Weather better for historic SpaceX launch of NASA astronauts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — With the weather looking up, SpaceX and NASA officials vowed Tuesday to keep crew safety the top priority for the nation's firs...
Stars to come out to support NYC’s The Public Theater
NEW YORK — Jesse Tyler Ferguson is a star in his own right but even he has had to gulp at the wattage on tap for the upcoming benefit for New York Cit...
Russia says US leaving overflight treaty will hurt security
MOSCOW — Russia said Tuesday that the U.S. decision to withdraw from an international treaty allowing observation flights over military facilities wou...
Death and denial in Brazil’s Amazon capital during pandemic
MANAUS, Brazil — As the white van approached Perfect Love Street, chatting neighbors fell silent, covered their mouths and noses and scattered.
Suspect in date killing of Utah woman called ‘monster’
SALT LAKE CITY — Relatives of a Utah woman who police say was killed last weekend after meeting a man via the popular dating app Tinder have called th...
Parties target control of state legislatures, redistricting
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Drowned out by the coronavirus and national politics, Republican and Democratic operatives are quietly preparing for a battle of...
New this week: Lady Gaga, ‘Space Force,’ Ghibli films on HBO
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this w...
Judge strikes down US energy leasing rules in bird habitat
BILLINGS, Mont. — A U.S. judge has dealt another blow to the Trump administration's efforts to increase domestic oil and gas output from public lands,...
NASCAR champ Busch backs masks in public as common courtesy
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Busch says he supports wearing a mask in public so “we all can take care of our neighbor" amid the coronavirus pandemic, a rare...
France deploys $8.8 billion to rescue ailing car industry
PARIS — France’s government is injecting more than 8 billion euros ($8.8 billion) to save the country’s car industry from huge losses wrought by virus...
US couple waits 2 1/2 months in lockdown to visit Pompeii
POMPEII, Italy — An American couple waited a lifetime plus 2 ½ months to visit the ancient ruins of Pompeii together.
Under-fire UK government aide Cummings has Johnson’s loyalty
LONDON — Dominic Cummings helped Boris Johnson win power by pitting the people against the elite. Johnson’s Conservative administration has branded it...
Bell rings but trading floor chaos subdued as NYSE reopens
NEW YORK — The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange reopened for the first time in two months with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ringing the icon...
Dangerous blood clots pose a perplexing coronavirus threat
First came a high fever, drenching sweats and muscle aches. Then, almost a month later, a weird numbness that spread down the right side of her body.
PG&E’s long-running bankruptcy saga enters pivotal stage
BERKELEY, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric limped into bankruptcy vilified for its long-running neglect of a crumbling electrical grid that ignited...
Most Medicare enrollees could get insulin for $35 a month
WASHINGTON — Most Medicare recipients will have access to prescription plans next year that limit their copays for insulin to no more than $35 a month...
Spain to mourn virus victims for unprecedented 10-day period
MADRID — The Spanish government has declared 10 days of mourning starting Wednesday for the nearly 27,000 people who have died with the novel coronavi...
Sweden steadfast in strategy as virus toll continues rising
STOCKHOLM — Sweden's government defended its response to the COVID-19 global pandemic on Tuesday despite the Scandinavian country now reporting one of...
US new-home sales post slight gain in April
BALTIMORE — U.S. new home sales ticked up 0.6% in April, a surprising gain amid the coronavirus outbreak that hints at the relative health of potentia...
Worry, haste, retail therapy: What have we bought and why?
NEW YORK — Between technical glitches and food worries, retail therapy and sheer amnesia, something has happened to shopping during the pandemic that ...
Pandemic probe: Brazil police raid Rio governor’s residence
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's Federal Police searched the official residence of Rio de Janeiro Gov. Wilson Witzel on Tuesday, part of an investigation int...
VIRUS DIARY: Finding a surprising source of support in an ex
CONCORD, N.H. — Embarrassing to admit but oddly comforting: My ex-husband’s husband and I share a slight crush on our state epidemiologist.
Review: Elliot Ackerman’s latest is a tense tale from Turkey
“Red Dress in Black & White,” by Elliot Ackerman (Alfred A. Knopf)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 31-June 6
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 31-June 6:
Serbia criticizes Montenegro for keeping border ban on Serbs
PODGORICA, Montenegro — Montenegro, the first European country to declare itself free of the coronavirus, plans to open its borders to citizens of sev...
Hong Kong leader says security law not a threat to freedoms
HONG KONG — Hong Kong's leader said Tuesday that national security legislation proposed by China's legislature will not threaten the semi-autonomous t...
AP PHOTOS: Confined Moroccans find new ways to celebrate Eid
CASABLANCA Morocco — Instead of mass prayers and large family gatherings filled with colorful clothes, gifts and traditional foods, millions of Morocc...
The Latest: India reports biggest jump in virus cases again
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
Lebanon’s migrant workers’ plight worsens as crises multiply
BEIRUT — Long before the pandemic struck, they lived and worked in conditions that rights groups called exploitative — low wages, long hours, no labor...
Asia Today: Philippines trying to ease quarantine congestion
BANGKOK — As about 24,000 Filipinos who lost their jobs abroad are being transported by land, sea or air to their provincial homes, the president warn...