The Latest: Japan ending state of emergency in 3 prefectures
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
China focused on jobs as national legislature meets
BEIJING — As job losses surge, China is joining the United States and other governments in rolling out stimulus spending to revive its virus-battered ...
Back to business, but not business as usual as nations open
NEW YORK — This is what “normal” will look like for the foreseeable future.
Aircraft carrier returns to sea after coronavirus outbreak
WASHINGTON — After nearly two months sidelined in Guam with a coronavirus outbreak, the USS Theodore Roosevelt has gone out to sea for training, in pr...
The Latest: Pennsylvania working on sports virus guidelines
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Coronavirus looms over China’s national legislative session
BEIJING — When China convenes its National People's Congress on Friday, will the 3,000 delegates stand shoulder to shoulder as they have in years past...
Michigan flood displaces thousands, threatens Superfund site
MIDLAND, Mich. — Floodwaters surging through Central Michigan on Wednesday were mixing with containment ponds at a Dow Chemical Co. plant and could di...
Trump to mark Memorial Day at ceremony at Baltimore monument
WASHINGTON — Many Americans may be staying in this Memorial Day weekend, but President Donald Trump is hitting the road, set to visit Baltimore’s Fort...
NCAA to lift moratorium on football, basketball workouts
The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to lift a moratorium on voluntary workouts by football and basketball players effective June 1 as a growin...
Four roommates of different faiths face a pandemic together
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Hadar Cohen, Ala’ Khan, Maya Mansour and Jonathan Simcosky arrived as strangers, ready to embark on a new interfaith journey.
Astronauts arrive for NASA’s 1st home launch in decade
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The two astronauts who will end a nine-year launch drought for NASA arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, exactly one w...
Review: In ‘Painter and the Thief,’ an unlikely friendship
The documentary “The Painter and the Thief” has a few wrinkles to add to the old Picasso adage that great artists steal.
Brazil expands use of unproven drug as virus toll rises
RIO DE JANEIRO — President Jair Bolsonaro unveiled rules Wednesday expanding the prescription of chloroquine, the predecessor of an anti-malaria drug ...
AP source: Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to be released from prison
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen will be released from federal prison Thursday and is expected t...
Mayor says Mexico City will begin gradual reopening June 1
MEXICO CITY — Mexico City, one of the world's largest cities and the epicenter of the country's coronavirus epidemic, will begin a gradual reopening J...
Stephen F. Austin gets postseason bans, forfeits wins
HOUSTON — Stephen F. Austin received postseason bans for having low scores on the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate and agreed Wednesday to several sancti...
New York opens the door to small religious gatherings
NEW YORK — New York will allow religious gatherings of up to 10 people as hospitalization rates continue to decline. More tests and outreach efforts a...
7 barbers ticketed for cutting hair at Michigan Capitol
LANSING, Mich. — Police ticketed seven people for cutting hair during a protest outside the Michigan Capitol, where about a dozen barbers and hair sty...
Supreme Court blocks House from Mueller grand jury material
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily prevented the House of Representatives from obtaining secret grand jury testimony from special...
Shut-in stars rally for Red Nose TV show for kids in need
LOS ANGELES — “Love Actually” filmmaker Richard Curtis, who never lacks for Red Nose Day star power, found the pandemic only boosted the fundraising t...
Pelosi: ‘Morbidly obese’ was taste of Trump’s ‘own medicine’
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that she called President Donald Trump “morbidly obese” because he's put down women for their w...
Largest yet: $1.3 billion contract for border wall awarded
PHOENIX — A North Dakota construction company favored by President Donald Trump has received the largest contract to date to build a section of Trump’...
No Q-school and no changes to rosters of LPGA-run circuits
The LPGA Tour will not have its qualifying events at the end of the year, deciding Wednesday to keep the same roster of players it has on all of its t...
“Incredible:” Italian woman wins 1-million-euro Picasso
PARIS — An Italian accountant whose son bought her the raffle ticket as a Christmas present won a Pablo Picasso oil painting valued at 1 million euros...
Trump considering hosting G-7 summit in US after all
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he's considering holding a meeting in the U.S. with the leaders of the world's major economies...
2 accused of smuggling ex-Nissan boss out of Japan in a box
WASHINGTON — A former Green Beret and his son were arrested Wednesday in Massachusetts on charges they smuggled Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn...
In Brazil Amazon, help a flight away for many virus patients
SANTO ANTONIO DO ICA, Brazil — Residents of Santo Antonio do Ica hid from the sun under umbrellas as they waited anxiously for the twin turboprop plan...
Ukraine to investigate leaked tapes with ex-president, Biden
MINSK, Belarus — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Wednesday that prosecutors have opened a criminal inquiry into leaked tapes that alleged...
Senate panel approves subpoena in Hunter Biden probe
WASHINGTON — A Senate committee has voted to issue a subpoena as part of its investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden’s son, a move that met...
UK pledges June 1 rollout of contact-tracing amid criticism
LONDON — The British government pledged Wednesday to have a “test, track and trace” program for the coronavirus in place by June 1, and also sought to...