Head of EU’s top science panel quits over COVID-19 response
BRUSSELS — The head of the European Union’s top science organization has resigned in frustration at the height of the coronavirus crisis.
Italy, Spain ICU pressures decline, but emotional toll rises
ROME — Maddalena Ferrari lets herself cry when she takes off the surgical mask she wears even at home to protect her elderly parents from the coronavi...
Guirantes headed back to Rutgers instead of WNBA draft
NEW YORK — Arella Guirantes is headed back to Rutgers instead of choosing to enter the WNBA draft.
AP Was There: Faldo wins a Masters known for Shark tanking
A panel of 15 golf writers was asked to vote on the best Masters. Stories about those tournaments are being republished this week because the Masters ...
Japan’s state of emergency is no lockdown. What’s in it?
TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other hard-hit Japanese prefectures to fortify the fight against ...
Outbreak poses dilemma for Palestinians working in Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank — At the construction site in Tel Aviv, Jamal Salman and the other Palestinian workers wore gloves and masks, and their employer p...
Census sends paper forms to laggards as Midwest sets pace
ORLANDO, Fla. — If you're a census slacker and haven't yet filled out the form for the 2020 head count, the federal government is trying another way t...
Pandemic deals blow to plastic bag bans, plastic reduction
PORTLAND, Ore. — Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and mandating that shopp...
Court drops rape, other charges against megachurch leader
LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court ordered the dismissal of a criminal case Tuesday against a Mexican megachurch leader on charges of child rape...
Stuck at home, Alesso and Liam Payne still film music video
NEW YORK — The coronavirus has halted many plans in the music industry, from tour cancellations to album pushbacks, but it didn’t stop Grammy-nominate...
DC fights to enforce distancing and braces for looming surge
WASHINGTON — Pick-up basketball games. Crowds gathering at an outdoor fish market. Family hikes along trails in Rock Creek Park. The warmer weather is...
Trump challenges authority, independence of agency watchdogs
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is moving aggressively to challenge the authority and independence of agency watchdogs overseeing his administrati...
Voting-rights disputes in virus era spark court battles
Wisconsin's chaotic primary may just be the beginning. Both major parties are preparing for a monthslong, state-by-state legal fight over how citizens...
Asian shares mostly lower on worries about pandemic damage
TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly lower, gyrating in early Wednesday trading amid uncertainty over the coronavirus outbreak, which continues to claim m...
7 Essential tracks from John Prine, folk music’s Mark Twain
NEW YORK — Some people, the songs just come out of them. For nearly half a century, they tumbled out of John Prine like nothing.
NYC virus deaths exceed 4,000, topping toll for 9/11 attacks
NEW YORK — New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus rose past 4,000 on Tuesday, eclipsing the number killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11. ...
Twitter’s Dorsey sets up $1B fund; consumers get some breaks
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Tuesday related to the gl...
Wisconsin voters wait for hours, others stay home amid virus
MADISON, Wis. — Despite federal health recommendations, thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in long lines outside overcrowded polling stations ...
Parties ready for court battles over virus-era voting rights
Wisconsin's chaotic primary may just be the beginning. Both major parties are preparing for a monthslong, state-by-state legal fight over how citizens...
Trump upends virus oversight, removing key official
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is moving aggressively to challenge the authority and independence of agency watchdogs overseeing his administrati...
Report: Outbreak triggers drop in climate-changing emissions
WASHINGTON — Despite mocking the idea of climate change, President Donald Trump will preside over one of the country’s sharpest drops in climate-damag...
Want feedback from Federer? Tweet him your volleying video
Roger Federer offered stuck-at-home amateurs the ultimate online fantasy camp of sorts, a chance to get tennis tips from a guy many consider the great...
Burton, Earnhardt, Edwards headline Hall of Fame nominees
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton and Carl Edwards were among the new nominees for NASCAR's next Hall of Fame class announced Tuesday ...
Europe’s nursing homes in spotlight for uncounted virus dead
ROME — Italian authorities said Tuesday they were investigating the country’s biggest nursing home where 70 residents died last month, in a stark remi...
Clear vision: Program provides ski goggles to medical staff
Olympic snowboard champion Anna Gasser cleaned out her closet in Austria over the weekend and found nine pairs of goggles.
Trump shakes up press team as White House deals with virus
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump shook up his communications team on Tuesday, replacing his press secretary and adding new staffers as he grapples ...
Trump gets win in executions case, but more litigation ahead
WASHINGTON — An appeals court sided with the Trump administration Tuesday in its effort to resume executions of federal death row prisoners but sent a...
Holdout governors: Some states don’t need stay-at-home order
DES MOINES, Iowa — Even as most Americans are under orders from their governor to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, leaders in a han...
Lawyers list drugs in driver’s system in motorcycle deaths
CONCORD, N.H. — A truck driver charged in a crash that killed seven motorcyclists had fentanyl, morphine and a chemical found in cocaine in his system...
UK’s Johnson in ICU, was given oxygen in battling virus
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in stable condition with the coronavirus Tuesday in a hospital intensive care unit, where he was giv...