Canceling Ivanka Trump spurs backlash for Kansas college
TOPEKA, Kan. — Donors are pushing Kansas' higher education board to fire Wichita State University's president after he canceled a virtual speech by Iv...
Amid tears and laughter, visits resume in nursing homes
BOSTON — She wore a mask and sat across the nursing home patio from her elderly mother, but Marcie Abramson's emotions were on full display as the two...
‘Stop the pain,’ George Floyd’s brother pleads with Congress
WASHINGTON — Philonise Floyd challenged Congress on Wednesday to “stop the pain" as lawmakers consider a sweeping law enforcement overhaul, so his bro...
Relatives: Bodies found are 2 kids missing since September
BOISE, Idaho — Relatives of two children missing since September have told media outlets that the bodies of two kids uncovered in rural Idaho are the ...
TV pastor Jim Bakker hopes attorney general halts probe
O'FALLON, Mo. — Missouri-based TV pastor Jim Bakker hopes Arkansas' attorney general does not obtain personal information of his congregation members ...
IOC to open talks about easing protest ban at Olympics
GENEVA — Amid a global wave of demonstrations against racism, the IOC said Wednesday it would open talks that could let athletes make stronger protest...
Minneapolis police chief takes on union, promises change
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Police Department will withdraw from police union contract negotiations, Chief Medaria Arradondo said Wednesday, as he a...
MLS to resume season with Florida tournament starting July 8
Major League Soccer is resuming its season amid the coronavirus pandemic on July 8 with a World Cup-style tournament in Florida that won't include fan...
JK Rowling responds to critics over her transgender comments
LOS ANGELES — “Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling said she refuses to “bow down" to criticism about her recent comments on transgender people.
Trump: No change at bases named for Confederate officers
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will “not even consider” changing the name of any of the 10 Army bases that a...
Facing electoral headwinds, Trump brings back his 2016 team
NEW YORK — As anyone who has ever heard him speak knows, President Donald Trump loves to relive 2016.
US general: Taliban not yet met conditions for US withdrawal
WASHINGTON — The Taliban have not yet met conditions required for a complete U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by next May as envisioned in a U.S...
Ava DuVernay joins the film academy’s Board of Governors
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has been elected to the film academy’s Board of Governors for the first time.
Backlash over George Floyd tweet forces out CrossFit founder
The founder and CEO of CrossFit is stepping down after his tweet about George Floyd sparked a social media backlash and a wave of affiliated gyms cut ...
Ex-judge says push to dismiss Flynn case is ‘abuse of power’
WASHINGTON — A former federal judge appointed to review the Justice Department's motion to dismiss criminal charges against former national security a...
Fired State Dept watchdog says he was bullied by officials
WASHINGTON — The independent State Department watchdog fired by President Donald Trump says top department officials tried to bully him and dissuade h...
Foreigners allowed into Ukraine to get surrogate-born babies
KYIV, Ukraine — Authorities have allowed foreign parents into Ukraine to collect babies who were born to surrogate mothers and stranded in the eastern...
Utah candidate and ex- envoy Huntsman says he has COVID-19
SALT LAKE CITY — Republican Utah gubernatorial candidate and former ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. said Wednesday he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Thousands attend Black Lives Matter demo in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM — Thousands of people demonstrated Wednesday in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in a park in Amsterdam named for South African an...
Strange case of 2 kids who vanished in Idaho takes grim turn
BOISE, Idaho — It was the extended family who grew suspicious first, and then at their urging, local police: Seven-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and his...
‘Legendary’ heralds loud, proud ball culture
LOS ANGELES — FX’s fictionalized hit show “Pose” introduced many to the underground world of ballroom culture, in which historically black and Latino ...
‘Grief overload:’ Families absorb multiple virus deaths
It may seem hard to imagine the cruel toll of the coronavirus getting any worse than losing one of those closest to you. But Johnjalene Woods has been...
Text of testimony of George Floyd’s brother before Congress
Text of the testimony of Philonise Floyd, a brother of George Floyd, before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday:
After controversy, man convicted of killing officer paroled
RICHMOND, Va. — A man who served decades in prison for the killing of a Richmond police officer and whose parole grant sparked a still-ongoing investi...
EU wants tech giants to do more to counter virus fake news
BRUSSELS — A senior European Union official warned online platforms like Google and Facebook on Wednesday to step up the fight against fake news comin...
AMC aims to reopen theaters in July; nations eye economies
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Wednesday related to the ...
HBO Max removes ‘Gone With the Wind,’ will add context
NEW YORK — HBO Max has temporarily removed “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film long cr...
‘We need help’: Small cities face fiscal calamity from virus
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Unfilled potholes, uncollected trash, un-mowed grass and, most significantly, fewer police on the street are some of what Allentown s...
May consumer prices fall 0.1%, the third consecutive month
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices dropped in May for the third straight month as the coronavirus pandemic pushed the American economy into a recession...
Surviving in America’s Black Belt amid pandemic and job loss
SELMA, Ala. — Life can be tough even on a good day in the Black Belt, where some of the poorest people in America are, as usual, depending on each oth...