Coronavirus crisis restricts Heysel disaster remembrance
BRUSSELS — Authorities and fans on Friday marked the 35th anniversary of the Heysel Stadium tragedy where 39 people died during violence at the 1985 E...
South Africa has virus testing backlog of nearly 100,000
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa says it has a backlog of nearly 100,000 unprocessed tests for the coronavirus, a striking example of the painful shortage ...
Roam close to home: Europe’s tourists play safe in pandemic
BERLIN — Many a journey to far-flung corners of Europe starts in a dusty industrial yard in east Berlin, where Felix Rascher carefully tends to his sm...
Punching through turmoil: Pro boxer helps medical staff cope
PARIS — Hassan N’Dam, former middleweight boxing champion of the world, wanted to repay the French hospital that cared for his father-in-law through h...
AP PHOTOS: Italians say ‘ciao’ to unkempt lockdown locks
ROME — Two months of lockdown have left style-conscious Italians looking less well-groomed than usual. But as of last week, hair salons and barber sho...
Veterans help UK children keep calm, cope with virus stress
MANCHESTER, England — Hula hoops, camouflage mats and tires aren't typical supplies needed during the coronavirus pandemic. But they’re useful props a...
Hello and welcome: robot waiters to the rescue amid virus
RENESSE, Netherlands — You can always count on a robot for perfect timing.
Travel disruptions challenge global transplant deliveries
PETAH TIKVA, Israel — Over the past two months, as air travel ground to a halt, Mishel Zrian has crisscrossed the Atlantic and the United States dozen...
VW spending $2.2B to expand in China’s electric car market
BEIJING — Volkswagen is spending 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) to expand its presence in China’s electric car industry in the biggest foreign investm...
The Latest: UN urges $2.4 billion in aid for war-torn Yemen
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
Virus taking hold in rural, old plantation region of Alabama
HAYNEVILLE, Ala. — Sparsely populated Lowndes County, deep in Alabama's old plantation country, has the sad distinction of having both the state’s hig...
Brazilians say ‘I do’ at drive-thru weddings to avoid virus
RIO DE JANEIRO — For João Blank and Erica Blank’s first kiss as husband and wife, they didn’t lock lips. The couple could only press their face masks ...
George Floyd protesters set Minneapolis police station afire
MINNEAPOLIS — Cheering protesters broke into a Minneapolis police precinct station on Thursday after the department abandoned it, setting it ablaze an...
Debate over $600 in jobless aid to intensify as claims rise
WASHINGTON — A debate in Congress over whether to extend $600 a week in federally provided benefits to the unemployed looks sure to intensify with the...
Chase Elliott ends week of misery with overdue Cup victory
CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR's grueling return to racing finally ended with a Cup victory for Chase Elliott.
Tough words, little drama, familiar champ in virtual bee
The upstart ex-spellers who launched an online spelling bee to fill the void left by the canceled Scripps National Spelling Bee had little trouble run...
Stranded in paradise: Hundreds of sailors stuck in Pacific
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — For as long as she can remember, 28-year-old Kristen Pankratz has shared in her dad’s dream to sail around the world. Life s...
Rising US job losses stir fears of lasting economic damage
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus crisis threw at least 2.1 million Americans out of work last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the ...
Montana gates to Yellowstone park opening Monday
HELENA, Mont. — Montana's three entrances to Yellowstone National Park will reopen to visitors Monday, as the state moves to its second phase of resta...
Regulators approve PG&E bankruptcy plan despite safety fears
BERKELEY, Calif. — California power regulators on Thursday unanimously approved Pacific Gas & Electric's $58 billion plan for getting out of a ban...
The Latest: Iowa AD looking at different football scenarios
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Court rejects bid to revive cancelled US pipeline program
BILLINGS, Mont. — A federal appeals court on Thursday turned down the Trump administration's request to revive a permit program for new oil and gas pi...
USC’s Daniels heading to Georgia to compete for QB job
ATLANTA — Georgia has picked up another high-profile transfer to compete for its starting quarterback job, landing former Southern California starter ...
Trump ally Stone won’t need to go to prison quarantine site
WASHINGTON — By Saturday, he’ll be Inmate No. 19579-104.
Fox’s Sean Hannity emerges as critic of Minneapolis police
NEW YORK — Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity has emerged as an unexpected critic of the Minneapolis police for their actions in the Memorial Day death o...
Cancer, coronavirus are a dangerous mix, new studies find
New research shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die ...
North Carolina governor: RNC hasn’t submitted safety plan
North Carolina's governor said Thursday that his administration hasn't received the written safety plan for the upcoming Republican National Conventio...
Democrats charge OSHA isn’t protecting front-line workers
WASHINGTON — As U.S. coronavirus deaths top 100,000, Democrats are slamming the Trump administration for failing to protect front-line workers, includ...
Turkey to lift travel ban, open gyms, restaurants on June 1
ANKARA, Turkey — A coronavirus travel ban between Turkey's worst affected cities is being lifted while restaurants, cafes and sports facilities will r...
VA says it’ll stop almost all use of unproven drug on vets
WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said Thursday that his department has all but stopped use of an unproven malaria drug on veteran...