Food banks face virus dilemma: More demand, fewer volunteers
DES MOINES, Iowa — With the new coronavirus leaving many people at least temporarily out of work, food banks and pantries across the U.S. are scrambli...
Kansas finishes No. 1 in final AP poll; Gonzaga, Dayton next
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas coach Bill Self has spent much of the past week mulling ways to commemorate one of the more remarkable seasons in the school's...
Ottawa player is 1st in NHL to test positive for COVID-19
An Ottawa Senators player has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the first known case in the NHL.
Report: Surge in white nationalism ramps up violence threat
SILVER SPRING, Md. — A recent surge in white nationalism in the U.S. has led to a growing threat of violence by factions that embrace bloodshed and ad...
Norwegian musher achieves boyhood dream, wins Iditarod race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — As a young boy growing up in Norway, Thomas Waerner spent idle hours thinking long and hard about two different kinds of iconic Am...
Balkans fights virus amid lack of doctors, medical supplies
BELGRADE, Serbia — The main Serbian hospital treating patients infected with coronavirus looks like an abandoned building, but it isn’t.
Olympic torch relay began in 1936 at Hitler’s Berlin Games
TOKYO — The torch relay was not always a fixture of the modern Olympics, which began in 1896.
Computer-graphics pioneers win tech’s Turing prize
The technology that animated movies like “Toy Story” and enabled a variety of special effects is the focus of this year’s Turing Award, the technology...
Greek police use tear gas on migrants at Turkish border
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Clashes broke out overnight on Greece's border with Turkey early Wednesday, after 500 migrants attempted to break down a border...
New Zealand passes landmark law to decriminalize abortion
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Margaret Sparrow was 21 years old when she drank a concoction to induce an abortion, at a time when the procedure was both i...
Watchdog says Israel’s West Bank settlements surged in 2019
JERUSALEM — Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank surged ahead in 2019, a watchdog group said in a report Tuesday, maintaining a rapid pace tha...
Ravaged by war, Middle Eastern countries face a new scourge
CAIRO — When Dr. Ismail al-Mansouri goes to work in Yemen’s capital, he puts on one of the hospital’s few pairs of medical gloves. Then he enters a cr...
Switching remaining primaries to vote-by-mail not so easy
Voting rights groups and the head of the Democratic National Committee want the states with remaining primary elections to offer voting by mail as a w...
In Mexico, a cartel is taking over: Jalisco New Generation
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s fastest-rising cartel, the Jalisco New Generation gang, has a reputation for ruthlessness and violence unlike any since the fal...
Progressive Newman ousts Rep. Lipinski in Illinois primary
CHICAGO — Progressive Marie Newman won a rematch Tuesday with Illinois Rep. Dan Lipinski, unseating one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress...
Analysis: American attitudes make virus response a hard sell
When Americans are summoned to deal with an attack or defy overwhelming odds, the response typically goes something like this: Fight. Hold the line. S...
Kerr says USA Basketball still planning for Tokyo 2020
The USA Basketball coaching staff for the Tokyo Olympics is still preparing as if there will be a gold medal to try and defend this summer, even in hi...
The Latest: Broncos agree to deal with QB Jeff Driskel
The Latest on NFL free agency. Teams can negotiate with representatives of free agents for the second day Tuesday but cannot finalize any agreements u...
5 primary takeaways: Joe Biden is Democrats’ antidote
Joe Biden's surge toward the Democratic presidential nomination rolled on Tuesday with a dominating victory in Florida, the largest delegate prize of ...
AP Source: Panthers replacing Newton with Bridgewater at QB
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Panthers have found a replacement for Cam Newton — and it didn't take long.
Jazz Festival postponed as virus reaches Louisiana capital
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which attracts hundreds of thousands of people for eight days of music, food and culture, ...
Tom Hanks says he has the ‘blahs’ but no fever in isolation
NEW YORK — Tom Hanks says he feels the “blahs” but has no fever as he and wife Rita Wilson remain in isolation in an Australian residence after being ...
Virus deaths hit 54, Inslee signs emergency aid bill
SEATTLE — As the death toll from COVID-19 in Washington state reached 54, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a measure drawing $200 million from the state’s emerg...
Rio’s Christ statue closes and state of emergency decreed
RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue, which appears to balance improbably atop Corcovado mountain, has withstood the worst of ...
AP VoteCast: A look at voters in Florida, Illinois, Arizona
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press surveyed voters in the three states that held Democratic presidential contests on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of vote...
Barr: FBI probing if foreign gov’t behind HHS cyber incident
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr vowed in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday that there would be swift and severe action if a...
Durant among 4 Nets to test positive for new coronavirus
NEW YORK — Four Brooklyn Nets players, including Kevin Durant, have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total to seven known players...
Hudgens reassures fans, Cyrus spreads hope amid coronavirus
LOS ANGELES — From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment in...
Column: Get ready for the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
One by one, some of the world's grandest sporting events have fallen or faded away to a later spot on the calendar.
Ohio Democratic Party sues over delay of primary election
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Politicians of all stripes expressed frustration Tuesday after Ohio's primary was postponed until June by elected state Republican le...