By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Agent Drew Rosenhaus has asked the Cleveland Browns to trade tight end and former first-round draft pick David Njoku, a person familiar with the reques…
Ohio school district dropping Redskins name for sports teams
ANDERSON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio school district has decided that its high school sports teams should no longer be known as the Redskins. The Forest Hills Board of Education voted 4-1 on Thursday to “ret…
Wide shift in opinion on police, race rare in US polling
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s rare for public opinion on social issues to change sharply and swiftly. And yet in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Americans&#…
US, Russia share a complex and bloody history in Afghanistan
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Moscow and Washington are intertwined in a complex and bloody history in Afghanistan, with both suffering thousands of dead and wounded in conflicts l…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely asserts Biden was fed questions
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has fabricated a complaint that Democratic rival Joe Biden was fed questions at a news conference and read his answers from…
Fish more vulnerable to warming water than first thought
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Global warming looks like it will be a bigger problem for the world’s fish species than scientists first thought: A new study shows that when fish are spawning or …
Only verified intelligence? A look at presidents’ briefings
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump was never briefed on intelligence that Russia had put a bounty on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan because the…
Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 states
By JAKE COYLE and TERRY SPENCER FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Four U.S. states — Arizona, California, Florida and Texas — reported a combined 25,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases Thursday as the infe…
Does wearing a mask pose any health risks?
By The Associated Press Does wearing a mask pose any health risks? No, not for most people. Babies and toddlers should not wear masks because they could suffocate. The same goes for anyone who has tro…
How California went from success story to virus hot spot
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Heading into Memorial Day weekend, California’s mood was celebratory. The state had avoided dire predictions of a coronavirus surge…