Feds urge ‘extreme caution’ for reopening nursing homes
NEW YORK — Federal authorities are urging governors to use “extreme caution” in deciding when to resume visits at nursing homes, saying it shouldn't c...
SBA leaves businesses still hoping for more leeway on loans
NEW YORK — Small businesses hoping for more leeway in using coronavirus loan money were disappointed as the government released instructions for seeki...
Report: Treasury fund to ease virus crisis off to slow start
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and Federal Reserve have lent hardly any money under a $500 billion fund created by economic rescue law passed in...
A homebound Penn & Teller make magic for us during lockdown
NEW YORK — The magicians Penn & Teller hope to pull off a heck of a trick on Monday — make fears of the coronavirus disappear, at least for an hou...
Bundesliga coaches find their voices without crowd noise
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Call it the sound of silence. With the stands empty, players and coaches in Germany are changing how they communicate.
Gangs deliver food in poor Cape Town area amid lockdown
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Preston’s new face mask is emblazoned with the stars and stripes of the U.S. flag.
Just a chat: Calls offered for older adults staying home
DALLAS — For 81-year-old Dell Kaplan, the offer to get calls from a stranger just to chat while staying home during the coronavirus pandemic was immed...
Canadian aerobatic jet crashes amid pandemic show; 1 dead
KAMLOOPS, British Columbia — A Canadian aerobatic jet crashed into a British Columbia neighborhood during a flyover intended to boost morale during th...
The Last Word: Armstrong reflects on being Jordan’s teammate
EDITOR'S NOTE: B.J. Armstrong, a Los Angeles-based sports agent who played with the Chicago Bulls during the 1991, 1992 and 1993 championship seasons,...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP falsehoods on Flynn, Biden, virus
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his GOP allies are misrepresenting the facts behind the legal case of former national security adviser Michael...
Rosanne Cash wins prestigious MacDowell arts medal
NEW YORK — Rosanne Cash's latest honor is a medal previously awarded to Toni Morrison, Stephen Sondheim and Georgia O'Keeffe, among others.
Priest draws squirt gun in fight against coronavirus
DETROIT — A Roman Catholic priest in the Detroit area has taken aim at his parishioners in a bid to maintain social distancing during the coronavirus ...
Law enforcement ties, long delay complicate Arbery case
ATLANTA — There was an abundance of evidence when officers arrived at the scene on a February afternoon in coastal Georgia: A man, apparently unarmed,...
‘COVID toes,’ other rashes latest possible rare virus signs
Skin doctors suddenly are looking at a lot of toes — whether by emailed picture or video visit — as concern grows that for some people, a sign of COVI...
As mosques reopen in West Africa, COVID-19 fears grow
DAKAR, Senegal — It’s been a Ramadan unlike any other for Abdourahmane Sall, far from the mosque during the Muslim holy month as coronavirus cases mou...
AP PHOTOS: Grand but empty, Italian hotels await tourists
ROME — Like lonely grande dames, Italy's luxury hotels lack company amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Democrats investigating Trump firing of State Dept. watchdog
WASHINGTON — Democrats demanded on Saturday that the White House hand over all records related to President Donald Trump's latest firing of a federal ...
Michigan Rep. Amash ends his Libertarian bid for White House
WASHINGTON — Michigan Rep. Justin Amash, a high-profile critic of President Donald Trump who quit the GOP and became an independent, announced Saturda...
Soccer reboot in Germany: No fans, lonely goal celebrations
BERLIN — Erling Haaland scored the Bundesliga’s first goal in more than two months and then celebrated.
German soccer falls silent as ‘ghost games’ begin
DORTMUND, Germany — German soccer is normally a riot of color and noise. No longer.
Local health agencies struggle to ramp up virus tracking
ATLANTA — As state after state begins to reopen, local health departments charged with tracking down everyone who has been in close contact with those...
Group buys Alabama abortion clinic to keep it from closing
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Conservative lawmakers in Alabama last year tried to enact the nation's most stringent abortion ban, but the attempt to outlaw the ...
Biden, Dems aim to expand campaign map with fundraising deal
ATLANTA — Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee have expanded their fundraising agreement to include 26 state parties as Democrats look to d...
It’s a work from home Congress as House approves proxy vote
WASHINGTON — It all started with the grandchildren.
Democrats push new $3T coronavirus relief bill through House
WASHINGTON — Democrats powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through the House on Friday, an election-year measure designed to brace a...
Pandemic claims another retailer: 118-year-old J.C. Penney
NEW YORK — The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the storied but troubled department store chain J.C. Penney into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourt...
Economy in crisis: more virus aid or wait and see?
WASHINGTON — The unparalleled speed of the collapse of the U.S. economy, forcing more than 36 million Americans out of work, has left an all-too-commo...
Trump still confident in virus test despite false negatives
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump expressed no concerns Friday about a rapid coronavirus test that the White House has been relying on to ensure his...
Ivanka Trump tours launch of USDA’s family food box program
LAUREL, Md. — Billions of dollars worth of fruit, vegetables and other farm products that might have gone to waste because of the coronavirus pandemic...
Retailers face reckoning as April’s sales drop sets a record
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Friday related to nationa...