Japan’s economy shrinks 5.1% as pandemic dries up spending
<p>TOKYO — The Japanese economy contracted at an annual rate of 5.1% in January-March, slammed by a plunge in spending over the coronavirus pandemic,...
Mexico rushes teacher vaccines to reopen schools
<p>MEXICO CITY — Mexico mounted a final push Tuesday to get all of the country’s 3 million school teachers vaccinated so that it can...
Macy’s emerges from pandemic by swinging to surprise profit
Macy’s emerged from an unprecedented year with a surprising swing back into the profit column and it and boosted its guidance for all of...
Monet’s gardens reopening, a picture-perfect pandemic tonic
<p>GIVERNY, France — Beneath the scudding clouds and amid the luscious blooms, the gardeners tend the flowerbeds that were the pride and joy of...
3-time U.S. Olympic hockey medalist Kacey Bellamy retires
Kacey Bellamey, a three-time Olympian who helped the United States end a 20-year gold medal drought at the 2018 Winter Games, announced her retirement...
Biden adviser makes personal appeal to young to get shots
<p>WASHINGTON — A top White House aide made his pitch for young people to get vaccinated personal, sharing the struggles his own son has...
Attorney: US makes concessions to ease asylum restrictions
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration has agreed to let about 250 people a day through border crossings with Mexico to seek refuge in...
Gaza children bearing the brunt in Israel-Hamas conflict
GAZA CITY, Gaza — Suzy Ishkontana hardly speaks or eats. It’s been two days since the 7-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble of...
Attorney: US makes concessions to ease asylum restrictions
<p>SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration has agreed to let about 250 people a day through border crossings with Mexico to seek refuge in...
AP FACT CHECK: Hyperbole from Biden, GOP on state of economy
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Republicans alike are revising history when asserting that the new administration set records in U.S. job creation...