Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 14-20
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 14-20:
Floyd’s casket arrives at Houston church for public viewing
HOUSTON — The body of George Floyd arrived at a church Monday in Houston for a final public memorial for the man whose death at the hands of police in...
Settler leader: Netanyahu moving ahead with annexation plans
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has assured Jewish settlers that he is going ahead with plans to begin annexing parts of the occupied We...
In Bristol, toppling of slave trader’s statue a major moment
BRISTOL, England — Bristol's history is being written in thin air.
BP to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide amid virus pandemic
LONDON — Oil and gas company BP announced Monday that it will slash its global workforce by 10,000 jobs as the COVID-19 pandemic slams the energy indu...
President ‘worried’ as South Africa’s virus cases rise fast
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa's numbers of COVID-19 are “rising fast,” according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who says that he's worried.
Poll: Pandemic does little to alter US views on health care
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus pushed hospitals to the edge, and millions of workers lost job-based coverage in the economic shutdown to slow the spread...
In Minneapolis, rage over George Floyd extends beyond cops
MINNEAPOLIS — To truly understand the rage people in this city felt as they watched a video of George Floyd begging, gasping and slowly succumbing ben...
The Latest: Brighton to have cardboard cutouts of fans
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Building works re-start in Paris’ fire-ravaged Notre Dame
PARIS — Works have restarted in Paris' fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral after a hiatus linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
Lawyer: Coronavirus restrictions hamper MH17 defense case
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands — A defense lawyer for a suspect in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine nearly six years ago said Mo...
India eases lockdown even as virus cases jump in capital
NEW DELHI — With shopping malls, places of worship, restaurants and state borders reopening Monday, some of the last vestiges of India's 10-week-long ...
Cristobal weakens to tropical depression, rains persist
NEW ORLEANS — Cristobal weakened to a tropical depression Monday morning, after crashing ashore as a lopsided tropical storm a day prior in Louisiana ...
Personal mobility machine needs no help at Tokyo airport
TOKYO — An autonomous mobility system that works like a wheelchair without anyone pushing it is scuttling around a Tokyo airport to help with social d...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump exaggerations on blacks’ economic gains
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is exaggerating economic gains for African Americans during his administration.
Democrats look to counter GOP vote-by-mail fraud claims
WASHINGTON — Democrats are mounting a new effort to push back against a well-funded Republican campaign that seeks to undermine public confidence in m...
Iran doctor freed in swap for Navy veteran returns to Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian doctor based in Florida returned to his homeland Monday after being part of a swap that saw a U.S. Navy veteran held by Iran...
Japan says economy contracted less than earlier reported
TOKYO — Japan reported Monday that its economy contracted at an annual rate of 2.2% in January-March, less than initially estimated.
Police show less force as peaceful protests push reform
Police around the U.S. took a less aggressive stance and even sometimes joined protesters demanding a reckoning with institutional racism, as leaders ...
NY Times editorial page editor resigns amid fury over op-ed
NEW YORK — The New York Times’ editorial page editor resigned Sunday after the newspaper disowned an opinion piece by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton that advoca...
Spanish league not ruling out fans in stadiums this season
MADRID — The Spanish league is not ruling out the return of fans to stadiums this season.
IndyCar gets through well-screened, delayed opener in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas — Through all of the uncertainty and unknowns after more than eight months since the last IndyCar race, Scott Dixon and another pair...
NASCAR vows to do better job addressing racial injustice
HAMPTON, Ga. — Bubba Wallace donned a black T-shirt with the words “I Can't Breathe” and NASCAR paused before Sunday's Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speed...
Treasure chest hidden in Rocky Mountains finally found
SANTA FE, N.M. — A bronze chest filled with gold, jewels, and other valuables worth more than $1 million and hidden a decade ago somewhere in the Rock...
When protesters cry ‘defund the police,’ what does it mean?
WASHINGTON — Protesters are pushing to “defund the police" over the death of George Floyd and other black Americans killed by law enforcement. Their c...
Boxer Mayer tests positive for COVID-19, out of return bout
Junior lightweight contender Mikaela Mayer has tested positive for COVID-19 and won't fight in the co-main event of Las Vegas' first major boxing card...
Democrats’ legislation would overhaul police accountability
WASHINGTON — Democrats are proposing to overhaul legal protections for police, create a national database of excessive-force episodes and ban police c...
Anti-racism protesters rally around world, topple statue
LONDON — Thousands of people took to the streets of European cities Sunday to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement, with protesters ...
Watery end for statue of slave trader in UK city of Bristol
LONDON — For someone who died nearly three centuries years ago, Edward Colston has become a symbol for the Black Lives Matter movement in Britain.