For new book, Alicia Keys looks to the past to find herself
NEW YORK — As a young woman growing up in the 1980s and '90s in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen — “the name was exactly accurate for what it looked lik...
Coronavirus hits rich and poor unequally in Latin America
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — From Mexico City to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and Santiago, Chile, the coronavirus is taking root in the world’s most unequal reg...
Ill man seeks return to US amid West Bank virus restrictions
Ismail “Sam” Mousa is very worried.
Nipsey Hussle’s legacy endures a year after his death
LOS ANGELES — The year since Nipsey Hussle was gunned down has not diminished the rapper's legacy, but rather cemented it and continues to prove true ...
Dubai Expo 2020 recommends postponing a year amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai's Expo 2020 should be postponed to next year over the new coronavirus pandemic, local organizers recommended Monda...
School shutdowns raise stakes of digital divide for students
WINNSBORO, S.C. — Students struggling to get online in a rural South Carolina county received a boost last week with the arrival of six buses equipped...
Prisoners riot in Iran; Netanyahu goes into self-quarantine
TEHRAN, Iran — Prisoners in southern Iran broke cameras and caused other damage during a riot, state media reported Monday, the latest in a series of ...
North Korea says US clearly doesn’t want nuclear talks
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Monday that “reckless remarks” by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made it clear that Washington has no inten...
Yemeni-American poet Threa Almontaser wins Whitman award
NEW YORK — The Yemeni-American poet Threa Almontaser has won the Walt Whitman Award for best first book. Almontaser's “The Wild Fox of Yemen” comes ou...
Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year's games.
Sports make political point for Belarus amid virus outbreak
MINSK, Belarus — With most sports around the world shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic, longtime Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko ...
Mercedes F1 team helps to develop breathing aid in pandemic
LONDON — Formula One team Mercedes has helped to develop a breathing aid that could keep coronavirus patients out of intensive care and ease some pres...
Bangladesh garment makers say $3B in orders lost to virus
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh garment manufacturers says fashion retailers have cancelled or put on hold more than $3 billion in orders due to the co...
Fearing Gaza virus spread, Hamas preps for mass quarantines
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — When Nima Amraa returned to the Gaza Strip from neighboring Egypt earlier this month, she was surprised to learn she was being...
Bellator cools rage in the cage in wake of coronavirus
Bellator President Scott Coker spent time during the coronavirus pandemic like so many others, binging on Netflix and catching up on "Tiger King."
Popular Japanese comedian dies from the coronavirus
TOKYO — Popular Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who drew inspiration from the American comedic icon Jerry Lewis, has died from the coronavirus, becomin...
Coronavirus response highlights deepening partisan divide
NEW YORK — In Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti has instituted a shutdown on a city of nearly 4 million people and threatened uncooperative business ow...
Sesame Workshop enlists Elmo, Cookie Monster on hand washing
NEW YORK — Elmo, Rooster and Cookie Monster are doing their part to help keep kids safe as the coronavirus pandemic grinds on.
As virus makes goodbyes hard, fears of many more rise in US
NEW YORK — The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the U.S. government's top infectious-disease expert warned on Sunday as f...
Eilish, Carey, more sing from home to raise funds for virus
NEW YORK — Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and Dave Grohl opened their doors — literally — as the musicians performed from their homes for an...
Instacart workers seek strike as jobs get busier, riskier
NEW YORK — A possible strike by Instacart workers highlights the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the grocery delivery business, where workers ar...
Wall Street executive dies from coronavirus complications
NEW YORK — The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments this weekend r...
Fit, healthy 33-year-old recounts falling ill to coronavirus
ROME — Andrea Napoli didn’t fit the usual profile of a coronavirus patient.
Storms, tornadoes damage homes, businesses in Midwest, South
Strong storms that brought tornadoes, high winds, hail and rain to parts of the Midwest and South caused extensive damage in some areas but no deaths,...
Call to the wild: Great outdoors an escape in tough times
Jim Klug's office phone rings off the hook with anxious anglers inquiring about the status of their upcoming fly-fishing trips.
Brooks, Trisha Yearwood to perform requests on live special
LOS ANGELES — Garth Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood will be taking viewer requests during a live prime-time show this week filmed at their home.
Iran defends virus response as Syria reports first death
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's president on Sunday lashed out at criticism of authorities' lagging response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle Eas...
Largest US dam removal stirs debate over coveted West water
KLAMATH, Calif. — The second-largest river in California has sustained Native American tribes with plentiful salmon for millennia, provided upstream f...
Legislatures meet remotely, limit public as virus spreads
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Members of the Arkansas House met in a college basketball arena, spaced out among 5,600 seats, as they voted on ways to cover a ...
States scramble to arrange child care for essential workers
ALBANY, N.Y. — A nurse and a single mother, Becca Rosselli had a choice to make when her daughter's school and care programs closed for the coronaviru...