Church tied to Oregon’s largest coronavirus outbreak
SALEM, Ore. — A church in rural northeastern Oregon is now the epicenter of the state's largest coronavirus outbreak, as 236 people tested positive fo...
Black reporter sues paper over ban on her protest coverage
A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter prohibited from covering the city's Black Lives Matter protests because of a tweet sued the paper on Tuesday.
NBA lays out its vision for Disney restart to teams, players
Here’s some of what awaits NBA players going to Disney next month: game rooms, golf course access, cabanas with misters to combat the heat, fishing ar...
Mississippi official: Black people ‘dependent’ since slavery
JACKSON, Miss. — After rejecting a proposal to move a Confederate monument, a white elected official in Mississippi said this week that African Americ...
White House steps up effort to downplay coronavirus concerns
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump has long been fond of crafting his own version of the facts. But when he said “if we stop testing right now we’d hav...
US Supreme Court halts Texas execution over clergy question
HOUSTON — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a reprieve Tuesday to a Texas inmate scheduled to die for fatally stabbing an 85-year-old woman more than two...
Earnhardt Jr. headlines NASCAR’s 2021 Hall of Fame class
All Dale Earnhardt Jr. needed was a chance to prove he could win in stock cars.
Venezuela court orders takeover of 2 major political parties
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's Supreme Court, loyal to President Nicolás Maduro, on Tuesday ordered the takeover of two influential political partie...
Column: Cranberries and a ticking clock for Ryder Cup fate
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The final weekend in September in Wisconsin was expected to be bustling with good times and gigantic crowds, upward of 45,0...
Trump signs order on police reform, doesn’t mention racism
WASHINGTON — Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that he sa...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump on an AIDS vaccine that doesn’t exist
WASHINGTON — Seizing on a medical milestone that doesn't exist, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he thinks the same scientific expertise that produ...
Nasrallah says Lebanon should not observe US Syria sanctions
BEIRUT — The head of Hezbollah group on Tuesday said Lebanon should not observe new U.S. sanctions against Syria which he described as deeply hurtful ...
Airman charged with murder of federal officer at courthouse
An Air Force sergeant already jailed in the ambush killing of a California sheriff’s deputy was charged Tuesday with murdering a federal security offi...
‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ among first to resume shooting
LOS ANGELES — “The Bold and the Beautiful” plans to resume production Wednesday, becoming the first network scripted show to start shooting again afte...
PG&E confesses to killing 84 people in 2018 California fire
Pacific Gas & Electric confessed Tuesday to killing 84 people in one of the most devastating wildfires in recent U.S. history during a dramatic co...
Simple math suggests complex back story at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court watchers were left scratching their heads when they learned Justice Neil Gorsuch was the author of Monday’s landmark LGBT r...
World TeamTennis players testing positive for COVID lose pay
A World TeamTennis player or coach who tests positive for COVID-19 when arriving for the three-week 2020 season will be dropped from the league withou...
Near Trump’s rally site, black Tulsa lives with fiery legacy
TULSA, Okla. — In the real world, 74-year-old Donald Shaw is walking on the empty, parched grass slope by Tulsa’s noisy crosstown expressway. He's on ...
Tight bight, small city: Virus sidelines ship, creates buzz
PORTLAND, Maine — A displaced cruise ship docked at the nation's rural northeastern tip is big enough to hold the host community's entire population.
Panel: NOAA bowed to political pressure in Dorian dispute
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration leaders violated the agency’s scientific integrity when they chastised a local weather office that had...
Louisiana widening access to medical marijuana under new law
BATON ROUGE, La. — More Louisiana residents will have access to medical marijuana under a significant expansion of the state's therapeutic cannabis pr...
Watchdogs say Trump admin limiting oversight of virus aid
WASHINGTON — Government watchdogs are warning that legal decisions by the Trump administration could severely limit their ability to oversee more than...
House subpoenas Justice Dept lawyers over politicization
WASHINGTON — House Democrats have subpoenaed two Justice Department lawyers to testify before the Judiciary Committee about the politicization of the ...
Kimmel to host Emmys, first major awards show of pandemic
LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Kimmel will host the first major Hollywood awards ceremony of the coronavirus pandemic — but just how the Emmys will be held remai...
CIA unit that crafts hacking tools didn’t protect itself
WASHINGTON — A specialized CIA unit that developed hacking tools and cyber weapons didn’t do enough to protect its own operations and wasn't prepared ...
Coaches, players make best of NFL’s 1st virtual offseason
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Turns out there’s only so much that can be done virtually.
US offers belated ‘concern’ over Philippine journalist case
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has offered a muted and belated expression of “concern” over the convictions of two Philippines journalists on c...
VIRUS DIARY: `The meaning of abiding love in all its guises’
CLEVELAND — Loss and its many guises have been constants during the pandemic. Loss of loved ones. Economic loss. Loss of contact with family and frien...
EU authorities open twin Apple antitrust investigations
LONDON — European Union regulators opened two investigations on Tuesday into Apple's mobile app store and payment platform over concerns its practices...
Value of police body cameras limited by lack of transparency
In the fatal shooting of a black man by police in Atlanta last week, officers' body cameras captured about 40 minutes of footage, but not the critical...