Women’s soccer loses equal pay bid; other claims await trial
A federal judge threw out the unequal pay claim by players on the U.S. women's national soccer team in a surprising loss for the defending World Cup c...
Checkered flag nears for pro drivers in virtual racing boom
DOVER, Del — The moment in the virtual sun has arrived for simulated racing and the thousands of gamers who always wanted to race like Dale Earnhardt ...
Takeaways from renewable energy’s struggles amid pandemic
The U.S. renewable energy industry is reeling from the new coronavirus pandemic, which has delayed construction and sowed doubts about major projects ...
In US, a virus-era Ramadan presents obstacles, opportunities
For Jamilah Shakir, the first week of Ramadan has been an adjustment. She typically spends every night of the month at the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam ...
Solar, wind energy struggle as coronavirus takes toll
NEW YORK — The U.S. renewable energy industry is reeling from the new coronavirus pandemic, which has delayed construction, put thousands of skilled l...
As warmer weather beckons, NYPD to enforce social distancing
NEW YORK — As warmer temperatures tempted New Yorkers to come out of quarantine, police dispatched 1,000 officers this weekend to enforce social dista...
Beaumont re-elected as World Rugby chairman, beats Pichot
Former England captain Bill Beaumont has been re-elected as World Rugby chairman on Saturday after beating Agustín Pichot, the current vice-chairman.
Rise in virus cases in crowded Indian jails prompts concerns
NEW DELHI — The spreading of the coronavirus in India's notoriously crowded prisons has prompted authorities to impose jail lockdowns and release thou...
Misery of Italy’s migrants grows not from virus but lockdown
CASTEL VOLTURNO, Italy — They are known as “the invisibles": Undocumented African migrants who, even before the coronavirus outbreak plunged Italy int...
Weary Moroccan medics fight virus, nightmares and tears
RABAT, Morocco — When Moroccan nurse Mofadal Ahyane lost his first patient to COVID-19, he had a recurring nightmare: His patient in agony slips from ...
Air travel wanes, but bodies still fly to Israel for burial
TEL AVIV, Israel — Air travel to Israel has come to a near standstill due to coronavirus restrictions, but one type of voyage still endures: the final...
Michigan militia puts armed protest in the spotlight
Gun-carrying protesters have been a common sight at some demonstrations calling for coronavirus-related restrictions to be lifted. But an armed militi...
Farmers markets scaling down with eye on safety due to virus
DETROIT — For a dozen years, Johnny Gyergyou has sold meat, poultry and eggs from his Berlin Township livestock farm at Eastern Market in Detroit.
WH blocking Fauci testimony to House panel, spokesman says
WASHINGTON — A spokesman for a key House panel said Friday that the White House has blocked Dr. Anthony Fauci from testifying next week at a hearing o...
Rural California county hums back to life, defying order
ALTURAS, Calif. — At the Brass Rail, two neon signs were beaming “OPEN" Friday, as the town and county slowly hummed to life, the first to do so in Ca...
UN: COVID-19 deaths for people over 80 are 5 times average
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic is causing “untold fear and suffering” for older peopl...
Accused embassy gunman said he feared Cuban organized crime
WASHINGTON — A Cuban man who sought asylum in the U.S. opened fire with an AK-47 at the Cuban Embassy in Washington, spraying the front of the buildin...
Indianapolis could welcome back fans for Brickyard weekend
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Motor Speedway could be the first major sporting venue to have fans back in the stands this summer.
The Latest: former A’s farmhand dies of virus complications
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Whitmer: Stay-home order still in place; some return to work
LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday that Michigan's stay-at-home order remains in effect despite Republicans' refusal to extend her und...
Troy Vincent: New CBA a “life changer” for former players
On my office wall hangs a framed NFL jersey. It is dark brown with white and orange stripes on the sleeves, and the broad white number 32. It is signe...
Stocks slide as Amazon, other companies detail virus fallout
Stocks ended lower on Wall Street Friday, giving up their gains for the week, after Amazon and other big companies laid out how the coronavirus pandem...
Shore towns cite virus to keep outsiders off their beaches
POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. — American taxpayers helped pay for the sand on the Maryland Avenue beach, a popular spot on the New Jersey shore that was ...
PG&E to purge most of its board in fallout from bankruptcy
BERKELEY, Calif. — PG&E Corp. will sweep out three quarters of its board of directors to start with a mostly clean slate when it emerges from a ba...
Virus surge in Brazil brings a coffin shortage, morgue chaos
RIO DE JANEIRO — In Brazil's bustling Amazon city of Manaus, so many people have died within days in the coronavirus pandemic that coffins had to be s...
New York schools staying closed through spring, Cuomo says
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s schools and colleges will remain shut through the end of the academic year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Andrew ...
NASA begs spectators for astronaut launch: Please stay home!
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA and SpaceX on Friday urged everyone to stay home for the first home launch of astronauts in nearly a decade because of the...
House panel wants Bezos to testify in antitrust probe
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech are asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to testify to address possible misleading...
Alaska book ban vote draws attention of hometown rockers
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Members of the Grammy-winning rock band Portugal. The Man are stepping into a banned book controversy in their Alaska home town.
Marc Eversley joins Bulls as GM from 76ers’ front office
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls announced Marc Eversley as their new general manager on Friday.