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US retail sales up 17.7% in a partial rebound from plunge

BALTIMORE - U.S. retail sales jumped 17.7% from April to May, with spending partially rebounding after the coronavirus had shut down businesses, flattened the economy and paralyzed consumers during th...

Jun 16, 2020

India says 3 soldiers killed in standoff with Chinese troops

SRINAGAR, India - At least three Indian soldiers, including a senior army officer, were killed in a confrontation with Chinese troops along their disputed frontier high in the Himalayas where thousand...

Jun 16, 2020

Family hopes for spy exchange after Paul Whelan convicted of espionage by Russia

TORONTO - The family of a Canadian-American corporate security executive convicted of espionage by a Russian court say they are trying to bring him back home. Paul Whelan, who was born in Ottawa&...

Jun 15, 2020

AP Source: Chance MLB won't play increases in money fight

NEW YORK - Major League Baseball might not play at all this year after a breakdown in talks between teams and the players' association on how to split up money in a season delayed by the coronavirus p...

Jun 15, 2020

AP Exclusive: DOJ sets new dates to begin federal executions

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has set new dates to begin executing federal death-row inmates following a months-long legal battle over the plan to resume the executions for the first time since ...

Jun 15, 2020

'It's frustrating': Trump advertising blast has limits

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's campaign manager warned in late spring that his juggernaut political operation - the "Death Star," he called it - was about to start "pressing FIRE" for the first...

Jun 15, 2020

Under police pressure, France backs off ban on chokeholds

PARIS - Under pressure from police, the French government backed away Monday from a ban on chokeholds during arrests. France's interior minister announced a week ago that the immobilization technique ...

Jun 15, 2020

Queen Latifah: Let ‘Gone with the Wind’ be gone forever

NEW YORK - While some have criticized HBO Max's removal of "Gone With the Wind" from its streaming service - including those who wonder if it hurts the legacy of Hattie McDaniel, the first African Ame...

Jun 15, 2020

Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus

For the fourth time in its history, the Oscars are being postponed. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC Television Network said Monday that the 93rd Academy Awards will now be ...

Jun 15, 2020

BP takes $17.5B hit as pandemic accelerates emissions cuts

LONDON - Energy company BP is writing down its oil and gas assets by as much as $17.5 billion and will review its plans to develop oil wells as the shock to the industry and world demand from the COVI...

Jun 15, 2020