‘Very unprepared:’ DEA shakeup followed mounting criticism
MIAMI — It's an agency with a critical mission of keeping American streets safe from narcotics. But in recent years, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Adminis...
Restaurant chains see sales improving as dining rooms reopen
Fast food restaurants — well equipped for drive-thru and takeout service — have fared better than sit-down restaurants as the coronavirus pandemic gri...
Colleges plan fall opening, but campuses won’t look the same
Growing numbers of U.S. colleges are pledging to reopen this fall, with dramatic changes to campus life to keep the coronavirus at bay. Big lectures w...
‘We’re expendable’: Russian doctors face hostility, mistrust
MOSCOW — There are no daily public displays of gratitude for Russian doctors and nurses during the coronavirus crisis like there are in the West. Inst...
Detective, nurse, confidant: Virus tracers play many roles
SALT LAKE CITY — Health investigator Mackenzie Bray smiles and chuckles as she chats by phone with a retired Utah man who just tested positive for the...
As virus swamps Peru, Venezuelan migrants collect the dead
LIMA, Peru — Faustino López was terrified after his wife, Angélica, was hospitalized with the coronavirus last month.
Michigan dam had repeated safety violations before flooding
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A hydroelectric dam that failed to hold back floodwaters this week in Michigan was the target of lengthy investigations by fede...
Back to business, but not business as usual as nations open
NEW YORK — This is what “normal” will look like for the foreseeable future.
Recession-hit Japan’s exports, imports fall due to pandemic
TOKYO — Recession-hit Japan's exports plunged nearly 22% in April, the country's worst drop in more than a decade as the coronavirus pandemic slammed ...
Michigan flood displaces thousands, threatens Superfund site
MIDLAND, Mich. — Floodwaters surging through Central Michigan on Wednesday were mixing with containment ponds at a Dow Chemical Co. plant and could di...
Trump to mark Memorial Day at ceremony at Baltimore monument
WASHINGTON — Many Americans may be staying in this Memorial Day weekend, but President Donald Trump is hitting the road, set to visit Baltimore’s Fort...
Astronauts arrive for NASA’s 1st home launch in decade
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The two astronauts who will end a nine-year launch drought for NASA arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, exactly one w...
Review: In ‘Painter and the Thief,’ an unlikely friendship
The documentary “The Painter and the Thief” has a few wrinkles to add to the old Picasso adage that great artists steal.
Supreme Court blocks House from Mueller grand jury material
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily prevented the House of Representatives from obtaining secret grand jury testimony from special...
Shut-in stars rally for Red Nose TV show for kids in need
LOS ANGELES — “Love Actually” filmmaker Richard Curtis, who never lacks for Red Nose Day star power, found the pandemic only boosted the fundraising t...
Pelosi: ‘Morbidly obese’ was taste of Trump’s ‘own medicine’
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that she called President Donald Trump “morbidly obese” because he's put down women for their w...
Q&A: Safety a big concern as workers return to their jobs
NEW YORK — With more businesses across the country easing back to life, the new challenge will be how to keep workers safe during the pandemic.
2 accused of smuggling ex-Nissan boss out of Japan in a box
WASHINGTON — A former Green Beret and his son were arrested Wednesday in Massachusetts on charges they smuggled Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn...
AP Analysis: NFL taking baby steps toward reopenings
The NFL is taking baby steps toward full reopenings for its teams. It has no other choice.
Democrats decry ‘pandemic of pollution’ under Trump’s EPA
WASHINGTON — Democrats on Wednesday blasted the Trump administration's moves to roll back environmental regulations during the coronavirus crisis, wit...
Sept. 11 convict now says he renounces terrorism, bin Laden
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The only man ever convicted in a U.S. court for a role in the Sept. 11 attacks now says he is renouncing terrorism, al-Qaida and the...
Review: A night gone very wrong in ‘The Lovebirds’
“ The Lovebirds ” stars Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani are two of the most exiting voices working in film and television today, as actors, writers and c...
Elisabeth, heir to Belgian throne, to join military school
BRUSSELS — Princess Elisabeth, the heir to the Belgian throne, is signing up to do a year in military school to help her prepare for her royal duties....
Cash, long a refuge in uncertain times, now under suspicion
BEIRUT — In troubled times, people have been known to hoard currency at home — a financial security blanket against deep uncertainty. But in this cris...
Biden warns of ‘abuse of power’ in measured Trump critique
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden warned Wednesday that those “tasked with enforcing the law are abusing their powers,” offering a measured critique of the Trump...
Trump’s use of malaria drug likely to be welcomed in India
NEW DELHI — President Donald Trump’s declaration that he was taking a malaria drug of dubious effectiveness to help fend off the coronavirus will like...
Trump urges Senate Republicans to ‘be tough’ on Democrats
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump arrived on Capitol Hill on Tuesday for perhaps one of the larger social gatherings still happening in Washington a...
Analysis: Trump flouts the experts, even in own government
WASHINGTON — When the nation’s top infectious disease doctor warned it could be risky for schools to open this fall, President Donald Trump said that ...
Trump could violate Ford face mask requirement on plant tour
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. has told the White House that it requires everyone in its factories to wear face masks to prevent the coronavirus from spread...
Kroger says isn’t pulling back bonuses; airlines see uptick
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Tuesday related to nation...