House strikes deal to extend surveillance powers
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers prepared to extend surveillance authorities that expire this month, releasing legislation that could represent a rare bip...
Coronavirus clusters swell on both sides of the US
Alarming clusters of the coronavirus swelled on both coasts of the U.S. on Tuesday, with 70 cases now tied to a biotech conference in Boston and infec...
On virus response, Trump pitches tax relief to wary Congress
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's proposed payroll tax break met with bipartisan resistance Tuesday on Capitol Hill as pressure mounts on the admi...
What’s Happening: Italians awake to new reality, skies empty
Italians awoke to the new reality of a national lockdown on Tuesday and Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first trip to the city where the global ...
The Latest: Beaten-down airlines, cruise stocks boost market
NEW YORK — The Latest on the financial markets (all times local):
Flu and coronavirus: Similar symptoms, different fears
Is it the flu, a cold or the new coronavirus? Patients and doctors alike are parsing signs of illness to figure out who needs what tests or care and h...
Putin backs term limit freeze allowing him to stay in office
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed his tightly guarded political plans Tuesday and supported a proposed constitutional amendment that ...
Somber events mark first anniversary of Ethiopian crash
TULUFERA, Ethiopia — Grim-faced, visibly grief-stricken, some crying, hundreds of family members gathered Tuesday for a memorial service at the site w...
Review: Unease of girlhood shines through in ‘Never Rarely’
The teenage girls at the center of “ Never Rarely Sometimes Always ” don’t have the luxury of being carefree. Granted, things are a little complicated...
Census Bureau site goes live as counting begins in earnest
ORLANDO, Fla. — The 2020 census is off and running for much of America now.
Infected cruise ship unloads passengers in California
OAKLAND, Calif. — The cruise ship forced to idle for days off the coast of California because of a cluster of coronavirus cases aboard arrived in port...
Italian premier locks down entire country to stop virus
MILAN — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte put his entire country on lockdown Monday to combat the coronavirus, banning all but the most important travel ...
Several lawmakers had contact with man at CPAC who got virus
WASHINGTON — The Capitol's attending physician said Monday that “several” members of Congress had contact with a person who attended a recent politica...
Stakes rise for Sanders heading into Michigan primary
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Bernie Sanders proved he was a serious presidential candidate in 2016 with an upset victory in Michigan powered by his opposition t...
AP Explains: The oil market meltdown and its global impact
FRANKFURT, Germany — A clash of two oil titans - Saudi Arabia and Russia - is sending shock waves through energy markets, with wide-ranging implicatio...
Report: Pilots restarted software, causing fatal nosedive
When nothing else worked to stop their descent, desperate pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max reactivated the jet's flight control software...
Stocks, oil plunge over global fight for crude production
BEIJING — Global stock markets and oil prices plunged Monday after a fight among major crude-producing nations jolted investors who already were on ed...
Sesame’s Count wants to get young children counted in census
ORLANDO, Fla. — No other age group was under-counted more during the last once-a-decade census than children under age 5, researchers say. Sesame Stre...
2020 Watch: Can Bernie get back on track in Michigan?
DETROIT — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
Sudan PM says he survived ‘terror attack’ in capital
CAIRO — Sudan's prime minister said Monday he survived a “terror attack” after an explosion and gunfire targeted his motorcade in the capital Khartoum...
N. Korea fires weapons after threatening ‘momentous’ action
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired three short-range projectiles off its east coast on Monday, South Korea’s military said, two days after the Nor...
North Korea flies out foreign diplomats amid virus fight
SEOUL, South Korea — A special North Korean flight carrying presumably dozens of diplomats and other foreigners arrived in Russia's Far East on Monday...
Oil plunges 25% as another virus-fueled trading week begins
NEW YORK — Oil prices are plunging amid concern a dispute among producers could lead a global economy weakened by COVID-19 to be awash in an oversuppl...
Indian Wells tennis postponed after coronavirus confirmed
The BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, set to begin this week, has been postponed after a case of coronavirus was confirmed in the Coachella Valley.
Despite virus risk, 2020 hopefuls keep up campaigns for now
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — As the coronavirus hits more states, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Sunday his campaign is gauging when i...
The Latest: China reports further drop in virus cases
ROME — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak (all times local):
California prepares to dock cruise ship with 21 virus cases
SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Gavin Newsom and the mayor of Oakland sought Sunday to reassure the public that none of the passengers from a ship with at least ...
Harris endorses Biden; Jesse Jackson backs Sanders
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris endorsed Joe Biden on Sunday and said she would "do everything in my power'' to help elect him, becoming the latest dropout...
Trump to skip St. Patrick’s Day Hill luncheon, blames Pelosi
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Irish eyes at the U.S. Capitol will not smile on President Donald Trump on St. Patrick's Day.
Italy quarantines north in drastic bid to slow virus spread
ROME — Italy took a page from China’s playbook Sunday, locking down around 16 million people — more than a quarter of its population — for nearly a mo...