Oil plunges 25% as another virus-fueled trading week begins
NEW YORK — Oil prices are plunging amid concern a dispute among producers could lead a global economy weakened by COVID-19 to be awash in an oversuppl...
Indian Wells tennis postponed after coronavirus confirmed
The BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, set to begin this week, has been postponed after a case of coronavirus was confirmed in the Coachella Valley.
Despite virus risk, 2020 hopefuls keep up campaigns for now
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — As the coronavirus hits more states, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Sunday his campaign is gauging when i...
The Latest: China reports further drop in virus cases
ROME — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak (all times local):
California prepares to dock cruise ship with 21 virus cases
SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Gavin Newsom and the mayor of Oakland sought Sunday to reassure the public that none of the passengers from a ship with at least ...
Harris endorses Biden; Jesse Jackson backs Sanders
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris endorsed Joe Biden on Sunday and said she would "do everything in my power'' to help elect him, becoming the latest dropout...
Trump to skip St. Patrick’s Day Hill luncheon, blames Pelosi
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Irish eyes at the U.S. Capitol will not smile on President Donald Trump on St. Patrick's Day.
Italy quarantines north in drastic bid to slow virus spread
ROME — Italy took a page from China’s playbook Sunday, locking down around 16 million people — more than a quarter of its population — for nearly a mo...
Anxiety grips companies across the world as virus spreads
WASHINGTON — Since breaking out of China, the coronavirus has breached the walls of the Vatican. It's struck the Iranian holy city of Qom and contamin...
With painted faces, artists fight facial recognition tech
LONDON — As night falls in London, Georgina Rowlands and Anna Hart start applying makeup. Instead of lipstick and eyeliner, they’re covering their fac...
Italy announces quarantine affecting quarter of population
BEIJING — Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced early Sunday that the entire region of Lombardy and a number of provinces in other regions w...
The Latest: US state of Missouri reports first virus case
BEIJING — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak (all times local):
Official: White House didn’t want to tell seniors not to fly
NEW YORK — The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on c...
Hundreds attend service for NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson
HAMPTON, Va. — Three black astronauts joined hundreds of other mourners Saturday at a memorial service for pioneering African American mathematician a...
American Film Institute postponing gala with Julie Andrews
NEW YORK — The American Film Institute says it is postponing its 48th annual AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute honoring Julie Andrews in an appa...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s sunny side up take on coronavirus
WASHINGTON — As the stock market convulses, airline schedules buckle and businesses worry their overseas supply lines will snap, President Donald Trum...
Now this: Tornado clobbers African American North Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On a frigid Friday morning in North Nashville, Ishvicka Howell stood in her driveway and peered down the street at several utility ...
Florida: 2 dead in the state who tested positive for virus
MIAMI — Two people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in Florida, marking the first deaths on the East Coast attributed to the outb...
One more victory: Biden wins most Super Tuesday delegates
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden has put an exclamation point on his Super Tuesday victories by winning the most delegates on the presiden...
Biden invokes Obama, swipes at Sanders with six-state ad buy
ATLANTA — Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is plowing $12 million into a six-state ad buy ahead of the March 10 and March 17 primaries, his largest s...
The Latest: Biden says he’s feeling good about 2020 race now
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the 2020 election (all times local):
US sending military police to two border crossings
PHOENIX — The U.S. government says it is sending 160 military police and engineers to two official border crossings to deal with asylum seekers in cas...
21 positive for coronavirus on cruise ship off California
SAN FRANCISCO — Twenty-one people aboard a mammoth cruise ship off the California coast tested positive for the new coronavirus, including 19 crew mem...
Plunging yields force investors and Fed to rethink strategy
WASHINGTON — The response in stock markets to the growing risk from the coronavirus has been swift and fierce. But a better gauge of fear on Wall Stre...
North Dakota’s remade caucuses tested in Biden, Sanders race
FARGO, N.D. — New rules for North Dakota's presidential caucuses are likely to drive up turnout and could shrink Bernie Sanders' organizational advant...
EU seeks united front to tackle medical shortages from virus
BRUSSELS — Fearing a possible shortage in masks and protective equipment to fight the new coronavirus, top European Union officials are urging members...
Boeing hit with 61 safety fixes for astronaut capsule
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing faces 61 safety fixes following last year's botched test flight of its Starliner crew capsule, NASA said Friday.
With spreading virus comes fears -- and lots of stockpiling
NEW YORK — As an Arizonan, Gregory Cohen has never had to stock up ahead of a hurricane or other natural disaster.
US job market looked robust before virus outbreak escalated
WASHINGTON — Hiring in the United States jumped in February as employers added 273,000 positions, evidence that the job market was in strong shape bef...
Iran warns it could use ‘force’ to halt travel amid virus
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Friday the new coronavirus has killed 124 people amid 4,747 confirmed cases in the Islamic Republic as authorities warned the...