‘The day the music died’: Coronavirus tests New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — There were the great fires of 1788 and 1794 and the multiple yellow fever outbreaks of the 1800s. Hurricane Betsy hit in 1965, Hurricane...
PG&E to use wildfire victims fund to pay for past crimes
BERKELEY, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric is warning its elaborate plan for getting out of bankruptcy might collapse if the utility can’t pay for ...
UN health agency settles in for long fight with virus
GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said Friday that widespread testing for the new coronavirus is crucial and countries should...
Closed caskets, empty chairs at funeral home in virus center
NEW YORK — The caskets are often closed these days, the chairs for mourners largely empty at the Gerard J. Neufeld Inc. funeral home.
Column: As we battle virus, don’t forget 1919 Stanley Cup
Anyone who scoffs at all these drastic measures to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, who wonders if it's really necessary to shut down sports around...
Florida orders Louisiana arrivals into quarantine
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday ordered anyone arriving in the state from Louisiana to self-quarantine like those arriving...
Track worlds in limbo until new Olympic dates are set
LONDON — The date of the next world track championships is in limbo until the International Olympic Committee decides on a new schedule for the postpo...
‘Choppy waters’ await Navy as virus strikes aircraft carrier
WASHINGTON — The Navy, the military service hit hardest by the coronavirus, scrambled Friday to contain its first at-sea outbreak, with at least two d...
GOP’s Massie outrages House, Trump by seeking to stall vote
WASHINGTON — Rep. Thomas Massie has always gone his own way in Congress, ever since he first ran for office inspired by a fellow libertarian-leaning K...
For seniors, isolation changes life in varied, nuanced ways
One remembers the polio epidemic and the hardships of World War II. One is stoic about it all — because, he says, he's already “here past the welcome....
Hawaii telescope protesters leave camp due to virus concerns
HONOLULU — Opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Hawaii's Big Island have pulled out of their camp due to concerns over the spread of the...
Stars of ‘Contagion’ reunite for a PSA
NEW YORK — The stars of the 2011 virus thriller “Contagion” — a prescient film these days — have reunited for a series of public service announcements...
Keeping fit with no gyms open is a new NBA challenge
Denver’s players, if they're so willing, have the same assignment each day: Go to their phone or tablet, launch an app and view their individualized d...
From Dhaka to Gaza: How do you socially distance in a crowd?
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Josna Begum lives with her son in a house with four other families in a slum in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, the world’s most den...
The story of the NFL draft, from extravaganza to unadorned
An NFL draft handled remotely because the coronavirus pandemic is the latest twist to an event that has become as popular as any pro football happenin...
EU tempers fray as virus hits lives, livelihoods, economies
As the coronavirus claims lives, ruins livelihoods and wreaks economic havoc, tensions are rising between European Union countries over how best to re...
Lack of social distancing leads to closure of parks, trails
OAK PARK, Ill. — It was a sunny day, the first in about a week when temperatures had climbed past the 50-degree mark, and people in Chicago did what t...
Kristen Bell hosts Nick pandemic special for kids, families
LOS ANGELES — Kristen Bell is hosting a Nickelodeon special with a “kid’s-eye view” of the coronavirus pandemic to address youngsters' concerns and he...
Europol: Criminals exploit virus crisis as fresh opportunity
PARIS — Criminals are preying on a fearful public and disrupting the provision of medical care during the coronavirus pandemic by selling counterfeit ...
Venezuela’s only telecoms satellite is lost in space
BOGOTA, Colombia — Venezuela’s only telecommunications satellite has veered off its orbit and stopped working, creating a logistical headache for the ...
Tokyo closes cherry blossom parks to slow spread of virus
TOKYO — Japan's cherry blossoms are in full bloom, but flower viewing has come to an abrupt halt in Tokyo because of the coronavirus.
A few miles away yet worlds apart, 2 families wait out virus
SAN FRANCISCO — One week in isolation. Two families. Only a few miles away, yet a world apart.
Curfews extended as USAID declares aid suspension in Yemen
BEIRUT — As countries across the Middle East tighten restrictions on movement to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a spokesman for the U.S. Agency f...
Italy hopes virus is easing but fears new onslaught in south
ROME — Doctors and nurses in Italy's overwhelmed northern hospitals have welcomed a slight stabilizing in the number of coronavirus infections but fea...
Federal prisons struggle to combat growing COVID-19 fears
WASHINGTON — When a federal correction officer geared up for duty recently at a Florida prison complex, he added an N95 mask amid coronavirus fears. H...
‘Go home!’ South Africa has 1st deaths as lockdown begins
JOHANNESBURG — A shaken South Africa on Friday announced its first two deaths from the coronavirus as the country's cases rose above 1,000 and a three...
Q&A: Tokyo Olympics move to 2021; countless questions remain
TOKYO — Things began to unravel this week when the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until next year — a decision announced by Japanese Prime Minister Shi...
Not all or nothing: Anti-virus lockdowns could lift slowly
WASHINGTON — For the millions of Americans living under some form of lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, not knowing when the restrictions...
Coronavirus cases hit 2 largest US cities differently
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles recorded its first case of coronavirus five weeks before New York City, yet it's New York that is now the U.S. epicenter of ...