Nicolas Cage to star as Joe Exotic in limited TV series
LOS ANGELES — The Joe Exotic phenomenon keeps growing, with Nicolas Cage to star in a TV miniseries about the colorful wild animal owner made famous b...
Italy eases virus lockdown, and gets first reckoning of toll
ROME — Italians strolled in the park, grabbed take-out cappuccinos and paid their respects to the astonishing number of dead Monday as the European ep...
Malls, movies and more: A look at reopenings by state in US
The reopening of the economy and loosening of coronavirus-prompted restrictions remain uneven and varied throughout the U.S. as governors watch case n...
Column: A long month of May without racing at Indianapolis
It is finally May and time to declare this a crummy year to have purchased Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
NCAA accuses Louisville basketball of recruiting violations
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA that accuses the men’s basketball program of committing a Level I viol...
New this week: A Bieber reality show, comics and their moms
Bored with your surroundings? Justin and Hailey Bieber are showing off their lives in their Toronto home in a new series, while Hulu this week is prem...
Illinois man who put crosses at sites of mass shootings dies
AURORA, Ill. — An Illinois man man who spent years making crosses and bringing them to the sites of mass shootings and other disasters around the Unit...
Zoos turn to social media to delight, raise money amid virus
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Zoo, struggling like others worldwide during coronavirus closures, has found an unlikely savior in a sloth.
Taika Waititi to direct new ‘Star Wars’ film
NEW YORK — Taika Waititi, the New Zealand filmmaker of “Jojo Rabbit” and “Thor: Ragnarok," will direct a new “Star Wars” film.
New book aims to portray ‘real’ Prince Harry and Meghan
LONDON — Freed from the constraints of life as full-time royals — and enmeshed in a feud with Britain’s tabloid press — Prince Harry and his wife Megh...
Secluded Chesapeake Bay island keeps eye on virus from afar
NORFOLK, Va. — Inez Pruitt has watched the coronavirus spread throughout the world from the relative safety of Tangier Island, a small fishing communi...
Brussels going greener amid coronavirus crisis
BRUSSELS — As European cities gradually relax lockdown measures, Brussels authorities intend to take advantage of the coronavirus health crisis to tur...
Scientists fault UK’s pandemic strategy as deaths rise
LONDON — As the coronavirus continues to infect people across Britain in what will likely turn out to be Europe’s worst outbreak, the government has c...
VIRUS DIARY: For her, virus-era New York is a story in sound
NEW YORK — Sirens. Birds. The ice cream truck. Sirens. Sirens. Sirens. The stall of a delivery vehicle. The downstairs neighbor telling her dog to do ...
Virus fear turns deportees into pariahs at home in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY — Migrants returning from the United States were once considered heroes in Guatemala, where the money they send back to their hometowns...
40 songs about the coronavirus pandemic. Listen here.
NEW YORK — Musicians can’t perform on the road but they’re still able to create music during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s a list of songs released...
La Liga aims to restart in June; will begin testing players
MADRID — The Spanish league said Monday it is confident it can restart in June and finish its season by the end of the European summer, with players b...
10 positive COVID-19 cases among Germany’s top soccer clubs
BERLIN — The German soccer league reported 10 positive tests for the new coronavirus among 36 clubs in the Bundesliga and second division on Monday.
Reflecting the times, acts pen songs about quarantine life
NEW YORK — With masks over their mouths and gloves on their hands, country superstar Luke Combs and his band went to a music studio — in separate room...
Review: Michelle Obama, unplugged (kinda) in ‘Becoming’ doc
In the lovely new Netflix documentary “Becoming,” set around Michelle Obama’s book tour for her memoir, the former first lady makes a comment about th...
Shootout leaves officer, hit-and-run suspect dead in Kansas
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A shootout in Kansas left both a police officer and a hit-and-run suspect dead, authorities said.
Polish official: Presidential election impossible this week
WARSAW, Poland — The Polish official in charge of organizing the country's presidential election said Monday he doesn't believe it can take place Sund...
European virus tracing apps highlight battle for privacy
LONDON — Goodbye lockdown, hello smartphone.
Freedom! In France, a nursing home takes on COVID and wins
LYON, France — As the coronavirus scythed through nursing homes, cutting a deadly path, Valerie Martin vowed to herself that the story would be differ...
Amid Moscow lockdown, some dogs find new homes and friends
MOSCOW — Stuck at home during Moscow's coronavirus lockdown, Alexandra Novatova opted to use a delivery service — a big decision, because she was orde...
India’s virus lockdown eased while infection rate speeds up
NEW DELHI — India relaxed some coronavirus lockdown restrictions on Monday even as the pace of infection picked up and reopenings drew crowds of peopl...
Asia Today: Vietnam schools reopen, New Zealand hits zero
BANGKOK — Students across Vietnam started returning to classrooms Monday after being closed for three months to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Georgia deploys 3D printers, Guard units in testing scramble
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Seeing a chance to help amid a shortage of kits to test people for the coronavirus, Dr. Jeffrey James dedicated a 3D printer at the den...
Lesson learned: Around Jordan, teammates saw price of fame
There were obvious perks to being teammates with Michael Jordan. Plenty of his Chicago teammates own multiple championship rings, they appear in some ...