German soccer’s Bundesliga given OK to resume in May
BERLIN — The Bundesliga can resume playing this month, ending a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Houston confronts one-two punch of COVID-19 and oil bust
HOUSTON — When you’re known as the energy capital of the world, oil busts are nothing new. But Houston now finds itself in uncharted territory — grapp...
CBS renews 23 shows, ‘Young Sheldon,’ ‘All Rise’ among them
LOS ANGELES — TV viewers craving familiarity will find it on CBS, which is renewing nearly two-dozen series including newcomers “The Unicorn" and “All...
Dreadlocks-wearing inmate who sued is released from solitary
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania inmate whose dreadlocks violated a jail's haircut policy has been released from solitary confinement after more than ...
Copeland leads dancers in virtual ballet for charity
NEW YORK — A ballerina in Australia floats across the dining room floor in a hijab. Another leaps in the air on a rooftop in the Philippines, while st...
Thai elephants, out of work due to coronavirus, trudge home
BANGKOK — The millions of unemployed in Thailand due to the coronavirus include elephants which depend on the tourist industry to feed their voracious...
The ‘sweet science’ of boxing looking into spit science
The “sweet science” may adopt a bit of spit science under a plan to protect itself from the coronavirus when boxing resumes in Britain, possibly in Ju...
Italy nursing home ravaged by virus discloses 300 dead
ROME — Italy’s biggest nursing home defended the measures it took to protect residents and staff from the coronavirus Wednesday amid a criminal invest...
Spanish soccer players return to training camps, get tested
MADRID — Soccer players in Spain returned to their team’s training camps Wednesday for the first time since the country entered a lockdown nearly two ...
Astronomers find closest black hole to Earth, hints of more
Meet your new but shy galactic neighbor: A black hole left over from the death of a fleeting young star.
Dallas salon owner jailed for defying virus shutdown order
DALLAS — A hair salon owner in Texas was ordered to spend a week in jail after she continued to operate her business despite restrictions put in place...
Lives Lost: Generous Egyptian grandma was family ‘jewel’
BAHTIM, Egypt — Gold and silver streamers fluttered in the breeze, hung from house to house down the alley, a festive sign of the holy month of Ramada...
Philippine TV network’s shutdown amid pandemic sparks uproar
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine church and business leaders expressed alarm Wednesday over a government agency’s shutdown of the country’s largest TV...
Trump’s top spy pick vows he won’t politicize intelligence
WASHINGTON — Rep. John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump's pick to be the nation's top intelligence official, was nothing if not consistent as he told...
Asia Today: India’s cases spike with Chennai market cluster
NEW DELHI — Health officials are rushing to contain the spread of the coronavirus in India's southern city of Chennai, where a large cluster has been ...
Fighters see UFC 249 as chance to spread hope, inspiration
When the UFC leads North America's major sports back into action Saturday night with a pay-per-view show in Florida, Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje ...
Disney profit sinks amid shuttered parks, movies and sports
NEW YORK — The House of Mouse is struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic. Disney reported a steep decline in profit as many segments of its media and...
Northeastern Brazil city is nation’s first to enter lockdown
SAO PAULO — The capital of tropical Maranhão state ground largely to a halt Tuesday, becoming the first major Brazilian city to enter a lockdown in th...
Stocks end higher on Wall Street even after late-day stumble
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Tuesday as more countries relaxed restrictions on businesses, raising hopes for a recovery from the histor...
Social distancing long routine in areas run by armed groups
MEXICO CITY — For people in Mexican towns and villages where criminal gangs, armed groups and drug traffickers hold more sway than the state, the nove...
Rosalind Elias dies at 90; made Broadway debut at 81
NEW YORK — Rosalind Elias, an American mezzo-soprano who created roles in a pair of Samuel Barber world premieres and made her Broadway debut at 81, h...
France’s Macron makes mask-wearing an act of national pride
PARIS — With a face mask 100% made in France, President Emmanuel Macron showed the famously fashionable French people Tuesday that civic responsibilit...
Todd ready to return to PGA Tour, willing to take on risks
Brendon Todd sees risks involved in the PGA Tour resuming its schedule next month, and he's willing to take them.
UK, US kick off post-Brexit free trade talks amid outbreak
LONDON — After a delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, British and American negotiators have opened negotiations on a trade agreement that the U.K...
Another 1,700 virus deaths reported in NY nursing homes
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state has reported more than 1,700 previously undisclosed deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities as the state faces...
Virus threatens future of already-struggling transit systems
BOSTON — Before the pandemic, public transit users in cities around the country bonded over a slew of ills that plagued aging subway systems, from del...
With camps shut, families face summer in the great indoors
Welcome to summer in the great indoors.
Broadway considers the path forward for shows to go on
NEW YORK — When Broadway theaters finally reopen, at least one musical theater fan will show up. But she'll look a little different.
The Latest: Flyers and Sixers are set to offer refunds
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: