EasyJet, American Airlines to slash workforce amid pandemic
LONDON — European budget carrier easyJet and American Airlines both plan to cut large parts of their workforces as the global aviation industry strugg...
Germany confronts Russian ambassador over cyberattack
BERLIN — Germany said Thursday it is seeking EU sanctions against a Russian man over his alleged role in the hacking of the German parliament at a tim...
Hungary to commemorate victims of Danube boat catastrophe
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Commemorations will be held Friday on the anniversary of the Danube River tragedy in which a sightseeing boat carrying mostly tour...
AP PHOTOS: Romanian port city marks Easter late due to virus
CONSTANTA, Romania — Stretching the church calendar, Orthodox Easter arrived over a month late in a Romanian city on the shores of the Black Sea.
Patrons under plastic: Restaurants get creative in virus era
PARIS — Dining at a table where each person is enclosed by a clear plastic shield might look and sound futuristic, but it could be one way for some re...
Asia Today: Virus cases jump again in South Korea, India
BANGKOK — South Korea on Thursday reported its biggest jump in coronavirus cases in more than 50 days, a setback that could erase some of its hard-won...
Postponed French Open topics: Rafa’s 20th? Serena’s 24th?
If the French Open were being held as scheduled right now -- instead of postponed to September because of the coronavirus pandemic -- Rafael Nadal wou...
Lives Lost: Veteran guarded Nazis during war crimes trial
Emilio DiPalma was, as he liked to say, just a kid from western Massachusetts when he found himself in a front-row seat to history as a courtroom guar...
Mail-in voting could turn Election Day into Election Week
A shift to mail voting is increasing the chances that Americans will not know the winner of November’s presidential race on election night, a scenario...
Asian shares mixed after Wall Street rally; Hong Kong lower
BANGKOK — Asian stocks were mixed after an upbeat open on Thursday, as investors pinned their hopes on an economic rebound from the coronavirus crisis...
Failed Maduro coup leader flew on pro-govt magnate’s plane
MIAMI — It was mid-January and Jordan Goudreau was itching to get going on a secret plan to raid Venezuela and arrest President Nicolás Maduro when th...
UN: Virus could push 14 million into hunger in Latin America
BOGOTA, Colombia — The U.N. World Food Program is warning that upward of at least 14 million people could go hungry in Latin America as the coronaviru...
Stranded Colombians plead for COVID-19 airlift out of Brazil
SAO PAULO — Surrounded by boxes, a pile of rice packages and mattresses, José Ávila Saavedra sat on the floor with a thousand-yard stare Wednesday. Fo...
LA allows shopping, worship sooner than expected in pandemic
LOS ANGELES — Retail shops and offices were allowed to open Wednesday and the largest Roman Catholic archdiocese in the U.S. announced a plan to resum...
Nation’s capital set to begin a gradual reopening on Friday
WASHINGTON — The nation's capital will begin a gradual reopening Friday, even as Mayor Muriel Bowser warns that it probably will result in more corona...
Military virus aid could look different if 2nd wave hits
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that as the U.S. military prepares for another potential wave of the coronavirus, it may do things a bi...
Nevada casinos start luring customers after opening date set
LAS VEGAS — Casinos from Lake Tahoe to Laughlin started announcing plans Wednesday to lure back customers beginning June 4, with one downtown Las Vega...
Navy admiral submits results of probe on virus-infected ship
WASHINGTON — The Navy's top admiral on Wednesday received the results of an internal investigation into the spread of the coronavirus aboard the USS T...
Biden accuser’s credentials, expert testimony under scrutiny
PHILADELPHIA — State prosecutors in California are investigating the credentials that Tara Reade, the former Senate staffer who has accused Joe Biden ...
Boeing cuts 12,000 jobs, resumes production of grounded jet
Boeing is cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs through layoffs and buyouts as the coronavirus pandemic seizes the travel industry. And the aircraft make...
NBC, producers say ‘America’s Got Talent’ cleared by probe
LOS ANGELES — An investigation of Gabrielle Union’s complaints of racism on the set of “America’s Got Talent” concluded that her allegations were unfo...
Review: ‘The Vast of Night’ is a cunning lo-fi sci-fi noir
“The Vast of Night,” a micro-budget noir set in 1950s New Mexico, crackles with B-movie electricity.
Trump threatens Twitter over fact checks: What’s next?
OAKLAND, Calif. — Twitter has taken the unprecedented step of adding fact-check warnings to two of President Donald Trump’s tweets that falsely called...
The Latest: US deaths from coronavirus surpass 100,000 mark
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
Quieter Mayfield knows Year 3 vital for him after rough ’19
Baker Mayfield went back to his roots during this strange offseason, a time he's used to reflect and forget a season that didn't go well for the Brown...
UFC, boxing back on in Vegas after Nevada approves return
Mixed martial arts and boxing are back in business in Nevada.
Cheyenne Frontier Days canceled for 1st time in 124 years
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cheyenne Frontier Days, billed as the world's largest outdoor rodeo, has been canceled for the first time in its 124-year history due...
Trump’s plan to celebrate space launch hits weather snag
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — President Donald Trump’s plan to celebrate the first space launch of American astronauts from U.S. soil in nearly a decade on W...
AP PHOTOS: Funerals become lonely affairs amid pandemic
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Mohammad Altaf, the generous spirit. Eudiana Smith, the trailblazer. Servius Collin, the caretaker. All were taken by COVID-19. An...
Larry Kramer used voice, pen to raise consciousness on AIDS
NEW YORK — Time never softened the urgency of Larry Kramer’s demands.