Coronavirus forces Santa Fe Opera to cancel upcoming season
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The famed Santa Fe Opera has been forced to cancel its season, with officials saying Monday that the decision was made to ensure t...
Study: Virus death toll in NYC worse than official tally
NEW YORK — New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus may be thousands of fatalities worse than the official tally kept by the city and state, ac...
Quarantine fashion: buyers ditch PJs for elevated loungewear
MIAMI — When Los Angeles-based fashion blogger Jacey Duprie finally emerged from days in sweats, changing into black jeans, an ankle-length camel swea...
‘Tale of 2 outbreaks’: Singapore tackles a costly setback
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Weeks after two of his roommates were diagnosed with COVID-19, Mohamad Arif Hassan says he's still waiting to be tested for t...
Pence spends weekend at home after exposure to infected aide
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence was self-isolating Sunday after an aide tested positive for the coronavirus last week, but he planned to return...
UFC’s return could provide blueprint for other pro leagues
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UFC President Dana White wanted a major fight card weeks ago. He was confident his team could pull it off whether it took place o...
Coronavirus complicates safety for families living together
CHICAGO — At the age of 24, Francy Sandoval has unwittingly become the sole breadwinner for her family, after her mom, dad and brother — a nanny, a pa...
India denies new road breaches territory disputed with Nepal
NEW DELHI — India says a newly inaugurated road does not illegally cross into neighboring Nepal, denying the tiny Himalayan country's claim that India...
UFC 249 ushers in fan-free, mask-filled era of sports
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Kicks, punches and grunts echoed through the empty arena. Coaches, commentators and camera clicks resonated like never before. Bl...
In Japan, pandemic brings outbreaks of bullying, ostracism
TOKYO — The coronavirus in Japan has brought not just an epidemic of infections, but also an onslaught of bullying and discrimination against the sick...
The Latest: Airline trade group OK with temperature checks
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
A distinct possibility: ‘Temporary’ layoffs may be permanent
WASHINGTON — In late March, Britney Ruby Miller, co-owner of a small chain of steakhouse restaurants, confidently proclaimed that once the viral outbr...
Little Richard, flamboyant rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, dead at 87
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n’ roll” whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevoc...
Small tribes seal borders, push testing to keep out virus
PICURIS PUEBLO, N.M. — On a dusty plaza in a Native American village that dates back nearly a millennium, a steady trickle of vehicles inched through ...
Georgia man’s death raises echoes of US racial terror legacy
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Many people saw more than the last moments of Ahmaud Arbery's life when a video emerged this week of white men armed with guns confro...
Feeling your pain? Virus reaches into the lives of Congress
WASHINGTON — A husband coughing up blood. A sister close to death. Another friend felled by the coronavirus.
Reopenings bring new cases in S. Korea, virus fears in Italy
ROME — South Korea's capital closed down more than 2,100 bars and other nightspots Saturday because of a new cluster of coronavirus infections, German...
California Gov. Newsom formally endorses Biden for president
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom formally endorsed Joe Biden for president on Friday, praising the former vice president for his “dee...
AP Exclusive: Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation’s top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavi...
Extreme lockdown shows divide in hard-hit Navajo border town
GALLUP, N.M. — Like clockwork, payday arrives and tens of thousands of people from the Navajo reservation and other rural stretches along the New Mexi...
Flynn dismissal a surprise? AG Barr in sync with Trump
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he didn’t know the Justice Department was planning to drop its case against his former national security advi...
US unemployment surges to a Depression-era level of 14.7%
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus crisis has sent the U.S. unemployment rate surging to 14.7%, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the ...
AP Exclusive: 70% of US Olympic sports applied for PPP funds
DENVER — At least 70 percent of U.S. Olympic sports organizations have applied for government funds during the coronavirus pandemic, a stark financial...
Trump says in his mother’s eyes, he ‘could do no wrong’
WASHINGTON — Reflecting on Mother's Day this weekend, President Donald Trump said Friday that he could do no wrong in his mother's eyes and perhaps th...
Firefighters continue battling fires in Florida Panhandle
MILTON, Fla. — Florida firefighters were working to hold containment lines around a 2,000-acre (809-hectare) fire in the state's Panhandle, where wind...
Space agency: Human urine could help make concrete on Moon
BERLIN — The European Space Agency said Friday that human urine could one day become a useful ingredient in making concrete to build on the Moon.
Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression
WASHINGTON — The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst mo...
Dems eye money for smaller cities, towns in next virus bill
WASHINGTON — Eyeing a major expansion of federal assistance, top Democrats are promising that small- to medium-sized cities and counties and small tow...
Official: Strict US border policy may remain as virus eases
WASHINGTON — The U.S, policy of quickly expelling migrants apprehended along the Mexican border may have to stay in place even after coronavirus quara...
Governors disregarding White House guidelines on reopening
Many governors across the U.S. are disregarding or creatively interpreting White House guidelines in easing their states' lockdowns and letting busine...