Guilty plea for racist graffiti found at Maryland university

A Maryland man has agreed to plead guilty to a hate crime charge involving graffiti found at a university that threatened black students with lynching, authorities said Monday.

The Latest: World leaders not coming to UN assembly debate

The president of the United Nations General Assembly says world leaders will not be coming to New York for their annual gathering in late September for the first time in the 75-year history of the United Nations be…

Man accused of terror plot seeks to withdraw guilty plea

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A former Coast Guard lieutenant accused of plotting politically motivated killings inspired by a far-right mass murderer asked a federal appeals court on Monday to let him withdraw his gui…

AP PHOTOS: Huge crowds worldwide in name of racial justice

All weekend, the crowds did not let up.

Weekend of violence lashes Mexico, sparks dispute

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — After a weekend of drug-gang killings left almost three dozen people dead in the industrial state of Guanajuato, as well as confrontations along the border, Mexico’s president cited i…

NKorea says it'll cut off communication channels with South

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Tuesday it’ll cut off all communication channels with South Korea as it escalates its pressure on the South for failing to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaf…

World leaders won't gather at UN for first time in 75 years

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The president of the U.N. General Assembly said Monday that world leaders will not be coming to New York for their annual gathering in late September for the first time in the 75-year history …

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Army analyst's family found dead in possible murder-suicide

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The soldier who was found dead with his family in an SUV parked in the garage of a San Antonio home was an intelligence analyst, the U.S. Army said.

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Concealing virus part of Bolsonaro's effort shore up base

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As the coronavirus claims tens of thousands of lives in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro is focused on ensuring his political survival and mobilizing his far-right supporters to do so.

Legislators commandeer House to demand action on policing

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Black Democrats in the Pennsylvania House preempted the day’s business to call for changes to policing, displaying a Black Lives Matter banner and commandeering the podium for about 90 minute…

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Some Minneapolis activists doubt disbanding police will work

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd’s death was the breaking point for some Minneapolis civic leaders, who now say the only way to fix the city’s embattled police department is to take it apart. But it’s not clear how …

Violence gives way to street fair vibe outside White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — That massive fence erected around Lafayette Park has become a do-it-yourself gallery of protest art. Messages, posters and portraits, ranging from loving to enraged, almost blot out the view of th…