What’s Happening: Spain goes on lockdown to combat virus
Governments are responding to the coronavirus pandemic by imposing tight restrictions on businesses and ordering people to stay home. Spain became the...
Doctor says Trump tests negative for coronavirus
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has tested negative for the new coronavirus, according to the president's personal physician.
Americans brace for new life of no school and growing dread
Millions of Americans braced for the week ahead with no school for their children for weeks to come, no clue how to effectively do their jobs without ...
Trump’s latest travel ban highlights gaps in containment net
NEW YORK — In the weeks before President Donald Trump spoke from the Oval Office to announce restrictions on travelers from more than two dozen countr...
AP sources: Travel ban to extend to United Kingdom, Ireland
WASHINGTON — The White House is expected to announce that the U.S. will broaden its European travel ban, adding the United Kingdom and Ireland to its ...
US Hispanic Catholics are future, but priest numbers dismal
PHOENIX — Maria Chavira, a senior administrator in the Diocese of Phoenix, says Spanish-speaking Catholic parishes in her area are “bursting at the se...
Iraq’s protesters struggle to keep waning movement going
BAGHDAD — At the once bustling hub of the largest anti-government protest movement in Iraq's modern history, crowds have dwindled, and donation boxes ...
Trump declares virus emergency; House passes aid package
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, freeing up money and resources to fight the outb...
AP Exclusive: Immigration hearings delayed, 1 court shut
WASHINGTON — Seattle's immigration court will close down as the nation continues to grapple with managing the coronavirus pandemic, and several other ...
Trump scrambles to broaden coronavirus testing options
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration scrambled Friday to broaden testing for the coronavirus with a flurry of new measures, and public confusion pers...
NYC keeping schools open, defying coronavirus trend
NEW YORK — The nation's largest public school system will remain open during the coronavirus crisis, New York City's mayor said Friday, defying mounti...
Trump declares emergency; world steps up fight against virus
WASHINGTON — The United States declared a state of emergency Friday as many European countries went on a war footing amid mounting deaths as the world...
Semenya switches to 200, still aiming to turn up in Tokyo
Caster Semenya is looking for another Olympic run.
NOT REAL NEWS: Falsehoods around the virus and politics
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared wid...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump misrepresents Obama’s actions on H1N1
WASHINGTON — One day, President Donald Trump boasted of “smooth” coronavirus testing across the country. The next day, he pronounced the testing syste...
Louisiana governor to move primary because of coronavirus
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana's governor said Friday that he intended to postpone the state's presidential primaries due to fears of the coronavirus, w...
Census faces challenges as it aims to hire up to 500,000
ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Census Bureau said it has reached its goal of recruiting more than 2.6 million applicants for the once-a-decade head count th...
Canada shuts Parliament, Trudeau in quarantine, no travel
TORONTO — Canada shut down Parliament and advised against all nonessential travel outside the country while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau governed rem...
US general: US strikes destroy weapons depots, more remain
WASHINGTON — The U.S. retaliatory airstrikes against militants in Iraq destroyed five weapons depots, but the top U.S commander for the Middle East ac...
Iraq army says US strikes kill 5 security forces, 1 civilian
BAGHDAD — Iraq's military said five security force members and a civilian were killed early Friday in a barrage of U.S. airstrikes launched hours afte...
Asian shares plunge after Wall Street’s worst day since ’87
NEW YORK — Shares have plunged in Asia, with Japan’s benchmark sinking 10% after Wall Street suffered its biggest drop since the Black Monday crash of...
Biden pivots focus to Trump amid coronavirus concerns
WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe Biden blasted President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus outbreak on Thursday and outlined how he would combat the th...
As central banks intervene to calm markets, few see solution
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank moved Thursday to try to calm financial markets and restore some degree of confidence. ...
Coronavirus brings entertainment world to a standstill
NEW YORK — The entertainment industry prepared Thursday for an unprecedented shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, canceling upcoming movies...
The Latest: Investors unsure how virus will impact profits
NEW YORK — The Latest on the action in the financial markets (all times local):
Talking to kids about virus? Experts say be calm and honest
It was a routine game of schoolyard tag — except the children had dubbed this version “coronavirus.” The kids ran around and tagged one another, but i...
Nervous consumers around world pull back amid viral outbreak
WASHINGTON — Buffeted by fears of the fast-spreading coronavirus, consumers in the United States and overseas are showing increasing signs of cutting ...