Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday procession scaled back due to virus
JERUSALEM — A small group of Franciscan monks and Roman Catholic faithful took to the streets of Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter in the Old City Sunday ...
Sidewalk notes bring smiles to hospital staff during virus
NEW ORLEANS — The messenger is anonymous — but the messages are heartfelt, and appreciated.
Chaos and scrambling in the US oil patch as prices plummet
NEW YORK — In Montana, a father and son running a small oil business are cutting their salaries in half. In New Mexico, an oil truck driver who suppor...
‘Complete collapse of economies’ ahead as Africa faces virus
KAMPALA, Uganda — Some of Uganda’s poorest people used to work here, on the streets of Kampala, as fruit sellers sitting on the pavement or as peddler...
Imprisoned Chinese rights lawyer released, his wife says
BEIJING — Wang Quanzhang, a well-known Chinese rights lawyer, was released from prison Sunday after being held for more than four years, his wife said...
AP PHOTOS: Bustling London life stilled by COVID-19 lockdown
LONDON — When Associated Press photographer Frank Augstein moved to London in 2015, what struck him most was the crowds.
France turns to speedy trains to catch up in virus response
PARIS — The high-speed train whooshing past historic World War I battle sites and through the chateau-speckled Loire Valley carried a delicate cargo: ...
States lack key data on virus cases among medical workers
SEATTLE — Experts and health officials who are trying to plan a response to the coronavirus outbreak are missing a critical piece of information — the...
The Latest: Nearly 3,000 released from Sri Lanka prisons
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
Mormons unveil new official logo at crowd-less conference
SALT LAKE CITY — Leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sat 6 feet apart inside an empty room as the faith carried out its signa...
New York gets Chinese ventilators; Trump wants more thanks
NEW YORK — The New York governor said Saturday the Chinese government was facilitating a shipment of 1,000 donated ventilators to his state, highlight...
Trump calls fired watchdog in impeachment probe a ‘disgrace’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday criticized the ousted inspector general who handled an anonymous whistleblower’s complaint that sparke...
Wisconsin GOP appeals to Supreme Court on extended voting
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday to block extended absentee voting in Tuesday's primary, despite public ...
Union: 30% pay cut for EPL players would harm health service
English Premier League players failed to reach an agreement on Saturday with clubs to take 30% pay cuts during the coronavirus pandemic, escalating a ...
The Latest: Grandmother of Baylor star Ursin dies from virus
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Trump says ‘toughest’ weeks ahead as coronavirus spreads
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States was heading into what could be its “toughest” weeks as coronavirus cases swel...
McLaughlin wins virtual IndyCar event racing from Australia
Scott McLaughlin’s real IndyCar debut is on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Australian V8 SuperCars champion isn’t letting that stop him...
Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic
WASHINGTON — While Wisconsin struggles to hold its primary on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Democrats are bickering over how to provide voters w...
NY to get 1,100 ventilators with help from China, Oregon
NEW YORK — New York is poised to get over 1,100 ventilators from China and Oregon as it scrambles to line up more breathing machines for the sickest c...
Virus alters Holy Week celebration worldwide, not the spirit
For Pope Francis at the Vatican, and for Christians worldwide from churches large and small, this will be an Easter like none other: The joyous messag...
Kobe, Duncan, Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame class
Kobe Bryant’s resume has yet another entry to prove his greatness: He’s now, officially, a Hall of Famer.
AP top tourney one-and-done players led by Davis, ’Melo
Anthony Davis didn’t need to score big to control a game for Kentucky.
AP Was There: Laettner’s shot stuns Kentucky in OT, 104-103
A panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 men's basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. They are be...
New coronavirus limits bring new religious freedom tension
NEW YORK — Despite state and local limits on public gatherings, some houses of worship have persisted in holding in-person services -- a matter of rel...
Contagious singing as Corona Community Chorus unites voices
NEW YORK — Casper ter Kuile lights a candle in front of his computer screen. And then the music begins.
Hidden suffering of coronavirus: Stigma, blaming, shaming
BOGOTA, Colombia — No one should have known Bella Lamilla’s name.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump, ‘wartime’ pandemic leader or ‘backup’?
WASHINGTON — Is he a wartime president or a backup point man? President Donald Trump seems to go back and forth on that, or both ways at once, in resp...
Where will the bodies go? Morgues plan as virus grows
PHILADELPHIA — There are the new dead. And then there are the bodies waiting in overcrowded mortuaries to be buried as cities struggle to meet demand ...
At funerals in virus outbreak, mourning is from a distance
Lexington, South Carolina — No one stands in line to embrace the widow and share memories of her husband of 50 years. No rows of family and friends fi...
African elite who once sought treatment abroad are grounded
JOHANNESBURG — The coronavirus pandemic could narrow one gaping inequality in Africa, where some heads of state and other elite jet off to Europe or A...