‘A step toward normalcy’ - NHL shapes a return to play plan
Rosy as the news might sound, Gary Bettman made no promises in announcing the NHL has the framework of a plan in place to return to the ice.
With test results lost, an Afghan family fell to virus
KABUL, Afghanistan — As in many Afghan households, dinner at Dr. Yousuf Aryubi’s home meant the whole family — his mother, his siblings, their childre...
US death toll from coronavirus surges past 100,000 people
HARTFORD, Conn. — The U.S. surpassed a jarring milestone Wednesday in the coronavirus pandemic: 100,000 deaths.
Venezuela’s apparent respite from COVID-19 may not last long
CARACAS, Venezuela — Defying dire predictions, Venezuela so far seems to have avoided the coronavirus wave striking much of South America.
Rubio warns of foreign actors amplifying virus conspiracies
WASHINGTON — Sen. Marco Rubio, the new Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is warning that foreign actors will seek to amplify c...
Can Trump feel your pain? US nears haunting virus milestone
WASHINGTON — In the rubble of buildings and lives, modern U.S. presidents have met national trauma with words such as these: “I can hear you.” “You ha...
Congress shifts attention to overhauling small-business aid
WASHINGTON — Deadlocked over the next big coronavirus relief bill, Congress is shifting its attention to a more modest overhaul of small-business aid ...
Biden knocks Trump for ‘this macho stuff’ in shunning masks
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden said Tuesday that wearing a mask in public to combat the spread of the coronavirus is a sign of leadership and called President...
Spread of coronavirus fuels corruption in Latin America
MIAMI — Even in a pandemic, there's no slowdown for swindlers in Latin America.
AP PHOTOS: Olympic dreams for locked-down Venezuela athletes
CARACAS, Venezuela — Stefany Hernández zips on her bike across a vast, empty boulevard in Venezuela's capital, getting in training where she can find ...
Asia stocks mixed on uncertainty over Hong Kong security law
Major Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday as U.S.-Chinese tension over Hong Kong competed with optimism about recovery from the coronavirus pande...
Elliott ends Busch’s win streak, collects $100,000 bounty
CONCORD, N.C. — Chase Elliott snapped Kyle Busch’s seven-race Truck Series winning streak and collected a $100,000 bounty for beating NASCAR’s most su...
Japan police arrest man in Kyoto anime arson that killed 36
TOKYO — Japanese police on Wednesday arrested a suspect in the deadly arson at a Kyoto anime studio last year after he recovered enough from his own s...
Woman fired after backlash from racist park confrontation
NEW YORK — The verbal dispute between a white woman with an unleashed dog and a black man bird watching in Central Park might normally have gone unnot...
Biden campaign names national director for voter protection
DETROIT — Joe Biden has hired a national director for voter protection, a role his campaign says will focus broadly on voter rights, including the dis...
Trump committed to July 4 celebration despite lawmaker alarm
WASHINGTON — The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump remains committed to holding a Fourth of July celebration in the nation’s capita...
Stocks rise on Wall Street, but US braces for 100,000 deaths
NEW YORK — Stocks surged on Wall Street to their highest levels since the business shutdowns took hold in the U.S. over two months ago, climbing on op...
Victim’s wife says fugitive student sought their neighbor
WILLINGTON, Conn. — A college student police say is an armed fugitive after killing two people was looking for a young woman he knew when he began his...
US closes probes into 3 senators over their stock trades
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has closed investigations into stock trading by Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California, Kelly Loeffler of Georgia an...
In a first, Twitter adds fact-check warnings to Trump tweets
For the first time, Twitter has flagged some of President Donald Trump's tweets with a fact-check warning.
Citgo sues Miami firm over millions lost in Venezuela fraud
MIAMI — When the U.S. recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the nation's rightful leader last year it did more than just trigger a bi...
Virgin Orbit analyzing data to find cause of rocket failure
LOS ANGELES — Virgin Orbit engineers were analyzing data Tuesday to find out what caused the maiden flight of its air-launched satellite booster to fa...
California sues over sex misconduct on ‘Criminal Minds’ set
LOS ANGELES — The state of California filed a lawsuit Tuesday against CBS, Disney and producers of the long-running series “Criminal Minds,” alleging ...
Deadlocked Congress shifts virus focus to small business aid
WASHINGTON — Deadlocked over the next big coronavirus relief bill, Congress is shifting its attention to a more modest overhaul of small business aid ...
Virginia school board defends transgender bathroom ban
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia school board defended its transgender bathroom ban before a federal appeals court Tuesday, as a transgender man barred from...
Column: Golf can’t expect to be this entertaining always
Now we know what Phil Mickelson is thinking over the most difficult of pitch shots.
NHL moves ahead with 24-team playoff format if play resumes
The NHL will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 if it is able to resume play.
In an early US coronavirus hot spot, business slowly reopens
NEW YORK — The suburbs north of New York City eased outbreak restrictions, and the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange opened for the first t...
Idaho State track athletes want transgender lawsuit tossed
BOISE, Idaho — Two female athletes at Idaho State University want a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a new state law banning transgender...
Memorial Day weekend shootings leave 10 dead in Chicago
CHICAGO — Chicago saw its deadliest Memorial Day weekend for gun violence since 2015, a jarring reminder that even a coronavirus pandemic and a statew...