The Latest: South Korea vice health minister urges alertness
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
Backup coronavirus hospital in Memphis worries residents
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Faced with the threat of overburdened hospitals, states across the country are converting convention centers, sports facilities and p...
Analysis: Will voters want a president who feels their pain?
WASHINGTON — In 1992, Americans ousted an incumbent president in the middle of an economic downturn because his challenger, Bill Clinton, seemed to be...
Volunteers feed hungry animals at Nepal’s revered shrine
KATHMANDU, Nepal — When COVID-19 came to Nepal, attention turned to an unlikely group of victims: hundreds of monkeys, cows and pigeons.
Nursing home deaths soar past 3,600 in alarming surge
NEW YORK — More than 3,600 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, an alarming ris...
Former Senate staffer accuses Joe Biden of sexual assault
WASHINGTON — A former aide to Joe Biden is accusing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee of sexually assaulting her during the early 1990s ...
Judge: Alabama can’t prohibit abortion during pandemic
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge on Sunday ruled that Alabama cannot ban abortions as part of the state’s response to coronavirus.
OPEC, oil nations agree to nearly 10M barrel cut amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing nations on Sunday finalized an unprecedented production cut of nearly 10 million ba...
Turkish minister offers resignation over weekend lockdowns
ISTANBUL — Turkey introduced a new coronavirus lockdown over the weekend that took many by surprise and led to Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu offeri...
With a bike and loudspeakers, London vicar spreads the word
LONDON — Pat Allerton, the vicar of an Anglican church in London's fashionable Nothing Hill district, isn't one to let a nationwide lockdown get in be...
Amid pandemic, Christians celebrate an Easter like no other
NEW YORK — Christians around the world celebrated Easter Sunday isolated in their homes by the coronavirus while pastors preached the faith’s joyous n...
In divergent Easter celebrations, prayers for virus victims
Christians around the world celebrated an Easter Sunday upended by the coronavirus without the usual crowded church Masses and large family gatherings...
Smithfield closes South Dakota pork plant due to coronavirus
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Virginia-based Smithfield Foods announced Sunday that it is closing its pork processing plant in Sioux Falls until further notice ...
UK virus deaths top 10,000 as leader Johnson leaves hospital
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his gratitude to the staff of the National Health Service for saving his life when his treatme...
The buck stops: Cowboys hanging on until rodeos start again
On the back of a bucking bronco, bareback rider Jamie Howlett tries his best to hang on for eight fierce seconds.
The Latest: Challenger Pichot wants rugby ‘realignment’
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Fauci says ‘rolling reentry’ of US economy possible in May
WASHINGTON — The United States’ top infectious disease expert said Sunday that the economy in parts of the country could have a “rolling reentry” as e...
Guam worries as sailors from virus-hit ship take over hotels
HONOLULU — People in Guam are used to a constant U.S. military presence on the strategic Pacific island, but some are nervous as hundreds of sailors f...
Deserted icons: Oklahoma City loses NCAA softball WCWS
OKLAHOMA CITY — Last spring, Brandon Baker seized a rare chance to break out his rain playlist in front of nearly 10,000 people.
Traffic drop from stay-at-home orders imperils road funding
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — America’s roads are a lot less congested, due to coronavirus shutdowns that have kept millions of commuters, shoppers and vacati...
Wineries offer virtual tastings amid coronavirus shutdown
SONOMA, Calif. — In stark contrast to the normal hustle and bustle of tourists and enophiles, the grounds sit empty at California’s oldest commercial ...
Stores try to stay relevant while their doors are closed
NEW YORK — Long before there was a global coronavirus pandemic, brick-and-mortar retailers struggled to get people to walk through their doors instead...
Tiger’s last Masters as much about family as a green jacket
Tiger Woods walked off the 18th green as a Masters champion for the fifth time, a major champion for the 15th time, and the sensation was unlike anyth...
As the going gets tough, America returns to experts for help
An invisible enemy is killing thousands and forcing people worldwide to cower behind closed doors. Unfounded conspiracy theories and miracle “cures” a...
Assange’s partner reveals they had 2 children and urges bail
LONDON — Julian Assange's partner revealed Sunday that she had two children with him while he lived inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and she is...
Pope urges solidarity on an Easter of both joy, virus sorrow
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called for solidarity the world over to confront the “epochal challenge” posed by the coronavirus pandemic, as Christians ...
Signs missed and steps slowed in Trump’s pandemic response
WASHINGTON — By the time President Donald Trump first spoke publicly about the coronavirus, it may already have been too late.
Netanyahu gains strength as coalition deadline nears
JERUSALEM — Israel’s president on Sunday rejected a request to extend coalition talks between the country’s two most powerful political parties — appe...
Motor racing great Stirling Moss dies aged 90
LONDON — Stirling Moss, a daring, speed-loving Englishman regarded as the greatest Formula One driver never to win the world championship, has died. H...
World’s militaries face a new enemy in virus outbreak
TEL AVIV, Israel — The coronavirus pandemic has forced militaries and militias to adapt to an invisible enemy, even as traditional conflicts grind on....