden fundraiser
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's presidential campaign wouldn't let reporters listen to the end of an online fundraiser on Thursday during which he held a “vi...
Facebook removes Trump ads with symbols once used by Nazis
WASHINGTON — Facebook has removed campaign ads by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence that featured an upside-down red triangle, a sy...
Decline in new US virus deaths may be temporary reprieve
The number of deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. has fallen in recent weeks to the lowest level since late March, even as states increasi...
Cream of Wheat, Mrs. Butterworth confront race in packaging
Colgate, Cream of Wheat and Mrs. Butterworth are the latest brands reckoning with racially charged logos.