At senior home, staff stays put 24-7 to stop virus spread
ATLANTA — As girls, Nadia Williams and her sister spent countless hours imagining their weddings. Now 30, Williams helped her younger sibling plan her...
Virus-afflicted 2020 looks like 1918 despite science’s march
WASHINGTON — Despite a century's progress in science, 2020 is looking a lot like 1918.
Money for worldwide AIDS fight at issue in Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's second day of arguments by phone is devoted to a new version of a case it decided seven years ago involving federal m...
‘A resume for future office’: Virus tests a GOP governor
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Kristi Noem had been South Dakota's governor for less than six months when she made clear she wasn’t going to let her job in the s...
Coronavirus cuts ‘deep scars’ through meatpacking cities
IOWA CITY, Iowa — As the coronavirus spread from the nation’s meatpacking plants to the broader communities where they are located, it burned through ...
Venezuela: 2 US ‘mercenaries’ among those nabbed after raid
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said authorities arrested two U.S. citizens among a group of “mercenaries” on Monday, a day a...
AP PHOTOS: Kashmir athletes struggle during virus lockdown
SRINAGAR, India — The coronavirus pandemic has restricted athlete Afreen Hyder to a small space in Indian-controlled Kashmir where she finds it diffic...
The Latest: White House restricts virus task force testimony
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
Italy lets millions back to work, US restrictions easing up
ROME — Italy started stirring Monday, with millions allowed back to work as Europe’s longest coronavirus lockdown started easing, while the U.S. took ...
Man accused in fire at party that killed 36 freed over virus
DUBLIN, Calif. — A man facing a second trial after a fire killed 36 partygoers at a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse he's accused of illegally convert...
US women’s team players have options after setback in court
Players for the U.S. women’s national team may have been dealt a blow by a judge’s ruling in their gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Socc...
In fight over Brazil leader’s virus test, crisis looms
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he twice tested negative for the coronavirus but many, including a federal judge, are demandi...
‘Murder Hornets,’ with sting that can kill, land in US
SPOKANE, Wash. — The world's largest hornet, a 2-inch killer dubbed the "Murder Hornet" with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in Washington ...
Kingfish Ingram wins 5 Blues Music Awards in online show
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram took home five Blues Music Awards in an online ceremony that featured appearances by Bonnie Rai...
In ‘Becoming,’ a starring role for Michelle Obama
NEW YORK — In the backstage hallways of Washington D.C.’s Capital One Arena, Michelle Obama walks arm-in-arm with her husband, Barack Obama. She has j...
Background checks for firearms remain high amid pandemic
The number of April background checks to purchase a firearm showed Americans flocking to gun stores in high numbers for the second month in a row amid...
Intel buys Moovit app for $900M to boost bet on robotic cars
BERKELEY, Calif. — Intel is buying transportation-planning service Moovit for $900 million as the world's largest computer chip maker moves further do...
‘Riveting’ coverage of Alaska policing wins Pulitzer Prize
NEW YORK — The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica won the Pulitzer Prize in public service Monday for illuminating public safety gaps in Alaska, reve...
The Latest: 1st audio Pulitzer prize goes to ‘The Out Crowd’
NEW YORK — The Latest on the announcement of the 2020 Pulitzer Prizes (all times local):
Shula remembered by peers for “playing within the rules”
MIAMI — Don Shula often said he wanted to be remembered for playing within the rules, and that's what happened Monday.
3 charged in killing of store security guard over virus mask
DETROIT — A woman, her adult son and husband have been charged in the fatal shooting of a security guard who refused to let her daughter enter a Famil...
Senate reopens despite risks as House preps more virus aid
WASHINGTON — The Senate reopened Monday in a Capitol largely shuttered by the coronavirus, but prospects for quick action on a new aid package are unc...
Fed enters a risky new world with ‘Main Street’ loan program
WASHINGTON — With the U.S. economy sinking into a severe recession, the Federal Reserve is set to launch a high-risk program through which it will len...
Nicolas Cage to star as Joe Exotic in limited TV series
LOS ANGELES — The Joe Exotic phenomenon keeps growing, with Nicolas Cage to star in a TV miniseries about the colorful wild animal owner made famous b...
Italy eases virus lockdown, and gets first reckoning of toll
ROME — Italians strolled in the park, grabbed take-out cappuccinos and paid their respects to the astonishing number of dead Monday as the European ep...
AP wins feature photography Pulitzer for Kashmir coverage
NEW YORK — The story of India’s crackdown on Kashmir last August was difficult to show to the world. The unprecedented lockdown included a sweeping cu...
Malls, movies and more: A look at reopenings by state in US
The reopening of the economy and loosening of coronavirus-prompted restrictions remain uneven and varied throughout the U.S. as governors watch case n...
Column: A long month of May without racing at Indianapolis
It is finally May and time to declare this a crummy year to have purchased Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
NCAA accuses Louisville basketball of recruiting violations
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA that accuses the men’s basketball program of committing a Level I viol...
J.Crew files for Chapter 11 as pandemic chokes retail sector
NEW YORK — Struggling fashion brand J.Crew has filed for bankruptcy protection, the first major retailer to do so since the coronavirus pandemic force...