COVID-19 just the latest epidemic in areas struck by disease
SULEIMAN KHEL, Pakistan — When Tariq Nawaz’s daughter was born a year ago, he borrowed money to pay for his wife’s cesarean delivery. Seven months lat...
Asian shares edge higher after Wall St rally fizzles
BANGKOK — Shares were trading slightly higher in Asia on Wednesday after a weekslong rally on Wall Street hit the brakes.
US deportation flights to Guatemala resume
GUATEMALA CITY — The United States resumed deportation flights to Guatemala Tuesday, nearly a month after the Central American country refused to acce...
Heat, rain, long lines: Georgia election plagued by problems
ATLANTA — Voters endured heat, pouring rain and waits as long as five hours on Tuesday to cast ballots in Georgia, demonstrating a fierce desire to pa...
AP Interview: Nepal calls again for border talks with India
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s foreign minister said Tuesday that the country was still waiting for a response from India on holding talks to resolve a bo...
The Latest: SKorea requires QR codes at ‘high-risk’ venues
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea has reported 50 new cases of COVID-19 as officials begin requiring nightclubs, karaoke rooms and gyms to register th...
4 ‘Vanderpump’ regulars ousted over slurs, racial profiling
NEW YORK — Four cast members are not returning for another season of Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” — two over their racist social media posts, and the ot...
Feds seek $225M fine for pair who made a billion robocalls
The U.S. communications regulator on Tuesday proposed a $225 million fine, its largest ever, against two health insurance telemarketers for spamming p...
New York passes bill to unveil police discipline records
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state lawmakers repealed a decades-old law Tuesday that has kept law enforcement officers’ disciplinary records secret, spurre...
Mexico’s Cancun starts re-opening cautiously from lockdown
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Caribbean coast resorts of Cancun and the Riviera Maya have welcomed their first tourists, after more than two months when almo...
Trump admin opposes extending enhanced unemployment benefit
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration opposes a Democratic proposal to extend a $600 per week federal unemployment benefit approved in response to the...
Ban the Confederate flag? NASCAR could see the end of an era
The familiar scene of Confederate flags waved by fans at NASCAR tracks could soon be a relic of racing’s good ol’ boy roots.
Column: Only thing normal about golf’s return is the score
FORT WORTH, Texas — Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson were together on the first tee Tuesday morning, just like they were three weeks ago at Seminole fo...
The Latest: Elections chief blames counties for voting snags
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the 2020 primary elections (all times local):
GOP lawmakers aim to craft changes to police practices
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Tim Scott proposes a national database of police officer-involved shootings. Sen. Rand Paul wants to stop sending surplus...
Trump eyes racial equality debate through economic lens
WASHINGTON — In his comments since George Floyd died, President Donald Trump has shared lots of opinions about the need for “law and order,” about fig...
San Francisco offers money to aid victims of police violence
SAN FRANCISCO — Victims and witnesses of police violence will be eligible for funeral expenses, help with medical bills, counseling and other services...
Trooper, man struggled before fatal shooting, video shows
A New Jersey state trooper fired his handgun six times, killing a New York state man after a struggle erupted during a traffic stop on the Garden Stat...
Djokovic thinking of skipping US Open for French Open prep
BELGRADE, Serbia — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is thinking of skipping the U.S. Open -- if it is played -- and instead returning to competition on clay ...
UFC ‘Fight Island’ revealed in Abu Dhabi, will host 4 shows
The UFC's mysterious “Fight Island” is actually Yas Island, a popular tourist destination in Abu Dhabi where the mixed martial arts promotion will hol...
Video evidence increasingly disproves police narratives
Minneapolis police initially told the public that George Floyd died after a “medical incident during a police interaction.” The Buffalo, New York, dep...
Wanderlust woes? Décor ideas for the housebound traveler
If your actual travel plans are on hold, you can soothe your wanderlust with a few home décor change-ups or additions.
Would players go? A look at issues surrounding the US Open
Novak Djokovic is fretting about “harsh” restrictions on players’ entourages and other “extreme” changes proposed for the U.S. Open, if it is played s...
Review: Gone West embrace a sunny country in superb album
Gone West, “Canyons” (Triple Tigers Records)
Masks reveal partisan split among lawmakers on coronavirus
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — To the issues creating a partisan divide in state legislatures across the U.S., add this one: masks.
Siberian governor says leaked oil spilled into Arctic lake
MOSCOW — Some of the 20,000 tons of diesel oil that leaked from a power plant has seeped into a fragile Arctic lake, the regional governor said Tuesda...
Sudan militia leader in custody on Darfur war crimes charges
BANGUI, Central African Republic — Sudanese militia leader Ali Kushayb, who is charged with 50 crimes against humanity and war crimes related to the c...
The Latest: 3rd, 4th divisions in English soccer cut short
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
VIRUS DIARY: The singing stopped, and the emptiness arrived
WORTHINGTON, Ohio — My mother taught me that the best place in the world is on the inside of a chord. If you've ever been there, you'll know what she ...
“Willkommen auf Mallorca!” Germans to test out virus tourism
MADRID — Spain’s sunny, beautiful Balearic Islands will allow thousands of German tourists to fly in for a two-week trial that tests out how to balanc...