A look at the antifa movement Trump is blaming for violence
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has blamed antifa activists for violence at protests over police killings of black people, but antifa isn’t an org...
South America ignores Europe and reopens as virus peak nears
RIO DE JANEIRO — South American countries on Monday began easing COVID-19 restrictions even as the region hurtles toward its viral peak, disregarding ...
Met Opera cuts season by 3 1/2 months, to shorten some shows
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera season is getting shorter, along with some of its shows.
Nearly 26,000 nursing home deaths reported as lockdowns ease
WASHINGTON — Nearly 26,000 nursing home residents in the United States have died from COVID-19, according to a report prepared for the nation’s govern...
LA has seen racial uprisings, many not shocked by new round
LOS ANGELES — When violent protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man pinned down by a white Minneapolis officer, reached Los Angeles, peopl...
‘Hate just hides’: Biden vows to take on systematic racism
WILMINGTON, Del. — Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden vowed to address institutional racism in his first 100 days in office as he s...
SpaceX captures the flag, beating Boeing in cosmic contest
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first astronauts launched by SpaceX declared victory Monday in NASA’s cosmic capture-the-flag game.
UK eases lockdown restrictions but many flout guidelines
LONDON — The U.K. eased more lockdown restrictions Monday despite warnings from some health officials of another spike in coronavirus infections, espe...
New this week: Apollo benefit, docs on Bruce Lee, spelling
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this w...
Spike Lee on what’s different about these protests
NEW YORK — It's not the first time that Spike Lee's “Do the Right Thing” has been freshly urgent, but Lee's 1989 film has again found blistering relev...
With Pompeo out, GOP looks to Rep. Marshall in Kansas race
TOPEKA, Kan. — The passing of Monday's deadline to file to run for Kansas' open Senate seat confirmed that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo won't b...
‘Welcome Back!’ Several famed museums reopen across Europe
AMSTERDAM — In the Netherlands, the intimate gaze of the Girl with the Pearl Earring can once again startle and entice visitors. Down in Spain, the ru...
Non-revenue sports fret over college athlete compensation
College coaches in non-revenue sports are worried about the impact legislation allowing compensation for athletes could have on their programs.
Israeli scientists dig up cannabis traces in ancient temple
JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists say they’ve found cannabis residue on artifacts from an ancient temple in southern Israel — providing the first evi...
Lawmakers question federal prisons’ home confinement rules
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers are raising questions about the federal Bureau of Prisons’ release of high-profile inmates and are calling for wides...
Florida Keys reopen to visitors as Miami-area beaches closed
KEY LARGO, Fla. — The Florida Keys reopened for visitors Monday after the tourist-dependent island chain was closed for more than two months to preven...
Black businesses hit hard by COVID-19 fight to stay afloat
Detroit — Stephanie Byrd agonized over temporarily laying off nearly the entire staff at her family’s trio of Detroit businesses when the coronavirus ...
Florida police officer suspended for pushing kneeling woman
MIAMI — A Fort Lauderdale police officer was suspended after video showed he pushed a kneeling woman to the ground during Sunday protests, resulting i...
The Latest: $300K in grants offered in wheelchair tennis
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Supreme Court declines to take Bernard Madoff trustee case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is leaving in place a ruling that allows the trustee recovering money for investors in the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme ...
Russian general chafes at “provocative” NATO drills
MOSCOW — The Russian military on Monday accused the U.S. and its NATO allies of conducting “provocative” military drills near the nation's borders, a ...
Fortunes of Berlin clubs changed by Bundesliga’s virus break
BERLIN — The Bundesliga’s coronavirus-induced break has changed the fortunes of the Berlin clubs.
Turkey eases lockdown as restaurants reopen, flights resume
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish Airlines resumed limited domestic flights, restaurants welcomed sit-in customers and beaches and museums reopened as Turkey’s...
Full squad training resumes in Spain ahead of soccer restart
MADRID — Spanish clubs resumed full squad training on Monday, beginning the final stage of preparations for the return to competition.
Vatican centralizes contracting to cut waste, corruption
ROME — Gone are the days of the half-million euro Christmas Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square.
India cautiously opens up even as coronavirus cases rise
NEW DELHI — More states opened up and crowds of commuters trickled onto the roads in many of India's cities on Monday as a three-phase plan to lift th...
2020 Watch: Will Tuesday clinch the nomination for Biden?
WASHINGTON — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
Use of force criticized in protests about police brutality
As protests grip the nation, officers have doused crowds with pepper spray, struck protesters with batons, steered police cars into throngs, shoved de...