Barr: Divide between African Americans, police ‘must change’
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr sought on Thursday to quell tensions over the death of George Floyd in police custody, acknowledging a divi...
Raw feelings abound as Senate turns back to Russia probe
WASHINGTON — Two Republican-led Senate committees have launched election-year investigations into the Justice Department’s Russia probe, resurrecting ...
Testimony: Shooter used racist slur as Arbery lay dying
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A state investigator alleged Thursday that a white man was heard saying a racist slur as he stood over Ahmaud Arbery's body, moments ...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump skews history by saying he fired Mattis
WASHINGTON — When Jim Mattis announced his resignation as defense secretary, President Donald Trump thanked him for “tremendous progress” in helping t...
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide in air hits new record high
KENSINGTON, Maryland — The world hit another new record high for heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, despite reduced emissions because of ...
Citizenship concerns remain as immigration agency reopens
LAWRENCE, Mass. — For Albert Baraka, the ceremony outside the federal immigration office in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was brief, but life changing.
Union files complaint against NBC, ‘America’s Got Talent’
LOS ANGELES — Gabrielle Union filed a complaint Thursday with the state of California against NBC and the producers of “America’s Got Talent," the lat...
Analysis: Trump emulates strongman tactics, tests his limits
WASHINGTON — A phalanx of law enforcement officers and soldiers is positioned on the streets of the nation’s capital to keep protesters at bay. Helico...
Study on safety of malaria drugs for coronavirus retracted
Several authors of a large study that raised safety concerns about malaria drugs for coronavirus patients have retracted the report, saying independen...
`Get your knee off our necks!’: Floyd mourned in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — Hollywood celebrities, musicians and politicians gathered in front of the golden casket of George Floyd at a fiery memorial Thursday for...
UK vaccine summit calls for freely available virus vaccine
LONDON — A vaccine summit hosted by Britain on Thursday raised billions of dollars to immunize children in developing countries as experts wrestled wi...
‘Strategic’ well-orchestrated heists seen amid protest chaos
OAKLAND, Calif. — Police in a small San Francisco Bay Area community were about to help authorities in neighboring Oakland keep the peace during a pro...
Floyd mourned, celebrated as death used as call to action
MINNEAPOLIS — The mural of George Floyd projected above his golden coffin, where mourners knelt and cried, paused and prayed at his memorial service T...
Ocasio-Cortez backs challenger of House Democratic chairman
WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed the Democratic primary challenger of a veteran House committee chairman and fellow New Yorker ...
NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan
The NBA’s Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida, a...
Autopsy report shows Floyd tested positive for coronavirus
MINNEAPOLIS — A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday a...
Study shows Spain far from having ‘herd immunity’ to virus
MADRID — A second round of random testing in Spain for antibodies to the new coronavirus indicates that a third of those infected do not develop sympt...
Germany’s Merkel dismisses talk she might seek 5th term
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday firmly rejected suggestions that she might seek a fifth term at the helm after pledging in 2018 t...
Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of deal
WASHINGTON — A Navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years has been released and started making his way home as part of a prisoner deal involvi...
LA mayor announces end of curfews for 2nd largest US city
SAN FRANCISCO — The mayor of Los Angeles says he will not place the nation’s second-largest city under curfew again starting Thursday night.
As nation confronts old demons, a 1770 slaying is recalled
BOSTON — Like George Floyd, he was black, in his mid-40s, and died at the hands of a white man. And like Floyd, he may have helped touch off a revolut...
Prince Charles misses hugging his family amid virus lockdown
LONDON — Prince Charles says he has missed giving his family members a hug during the long weeks of lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
You’re not the only one skeptical of the stock market rally
Just because stocks have scrambled nearly all the way back to their record heights doesn’t necessarily mean the market is in the clear.
VIRUS DIARY: When the class hamster came home _ and stayed
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — After 60-plus days, I threw in the towel. Mr. Rich had to go.
IndyCar ready to race after pandemic delayed start of season
The stars of IndyCar were in Florida preparing to start their season when the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on those plans 48 hours before t...
Turkey strips 3 legislators of seats, setting off protest
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s parliament on Thursday stripped three opposition party deputies of their legislative seats, setting off a raucous protest in...
Ill-considered posts lead to lost jobs amid protests, crisis
LOS ANGELES — A writer from a “Law & Order" spin-off and the play-by-play broadcaster for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings found themselves out of jobs ...
Police think Madeleine McCann is dead; parents still hope
PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal — German police said Thursday they presume a British girl who went missing in southern Portugal 13 years ago is dead, but Madel...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway slams door on fans at Brickyard
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Motor Speedway will host the IndyCar-NASCAR doubleheader on the July 4 weekend without fans.
Universal takes first steps reviving Orlando theme park biz
ORLANDO, Fla. — With masks on their faces and temperature checks at entrances, Harry Potter fans and roller coaster lovers streamed back into Universa...