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...
South Africa’s hotspot limits most testing to above age 55
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa's worst hotspot for the coronavirus is no longer testing most people under age 55 as it tries to clear a backlo...
Meghan speaks out on racial divisions in US
LONDON — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has shared her sadness about racial divisions in the United States, telling students at her former high school...
Germany, France hope cloud data project to boost sovereignty
BERLIN — Germany and France on Thursday launched a project to set up a European cloud computing platform that they hope will enhance European economic...
1.9 million seek jobless aid even as reopenings slow layoffs
WASHINGTON — Nearly 1.9 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, the ninth straight decline since applications spiked in mid-M...
European Central Bank nearly doubles pandemic support scheme
FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank has boosted its pandemic emergency support program by 600 billion euros to 1.35 trillion euros ($1.5 tr...
Nadal not sure about 2020 US Open; depends on COVID, travel
If it weren’t for a pandemic-caused postponement, the French Open would have been in Week 2 now, and Rafael Nadal might still have been in contention ...
On Tiananmen anniversary, Hong Kong bans insults to anthem
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s legislature approved a contentious bill Thursday that makes it illegal to insult the Chinese national anthem.
Chinese dissident Xu Zhiyong to be honored by PEN America
NEW YORK — Xu Zhiyong, a prominent Chinese activist and legal scholar detained by the government since earlier this year, is being honored by PEN Amer...
AP tally: Arrests at widespread US protests hit 10,000
PHOENIX — More than 10,000 people have been arrested in protests decrying racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death, according t...
Barcelona locals reclaim city from tourists during pandemic
BARCELONA, Spain — For florist Laura Gómez and many other Barcelona residents, the COVID-19 pandemic has one silver lining, amid all the death and suf...
Amid virus, those in India’s largest slum help one another
KOHIMA, India — There are no secrets in the tightly packed lanes of Dharavi, India’s largest slum. Everyone knows when an alcoholic husband turns viol...
China easing airline access amid conflict with Washington
BEIJING — Chinese regulators said Thursday more foreign airlines will be allowed to fly to China as anti-coronavirus controls ease but it was unclear ...
8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality
MINNEAPOLIS — All protest movements have slogans. George Floyd's has a number: 8:46
Biden to focus on economic plans, inequality in weeks ahead
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden is pledging to unveil a series of proposals in coming weeks aimed at reversing the economic devastation wrought by the pandemic...
Pandemic means a silent June at the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — It's the time of the year when Supreme Court justices can get testy. They might have to find a new way to show it.
GOP reckons with polarizing candidates amid civil unrest
WASHINGTON — The Republican Party is facing a reckoning over some of its most divisive candidates. So far the results are mixed, and that's dicey for ...
Protests eclipse pandemic, but White House fears resurgence
WASHINGTON — For weeks, President Donald Trump has been eager to publicly turn the page on the coronavirus pandemic. Now fears are growing within the ...
UN office denounces human rights violations in Philippines
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office called on the Philippine government in a new report Thursday to end all violence targeting suspected drug offend...
Democrats prepare police reform bills after Floyd’s death
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats, powered by the Congressional Black Caucus, are preparing a sweeping package of police reforms as pressure builds...
No crowds delight art lovers in Italy at reopened museums
FLORENCE, Italy — The Uffizi Galleries, the most-visited museum in Italy, is open after three months of COVID-19 lockdown, delighting art lovers who d...
Asia Today: Australia to restart flights to New Zealand
CANBERRA, Australia — Canberra Airport opened a register for travelers interested in flying from the Australian capital to New Zealand on July 1 in a ...
Ocasio-Cortez endorses challenger of House Dem chairman
WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed the Democratic primary challenger of a veteran House committee chairman whose New York distric...
Ousted State watchdog confirms investigations into Pompeo
WASHINGTON — Ousted State Department Inspector General Steve Linick on Wednesday told members of three congressional committees that before he was abr...
More than 100 charged with looting, assaults in California
SAN FRANCISCO — California authorities have charged more than 100 people with looting, assault and other crimes committed during and around protests w...
Wuhan tests 10 million people, finds few virus infections
BEIJING — The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected late last year, has tested nearly 10 million people in an unprecedented ...