By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The number of prison inmates testing positive for the coronavirus soared well past the 50,000 mark last month, as recent outbreaks threat…
Facebook groups pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders has become a hub…
Indians’ Carrasco on another journey, this time in pandemic
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Not even a mask can hide Carlos Carrasco’s smile or muffle his joy. For now, baseball’s back. And he is as well. A year after a leukemia di…
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…
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…
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…
MVP plaque presenters to discuss Landis’ name on MLB trophy
By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The baseball organization that presents the annual MVP awards will consider whether the name of former commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis should be p…