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Former New York Yankees infielder and World Series star Bobby Brown has died. The Yankees say he died Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. Brown played on five championship teams in the 1940s and '50s. Brown hit .439 in the World Series, the highest for any player with 35 plate appearances in the Fall Classic. A veteran of World War II and the Korean War, Brown later became a practicing cardiologist. Brown also served as president of the Texas Rangers and was president of the American League from 1984 to 1994. Commissioner Rob Manfred called him a “proud Yankee” and “quiet star.” Bobby Brown was 96 years old.

North Korea has confirmed it tested a new guided missile. President Joe Biden has warned of consequences if Pyongyang escalates tensions amid stalled nuclear negotiations. The North’s official news agency referred Friday to two “new-type tactical guided projectiles.” It says they accurately hit the target off the eastern coast Thursday. Photos on the website of the North’s main newspaper showed a missile lifting off a transport erector launcher amid bright flames. Japanese officials say both weapons were ballistic missiles, which are prohibited by U.N. Security Council resolutions. North Korea also fired two other missiles Sunday. These were likely cruise missiles, which aren't banned. They were the North’s first major provocation since Biden took office.

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party are making a serious bid for electoral victories in three states that have sizeable minority Muslim populations. But the Bharatiya Janata Party has for years been…

New York City has leaned into its $600 million tracing initiative even as coronavirus contact tracing programs across the U.S. have scaled back their ambitions. The nation’s most populous city hired more tracers as cases surged during the holiday season, and kept trying to reach at least 90% of people who tested positive. This month it met that goal for the first time since about Thanksgiving. There’s some debate among public health experts over whether local governments should cut back on contact tracing and focus more on vaccination. But New York officials say it's all the more necessary now as vaccination campaigns race to outpace the spread of worrisome viral variants.

March 19 – March 25, 2021 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and Caribbean. The gallery was curated by AP Photo Editor Leslie Mazoch, based in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wrapping up the most tumultuous Senate start in recent memory, new Majority Leader Chuck Schumer took stock of accomplishments including the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue while vowing action ahead on voting rights, hate crimes and mounting Democratic…

After weeks of sometimes confusing and frustrating restrictions, California is throwing open its coronavirus vaccine program to all adults as the nation’s most populous state counts on a long-awaited boost in doses. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that anyone 50 and over can get a shot in a week and anyone 16 and older will be eligible on April 15. The move is seen as a crucial step as the state cautiously reopens an economy stifled for a year by COVID-19 restrictions on businesses. After a slow rollout, California expects to soon begin receiving 2.5 million to 3 million vaccine doses a week. 

Missouri authorities say they have discovered human remains that they believe are the body of a Chinese woman who has been missing since October 2019. Columbia Mayor Brian Treece and Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones announced Thursday evening that they believe skeletal remains found Thursday afternoon in Rock Bridge State Park are those of Mengqi Ji Elledge. Ji's husband, Joseph Elledge, was charged in February 2020 with first-degree murder in connection with her disappearance. He has pleaded not guilty and is jailed without bond. Authorities said DNA testing would be done to confirm that the remains are Ji's. Elledge's trial is set for Nov. 1.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The impeachment investigation into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expanding to examine whether the governor unlawfully used his office to provide his family members with special access to scarce coronavirus tests a year ago, a…

As Mexico surpasses 200,000 test-confirmed deaths from COVID-19, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has framed ramped up vaccination efforts as a race against time. The president said Thursday he was prepared to call out more military, state and local personnel to spur the vaccination effort as more doses arrive, including a shipment of 1.7 million AstraZeneca shots the United States has “loaned” Mexico. Mexico’s total 200,211 confirmed COVID-19 deaths announced Thursday trail only the United States and Brazil, countries with larger populations. The real death toll is believed to be drawing closer to 300,000, due to the country’s extremely low rate of testing. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Cyber Command conducted more than two dozen operations aimed at thwarting interference in last November's presidential election, the general who leads the Pentagon's cyber force said Thursday. Gen. Paul Nakasone did not describe the nature…

The California Supreme Court has ruled that judges must consider suspects’ ability to pay when they set bail, essentially requiring that defendants be freed unless they are deemed too dangerous to be released awaiting trial. The unanimous decision Thursday comes after voters in November rejected a state law that would have upended California’s cash bail system, and after months when a judicial order set bail at zero for lower-level offenses during the coronavirus pandemic. The justices rejected arguments that the decision violates victims' rights. The state prosecutors' association did not object, while chief probation officers say a wealth-based system discriminates against people of color.

Kyle Lowry stayed with the Toronto Raptors, and the Miami Heat got Victor Oladipo instead. On a trade deadline day where moves were getting made right up until the last possible moment, the Denver Nuggets took a big swing at getting better for a playoff run while the Orlando Magic began a rebuild. Lowry — perhaps the biggest prize on the market — did not get traded. The Raptors apparently were unable to find enough assets to their liking. Miami was one of the biggest pursuers for Lowry, who they may still target as a free agent later this year and wound up adding Oladipo from the Houston Rockets.

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said he would likely seek reelection in 2024, but the 78-year-old Democrat left open the possibility of stepping aside after one term. “My plan is to run for reelection. That’s my…

A series of tornadoes have pummeled Alabama, reducing some homes to rubble and leaving at least three dead and thousands without power. Emergency workers braced for more storms Thursday while trying to account for all residents in the affected areas. State news outlets are quoting Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade as saying that at least three people were killed and multiple people injured. More injuries have been reported in Shelby County, near Birmingham, where homes were flattened. Storm warnings are in effect from eastern Mississippi, across Alabama and into western Georgia.