Saudi Arabia halts parental visitation rulings to curb virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Saudi king suspended final rulings and judicial orders on visitation rights of children of separated parents in the ...
Dems debate how to hit Trump on virus, economy amid crisis
WASHINGTON — Democrats are wrestling over how best to assail President Donald Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the economy’s shu...
Allen Garfield, elite ’70s character actor, dies at 80
NEW YORK — Allen Garfield, the veteran character actor who was a vital player in classic 1970s films like “The Conversation” and “Nashville,” has died...
Review: Alvarez returns with a stunning reflection on loss
“Afterlife,” by Julia Alvarez (Algonquin Books)
Justice delayed: Virus crisis upends courts system across US
BOSTON — Courthouses shuttered. Thousands of trials on hold. Legal deadlines pushed.
Tradition stymied: A year unlike any since WWII for Augusta
The Masters is so intertwined with Augusta, they added an extra day to spring break.
Louisiana responds to coronavirus with rare bipartisanship
NEW ORLEANS — A simple gift from a bitter political rival — a medical mask emblazoned with Louisiana's state seal — has helped Democratic Gov. John Be...
Mayor says virus has hit black, Hispanic New Yorkers hard
NEW YORK — New York City's death toll from the coronavirus has been disproportionately high in black and Hispanic communities, and the city is startin...
Bocelli: It’s not a concert for coronavirus, it’s a prayer
NEW YORK — Andrea Bocelli will sing at the Duomo of Milan on Easter Sunday sending a message of love and hope to the world during the coronavirus pand...
Hawaii mayor: Florida man flouting quarantine was ‘Covidiot’
HONOLULU — A mayor in Hawaii is calling Florida man accused of trying to flout Hawaii’s traveler quarantine a “covidiot.”
UN health agency on defensive after Trump slams it on virus
GENEVA — The World Health Organization was on the defensive Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump blasted the U.N. health body over its recommen...
Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73
John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in “Angel from Montgomery,” “Sa...
Science row hits EU at height of coronavirus crisis
BRUSSELS — The European Union has been thrown into a scientific policy dispute at the height of the coronavirus crisis after the head of its top scien...
Brady: It was ‘just time’ to leave Pats for new challenge
TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady says it was “just time” to move on from the New England Patriots and begin another chapter in his career with the Tampa Bay Bu...
John Prine’s wife remembers late singer, praises caregivers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The wife of celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine said she was able to sit with her husband in the last hours of his life. Prine ...
Burton to donate 500,000 respirator masks across Northeast
The Burton snowboard company is donating 500,000 respirator masks to hospitals across the Northeast, harnessing the company's worldwide footprint to h...
F1 puts some staff on furlough, execs take pay cuts
LONDON — With nearly half of the season already altered by the coronavirus pandemic, Formula One said Wednesday it will furlough half of its staff unt...
VIRUS DIARY: Life with an essential worker is a daily dance
ATLANTA — The daily dance begins when he arrives at the door. I meet him, prop the door open and quickly take a few steps backward. I don't want to ge...
Column: Masters in November is better than no Masters at all
C.T. Pan could become a footnote in history at Augusta National. Imagine qualifying for his first Masters and then having to wait 571 days before he c...
Prize-winning reporter writes book on Melania Trump
NEW YORK — A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Washington Post has written an unauthorized biography of first lady Melania Trump. Mary Jordan's ...
Counter-terrorism probe opened in France knife attack
PARIS — French counter-terrorism prosecutors have opened a judicial investigation after a knife attack south of Lyon left two people dead on Saturday.
Masked crowds fill Wuhan’s streets, trains as lockdown ends
WUHAN, China — Amid streets newly bustling with cars and pedestrians, Wang Chun celebrated the lifting of a virus lockdown on her hometown of Wuhan on...
Europe struggles to agree on economic response to virus
BRUSSELS — European governments remained at loggerheads Wednesday over measures to help the economy weather the coronavirus outbreak, breaking off a m...
With Johnson hospitalized, who’s who in Britain’s Cabinet?
LONDON — With British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized in intensive care after contracting the coronavirus, who's left to run the country? A ...
Passover in isolation dampens holiday mood in Israel
JERUSALEM — Each year, Patricia Sheetrit and her family gather with in-laws for the first night of Passover, bringing together some 20 people for the ...
Cuteness alert: Zoo Miami shows off clouded leopard kittens
MIAMI — Providing exactly what's needed in these trying times, Zoo Miami has shared images of two clouded leopard cubs.
Quarantined drag queens land TV show in Israel
JERUSALEM — As Israel imposed a nationwide virus lockdown, shuttering theaters, clubs and bars, the country's drag queens found themselves confined to...
Former MLS player helping Spain in fight against coronavirus
MADRID — Toni Dovale has a different routine than most Spanish soccer players during the coronavirus pandemic.
Tokyo Olympic flame taken off display; next stop unclear
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympic flame has been taken off public display in Japan. And it’s not clear when it will reappear again or where — or under what co...