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Tokyo Olympic head says Bach visit to Japan could be 'tough'

TOKYO - The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Friday that a visit to Japan this month by IOC President Thomas Bach seemed unlikely with a state of emergency order being extended...

May 07, 2021

Red meat politics: GOP turns culture war into a food fight

DES MOINES, Iowa - Conservatives last week gobbled up a false news story claiming President Joe Biden planned to ration red meat. Colorado Rep. Rep. Lauren Boebert suggested Biden "stay out of my kitc...

May 07, 2021

China discounts possibility of harm from falling rocket

BEIJING - China says the upper stage of its Long March 5B rocket that launched the core module of its space station will mostly burn up on re-entry, posing little threat to people and property on the ...

May 07, 2021

Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps

TOKYO - Trains packed with commuters returning to work after a weeklong national holiday. Frustrated young people drinking in the streets because bars are closed. Protests planned over a possible visi...

May 07, 2021

UK's Conservative Party strikes early blow in elections

LONDON - Britain's governing Conservative Party has won a special election in the north of England town of Hartlepool, dealing a big blow to the main opposition Labour Party, which had held the parlia...

May 07, 2021

German factory production, exports up in March in good sign

BERLIN - Factory production and exports increased strongly in Germany in March, according to official statistics released Friday, developments that bode well for the second quarter in Europe's largest...

May 07, 2021

EU leaders attend summit in person for 1st time this year

LISBON, Portugal - On the list of things not to do during a pandemic, holding big international gatherings is close to the top. But European Union leaders and their large following of diplomats and ad...

May 07, 2021

China opens Everest's north side to 38 virus-tested climbers

BEIJING - China has opened Mount Everest's northern slope to a few dozen mountaineers who will be tested for the coronavirus and must keep their distance while ascending the world's highest peak. Both...

May 07, 2021

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms not seeking reelection

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday she will not seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the city's second Black woman executive who months ago...

May 06, 2021

R&B singer Aaron Neville, 80, retires from touring

NEW ORLEANS - Fans of the sweet, melodic sounds of New Orleans' legendary vocalist Aaron Neville won't have many opportunities to hear him live from now on. In posts Tuesday on his official website an...

May 06, 2021