Losing face: The rise of the mask, and what’s lost behind it
PITTSBURGH — On Saturday afternoons, the Strip District neighborhood of Pittsburgh becomes a jam-packed hub of old-fashioned shopping. People stride a...
Syria’s divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus
BEIRUT — After nine years of war, Syria is broken into three rival parts unable to work together and ill-prepared to cope with the coronavirus, an ene...
Sparkling waters hide some lasting harm from 2010 oil spill
NEW ORLEANS — Ten years after a well blew wild under a BP platform in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 men and touching off the nation’s worst offshore ...
Reports suggest many have had coronavirus with no symptoms
A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much les...
Lives Lost: New Jersey mom, son together in life and death
For almost 30 years, they were inseparable — the devoted mom and the son whose world revolved around her.
Japan’s exports sink in March as pandemic hits major markets
TOKYO — Japan’s exports sank 11.7% in March as the coronavirus pandemic slammed auto shipments to the U.S.
North Korean defectors, experts question zero virus claim
SEOUL, South Korea — As a doctor in North Korea during the SARS outbreak and flu pandemic, Choi Jung Hun didn't have much more than a thermometer to d...
Lockdown politics increasingly pit economic, health concerns
WASHINGTON — The global health crisis is taking a nasty political turn with tensions worsening between governments locked down to keep the coronavirus...
16 killed in shooting rampage, deadliest in Canadian history
TORONTO — A gunman disguised as a police officer went on a rampage across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, shooting people in their homes and set...
Trump says he’s close to a deal with Congress on virus aid
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and Congress are nearing an agreement on an aid package of up to $450 billion to boost a small-business loan pro...
In nod to normalcy, Pence celebrates Air Force Academy grads
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — In a symbolic nod to normalcy, Vice President Mike Pence delivered a commencement address to the U.S. Air Force Academy's g...
What you need to know today about the virus pandemic
The global lockdown put in place to stem the spread of the coronavirus is hurting the illegal drug trade.
Video tribute honors Oklahoma bombing victims amid outbreak
OKLAHOMA CITY — Survivors and loved ones of the 168 people who were killed in the Oklahoma City bombing were not able to gather Sunday to mark the 25t...
North Korea denies that Kim sent Trump ‘a nice note’
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Sunday dismissed as “ungrounded” President Donald Trump’s comment that he recently received “a nice note” from the...
Amid virus gloom, glimpses of human decency and good works
NEW YORK — The idea formed on a day when all the news headlines were dire. The coronavirus was surging worldwide; Nashville had lost lives in a devast...
‘Cartels are scrambling’: Virus snarls global drug trade
NEW YORK — Coronavirus is dealing a gut punch to the illegal drug trade, paralyzing economies, closing borders and severing supply chains in China tha...
Broadway star Nick Cordero has leg amputation due to virus
NEW YORK — Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero has had his his right leg amputated after suffering complications from the coronavirus, his wife sa...
Mass virus test in nursing home seeks to combat loneliness
AMMERSCHWIR, France — Some were born in this warren of small rooms in what used to be a hospital, dating to the 17th century. Many are likely to die h...
US governors feel heat to reopen from protesters, president
AUSTIN, Texas — Stores in Texas can soon begin selling merchandise with curbside service, and hospitals can resume nonessential surgeries. In Florida,...
Reinstate? Reassign? Navy to decide fate of fired captain
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s top admiral will soon decide the fate of the ship captain who was fired after pleading for commanders to move faster to safegu...
Lacking US coordination, states team up on when to reopen
President Donald Trump, in a roller-coaster week of reversals and contradictions, told governors to “call your own shots” on lifting stay-at-home orde...
With no school, calls drop but child abuse hasn’t amid virus
HELENA, Mont. — With schools closed and teachers unable to report suspected cases of abuse and neglect, child welfare agencies have lost some of their...
Medical workers far from struggling homelands yearn to help
JOHANNESBURG — The medical supplies had been shipped. The planning began a year in advance. Then the coronavirus arrived, and Dr. Charmaine Emelife’s ...
Racial toll of virus grows even starker as more data emerges
As a clearer picture emerges of COVID-19’s decidedly deadly toll on black Americans, leaders are demanding a reckoning of the systemic policies they s...
The Latest: South Korea virus cases maintain downward trend
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
‘LIBERATE!’: Trump pushes states to lift virus restrictions
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump urged supporters to “LIBERATE” three states led by Democratic governors Friday, apparently encouraging protests ag...
Watchdog panels slowly take shape over $2T in virus cash
WASHINGTON — Congressional oversight of about $2 trillion for the coronavirus crisis began to take shape Friday as three members were appointed to a c...
Trump consults faith leaders on phased-in reopening
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump held a call with faith leaders on Friday that included discussion about a phased-in return to broader in-person wors...
Biden looks to placate Sanders by letting him keep delegates
WASHINGTON — Seeking to avoid the bitter feelings that marred the 2016 Democratic convention, Joe Biden’s campaign is angling to allow Bernie Sanders ...
Historic sign to be part of planned Route 66 visitor center
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The weathered old sign that once served as a beacon to travelers along a stretch of Route 66 just outside of New Mexico’s largest ...