NYPD closes plainclothes anti-crime unit

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s police department is disbanding the type of plainclothes anti-crime units that were involved in the 2014 death ofRead More

MLB commissioner ‘not confident’ pro baseball will return this year

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball might not play at all this year after a breakdown in talks between teams and the players’ associationRead More

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

NEW YORK (AP) — The chance that there will be no Major League Baseball season increased substantially Monday when the commissioner’s office told the players’Read More

‘It’s frustrating’: Trump advertising blast has limits

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign manager warned in late spring that his juggernaut political operation — the “Death Star,” he called it —Read More

Trump announces major US troop cut in ‘delinquent’ Germany

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he is ordering a major reduction in U.S. troop strength in Germany, a move widely criticized byRead More

State, FBI to oversee probe into black man’s hanging death

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — State and federal authorities will monitor the investigation into the death of a black man found hanging from a tree inRead More

US revokes emergency use of drugs touted by Trump vs. virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Monday revoked emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating COVID-19 amid growing evidence theyRead More

First lady announces youth art project on women’s suffrage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump wants to use art to help children learn about women’s suffrage. The first lady on Monday announced a youth artRead More

Senate GOP to restrict police chokeholds in emerging bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Driven by a rare urgency, Senate Republicans are poised to unveil an extensive package of policing changes that includes new restrictions onRead More

UK begins trial of latest virus vaccine candidate this week

LONDON (AP) — Scientists at Imperial College London will start immunizing people in Britain this week with their experimental coronavirus shot, becoming the latest entryRead More