Study: Gonzaga, Michigan top academics-based NCAA brackets
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gonzaga and Michigan stood out in a study that seeded men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets based on graduation rates, academic s...
Virus hits NYC hardest in a few working-class neighborhoods
NEW YORK — The coronavirus pandemic has hit especially hard in a few poorer New York City neighborhoods where telecommuting isn't an option and there ...
US eases blood donation limits for gay men due to shortage
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government Thursday eased restrictions on blood donations from gay men and other key groups because of a drop in the nation's bl...
The Waiting Game: For NBA coaches, that’s the new schedule
MIAMI — Orlando’s Steve Clifford figures he’s like every other NBA coach right now: Wake up, go to whatever now serves as the office, study his own te...
Stimulus aid for ‘small business’ will go to some big chains
IOWA CITY, Iowa — As the federal government prepares to launch a $349 billion loan program meant to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pand...
‘Top Gun Maverick’ postponed to December due to coronavirus
NEW YORK — Hollywood's summer movie season is all but finished. “Top Gun Maverick” became the latest would-be blockbuster to be rescheduled due to the...
Fire officials save cold kitten that was stuck on a roof
MARIETTA, Ga. — A kitten stuck on a roof in the cold was saved by firefighters in Georgia.
What virus? Belarus rejects strict measures against pandemic
MINSK, Belarus — When Belarus' president last made a public appearance he wore protective gear, but it wasn't for the coronavirus. Alexander Lukashenk...
Andrew Lloyd Webber shares musicals online; actor diagnosed
From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here’s a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reac...
With business vaporizing, Europe focuses on avoiding layoffs
BRUSSELS — As the new coronavirus spreads across Europe, ravaging economies and killing thousands, governments and the European Union are focusing muc...
Russia’s Putin orders non-working month to curb coronavirus
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered most Russians to stay off work until the end of the month as part of a partial economic shutdown...
To share or not to share, that is the question for Sam Hunt
NEW YORK — Sam Hunt’s sophomore album opens and closes with two of the most personal songs he’s ever written, as he draws from his own life to paint c...
‘Lost Children’ author: Writers must ‘document’ pandemic
NEW YORK — Cooped up at her Bronx home with her daughter and a niece because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli says she has...
Virus spreads through South Dakota family’s close ties
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — After South Dakota lawmaker Bob Glanzer became one of the first people in the state to be sickened by the coronavirus from an unkn...
Outbreak: bankruptcies, layoffs and quiet skies
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Thursday related to th...
Review: Reissue of 1982 Nina Simone disc a work of contrasts
Nina Simone, “Fodder On My Wings” (Verve/UMe)
Q&A: How to get aid for a small business hit by virus crisis
NEW YORK — Millions of small business owners will be turning to the government, seeking help for an individual and nationwide cataclysm, the economic ...
Israel’s health minister has virus, top officials to isolate
JERUSALEM — The new coronavirus is forcing more top Israeli officials into isolation after the country's health minister, who has had frequent contact...
Chinese smartphone health code rules post-virus life
WUHAN, China — Since the coronavirus outbreak, life in China is ruled by a green symbol on a smartphone screen.
Nursing home infections, deaths surge amid lockdown measures
Nursing homes across the country have been in lockdown for weeks under federal orders to protect their frail, elderly residents from coronavirus, but ...
Law firm criticized by USSF asks to withdraw from lawsuit
LOS ANGELES — Seyfarth Shaw, the law firm whose arguments critical of American women's players led to the resignation of U.S. Soccer Federation presid...
Los Angeles mayor urges everyone to wear masks
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has recommended that the city’s 4 million people wear masks when going outside amid the spreading corona...
Trump warns Iran against attacking US troops in Iraq
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Tehran should expect a bold U.S. response if Iran or Iranian-backed groups attack American for...
Puerto Rico acknowledges missteps as coronavirus peak looms
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico's newest health secretary on Wednesday acknowledged a series of mistakes the government has committed as the U.S. ...
‘Never Rarely’ captures the obstacles of abortion
NEW YORK — Even progressively minded movies about abortion have usually focused on the morality of the decision. Eliza Hittman wanted to make a film w...
Gun background checks smash records amid coronavirus fears
Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers in the past month, fueled by a run on guns from Americans panicked about thei...
Georgia Sen. Loeffler gets renewed scrutiny over stock moves
WASHINGTON — The husband of Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler recently acquired as much as $415,000 in stock in DuPont de Nemours, a chemical company that m...
Democrats proposing commission to study US pandemic response
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are drafting legislation that would create a bipartisan commission to study the U.S. government’s response to the coronav...
Apply here: How to spend $2.2 Trillion _ and rescue economy
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump aims to shovel $2.2 trillion into the U.S. economy over the next few weeks to try to cushion its free fall. But th...
Khabib says he won’t break quarantine, UFC 249 fight is off
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says he won't leave quarantine in Russia to fight, dealing another blow to UFC President Dana White's det...