Asian shares steady after Wall St caps best week since 1974
BANGKOK — Asian shares are steady in quiet Good Friday trading after Wall Street closed out its best week in 45 years thanks to the Federal Reserve's ...
Barr says Russia probe was started ‘without basis’
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr believes the Russia investigation that shadowed President Donald Trump for the first two years of his admin...
US job losses surge as world leaders urge Easter distancing
NEW YORK — A staggering 16.8 million Americans lost their jobs in just three weeks, a measure of how fast the coronavirus has brought world economies ...
Tagovailoa’s agent says he’s healthy, will be ready for camp
Tua Tagovailoa’s agent says the quarterback is healthy and will be ready for training camp.
NBA says players will receive full checks on April 15
NBA players will receive their full checks when the next payday for most of them arrives on April 15 despite no games having been played for more than...
Mad magazine illustrator Mort Drucker dies at 91
NEW YORK — Mort Drucker, the Mad Magazine cartoonist who for decades lovingly spoofed politicians, celebrities and popular culture, died Thursday at 9...
Biden aims to connect with voters one Zoom call at a time
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden is America's newest podcast host, recently interviewing Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Obama administration's point per...
Storms packing high winds cause damage in Indiana, Arkansas
MOORESVILLE, Ind. — Severe storms with high winds, hail and possible tornadoes swept across the Midwest and caused damage to dozens of homes and busin...
Biden joins growing call for release of racial data on virus
DETROIT — Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is joining a growing call for the release of comprehensive racial data on the coronavirus pandemic,...
Biden woos skeptical Sanders backers on health, college debt
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled plans to expand eligibility for Medicare and forgive college debt for millions of Americans, as the presum...
Defining moments that make the Masters unlike other majors
Gene Sarazen hit the shot that put the Masters on the map.
Democrats renew vote-by-mail push as virus upends elections
WASHINGTON — Democrats want to bolster mail-in voting and take other steps to make balloting easier this November, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thu...
Yellowstone closure likely to delay summer tourist season
CODY, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park likely won't reopen until May or later, delaying the start of its traditional summer season for millions of tou...
A new $2.3 trillion Fed plan to aid localities and companies
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve unleashed a new series of moves Thursday to try to make loans available to states, localities and companies that have...
Senators block new virus aid, Pelosi decries ‘stunt’
WASHINGTON — Senators torpedoed quick passage of a new coronavirus aid package Thursday, with Democrats rejecting a Trump administration request for $...
General says coronavirus may affect more Navy ships
WASHINGTON — Pentagon leaders anticipate that the coronavirus may strike more Navy ships at sea after an outbreak aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pa...
No social distancing in space: New crew greeted with hugs
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Three astronauts flew to the International Space Station on Thursday, departing the virus-plagued planet with little fanfare an...
Some churches confront virus restrictions on Easter services
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — At the holiest time of year for Christians, churches are wrestling with how to hold services amid the coronavirus outbreak, and...
Coronavirus forces new approaches to fighting wildfires
BOISE, Idaho — They are two disasters that require opposite responses: To save lives and reduce the spread of COVID-19, people are being told to remai...
Georgia postpones primaries again because of coronavirus
ATLANTA — Georgia on Thursday postponed primary elections for the second time this year because of the coronavirus, pushing back primaries scheduled f...
Southampton becomes 1st EPL club to defer player salaries
SOUTHAMPTON, England — Southampton became the first Premier League club to announce an agreement with players to defer part of their salaries during t...
LGBT rabbi who confronted AIDS crisis now faces COVID-19
NEW YORK — Sharon Kleinbaum was installed in 1992 as rabbi of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in Manhattan, considered the largest LGBT synagogue in t...
Tornado or virus? Pandemic means tough sheltering decisions
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — As each day brings the United States closer to peak severe weather season, Tornado Alley residents are facing a difficult question:...
Record 16.8 million have sought US jobless aid since virus
WASHINGTON — With a startling 6.6 million people seeking jobless benefits last week, the United States has reached a grim landmark: More than one in 1...
Virus-hit Wuhan cautiously revives amid thicket of controls
WUHAN, China — Released from their apartments after a 2 1/2-month quarantine, residents of the city where the coronavirus pandemic began are cautiousl...
Virus vexes bar exam, leaving young future lawyers in limbo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — One of Emily Hughes’ first memories after entering law school at the University of Cincinnati in 2017 is an assistant dean scrawling ...
Olympians become trainers to help those stranded at home
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Moving from the track to the living room, many athletes around the world are doing their bit to boost public health during the c...
Half billion more people face poverty due to virus - report
LONDON — Around half a billion people could be pushed into poverty as a result of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic unless richer cou...
Lockdowns mean millions of women can’t reach birth control
JOHANNESBURG — The callers were in tears. One by one, women in homes across rural Zimbabwe had a pleading question: When would family planning service...
Hurry up and wait? Why relief to small businesses has lagged
NEW YORK — Speed is of the essence if a federal relief program for small businesses is going to be effective in combating the damage wrought by the co...