Public debut without public for polar bear cubs at Dutch zoo
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A pair of twin polar bear cubs have made their public debut at a Dutch zoo -- but without the public because of coronavirus r...
Coronavirus layoffs spark surge in state jobless claims
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In Ohio, more than 48,000 people applied for jobless benefits during the first two days of this week. The tally during the same ...
Harry and Meghan urge ‘empathy and kindness’ against virus
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...
Review: Mackie leads a little-known story in ‘The Banker’
“ The Banker ” is an odd title for this film. It has the effect of underselling a fascinating story about a black business savant that was inspired by...
Cancer, heart surgeries delayed as coronavirus alters care
Some cancer surgeries are being delayed, many stent procedures for clogged arteries have been pushed back and infertility specialists were asked to po...
Q&A: Brian De Palma on why movies should be beautiful
NEW YORK — Movie theaters may be shuttered across the country, and projects delayed, but there is still newly released work of lurid and pulpy goodnes...
SpaceX puts 60 satellites into orbit despite engine failure
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched 60 more of its internet satellites into orbit Wednesday despite an engine failure shortly after liftoff on a re...
Kelsea Ballerini goes on a ‘first-name basis’ on third album
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kelsea Ballerini is an oversharer, both on social media and in songs, and those inner conversations, anxieties and obsessions show ...
AP Exclusive: Barr creating task force on prison misconduct
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is creating a special task force to address criminal misconduct by federal Bureau of Prison officers at several co...
Olympic leaders back IOC’s Tokyo stance after rare criticism
GENEVA — Regional Olympic officials on Wednesday rallied around the IOC and backed its stance on opening the Tokyo Games as scheduled, one day after d...
Food banks face virus dilemma: More demand, fewer volunteers
DES MOINES, Iowa — With the new coronavirus leaving many people at least temporarily out of work, food banks and pantries across the U.S. are scrambli...
Treasury proposal: Deliver $500B to Americans starting April
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department wants to start issuing direct payments to Americans by early next month as the centerpiece of a $1 trillion plan ...
Kansas finishes No. 1 in final AP poll; Gonzaga, Dayton next
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas coach Bill Self has spent much of the past week mulling ways to commemorate one of the more remarkable seasons in the school's...
Ottawa player is 1st in NHL to test positive for COVID-19
An Ottawa Senators player has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the first known case in the NHL.
Report: Surge in white nationalism ramps up violence threat
SILVER SPRING, Md. — A recent surge in white nationalism in the U.S. has led to a growing threat of violence by factions that embrace bloodshed and ad...
Norwegian musher achieves boyhood dream, wins Iditarod race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — As a young boy growing up in Norway, Thomas Waerner spent idle hours thinking long and hard about two different kinds of iconic Am...
Iran’s Nowruz New Year, typically joyous, haunted by virus
TEHRAN, Iran — At this time of year, the meandering arcades and alleys of Tehran's Grand Bazaar and other markets would usually be filled with shopper...
Balkans fights virus amid lack of doctors, medical supplies
BELGRADE, Serbia — The main Serbian hospital treating patients infected with coronavirus looks like an abandoned building, but it isn’t.
Olympic torch relay began in 1936 at Hitler’s Berlin Games
TOKYO — The torch relay was not always a fixture of the modern Olympics, which began in 1896.
Computer-graphics pioneers win tech’s Turing prize
The technology that animated movies like “Toy Story” and enabled a variety of special effects is the focus of this year’s Turing Award, the technology...
Greek police use tear gas on migrants at Turkish border
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Clashes broke out overnight on Greece's border with Turkey early Wednesday, after 500 migrants attempted to break down a border...
New Zealand passes landmark law to decriminalize abortion
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Margaret Sparrow was 21 years old when she drank a concoction to induce an abortion, at a time when the procedure was both i...
Watchdog says Israel’s West Bank settlements surged in 2019
JERUSALEM — Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank surged ahead in 2019, a watchdog group said in a report Tuesday, maintaining a rapid pace tha...
Ravaged by war, Middle Eastern countries face a new scourge
CAIRO — When Dr. Ismail al-Mansouri goes to work in Yemen’s capital, he puts on one of the hospital’s few pairs of medical gloves. Then he enters a cr...
Switching remaining primaries to vote-by-mail not so easy
Voting rights groups and the head of the Democratic National Committee want the states with remaining primary elections to offer voting by mail as a w...
In Mexico, a cartel is taking over: Jalisco New Generation
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s fastest-rising cartel, the Jalisco New Generation gang, has a reputation for ruthlessness and violence unlike any since the fal...
Get out of jail? Inmates fearful of virus argue for release
NEW YORK — Coronavirus has become a “get out of jail" card for hundreds of low-level inmates across the country, and even hard-timers are seeking thei...
Progressive Newman ousts Rep. Lipinski in Illinois primary
CHICAGO — Progressive Marie Newman won a rematch Tuesday with Illinois Rep. Dan Lipinski, unseating one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress...
AP VoteCast: Biden cuts deep into the Sanders coalition
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden cut deep into Sen. Bernie Sanders' coalition of young, liberal and Latino voters on Tuesday, securing solid victories in Florid...
The Latest: Official says Canada, US working on travel curbs
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 198,000 people and killed more than 7,900. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or mo...