AP PHOTOS: Down syndrome synchro team aims for Paralympics
ROME — Under a bright Roman sun, Arianna Sacripante holds her arms out wide, tilts her head back and points her eyes toward the clear blue sky.
Israel tightens quarantine in Jerusalem to halt virus spread
JERUSALEM — The Israeli government approved a tight quarantine of several areas of Jerusalem on Sunday, including the historic Old City, in a bid to s...
‘SNL’ returns for work-at-home version with host Tom Hanks
NEW YORK — “Saturday Night Live” tried its first “quarantine version" of the comedy show, with coronavirus pioneer Tom Hanks, Coldplay singer Chris Ma...
Lives Lost: Milwaukee police leader ensured racial equality
MADISON, Wis. — Lenard “Lenny” Wells didn’t just put on a badge and grind through his police work. He mentored generations of officers and community a...
AP Was There: Jack Nicklaus charges to 6th green jacket
Jack Nicklaus was down, playing poorly, and his pride was hurt.
Church displaced by virus moves Easter service to beat storm
CLOVER, S.C. — When Pastor Matt McGarity looked out at his Clover, South Carolina, congregation, he saw a view unlike anything he’d seen before. The f...
Biden beats Sanders to win Alaska Democratic primary
JUNEAU, Alaska — Joe Biden has won the Alaska Democrats' party-run presidential primary, beating Sen. Bernie Sanders days after Sanders suspended his ...
The Latest: South Korea continues down trend in new cases
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
Infected Antarctic cruise passengers return to Australia
SYDNEY — More than 100 Australian and New Zealand passengers of the Antarctic cruise ship the Greg Mortimer, most of whom infected by the coronavirus,...
Disney World furloughing 43,000 more workers due to virus
ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney World plans to stop paying wages to 43,000 workers in about a week while allowing them to keep their benefits for up to a ...
Simon Pagenaud wins IndyCar’s 1st virtual race on an oval
IndyCar's virtual return to Michigan International Speedway mimicked the U.S. 500 at the start, when the current open-wheel racing stars mismanaged th...
Mississippi State hires Nikki McCray-Penson as women’s coach
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State hired former Old Dominion women’s basketball coach Nikki McCray-Penson to replace Vic Schaefer as the Bulldogs’ ...
Are schools open? Governor, NYC mayor give different answers
NEW YORK — Governor and mayor locked horns again Saturday, this time over whether school buildings in the nation's largest district would close for th...
Melania Trump is having a moment during coronavirus pandemic
WASHINGTON — Melania Trump is having a moment in the midst of a pandemic.
The Latest: Rogers Cup women’s tennis tournament canceled
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
40 years later, vote to skip Moscow Games still ‘horrible’
DENVER — By the time the news filtered to him, Edwin Moses had already left a promising engineering job to focus on a full-time career on the track.
Chicago mayor takes hard line fighting coronavirus outbreak
CHICAGO — As large American cities try various strategies to keep people home to limit the coronavirus's spread, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has bala...
GOP leaders hit brakes on virus aid as governors seek help
WASHINGTON — As governors plead for aid, Republican leaders in Congress said Saturday they prefer replenishing a $350 billion small business program r...
‘Undrafted but undaunted’: Oilers’ Colby Cave dies at 25
TORONTO — Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave died Saturday after a brain bleed this week. He was 25.
75th anniversary of Buchenwald liberation affected by virus
WEIMAR, Germany — The 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis’ Buchenwald concentration camp passed more quietly than originally planned on Sa...
Deserted icons: No College World Series hits Omaha hard
OMAHA, Neb. — Rich Tokheim's sports apparel shop is right across the street from TD Ameritrade Park. More than half his annual revenue comes in the 11...
Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and wife to get divorced
ST. LOUIS — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and his wife, Sheena Greitens, are divorcing, the couple announced on social media Saturday, nearly two...
Memorable shots in the Masters from every club in the bag
Every hole has a tale about the Masters. The playlist of shots is longer than any of the other majors because everyone knows Augusta National so well,...
Virus sends Holocaust survivors behind doors, back in time
OAK PARK, Ill. — For Olga Weiss, the order to stay at home is about much more than simply locking her door to the coronavirus. It has awakened fears f...
Iran begins lifting restrictions after brief virus lockdown
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran began reopening government offices Saturday after a brief nationwide lockdown to help contain the worst coronavirus outbreak in th...
Coronavirus ravages storied New Orleans Mardi Gras group
NEW ORLEANS — On Fat Tuesday, 51-year-old Cornell Charles was taking part in a storied New Orleans Mardi Gras tradition central to the city's African ...
Swiss prosecutors intend to drop 1 FIFA case against Blatter
GENEVA — In a legal victory for former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, federal prosecutors in Switzerland plan to drop one of two cases open against him ...
China auto sales sink 48.4% in March as virus hurts demand
BEIJING — China’s auto sales sank 48.4% in March from a year ago as the economy reeled from the coronavirus, according to an industry group, adding to...
Congo, weary from Ebola, must also battle the coronavirus
BENI, Congo — Congo has been battling an Ebola outbreak that has killed thousands of people for more than 18 months, and now it must also face a new s...
AP PHOTOS: Pandemic meets religious holidays in Sarajevo
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Sarajevo, a religious melting pot throughout its more than five-centuries-long history, would normally be teeming with ...