Asian shares mixed, Tokyo lower as Wall Street rally fades
BANGKOK — Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday after a 3.4% gain on Wall Street overnight as investors chose a positive focus for data about the coro...
Feds loosen virus rules to let essential workers return
WASHINGTON — In a first, small step toward reopening the country, the Trump administration issued new guidelines Wednesday to make it easier for essen...
Congress in standoff on virus aid but first checks coming
WASHINGTON — Congress is rushing headlong into a conflict over the next coronavirus aid package as White House wants to pump $250 billion into a small...
Saudi officials announce Yemen cease-fire amid pandemic
CAIRO — The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen announced Wednesday that its forces would begin a cease-fire starti...
VP talk could intensify with Harris fundraising moves
California Sen. Kamala Harris made two notable fundraising moves Wednesday that are sure to fuel speculation about her prospects to be Joe Biden's run...
Countries start thinking about easing up on restrictions
NEW YORK — Even as coronavirus deaths mount across Europe and New York, the U.S. and other countries are starting to contemplate an exit strategy and ...
Review: Alvarez returns with a stunning reflection on loss
“Afterlife,” by Julia Alvarez (Algonquin Books)
Mayor says virus has hit black, Hispanic New Yorkers hard
NEW YORK — New York City's death toll from the coronavirus has been disproportionately high in black and Hispanic communities, and the city is startin...
UN health agency on defensive after Trump slams it on virus
GENEVA — The World Health Organization was on the defensive Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump blasted the U.N. health body over its recommen...
Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73
John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in “Angel from Montgomery,” “Sa...
Masked crowds fill Wuhan’s streets, trains as lockdown ends
WUHAN, China — Amid streets newly bustling with cars and pedestrians, Wang Chun celebrated the lifting of a virus lockdown on her hometown of Wuhan on...
Italy, Spain ICU pressures decline, but emotional toll rises
ROME — Maddalena Ferrari lets herself cry when she takes off the surgical mask she wears even at home to protect her elderly parents from the coronavi...
Census sends paper forms to laggards as Midwest sets pace
ORLANDO, Fla. — If you're a census slacker and haven't yet filled out the form for the 2020 head count, the federal government is trying another way t...
Pandemic deals blow to plastic bag bans, plastic reduction
PORTLAND, Ore. — Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and mandating that shopp...
DC fights to enforce distancing and braces for looming surge
WASHINGTON — Pick-up basketball games. Crowds gathering at an outdoor fish market. Family hikes along trails in Rock Creek Park. The warmer weather is...
Asian shares mostly lower on worries about pandemic damage
TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly lower, gyrating in early Wednesday trading amid uncertainty over the coronavirus outbreak, which continues to claim m...
NYC virus deaths exceed 4,000, topping toll for 9/11 attacks
NEW YORK — New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus rose past 4,000 on Tuesday, eclipsing the number killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11. ...
Twitter’s Dorsey sets up $1B fund; consumers get some breaks
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Tuesday related to the gl...
Trump upends virus oversight, removing key official
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is moving aggressively to challenge the authority and independence of agency watchdogs overseeing his administrati...
Trump shakes up press team as White House deals with virus
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump shook up his communications team on Tuesday, replacing his press secretary and adding new staffers as he grapples ...
Lawyers list drugs in driver’s system in motorcycle deaths
CONCORD, N.H. — A truck driver charged in a crash that killed seven motorcyclists had fentanyl, morphine and a chemical found in cocaine in his system...
UK’s Johnson in ICU, was given oxygen in battling virus
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in stable condition with the coronavirus Tuesday in a hospital intensive care unit, where he was giv...
China’s virus pandemic epicenter Wuhan ends 76-day lockdown
WUHAN, China — The lockdown that served as a model for countries battling the coronavirus around the world has ended after 11 weeks: Chinese authoriti...
Hackers’ new target during pandemic: video conference calls
WASHINGTON — Ceri Weber had just begun to defend her dissertation when the chaos began: Echoes and voices interrupted her. Someone parroted her words....
Lives Lost: A mismatched pair’s love story ends with virus
He was a by-the-book, buttoned-up conservative whose opinions could be quick and blunt. She was a free-thinking, authority-snubbing liberal who would ...
Asian shares rise, echoing Wall St optimism on virus battle
TOKYO — Asian shares rose Tuesday, echoing the rally on Wall Street, amid a few glimmers of hope that the coronavirus pandemic could be slowing.
Virus deaths slow in places, but British premier gets worse
NEW YORK — The steep rise in coronavirus deaths appeared to be leveling off Monday in hard-hit New York, echoing a trend underway in Italy and Spain, ...
White House pushes unproven drug for virus, but doctors wary
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his administration kept up their out-sized promotion Monday of an anti-malaria drug not yet officially approve...