Trump hears restaurant owners’ worries, sees good days ahead
WASHINGTON — Restaurant owners gave President Donald Trump a sobering accounting Monday of the widespread damage the coronavirus pandemic has dealt th...
Ken Osmond, Eddie Haskell on ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ dies
LOS ANGELES — Ken Osmond, who played the two-faced teenage scoundrel Eddie Haskell on TV's “Leave It to Beaver,” died Monday, his family said.
Outside judge named to preside over cases in Arbery slaying
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A judge from outside the coastal Georgia community where Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot has been appointed to preside over trial proce...
PG&E’s bankruptcy plan wins support from wildfire victims
BERKELEY, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric's plan for getting out of bankruptcy has won overwhelming support from the victims of deadly Northern Ca...
Film shows nightmare of an emergency room in Italy
NEW YORK — Filmmaker Sasha Joelle Achilli has made documentaries on the Ebola virus and now the coronavirus. Ask which virus scares her more, and the ...
Chiefs’ Hill completes year-long reclamation of himself
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The steady stream of nurses filing out of St. Luke's Hospital for close to an hour was finally slowing down, which was altogether f...
Uber cuts 3,000 jobs as pandemic slashes demand for rides
NEW YORK — Uber has cut 3,000 jobs from its workforce, its second major wave of layoffs in two weeks as the coronavirus slashed demand for rides.
Review: Dinan’s debut novel sounds climate change alarm
“Things You Would Know if You Grew Up Around Here,” by Nancy Wayson Dinan (Bloomsbury)
Germany, France propose virus recovery fund for EU economy
BERLIN — The leaders of Germany and France agreed Monday on a one-off 500 billion-euro ($543 billion) fund to help the European Union recover from the...
TV cliffhanger: New season in jeopardy amid virus shutdown
LOS ANGELES — The first new TV season of the coronavirus era is facing an understandably shaky start that comes with a tacit disclaimer: No one is sur...
High court allows bigger award in 1998 embassy bombings case
The Supreme Court is allowing a bigger award of money to victims of the 1998 bombings by al-Qaida of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es ...
WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probe
GENEVA — The World Health Organization bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the int...
Barr says he doesn’t envision investigations of Biden, Obama
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he did not expect investigations into the origins of the FBI's Russia investigation to lea...
Sweeping federal lawsuit seeks election changes in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Advocates for people with disabilities and minority voters in Wisconsin filed a sweeping federal lawsuit Monday asking a judge to orde...
New this week: Gaga, 1975 music, a last ‘Trip,’ ‘Stargirl’
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this w...
Lives Lost: An unassuming maestro of Sunday soundtracks
At funerals, he made the organ moan, and at weddings, it thundered in joy. On Christmas, bells twinkled; on Easter, trumpets blasted. He delivered vic...
New protest in Albania over National Theater demolition
TIRANA, Albania — Albanian artists and opposition party supporters gathered for a second day Monday to protest the demolition of the crumbling Nationa...
European airlines hope to resume flights but outlook is dim
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — European airlines are planning for a return to the skies this summer after being grounded almost completely for weeks over the c...
VIRUS DIARY: Starting a life, as life withdraws around her
ATLANTA — In December, I sat in a Manhattan building booming with shouts of praise and listened intently as a speaker from my church spoke about the e...
`This Is Us’ stars Moore, Hartley co-host Red Nose special
LOS ANGELES — “This Is Us” stars Mandy Moore and Justin Hartley will co-host NBC's Red Nose Day special to raise money and awareness for children in n...
‘Matewan Massacre’ a century ago embodied miners’ struggles
MATEWAN, W.Va. — The bullet holes in the brick wall of a former post office serve as a reminder of how Appalachian coal miners fought to improve the l...
French actor Michel Piccoli, arthouse star, is dead at 94
PARIS — French actor Michel Piccoli, a prolific screen star who appeared in landmark films by directors such as Luis Bunuel and Jean-Luc Godard, has d...
70 cases of COVID-19 at French schools days after re-opening
PARIS — Just one week after a third of French schoolchildren went back to school in an easing ofthe coronavirus lockdown, there's been a worrying flar...
2020 Watch: Battleground map taking shape for Biden, Trump
ATLANTA — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
Italy opens churches as virus rules dictate how to eat, pray
VATICAN CITY — Italy and the Vatican opened a new phase in the virus crisis Monday, with churches resuming public Masses after a sharp confrontation b...
SKorean soccer team accused of putting sex dolls in seats
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean soccer club has apologized after being accused of putting sex dolls in empty seats during a match.
“Get Out! Move!” Belgium relaxes lockdown for lazier nation
BRUSSELS — Belgium is taking the next step in its relaxation of the coronavirus lockdown on Monday and is also telling people: get up! Schools are ope...
Taliban suicide bomber kills 9 troops in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber in a stolen military Humvee targeted a base in eastern Afghanistan belonging to the country's intelligence servi...
St John Paul II honored as Poland sees new abuse allegations
WARSAW, Poland — St. John Paul II was honored on the centennial of his birth with special Masses at the Vatican and in his native Poland on Monday, an...
Ukraine’s overburdened doctors in desperate virus fight
CHERNIVTSI, Ukraine — A breathing machine at a Ukrainian hospital breaks down, leaving a coronavirus patient gasping helplessly for air. Dr. Olha Kobe...