States suspending standardized tests as schools close
AUSTIN, Texas — Closing schools to combat the spread of the coronavirus is having a sweeping impact on an annual rite of spring: the standardized test...
Trump invokes emergency authority, no new cases in Wuhan
MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump invoked emergency authority to marshal industry to fight the coronavirus, as the economic fallout from the pandem...
The Latest: Asian shares log early losses, Tokyo down 0.8%
NEW YORK — The Latest on action in the financial markets (all times local):
Chinese factories face new threat: US anti-virus controls
BEIJING — Factories in China, struggling to reopen after the coronavirus shut down the economy, face a new threat from U.S. anti-disease controls that...
What’s Happening: Trump taps powers, auto factories closing
These are some of the latest developments Wednesday in the world's coronavirus pandemic:
Silver says NBA will consider many ideas if play can resume
The NBA is considering an idea where some players would be quarantined or isolated for purposes of being able to compete against one another and provi...
Weinstein moved to state prison day before 68th birthday
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein was transferred to a state prison in New York on Wednesday as he begins to serve a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual as...
USDA to appeal ruling, seeks food stamp change amid pandemic
WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department said Wednesday that it would appeal a judge’s ruling that it would be “arbitrary and capricious” to move forwa...
Getting coronavirus updates in Spanish is a mixed bag in US
PHOENIX — Osvaldo Salas speaks a little English, but not proficiently. The suburban Phoenix man relies on Spanish-language TV and friends and family f...
Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled moon, dies at 88
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates test-drove the first lunar rover, die...
US military’s role in response to virus outbreak is growing
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's role in responding to the coronavirus outbreak in the United States began to rapidly expand on Wednesday as officials anno...
Carlson says he felt obligation to meet with Trump on virus
NEW YORK — Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson says he felt a “moral obligation” to meet with President Donald Trump and warn him personally about the s...
Colleges offering dorms as hospital overflow for virus cases
BOSTON — A growing number of U.S. colleges are preparing to turn empty dorms into temporary housing for patients with the coronavirus as the nation’s ...
Trump dubs COVID-19 ‘Chinese virus’ despite hate crime risks
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he doesn’t think calling COVID-19 the "Chinese virus" — or the "kung-flu," as one administrati...
Health and safety: Police shift priorities as crisis grows
NEW YORK — Police officers in Fort Worth and Denver have stopped arresting people for some low-level crimes. The district attorney in Brooklyn is decl...
AP source: Jaguars dumping QB Nick Foles in trade to Bears
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are trying to mitigate one of the costliest mistakes in franchise history. The Chicago Bears could benef...
As US governors impose restrictions, Texas stays out of it
AUSTIN, Texas — Mayors are shuttering bars, governors are closing schools and President Donald Trump says avoid groups larger than 10 people. Rapidly ...
Automakers shut North American plants over coronavirus fears
Detroit — Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Toyota confirm they will temporarily shut down all North American factories due to the corona...
Basement cam connects ‘Today’ show’s Savannah Guthrie
NEW YORK — Working at home on Wednesday was a little more involved than a laptop and cellphone for “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie.
How I bought a tiny home; one woman’s story
HGTV shows have popularized tiny homes — typically those smaller than 400 square feet — in a big way. Many people are drawn to this alternative path t...
Tennis tours stop until June for COVID-19; rankings frozen
The ATP and WTA professional tennis tours suspended all competition through at least June 7 because of the new coronavirus pandemic and froze their ra...
The show will go on. Just from their living rooms
NEW YORK — The spreading coronavirus canceled several touring performances from A-list musical artists, but those acts have found a new venue to sing:...
Officer is found justified in fatal shooting of driver, 18
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut police officer who fired through the windshield of a car coming at him and killed the 18-year-old driver was justified...
Coronavirus layoffs spark surge in state jobless claims
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In Ohio, more than 48,000 people applied for jobless benefits during the first two days of this week. The tally during the same ...
Review: Mackie leads a little-known story in ‘The Banker’
“ The Banker ” is an odd title for this film. It has the effect of underselling a fascinating story about a black business savant that was inspired by...
Q&A: Brian De Palma on why movies should be beautiful
NEW YORK — Movie theaters may be shuttered across the country, and projects delayed, but there is still newly released work of lurid and pulpy goodnes...
SpaceX puts 60 satellites into orbit despite engine failure
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched 60 more of its internet satellites into orbit Wednesday despite an engine failure shortly after liftoff on a re...
Kelsea Ballerini goes on a ‘first-name basis’ on third album
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kelsea Ballerini is an oversharer, both on social media and in songs, and those inner conversations, anxieties and obsessions show ...
AP Exclusive: Barr creating task force on prison misconduct
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is creating a special task force to address criminal misconduct by federal Bureau of Prison officers at several co...
Olympic leaders back IOC’s Tokyo stance after rare criticism
GENEVA — Regional Olympic officials on Wednesday rallied around the IOC and backed its stance on opening the Tokyo Games as scheduled, one day after d...