Multiple Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally dies at 81
NEW YORK — Terrence McNally, one of America’s great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays "Love! Valour! Compas...
‘Wonder Woman 1984,’ ‘In The Heights’ postponed due to virus
NEW YORK — Warner Bros. on Tuesday delayed the summer release of “Wonder Woman 1984” and removed the adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's “In the Height...
Business Fallout: US manufacturing pivot; drinking at home
The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unprecedented shock to the global economy. Here's a look at deve...
States differ on exempting worship from coronavirus closures
NEW YORK — As multiple governors issue orders to curb large gatherings and implore residents to stay home in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavir...
Gaga says wrong time for ‘Chromatica;’ Rock Hall reschedules
From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here’s a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reac...
With billions at stake, banks try to save stunned borrowers
NEW YORK — Tarred as villains during the 2008 financial meltdown, banks of all sizes are trying to help out Americans reeling from the economic crisis...
DJ D-Nice unites during the pandemic, one beat at a time
NEW YORK — When DJ D-Nice decided to start playing music live on Instagram amid countless closures due the worldwide pandemic, he did it in part to ea...
TCM is bringing its classic film festival to your home
LOS ANGELES — The folks at Turner Classic Movies had just decided they’d have to cancel their annual classic film festival when their general manager ...
Africa cases over 2,000 as South Africa rushes into lockdown
JOHANNESBURG — Customers started behaving oddly about a week ago, visibly dejected street vendor Frank Mojapelo said. Some were wary to exchange cash....
Many airline flights nearly empty as virus undercuts travel
Airline service in the United States is teetering on the brink of collapse, with near-empty planes and coronavirus outbreaks that have left some air t...
Though scuttled, SXSW still goes ahead with film awards
NEW YORK — South by Southwest, the sprawling Austin, Texas, conference and festival, was one of the first major gatherings canceled by the coronavirus...
Can blood from coronavirus survivors treat the newly ill?
WASHINGTON — Hospitals are gearing up to test if a century-old treatment used to fight off flu and measles outbreaks in the days before vaccines, and ...
New home sales drop 4.4% in February
WASHINGTON — U.S. new home sales fell 4.4% in February with bigger declines expected in coming months as the coronavirus puts a major crimp on home sa...
Volunteers sew masks for health workers facing shortages
CHICAGO — Bill Purdue waterproofs basements for a living, but he has spent the past few days in his buddy's Washington, Indiana, auto trim and upholst...
US shames Afghan leaders’ obstinance as pandemic looms
KABUL, Afghanistan — Washington's unprecedented threat to cut $1 billion in Afghanistan funding — a response to the refusal of rivals in Kabul to work...
Olympic torch relay: No torch, no torchbearers, no public
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will start Thursday as planned in northeastern Fukushima prefecture — but with no torch, no torchbearers, no pub...
De Grasse still hoping to be part of Olympic sprint show
Andre De Grasse intends on being a major part of the sprint show at the Tokyo Games.
From top to bottom line: Everest closing means financial hit
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Apa Sherpa knows firsthand all the risks of climbing Mount Everest. He's been to the summit 21 times.
Excerpts from Woody Allen memoir ‘Apropos of Nothing’
NEW YORK — Excerpts from Woody Allen's new memoir, “Apropos of Nothing,” which was released Monday after a delay because the original publisher backed...
Coronavirus suddenly upends campaign themes for both parties
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus pandemic and the nation's crashing economy are scrambling the themes both political parties thought would carry them to v...
Asian stocks gain after U.S. Fed promises economic support
BEIJING — Asian stock markets gained Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve promised support to the struggling economy as Congress delayed action on a...
House considers voting options as members fall ill
WASHINGTON — With at least two members of the House testing positive for coronavirus, Democrats are recommending that they pass a nearly $2 trillion e...
Arizona deaths prompt warning against self-medication
PHOENIX — A Phoenix-area man has died and his wife was in critical condition after the couple took chloroquine phosphate, an additive used to clean fi...
Mexico’s busy streetscape slows, but doesn’t stop for virus
MEXICO CITY — Increasingly empty beaches and quieter streets in Mexico contrast with a still-crowded subway system and active street vendors, as shut-...
US slashes aid to Afghanistan after Pompeo visit to Kabul
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is slashing $1 billion in assistance to Afghanistan and threatening further reductions in all forms of cooperati...
Rosie O’Donnell’s streaming Broadway show raises $600K
From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here’s a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reac...
Governors urge feds for more funding, testing, equipment
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The nation's governors kept pressing the federal government for supplies and economic aid to battle the new coronavirus in a conferen...
In global fight vs. virus, over 1.5 billion told: Stay home
NEW YORK — With masks, ventilators and political goodwill in desperately short supply, more than one-fifth of the world’s population was ordered or ur...
Malaria drugs’ promise for coronavirus spurs hope, shortages
Excitement about treating the new coronavirus with malaria drugs is raising hopes, including with President Donald Trump. But the evidence that they m...
Cruise ship passengers bused to flights out of Honolulu
HONOLULU — Passengers from a cruise ship that was turned away by other ports began disembarking at a Honolulu harbor Monday to catch chartered flights...