Criminal records keep small-business owners from aid program
WASHINGTON — Damon West was hoping the government's coronavirus rescue package for small-business owners would help replace the income he's lost now t...
Trump tells Chevron to “wind down” oil fields in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela — The Trump administration on Tuesday ordered Chevron Corp. to “wind down” operations in Venezuela by Dec. 1, barring the Californi...
People makes history with Hawn, Hudson on anniversary cover
LOS ANGELES — Three generations will grace the cover of People magazine’s 30th anniversary “Beauty Issue.”
Review: ‘Beastie Boys Story’ isn’t a sure shot, but it’ll do
Little was predictable about the Beastie Boys in their three-plus decades of making music. They were spontaneous, always evolving, off-the-cuff pranks...
Georgia businesses hesitant to embrace Kemp’s call to reopen
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp's call to reopen shuttered businesses in Georgia left many business owners wary and confused Tuesday as they considered how ...
US pressures Mexico to reopen plants amid worker walkouts
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. pressed Mexico on Tuesday to reopen border assembly plants that are key to the U.S. supply chain, including defense contractors...
The Latest: Bucks’ Hill details family experience with virus
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Analysis: Pandemic fallout tracks nation’s political divide
WASHINGTON — America’s entrenched political divide is now playing out over matters of life and death.
Presidential debate planning proceeds despite virus worries
WASHINGTON — Preparations for the 2020 general election debates are proceeding “according to schedule” despite the coronavirus outbreak.
Nebraska dam had history of ice woes before fatal failure
A Nebraska dam that collapsed under pressure from an icy flood had a history of unaddressed ice problems and had no formal emergency plan because regu...
Virus misinformation flourishes in online protest groups
CHICAGO — Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of posts fly in the new Facebook groups daily.
Column: Finchem gets a Tiger and rides it into Hall of Fame
Tim Finchem was in his second month as the newly appointed commissioner of the PGA Tour, not paying a great deal of attention to the U.S. Amateur bein...
Lamar Jackson’s offseason includes group workout, new tattoo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — It's been a busy offseason for reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson, who's thrown footballs on the practice field without regard to soci...
Lester Holt starts show for children about the coronavirus
NEW YORK — In the NBC “Nightly News” inaugural kids edition, Sadie of Morristown, New Jersey, posed the question that everyone wishes had an answer.
3 takeaways from AP review of small-business loan program
Small businesses have, like much of the U.S. economy, been walloped by the coronavirus. In response, Congress created the Paycheck Protection Program ...
HBO Max set for May 27 launch, initial lineup announced
NEW YORK — The streaming service HBO Max will launch May 27, AT&T’s WarnerMedia announced Tuesday, signalling that the so-called streaming wars wo...
Column: Direct from Roger Goodell’s basement, the NFL draft!
It was supposed to be an extravaganza only Las Vegas can bring, complete with showgirls, A-list celebs, and a stage in the middle of the Bellagio foun...
Israel’s Netanyahu notches key wins in a deal with his rival
JERUSALEM — Israel’s embattled prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has notched two critical victories in this week’s power-sharing agreement with his ...
Film adaptation of new ‘Hunger Games’ book is in the works
NEW YORK — The next “Hunger Games” book is coming out next month, and a movie version is now being planned.
Spain arrests ex-rapper as Islamic State fighter in Syria
ALMERÍA, Spain — A former London rapper who stopped making music not long after his father's extradition to face terror charges in the bombings of two...
As Earth Day turns 50, green movement faces fresh challenges
BOSTON — Gina McCarthy remembers the way things used to be: Tar balls clinging to her legs after swimming in Boston Harbor. The Merrimack River colore...
SEC poised to break own NFL record for 1st-round draft picks
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Southeastern Conference is expected to shatter two of its own NFL draft records.
The well-traveled Sungjae Im learning to stay in one place
Sungjae Im has played in nine countries and 19 U.S. states since his rookie season on the PGA Tour, moving from hotel to hotel during the most prolifi...
VIRUS DIARY: The kids, at a distance, caring for `Madad’
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — We call them “Madad,” my siblings and I: So inseparable, not to say indistinct, have my parents become during 66 years of marriage...
A dark, twisted, heartfelt family pic in ‘The Willoughbys’
LOS ANGELES — Maya Rudolph loves stories about unconventional families. It’s why her daughter brought Lois Lowry’s “The Willoughbys” to her attention ...
Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate report released Tuesday confirms the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusions that Russia interfered in the 2016 pre...
More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study
A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veter...
Soap star Benard says quarantine hard on his mental health
NEW YORK — Longtime “General Hospital” star Maurice Benard says sheltering in place can take its toll on your mental health. The actor is open about s...
Chiefs, Mahomes eye record-setting deal following NFL draft
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Leigh Steinberg’s focus this week is rightfully on the three-day NFL draft, where new clients such as Alabama quarterback Tua Tagov...
Are you eating, teaching? Poll hopes to measure virus impact
ORLANDO, Fla. — Just how badly has the new coronavirus impacted life in the U.S.?