Chicago Latinos see higher rates of COVID-19 infections
CHICAGO — When Erendira Martinez’s husband started feeling sick at the beginning of April, he brushed off his cough and told her it was nothing.
NASA’s newest test pilots are veteran astronauts, friends
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The two astronauts who will test drive SpaceX’s brand new rocketship are classmates and friends, veteran spacefliers married to...
UK to start huge vaccine test; China reports promising hints
LONDON — British researchers testing an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus are moving into advanced studies and aim to immunize more tha...
In prison, producer finds new voice for inmates, and himself
NEW YORK — David Jassy was a successful music producer who had worked with Britney Spears and others when he was sent to prison for killing a man duri...
Friday prayers resume in Gaza despite new virus fears
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza’s Hamas rulers allowed mosques to reopen for Friday prayers for the first time since March, despite a recent spike in new...
The flipside of ‘Hoosiers’ - No ‘miracle’ for Muncie Central
INDIANAPOLIS — The 1954 Indiana high school basketball tournament remains so vivid in Leon Agullana's memory it's as if he never left Muncie Central.
Big art, small package: Tiny plays offered to stage at home
NEW YORK — The task facing playwright Tito Livas was intense: Write a new play in a few days that could be read alone or aloud with friends. Don't wor...
Georgia prosecutor pledges to find justice in Arbery slaying
DECATUR, Ga. — The Atlanta-area prosecutor now handling the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery spoke for the first time about the case on Friday, pledgin...
Pompeo: China measure a ‘death knell’ for Hong Kong autonomy
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday condemned China's effort to take over national security legislation in Hong Kong, calling it “a ...
VIRUS DIARY: Facing the coronavirus, still haunted by Ebola
DAKAR, Senegal — “Are you going to die?” my 8-year-old daughter asked me the other day. “They said on the radio that adults are getting sick and dying...
IMF to give Ukraine $5 billion to cope with virus fallout
KYIV, Ukraine — The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it has reached an agreement with authorities in Ukraine to allocate $5 billion to help t...
Recording Academy records John Prine song for charity
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Recording Academy has released a new recording of John Prine's “Angel From Montgomery" with proceeds going to support the MusiC...
China boosts spending for virus-hit economy, takes up HK law
BEIJING — China’s No. 2 leader on Friday promised higher spending to revive its pandemic-stricken economy and curb surging job losses but avoided laun...
India struggles with twin challenges of cyclone and pandemic
NEW DELHI — In the middle of a pandemic, if a cyclone comes hurtling toward you, what should you do?
Muti to conduct classical music’s return to Italian stage
SOAVE, Italy — Riccardo Muti will conduct a youth orchestra in an open-air concert launching the annual Ravenna Festival next month in what organizers...
AP Interview: Liverpool chair Werner on virus delaying title
The Premier League trophy should have been in Tom Werner’s hands by now. This week should have featured a victory parade through the streets of Liverp...
AP PHOTOS: South Africa faces division again, from virus
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown has brought a unique kind of discomfort to a country where memories of physical separation are yet ...
In virus chaos, some find solace, purpose in helping others
NEW YORK — In April, as the coronavirus was ravaging New York, Susan Jones learned her older brother had been diagnosed with a blood cancer.
Hong Kong opposition slams China national security law move
HONG KONG — Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers sharply criticized China’s move to take over long-stalled efforts to enact national security legislati...
Tokyo Olympics followed up by 3 mega-events -- all in China
TOKYO — Uncertainty grips next year’s postponed Tokyo Olympics: Will there be fans or empty stadiums in 14 months? And how will thousands of athletes,...
Virus fallout dampens spirits as Muslims mark major holiday
JERUSALEM — Muslims worldwide will celebrate one of their biggest holidays under the long shadow of the coronavirus, with millions confined to their h...
Hall of Famers reach out to youth with messages of strength
It doesn’t matter how the message is conveyed as long as it is communicated.
Texas court holds first US jury trial via videoconferencing
DALLAS — The potential jurors popped onto the screen one by one. They confirmed their names and told the judge how they were connecting to the court: ...
San Francisco sanctions once-shunned homeless encampments
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco is joining other U.S. cities in authorizing homeless tent encampments in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a move of...
Asian shares fall on US friction with China, Hong Kong fears
BANGKOK — Shares slipped in Asia on Friday as tensions flared between the U.S. and China and as more job losses compounded the economic fallout from t...
Bank of Japan helps fund small businesses fighting pandemic
TOKYO — Japan's central bank said Friday it will provide some 30 trillion yen ($280 billion) to banks for financing small and medium-size businesses b...
Rights group: Egypt arrested 10 reporters since virus hit
CAIRO — The Egyptian government has arrested at least 10 journalists since the coronavirus was detected in the country, a local human rights group sai...
USOPC eliminates 51 in response to COVID-related shortfall
DENVER — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is eliminating 51 positions and furloughing 33 more as part of a dramatic cut in staffing designed ...
Key points about China’s legislative session
BEIJING — Thousands of delegates from across China are in Beijing for this year’s annual session of the country’s rubber-stamp legislature and its adv...
Rams’ Aaron Donald: Football without fans ‘wouldn’t be fun’
LOS ANGELES — Aaron Donald is not thrilled about the prospect of playing football without fans.