The Latest: Asian shares log early losses, Tokyo down 0.8%
NEW YORK — The Latest on action in the financial markets (all times local):
Asian shares resume decline after latest Wall St tumble
NEW YORK — Shares in Asia failed to hold onto opening gains on Thursday after the latest selloff on Wall Street.
Chinese factories face new threat: US anti-virus controls
BEIJING — Factories in China, struggling to reopen after the coronavirus shut down the economy, face a new threat from U.S. anti-disease controls that...
Lack of clean water for India’s poor spawns virus concerns
NEW DELHI — Dharam Singh Rajput can’t afford to buy hand sanitizer, which could help ward off transmission of the coronavirus in his community.
Movie theaters request stimulus from Congress due to virus
NEW YORK — Faced with a lengthy shutdown due the coronavirus pandemic, movie theaters are requesting relief from the U.S. government.
What’s Happening: Trump taps powers, auto factories closing
These are some of the latest developments Wednesday in the world's coronavirus pandemic:
Silver says NBA will consider many ideas if play can resume
The NBA is considering an idea where some players would be quarantined or isolated for purposes of being able to compete against one another and provi...
Weinstein moved to state prison day before 68th birthday
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein was transferred to a state prison in New York on Wednesday as he begins to serve a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual as...
USDA to appeal ruling, seeks food stamp change amid pandemic
WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department said Wednesday that it would appeal a judge’s ruling that it would be “arbitrary and capricious” to move forwa...
Manufacturers shutter plants, travel halted as virus spreads
The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus worldwide surpassed 200,000 for the first time Wednesday and the damage being seeded in the globa...
Getting coronavirus updates in Spanish is a mixed bag in US
PHOENIX — Osvaldo Salas speaks a little English, but not proficiently. The suburban Phoenix man relies on Spanish-language TV and friends and family f...
Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled moon, dies at 88
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates test-drove the first lunar rover, die...
US military’s role in response to virus outbreak is growing
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's role in responding to the coronavirus outbreak in the United States began to rapidly expand on Wednesday as officials anno...
Carlson says he felt obligation to meet with Trump on virus
NEW YORK — Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson says he felt a “moral obligation” to meet with President Donald Trump and warn him personally about the s...
Colleges offering dorms as hospital overflow for virus cases
BOSTON — A growing number of U.S. colleges are preparing to turn empty dorms into temporary housing for patients with the coronavirus as the nation’s ...
Trump dubs COVID-19 ‘Chinese virus’ despite hate crime risks
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he doesn’t think calling COVID-19 the "Chinese virus" — or the "kung-flu," as one administrati...
Health and safety: Police shift priorities as crisis grows
NEW YORK — Police officers in Fort Worth and Denver have stopped arresting people for some low-level crimes. The district attorney in Brooklyn is decl...
AP source: Jaguars dumping QB Nick Foles in trade to Bears
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are trying to mitigate one of the costliest mistakes in franchise history. The Chicago Bears could benef...
AP Explains: What exactly is the Defense Production Act?
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday invoked a Korean War-era law as part of his response to the coronavirus pandemic, aiming to boost pri...
As US governors impose restrictions, Texas stays out of it
AUSTIN, Texas — Mayors are shuttering bars, governors are closing schools and President Donald Trump says avoid groups larger than 10 people. Rapidly ...
Automakers shut North American plants over coronavirus fears
Detroit — Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Toyota confirm they will temporarily shut down all North American factories due to the corona...
Basement cam connects ‘Today’ show’s Savannah Guthrie
NEW YORK — Working at home on Wednesday was a little more involved than a laptop and cellphone for “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie.
Earthquake shakes Utah, rattling frayed coronavirus nerves
SALT LAKE CITY — A moderate earthquake Wednesday near Salt Lake City shut down a major air traffic hub, damaged a spire atop a temple and frightened m...
US, Canada are closing shared border to nonessential travel
The United States and Canada agreed Wednesday to temporarily close their shared border to nonessential travel to confront the coronavirus pandemic, br...
How I bought a tiny home; one woman’s story
HGTV shows have popularized tiny homes — typically those smaller than 400 square feet — in a big way. Many people are drawn to this alternative path t...
Q&A: What does 90-day tax payment delay mean for filers?
The Trump administration has announced that most individuals and businesses will be allowed to delay paying their federal tax bills for 90 days as par...
Tennis tours stop until June for COVID-19; rankings frozen
The ATP and WTA professional tennis tours suspended all competition through at least June 7 because of the new coronavirus pandemic and froze their ra...
The show will go on. Just from their living rooms
NEW YORK — The spreading coronavirus canceled several touring performances from A-list musical artists, but those acts have found a new venue to sing:...
Virus death toll spikes in Iran, with total now at 1,135
TEHRAN — Iran on Wednesday reported its single biggest jump in fatalities from the coronavirus as another 147 people died, raising the country's overa...
Officer is found justified in fatal shooting of driver, 18
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut police officer who fired through the windshield of a car coming at him and killed the 18-year-old driver was justified...