U.S. & World

The White House says President Donald Trump was never briefed on intelligence that Russia had put a bounty on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan because there wasn’t corroborating evidence.

Twitter has said it will start letting people edit their tweets when there is widespread adoption of face masks in the world, which is still grappling with the coronavirus pandemic.

France’s new prime minister says he feels ready to face the key challenge of reviving France’s economy from the coronavirus pandemic and a months-long nationwide lockdown

Coca-Cola Co. is shutting down its Odwalla juice and smoothie brand as sales have continued to decline while consumer preferences have shifted away from drinks laden with sugar over the past several years.

Some governors across the U.S., especially in Republican-leaning states, have been stressing the need for “personal responsibility” to combat the coronavirus instead of issuing statewide mandates to wear masks or avoid large social gatherings.

Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, forging ahead with an agreement that has run into new political obstacles in the U.S. and the region.

Associated Press writer Russell Contreras has always had trouble with the July Fourth holiday due to his family’s Mexican American past. But then he began looking at America’s Independence Day through the eyes of his Uncle Ciprian.

Halfway through a very unsettling year, Americans are marking the 244th anniversary of their nation’s birth in a land of confusion.

Authorities say two women were struck by a car on a freeway that had been closed for protests in Seattle

The U.S. heads into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays canceled, beaches and bars closed, and health authorities warning that this will be a crucial test of Americans’ self-control. They say this could determine the trajectory of the surging coronavirus outbreak. With confirmed cases climbing in 40 states, gove...

It’s Independence Day and public health officials are urging Americans to hold more muted celebrations, given the spike in coronavirus cases

The Cleveland Indians are reviewing their contentious nickname

Before Jeffrey Epstein’s jailhouse suicide last year, his defense hinged on a 2008 deal with federal prosecutors in Florida over his alleged sexual abuse of multiple teenage girls. His lawyers said it prevented him from being charged with further crimes. Could that same deal now help Ghislaine Maxwell, the Epstein confidante arrested Thursday, evad...