AP National News

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it will skip next month’s Beijing Olympics because of the COVID-19…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to Myanmar to revive peace efforts after last…

By KATHLEEN FOODY and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Classes in Chicago were canceled for a third consecutive day amid an ongoing…

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has denied a request to lower a $500,000 bail set for two parents who are charged with their…

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Missouri man to 28 years in prison for the 2019 killing of his wife, whose body he buried in a state…

By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State police in northern Michigan are investigating after a woman accused former state House…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Just a year ago, many Republicans joined Democrats in reacting with horror to the Capitol…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Wizards announcer Glenn Consor has apologized for a reference to Houston player Kevin Porter Jr.’s father during…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s top law enforcement official says prosecutors should not charge women…

By HAVEN DALEY Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Colorado authorities say last week’s wildfire caused $513 million in damage and…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A filing with state officials says the company that runs QVC is shutting down a North Carolina distribution center heavily…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Knoxville Fire Department officials say a fire that destroyed a Tennessee Planned Parenthood clinic was intentionally set.…

By The Associated Press Airlines are responding to high sickout numbers during the pandemic by trimming their schedules. Alaska Airlines said…

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police and city officials are investigating an hourslong delay by authorities in…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 44-year-old man from China admitted in court that he stole a trade secret from Monsanto while he worked in Missouri. Federal…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is warning that some U.N. agencies and aid groups will be forced to…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Italian citizen charged with stealing numerous unpublished books has pleaded not guilty and…

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have approved Gov. Kristi Noem’s new rule for medical…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Soon, Airbnb hosts in Oregon will only see the initials of some prospective renters, not their full names.…

By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Monsanto company pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally using and storing agricultural chemicals…