‘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...
Finland in pain as border closure blocks Russian tourists
HELSINKI, Finland — Finns in the Nordic nation's eastern border region say they haven't seen anything like this since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet ...
The Latest: California closes all downtown state buildings
The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his nec...
Democrats fight for chance to take on GOP Sen. Ernst in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — Four relatively unknown Iowa Democrats are competing in a primary Tuesday to take on Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, an endeavor viewed...
Primaries become test run for campaigning during coronavirus
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Tuesday's primaries in eight states are the biggest test to date of campaigning during the coronavirus era, a way for parties to tes...
UN forced to cut aid to Yemen, even as virus increases need
CAIRO — Aid organizations are making an urgent plea for funding to shore up their operations in war-torn Yemen, saying they have already been forced t...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump spars with Twitter on voting, protests
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Twitter tangled over truth and consequences this past week as the social media giant flagged the president's t...
Civil unrest could influence Biden’s search for running mate
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s search for a running mate could be reshaped by the police killing of George Floyd and the unrest it has ignited across the co...
Analysis: Soccer out of touch suppressing on-field activism
To most watching Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho remove his jersey to reveal a handwritten “Justice for George Floyd” message on his undershirt, i...
Legendary DJs use shows to ease virus exile among Latinos
RIO RANCHO, N.M. — A woman who identified herself Rachel from San Ysidro, California, called in the syndicated “The Art Laboe Connection Show” last mo...
Unrest overshadows peaceful US protests for another night
MINNEAPOLIS — Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across America again Sunday, with peaceful demonstrations against police killings of...
MLS players agree to salary cuts, possible tournament
The Major League Soccer Players Association voted to approve economic concessions for this season, including across-the-board salary cuts, while also ...