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Two books based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning “1619 Project” will be released this fall, with contributions from Jesmyn Ward, Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, and dozens of others authors and journalists. “The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story” expands on a New York Times Magazine publication from 2019. It centered the country’s history around slavery and led to a Pulitzer for commentary for the project’s creator, Nikole Hannah-Jones. The other new book will be a volume for young people called “Born On the Water.” It's based on a student’s family tree assignment, with words by Hannah-Jones and Renee Watson and illustrations by Nikkolas Smith.

While most Americans have weathered the pandemic financially, about 38 million say they are worse off now than before the outbreak began in the U.S. Overall, 55% of Americans say their financial circumstances are about the same now as a year ago, and 30% say their finances have improved. That's according to a new poll from Impact Genome and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. But 15% say they are worse off. The problem is more pronounced at lower-income levels. Twenty-nine percent of those living below the federal poverty level say their personal finances worsened in the past year. 

BERLIN (AP) — Nearly a year after President Donald Trump ordered thousands of troops to leave Germany, capping a series of setbacks for U.S. relations with major allies, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin began an inaugural tour of Europe to…

BERLIN (AP) — Dozens of European lawmakers, business executives and union leaders on Tuesday urged the United States to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% in the coming decade compared with 2005 levels. Ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's…

More than 300 businesses and investors are calling on the Biden administration to set an ambitious climate change goal that would cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% below 2005 levels by 2030. The target would nearly double the nation’s previous commitment and require dramatic changes in the power, transportation and other sectors. Those sending a letter Tuesday to President Joe Biden calling for action include such giants as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Coca-Cola. Biden is considering various options for expected carbon reductions by 2030 ahead of a virtual climate summit the United States is hosting this month. European business leaders also urge the U.S. to slash greenhouse gas emissions.

BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports rose 30.6% over a year ago in March as global consumer demand strengthened and traders watched for signs of what President Joe Biden might do about reviving tariff war talks with Beijing. Exports rose to…

BERLIN (AP) — Austria's health minister announced his resignation Tuesday, saying that he couldn't continue in the grueling job of helping lead the country's coronavirus response because of persistent personal health problems caused by overwork. Rudolf Anschober, 60, had been…

NEW DELHI (AP) — India said Tuesday that it will approve the use of all coronavirus vaccines that have been given an emergency nod by the World Health Organization or regulators in the United States, Europe, Britain or Japan. India’s…

President Joe Biden has begun publicly courting Republicans to back his sweeping infrastructure plan, but his reach across the aisle is intended just as much to keep Democrats in line as it is a first step in an uphill climb to any bipartisan deal. The White House says Biden’s high-profile Oval Office meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday was just one piece of a fulsome attempt to win over GOP lawmakers. But even if it doesn’t succeed, it could prove useful by boxing in Republicans while helping to keep the widely disparate Democrats in line.

Slain U.S. Capitol Police officer William “Billy” Evans will lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday. The tribute comes as part of the second such ceremony this year for a force that has edged close to crisis in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection. President Joe Biden and congressional leaders will attend a ceremony for Evans, who was killed April 2 when a vehicle rammed into him and another officer at a barricade just 100 yards from the Senate side of the Capitol. Police shot and killed the driver when he left the vehicle armed with a knife.

Iran’s foreign minister is warning that an attack on its main nuclear enrichment site at Natanz affects ongoing negotiations in Vienna over its tattered atomic deal with world powers. Mohammad Javad Zarif’s remarks, alongside visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, come as the U.S. insists it had nothing to do with the sabotage Sunday at the Natanz nuclear facility. While not claiming the attack, Israel is widely believed to have carried out the still-unexplained assault that damaged centrifuges there. Zarif said Tuesday that Americans "should know that these actions would only make situation difficult for them.”

The Olympic torch relay has run through an empty Osaka park with no fans allowed for viewing. The relay had to be rerouted as new COVID-19 cases rise in Osaka and elsewhere in Japan. The torch relay began three weeks ago in northeastern Japan. It is attempting to navigate around the pandemic with a total of 10,000 runners crisscrossing the country and bound for the opening ceremony on July 23 in Tokyo. Osaka became the first detour since the relay began. Organizers warned beforehand there may be more. The second leg in Osaka will be in the same park under the same closed-doors conditions.

The Red Sox and Twins are scheduled to begin their series in Minnesota a day late. Monday’s opener of a four-game set at Target Field was postponed because of safety concerns following the fatal police shooting of a Black man in Minnesota and the potential for unrest in the area. The NBA’s Timberwolves and NHL’s Wild also postponed their games a day after the shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright following a traffic stop in a nearby suburb of Minneapolis. Meanwhile, the Cubs are concerned about a possible COVID-19 outbreak, Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon is on the injured list, and the Phillies and Mets are set for a seven-inning doubleheader at Citi Field following Monday night's rainout.

The 212 players who made their major league debuts in 2020 got an unusual introduction to baseball's top level. This year, some say they're experiencing those debut jitters all over again as fans have been welcomed back to the ballpark. Young Marlins infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. said “every day is a new opening day” because of the crowds, which were missing during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season when he got his first cup of coffee with Miami. Some players, including Yermín Mercedes of the Chicago White Sox, have been met with massive ovations as fans get the chance to appreciate their talents in person for the first time.

Born into an age of revolutions, Prince Philip lived through a tumultuous century and witnessed many of its upheavals. Among these were World War II, the dismantling of the British Empire and the rise and fall of nations during and after the Cold War. He helped forge a period of stability for the British monarchy beside his wife, Queen Elizabeth II. But he died last week at 99 in a United Kingdom unsettled by its exit from the European Union, and in a world of growing nationalism and extremes. Historian Margaret MacMillan says “Philip’s life bookends that great moment of transition at the end of the First World War" and another major moment of transition today.

The defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning went into the NHL trade deadline without much money to make a move. The cash-strapped Lightning still found a way to improve their chances of winning with a shrewd deal, acquiring defenseman David Savard. The Buffalo Sabres failed to get a great return for 2018 NHL MVP Taylor Hall on Monday before the league's trading deadline. Toronto and Boston were also among the teams that appeared to bolster their chances to at least contend this year with trades.

When the pandemic took away their tourism trade, hotel director Calvin Lucock and his partner, restaurant owner Unn Tove Saetran, received a Spanish government contract to take in migrants and asylum seekers who had arrived on the Canary Islands in rudimentary boats, trying to reach Europe. The contract ended in February and the migrants were supposed to be transferred to new camps. But they found many were still sleeping in the streets. With hundreds of empty rooms, Saetran and Lucock decided to reopen their doors, this time at their own expense. Today, they provide food, shelter and care to 58 young African men.

Stephen Curry scored 53 points to pass Wilt Chamberlain for the most in Warriors franchise history as Golden State beat the Denver Nuggets 116-107. Draymond Green had 18 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, Andrew Wiggins scored 17 points and Kent Bazemore added 14 for the Warriors. Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 27 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists. Michael Porter Jr. added 24 points and nine rebounds. Curry scored 21 points in the first quarter, giving him 17,786 in his career. That passed Chamberlain’s 17,783 with the franchise, a record he’d held since 1964. It marked his seventh straight game scoring at least 30 points, the longest streak by a Warrior since Rick Barry during the 1966-67 season.