Back in recession, Greece puts faith in digital overhaul
ATHENS, Greece — Greece plans to rapidly expand government digital services in 2020 to try and slim down its notoriously slow-moving bureaucracy and h...
Toyota profit drops on virus outbreak but recovery expected
TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. reported Tuesday a sharp plunge in fiscal fourth quarter profit as the global pandemic slammed vehicle sales and halted pro...
In some Olympic sports, training from home is almost routine
Less than a month after Nikhil Kumar qualified for the Olympics in table tennis, the Tokyo Games were postponed until 2021. Like so many other athlete...
Doctors and nurses suffered as Iran ignored virus concerns
CAIRO — They are regarded as heroes, their fallen colleagues as martyrs. But for doctors and nurses still dealing with Iran’s growing number of corona...
Lives Lost: Victims of the virus, remembered for tomorrow
Across the world, the devastation caused by the coronavirus is told in the voices of those left behind.
Report: Anti-Semitic incidents in US hit record high in 2019
SILVER SPRING, Md. — American Jews were targets of more anti-Semitic incidents in 2019 than any other year over the past four decades, a surge marked ...
Skipping a mask, Trump says he’s ‘met the moment’ on testing
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump insisted his administration has “met the moment” and “prevailed” on coronavirus testing, even as the White House i...
‘Express burials’ cast doubt on Nicaragua’s virus figures
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Roger Ordoñez was hospitalized with breathing problems last week.
As nations reopen, warning emerges about virus tracing voids
NEW YORK — A top world health official Monday warned that countries are essentially driving blind in reopening their economies without setting up stro...
Organ transplants dive amid virus crisis, start to inch back
WASHINGTON — Organ transplants plummeted as COVID-19 swept through communities, with surgeons wary of endangering living donors and unable to retrieve...
AP source: Tagovailoa signs $30.275 million, 4-year deal
MIAMI — Now Tua Tagovailoa can pay for that Cadillac Escalade he gave his mom.
Company earnings tell the story of the pandemic’s early days
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Monday related to nationa...
The Latest: West Wing visitors, staff need to wear masks
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
Trump faces virus at White House amid push to ‘reopen’ US
WASHINGTON — As he encourages the country to “reopen,” President Donald Trump is confronting cases of the coronavirus in his own home, spotlighting th...
Coronavirus forces Santa Fe Opera to cancel upcoming season
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The famed Santa Fe Opera has been forced to cancel its season, with officials saying Monday that the decision was made to ensure t...
Study: Virus death toll in NYC worse than official tally
NEW YORK — New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus may be thousands of fatalities worse than the official tally kept by the city and state, ac...
Quarantine fashion: buyers ditch PJs for elevated loungewear
MIAMI — When Los Angeles-based fashion blogger Jacey Duprie finally emerged from days in sweats, changing into black jeans, an ankle-length camel swea...
‘Tale of 2 outbreaks’: Singapore tackles a costly setback
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Weeks after two of his roommates were diagnosed with COVID-19, Mohamad Arif Hassan says he's still waiting to be tested for t...
Pence spends weekend at home after exposure to infected aide
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence was self-isolating Sunday after an aide tested positive for the coronavirus last week, but he planned to return...
UFC’s return could provide blueprint for other pro leagues
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UFC President Dana White wanted a major fight card weeks ago. He was confident his team could pull it off whether it took place o...
Coronavirus complicates safety for families living together
CHICAGO — At the age of 24, Francy Sandoval has unwittingly become the sole breadwinner for her family, after her mom, dad and brother — a nanny, a pa...
India denies new road breaches territory disputed with Nepal
NEW DELHI — India says a newly inaugurated road does not illegally cross into neighboring Nepal, denying the tiny Himalayan country's claim that India...
UFC 249 ushers in fan-free, mask-filled era of sports
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Kicks, punches and grunts echoed through the empty arena. Coaches, commentators and camera clicks resonated like never before. Bl...
In Japan, pandemic brings outbreaks of bullying, ostracism
TOKYO — The coronavirus in Japan has brought not just an epidemic of infections, but also an onslaught of bullying and discrimination against the sick...
The Latest: Airline trade group OK with temperature checks
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
A distinct possibility: ‘Temporary’ layoffs may be permanent
WASHINGTON — In late March, Britney Ruby Miller, co-owner of a small chain of steakhouse restaurants, confidently proclaimed that once the viral outbr...
Little Richard, flamboyant rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, dead at 87
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n’ roll” whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevoc...
Small tribes seal borders, push testing to keep out virus
PICURIS PUEBLO, N.M. — On a dusty plaza in a Native American village that dates back nearly a millennium, a steady trickle of vehicles inched through ...
Georgia man’s death raises echoes of US racial terror legacy
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Many people saw more than the last moments of Ahmaud Arbery's life when a video emerged this week of white men armed with guns confro...
Feeling your pain? Virus reaches into the lives of Congress
WASHINGTON — A husband coughing up blood. A sister close to death. Another friend felled by the coronavirus.