Fourth region of upstate New York cleared to slowly reopen
NEW YORK — A fourth region of upstate New York has met the criteria to gradually restart its economic activity as the state prepares to slowly relax i...
IndyCar to close season at rescheduled St. Petersburg race
IndyCar plans to crown its champion on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, with the original opener being rescheduled for Oct. 25 as the finale.
High-tech devices help NFL teams keep players safe, in shape
INDIANAPOLIS — Darius Leonard works relentlessly at his rural South Carolina home to prepare for another football season. He's also wary of pushing to...
Hillary Clinton pays tribute to late CEO of Simon & Schuster
NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton is mourning the death of Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy, whose publishing house has been working with Clinton since...
AP Courtside: Supreme Court hangs up on phone arguments
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has held two weeks of arguments by telephone because of the coronavirus pandemic, hearing cases about President Donald ...
VIRUS DIARY: On a river, with rod and reel, he finds peace
ROSCOE, N.Y. — The Catskills village that calls itself “Trout Town USA” is all but a ghost town this spring.
AP Interview: Pelosi: Americans ‘worth it’ on $3T virus aid
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended the stunning $3 trillion price of tag of Democrats' pandemic relief package Wednesday as what's neede...
Happy golfers, anxious commuters as England eases lockdown
LONDON — The sound of crisply struck golf balls could be heard in England for the first time in nearly two months as courses reopened Wednesday, part ...
Trump ramps up expulsions of migrant youth, citing virus
HOUSTON — The young migrants and asylum seekers swim across the Rio Grande and clamber into the dense brush of Texas. Many are teens who left Central ...
Merkel: evidence of Russian role in German parliament hack
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday there is “hard evidence” of Russian involvement in a cyberattack on the German parliament in 2...
The Latest: Swiss federal loans for soccer, hockey teams
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Prodded by US, Mexico aims to restart industrial plants
MEXICO CITY — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged Wednesday to begin reopening Mexico's economy next week — encouraged by U.S. officials — e...
Paul Manafort released from prison due to virus concerns
WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's onetime presidential campaign chairman who was convicted as part of the special counsel's Russia investigat...
Pandemic piles new pressures on foster children, caretakers
NEW YORK — Jessica Overstreet first entered foster care at age 14, separated from her siblings and knowing very little about what her new life meant a...
With No. 1 hit, once-ousted producer Dr. Luke marks comeback
NEW YORK — In 2013, songmaster Dr. Luke had logged his 16th No. 1 with Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse,” solidifying his place as pop music’s reigning prince...
Ramadan Lights to pick Detroit area’s best-decorated homes
DEARBORN, Mich. — Detroit-area Muslims who've had to socially distance themselves from the more communal aspects of Ramadan because of the coronavirus...
Merkel urges virus vigilance; Germany loosens border checks
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to be “courageous and vigilant” Wednesday as the country emerges from its shutdown, calling on them to...
New Zealand barber snips away at midnight as nation reopens
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The raggedy hairstyles and scruffy beards have been there for all to see on video calls, so barber Conrad Fitz-Gerald decide...
Outbreak at German slaughterhouse reveals migrants’ plight
COESFELD, Germany — Big white trailers with pictures of juicy roasts and the wholesome slogan “Straight from the farmer” sit idle on the edge of Coesf...
Top UK court quashes Gerry Adams’ prison break convictions
LONDON — Britain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed Irish nationalist politician Gerry Adams’ convictions for trying to break out of prison in the 1...
Death toll from attack on Kabul maternity clinic rises to 24
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan officials on Wednesday raised the death from the militant attack on a maternity hospital in Kabul the previous day, saying...
UK on course for ‘significant’ recession after March slump
LONDON — The U.K. government warned Wednesday of a “significant” recession after official figures showed the economy shrank 2% in the first quarter of...
Italy’s South Tyrol invokes autonomy to pry open lockdown
BOLZANO, Italy — The blazing orange letters of fire spelled out a familiar message in Italy’s South Tyrol province, an old call to resistance repurpos...
Kenyan ballet student struggles in slum with no remote class
NAIROBI, Kenya — The coronavirus pandemic is forcing children to stay home and learn remotely. But in the depths of Kenya’s slums, 12-year-old ballet ...
Despite virus, Pompeo in Israel to talk West Bank annexation
JERUSALEM — Amid a new outbreak of violence in the West Bank, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his n...
Dispute over reopening California Tesla factory may be over
DETROIT — It appears the dispute between Tesla and San Francisco Bay Area authorities over the reopening of a factory in the face of shutdown orders i...
Muslim burials in Europe strained by virus lockdowns abroad
ZUIDLAREN, Netherlands — Mbarka Bouda would have preferred to be buried in her hometown in Morocco. But with her home country in a strict coronavirus ...
Wear a mask? Even with 20,000 dead, some New Yorkers don’t
NEW YORK — Eric Leventhal felt a sneeze coming and panicked.
Exhaustion, uncertainty mark coronavirus survivors’ journeys
An angelic voice singing “Hallelujah” echoes off the stately stone and brick canyons of a narrow Montmartre street.
Cold cases get colder as coronavirus pandemic wears on
LOS ANGELES — Cold cases are getting colder. Detectives are struggling to connect with victims through thick masks, and investigators accustomed to we...