Review: Zoinks! ‘Scoob!’ is no tasty treat
Even before darker anxieties took hold, the bad guys of “Scooby-Doo” were charmingly quaint. An evil circus owner, a grumpy civil servant, a plotting ...
Historically black colleges work to help students amid virus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ja’nayla Johnson worked hard in high school with the dream of being the first in her family to graduate from college, but she start...
Daveed Diggs lets out his inner sci-fi fan in ‘Snowpiercer’
LOS ANGELES — Daveed Diggs was sorting through the many TV offers coming his way a few years ago when, as the Tony Award-winning actor puts it, “there...
Oh, baby! Flyers’ van Riemsdyk has full house with new girl
PHILADELPHIA — James van Riemsdyk can’t keep track of the secondary assists while his family is quarantined with his in-laws: it’s all hands on deck i...
Nebraska court orders disclosure of execution drug records
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska prison officials cannot withhold public records that reveal where they purchased their supply of lethal injection drugs, the st...
Age and pandemic: Time lost, plans canceled, dreams deferred
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Elizabeth Hubbard was booked for a cruise that followed the path of Lewis and Clark's expedition in the Pacific Northwest. Joel...
Curtis Sittenfeld’s `Rodham’ imagines a different `Hillary’
NEW YORK — Over the past few years, author Curtis Sittenfeld has gotten to know Hillary Clinton in a way uniquely suited for a novelist — by writing a...
U.S. layoffs surged to record high of 11.4 million in March
WASHINGTON — U.S. layoffs soared in March to a record 11.4 million after state and local governments closed restaurants, bars, movie theaters and othe...
Portland, Oregon, homeless tax tests voter mood in pandemic
PORTLAND, Ore. — Voters in metropolitan Portland, Oregon, will be asked Tuesday to approve taxes on personal income and business profits that would ra...
US stock indexes are mostly lower on weak retail sales data
Stock indexes were mostly lower in early trading on Wall Street Friday following another batch of data showing how the business shutdowns aimed at slo...
VIRUS DIARY: Navigating a flu-like illness in the corona age
TEL AVIV, Israel — For those of us from a region where outbursts of violence are an occupational hazard, coping with coronavirus seemed simple enough:...
Hong Kong police watchdog upholds actions against protesters
HONG KONG — A long-awaited report from an official Hong Kong police watchdog group issued Friday said officers used force only in response to threats ...
Louisville seeks US review of police killing of black woman
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville officials have now asked the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI to review the police department's internal investigation...
Once adversaries, Boston lawyers now aid COVID-19 caregivers
During a storied legal career, Clyde Bergstresser has become one of the go-to medical malpractice lawyers in Massachusetts. But as COVID-19 cases surg...
Malaysia drops charge against ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ producer
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian prosecutors have dropped money laundering charges against “The Wolf of Wall Street” film producer and stepson of ex...
US retail sales plunged a record 16% in April as virus hit
BALTIMORE — U.S. retail sales tumbled by a record 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threat...
Tensions rise as Texas governor readies to lift more rules
AUSTIN, Texas — Two weeks into the reopening of Texas, coronavirus cases are climbing. New outbreaks still crop up. And at Guero's Taco Bar in Austin,...
System off Florida could become season’s first named storm
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A trough of low pressure moving through the Florida Straits could organize over the northwestern Bahamas later Friday or Satur...
Masks, tests, empty stadiums: Bundesliga resumes amid virus
BERLIN — No fans, no hugging, no spitting.
China uses trade as weapon to silence virus criticism
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Trying to silence criticism over the coronavirus pandemic, China is deploying a well-used weapon — trade sanctions.
AP Interview: Harrington torn over ‘diminished’ Ryder Cup
Padraig Harrington was planning to bring a 150-strong traveling party with him to the Ryder Cup, giving the people closest to the European captain som...
Online graduations still bring stars to the virtual lectern
This year's college graduates won’t get to take their triumphant walk across the stage. They won’t get to toss their caps amid a sea of classmates. In...
EU weighs stance amid concern over Israeli annexation plans
BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers will weigh later Friday what action the bloc could take should Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu p...
Typhoon leaves 1 dead, extensive damage in Philippine towns
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Vongfong’s ferocious wind and rain left at least one dead and damaged hundreds of coronavirus isolation facilities and h...
US pilot jailed in Singapore for breaking quarantine order
SINGAPORE — An American cargo pilot who admitted to “poor judgment” in breaking a quarantine order to buy medical supplies became the first foreigner ...
Years of conflict leave Somalia ill-equipped to fight virus
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Years of conflict, instability and poverty have left Somalia ill-equipped to handle a health crisis like the coronavirus pandemic...
The Latest: Slovenia proclaims end to virus epidemic at home
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
`Eurovision that never was’ has fans pining for golden times
BRUSSELS — Over its many years, the Eurovision Song Contest has come to be a sign of the times. So it is perhaps fitting that, in coronavirus times, n...
Beach volleyball star Walsh Jennings offers virtual training
A longtime evangelist for outdoor and active lifestyles, beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings knew the national stay-at-home orders would be esp...
Outside US, top scientists steer debate away from politics
ATHENS, Greece — President Donald Trump is never far from a public spat with his government’s top expert on the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the most ...