AP Explains: What Virgin Australia’s bankruptcy move means
CANBERRA. Australia — Virgin Australia has become the world’s largest airline to seek bankruptcy protection in the weeks since the coronavirus shutdow...
Stopping virus a huge challenge at crowded US meat plants
OMAHA, Neb. — Daily reports of giant meat-processing plants closing because workers tested positive for the coronavirus have called into question whet...
Trump signs immigration order featuring numerous exemptions
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that he had signed an executive order “temporarily suspending immigration into the United States...
Asian shares rise moderately as oil prices recover
TOKYO — Asian shares rose moderately Thursday following a rally on Wall Street and even oil prices recovering from their recent plunge to zero.
Leaving Wuhan: Getting into virus-hit city was the easy part
BEIJING — Getting into Wuhan was the easy part.
Despite warnings, Trump downplays threat of virus returning
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday played down the possibility that the coronavirus could be worse this winter despite medical experts' ...
Raptors’ Fred VanVleet skeptical about NBA season resuming
TORONTO — Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet is bracing for the suspended NBA season not to resume and if it does, he isn’t convinced health concerns...
Stuntmen are increasingly Hollywood’s go-to action directors
Some of today's top action directors were first doubles for Brad Pitt, Neo and Wolverine.
US university tracking virus’ spread warns of layoffs, cuts
Johns Hopkins University, whose researchers have been at the forefront of the global response to the new coronavirus, is expecting to cut salaries and...
Woods, Mickelson to stage TV match with Brady, Manning
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are ready for a made-for-TV rematch at a time when fans are craving live action.
Reopening Florida’s theme parks could be long, slow process
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Reopening Florida's theme parks, among the world's most visited attractions and one of the state's biggest economic engines, could...
Whitney Houston biopic in the works
LOS ANGELES — A feature film about Whitney Houston's life is in the works from the screenwriter of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The biopic is being shepherded...
AP Top 25 Podcast: Who takes Tua? Catching up with Kiffin
Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is the most intriguing player in the NFL draft.
Moving past ‘invisible enemy,’ Trump nudges nation to reopen
WASHINGTON — For weeks, the Trump administration played up the dangers of the coronavirus as it sought to convince Americans to disrupt their lives an...
Review: Hemsworth finds a worthy action pic in ‘Extraction’
Tyler Rake sounds like a Mad-Libs action hero name. When you add to the mix that this character actually, literally kills someone with a rake, it star...
Tyson Foods idles largest pork plant as virus slams industry
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Tyson Foods suspended operations Wednesday at an Iowa plant that is critical to the nation's pork supply but was blamed for fueling ...
Think things are bad for airlines? It’s about to get worse
The biggest and most profitable U.S. airline just posted its first quarterly loss in more than five years. Now things are going to get really bad.
News outlets, long resistant to government help, take loans
NEW YORK — The idea of taking government money was once anathema to news organizations that guarded their independence, but attitudes change when surv...
Hot Pockets heir seeks to avoid prison time, citing virus
An heir to the Hot Pockets fortune who was sentenced to five months in prison in the college admissions bribery scheme asked a judge Wednesday to allo...
US adds cameras at Mexico border despite drop in crossings
SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration has been quietly adding military surveillance cameras at the U.S.-Mexico border in response to the coronavirus pa...
As 4th virus relief bill nears passage, fight looms over 5th
WASHINGTON — Congress is on the verge of passing an almost $500 billion coronavirus relief bill, but battle lines already are forming over the next me...
A teeming, violent pre-pandemic world in ‘Extraction’
NEW YORK — The big-budget action thriller “Extraction” belongs, in many ways, to another world.
Biden campaign says it has refunded donation from Louis C.K.
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's presidential campaign said Wednesday that it has refunded a $2,800 donation from Louis C.K., a comedian and writer whose care...
US to boost aid to Greenland in bid to counter Russia, China
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is poised to announce an expanded diplomatic presence in Greenland and a new assistance package for the vast isl...
Chiefs GM poised to finally make first-round pick -- maybe
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brett Veach used his first two drafts as general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs to put the finishing touches on a roster that wo...
Preparation, quick action aid Germany, SKorea virus fight
BERLIN — Derided by many economists for years for insisting on a balanced budget and criticized for a health care system seen as bloated and overly ex...
New virus timeline: California had 2 deaths weeks earlier
SAN FRANCISCO — Two people with the coronavirus died in California as much as three weeks before the U.S. reported its first death from the disease in...
Iran-US tensions rise on Trump threat, Iran satellite launch
WASHINGTON — Tensions between Washington and Tehran flared anew Wednesday as Iran's Revolutionary Guard conducted a space launch that could advance th...
Volunteer + tutor = learning and fun for isolated students
NEW YORK — “Tell us about Vikings; tell us about shipwrecks; tells us about pirates and ancient myths.”