IMF: Global economy will suffer worst year since Depression
WASHINGTON — Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, th...
Virtual summit: SE Asia leaders meet by video on pandemic
HANOI, Vietnam — Forced apart by the coronavirus pandemic, Southeast Asian leaders linked up by video Tuesday to plot a strategy to overcome a crisis ...
AP Explains: India scrambles to curb virus after late start
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the world’s largest coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday to head off the epidemic's peak, with off...
Trump claims ‘total’ authority, over govs, to reopen economy
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump claimed the “total” authority Monday to decide how and when to reopen the economy after weeks of tough social dist...
Voters reject Trump’s pick in chaotic Wisconsin court race
MADISON, Wis. — A liberal challenger on Monday ousted a conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice endorsed by President Donald Trump, overcoming a ...
Officials want delay in nation’s head count due to virus
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Trump administration wants to delay deadlines for the 2020 census because of the coronavirus outbreak, a move that if approved by ...
Government loans start flowing to small businesses
NEW YORK — The flow of money to small businesses under the government's $349 billion coronavirus relief plan is picking up momentum although many comp...
Sanders backs Biden as ex-rivals join forces to beat Trump
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden's presidential campaign on Monday, encouraging his progressive supporters to rally behind the presumpti...
Stocks fall as investors brace for earnings hit from virus
Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street as investors brace for what is sure to be widespread damage to company earnings because of the coronavirus. Ma...
Trump’s disdain for ‘Obamacare’ could hamper virus response
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s unrelenting opposition to “Obamacare” could become an obstacle for millions of uninsured people in the coronav...
A month after New York’s 1st virus death, toll hits 10,000
NEW YORK — New York’s coronavirus death toll topped 10,000 only about a month after the state recorded its first fatality, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Mond...
‘Mrs. America’ ERA miniseries gives women of color their due
LOS ANGELES — “Mrs. America,” which dramatizes the Equal Rights Amendment fight that pitted a surprising and determined opponent against a deep bench ...
Backup coronavirus hospital in Memphis worries residents
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Faced with the threat of overburdened hospitals, states across the country are converting convention centers, sports facilities and p...
Analysis: Will voters want a president who feels their pain?
WASHINGTON — In 1992, Americans ousted an incumbent president in the middle of an economic downturn because his challenger, Bill Clinton, seemed to be...
Nursing home deaths soar past 3,600 in alarming surge
NEW YORK — More than 3,600 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, an alarming ris...
Amid pandemic, Christians celebrate an Easter like no other
NEW YORK — Christians around the world celebrated Easter Sunday isolated in their homes by the coronavirus while pastors preached the faith’s joyous n...
UK virus deaths top 10,000 as leader Johnson leaves hospital
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his gratitude to the staff of the National Health Service for saving his life when his treatme...
Guam worries as sailors from virus-hit ship take over hotels
HONOLULU — People in Guam are used to a constant U.S. military presence on the strategic Pacific island, but some are nervous as hundreds of sailors f...
Traffic drop from stay-at-home orders imperils road funding
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — America’s roads are a lot less congested, due to coronavirus shutdowns that have kept millions of commuters, shoppers and vacati...
Stores try to stay relevant while their doors are closed
NEW YORK — Long before there was a global coronavirus pandemic, brick-and-mortar retailers struggled to get people to walk through their doors instead...
Pope urges solidarity on an Easter of both joy, virus sorrow
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called for solidarity the world over to confront the “epochal challenge” posed by the coronavirus pandemic, as Christians ...
Signs missed and steps slowed in Trump’s pandemic response
WASHINGTON — By the time President Donald Trump first spoke publicly about the coronavirus, it may already have been too late.
Biden beats Sanders to win Alaska Democratic primary
JUNEAU, Alaska — Joe Biden has won the Alaska Democrats' party-run presidential primary, beating Sen. Bernie Sanders days after Sanders suspended his ...
The Latest: South Korea continues down trend in new cases
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
Congo, weary from Ebola, must also battle the coronavirus
BENI, Congo — Congo has been battling an Ebola outbreak that has killed thousands of people for more than 18 months, and now it must also face a new s...
AP PHOTOS: Pandemic meets religious holidays in Sarajevo
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Sarajevo, a religious melting pot throughout its more than five-centuries-long history, would normally be teeming with ...
Italy begins to grapple with how to ease virus restrictions
SOAVE, Italy — With warmer weather beckoning, Italians are straining against a strict lockdown to halt the coronavirus that is just now showing signs ...
20,000: US death toll overtakes Italy’s as Midwest braces
CHICAGO — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed Italy's for the highest in the world Saturday at about 20,000, as Chicago and other cities...
Calling Trump: When connections help steer virus supplies
WASHINGTON — It was early on a Friday when Jared Kushner said he received a call from his father-in-law, President Donald Trump. Trump was hearing fro...