Iran begins lifting restrictions after brief virus lockdown
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran began reopening government offices Saturday after a brief nationwide lockdown to help contain the worst coronavirus outbreak in th...
Coronavirus ravages storied New Orleans Mardi Gras group
NEW ORLEANS — On Fat Tuesday, 51-year-old Cornell Charles was taking part in a storied New Orleans Mardi Gras tradition central to the city's African ...
Swiss prosecutors intend to drop 1 FIFA case against Blatter
GENEVA — In a legal victory for former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, federal prosecutors in Switzerland plan to drop one of two cases open against him ...
China auto sales sink 48.4% in March as virus hurts demand
BEIJING — China’s auto sales sank 48.4% in March from a year ago as the economy reeled from the coronavirus, according to an industry group, adding to...
Broncos star polishing both his deejay and pass rush skills
Von Miller longs to make a name for himself scratching vinyl just like he did sacking quarterbacks.
Rivera aims to start changing culture around Redskins
WASHINGTON — Ron Rivera made plenty of mistakes as a first-time NFL head coach that he hopes not to repeat this time around.
AP Was There: Future arrives with Tiger’s record Masters win
A panel of 15 golf writers were asked to vote on the top five Masters in history. They are being republished this week because the Masters has been po...
Indonesian starts business to make hazmat suit for hospitals
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Her friends who worked in hospitals cried, and Indonesian businesswoman Maryati Dimursi listened: They did not have the protectiv...
Lives Lost: An Egyptian doctor, the ‘backbone’ of his family
CAIRO — Dr. Ahmed el-Lawah liked to gather the whole family every week at his home in the Egyptian city of Port Said — his parents, his wife and child...
Court lifts part of order blocking Texas abortion ban
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal appeals court on Friday partially rescinded a lower-court order that had largely blocked the enforcement of an abortion ban ...
The Latest: Pacers’ Oladipo hosts Instagram show on artists
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Ex-ambassador says Trump campaign fanning hatred with new ad
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke is denouncing President Donald Trump for a new campaign ad that seems to falsely imply Locke w...
GAO: Border Patrol needlessly spent $12M at Texas facility
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection needlessly spent around $12 million last year to guard, house and feed as many as 2,500 people in ...
NOT REAL NEWS: A week of false news around the coronavirus
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...
Trump winery eligible for bailout in virus relief law
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s Virginia vineyard could be eligible for a federal bailout under the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus he signed...
White House points to hopeful signs as deaths keep rising
WASHINGTON — At the end of a week officials had warned would be this generation's Pearl Harbor, White House officials pointed to hopeful signs Friday ...
Los Angeles adds new sexual battery count against Weinstein
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles prosecutors have charged imprisoned former film producer Harvey Weinstein with an additional count of felony sexual battery ...
Masters heartaches walk the fairways with green jackets
For every fist pump from Tiger Woods, there are images of Greg Norman's lonely walk across Hogan Bridge as he loses the last of his six-shot lead and ...
In Mexico, beach towns block themselves off because of virus
MEXICO CITY — In Mexico, beach towns have begun blocking off roads — in some cases, constructing barricades of rubble across roadways — to seal themse...
Gurley says deal with Falcons ‘like a little homecoming’
ATLANTA — Todd Gurley can't think of a better way to prove he is still one of the NFL's elite running backs than a homecoming to the state of Georgia.
Iowa’s Garza enters draft, keeps college eligibility for now
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa All-America center Luka Garza announced he'll enter the NBA draft process without an agent so he can maintain his college eligi...
Schumer: Trump administration OKs talks on virus aid bill
WASHINGTON — Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer says the Trump administration has agreed to pursue bipartisan House-Senate talks on an interim bill to ...
FDA warns Alex Jones to stop pitching bogus virus remedies
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials are warning conspiracy theorist and radio host Alex Jones to stop pitching bogus remedies for the coronavirus.
Virus puts brakes on US economic engine: consumer spending
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Friday related to the glo...
Next potential shortage: Drugs needed to run ventilators
New York — As hospitals scour the country for scarce ventilators to treat critically ill patients stricken by the new coronavirus, pharmacists are beg...
Groups used to serving desperately poor nations now help US
In Santa Barbara, forklifts chug through the warehouse of Direct Relief, hustling pallets of much-needed medical supplies into waiting FedEx trucks. N...
Mercury-bound spacecraft buzzes Earth, beams back pictures
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A Mercury-bound spacecraft swooped past Earth on Friday, tweaking its roundabout path to the solar system’s smallest and innerm...
‘Downton Abbey’ creator shifts gears with series ‘Belgravia’
NEW YORK — Julian Fellowes' latest addictive series about English social classes kicks off with a party. Mind you, not just any run-of-the mill, high ...
Global pact to contain oil price crash takes shape
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The OPEC oil cartel and nations including Russia have agreed to boost oil prices by cutting as much as 10 million barrel...