Column: NASCAR is back and fans may be right behind
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There is finally a break in this weird, new world of NASCAR after nine races over 16 days in three different states.
Protesters invoke different names to decry police treatment
CHICAGO — In Baltimore, protesters shouted the name of Freddie Gray. In Topeka, Kansas, T-shirts were emblazoned with the name of Dominique White. In ...
Peaceful protesters get lost in action-packed coverage
NEW YORK — The nation's unrest has made for an unprecedented nightly action show on television, with control rooms that switch quickly between cars ab...
Medical examiner: Floyd’s heart stopped while restrained
MINNEAPOLIS — A medical examiner on Monday classified George Floyd’s death as a homicide, saying his heart stopped as police restrained him and suppre...
Barr: Law enforcement must ‘dominate’ streets amid protests
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials vowed to “maximize federal law enforcement presence” in the nation’s capital on Monday night after days of violent demonst...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump claim of saving space program off base
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is making claims on space that are off course from reality.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...