LeBron: “Definitely not giving up on the season”
LeBron James reiterated Monday that he is hopeful the NBA season can resume, with the caveat that the health and well-being of players won’t be jeopar...
Marc Maron mourns partner Lynn Shelton in emotional podcast
LOS ANGELES — Marc Maron’s voice quivered from the first words he uttered. Just days after the sudden death of his partner Lynn Shelton, Maron spoke c...
Column: NASCAR managed small miracle in problem-free return
DARLINGTON, S.C. — The odds were against NASCAR flawlessly executing its reopening plan, which was a potential standard-setting moment for other profe...
Group of GOP state AGs calls on judge to dismiss Flynn case
WASHINGTON — A group of 15 Republican state attorneys general filed an amicus brief Monday supporting the Justice Department’s motion to drop its case...
Bull riding may be 1st US professional sport to welcome fans
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — One of the first professional athletic sports to allow spectators to attend as states gradually lift restrictions imposed due to t...
Powell says Fed will name borrowers, will use all its tools
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is pledging to reveal the names and other details of the entities that borrow from the emergency prog...
Trump hears restaurant owners’ worries, sees good days ahead
WASHINGTON — Restaurant owners gave President Donald Trump a sobering accounting Monday of the widespread damage the coronavirus pandemic has dealt th...
Ken Osmond, Eddie Haskell on ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ dies
LOS ANGELES — Ken Osmond, who played the two-faced teenage scoundrel Eddie Haskell on TV's “Leave It to Beaver,” died Monday, his family said.
Outside judge named to preside over cases in Arbery slaying
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A judge from outside the coastal Georgia community where Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot has been appointed to preside over trial proce...
PG&E’s bankruptcy plan wins support from wildfire victims
BERKELEY, Calif. — Pacific Gas & Electric's plan for getting out of bankruptcy has won overwhelming support from the victims of deadly Northern Ca...
Film shows nightmare of an emergency room in Italy
NEW YORK — Filmmaker Sasha Joelle Achilli has made documentaries on the Ebola virus and now the coronavirus. Ask which virus scares her more, and the ...
Chiefs’ Hill completes year-long reclamation of himself
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The steady stream of nurses filing out of St. Luke's Hospital for close to an hour was finally slowing down, which was altogether f...
Uber cuts 3,000 jobs as pandemic slashes demand for rides
NEW YORK — Uber has cut 3,000 jobs from its workforce, its second major wave of layoffs in two weeks as the coronavirus slashed demand for rides.
Review: Dinan’s debut novel sounds climate change alarm
“Things You Would Know if You Grew Up Around Here,” by Nancy Wayson Dinan (Bloomsbury)
Germany, France propose virus recovery fund for EU economy
BERLIN — The leaders of Germany and France agreed Monday on a one-off 500 billion-euro ($543 billion) fund to help the European Union recover from the...
TV cliffhanger: New season in jeopardy amid virus shutdown
LOS ANGELES — The first new TV season of the coronavirus era is facing an understandably shaky start that comes with a tacit disclaimer: No one is sur...
High court allows bigger award in 1998 embassy bombings case
The Supreme Court is allowing a bigger award of money to victims of the 1998 bombings by al-Qaida of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es ...
WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probe
GENEVA — The World Health Organization bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the int...
Barr says he doesn’t envision investigations of Biden, Obama
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he did not expect investigations into the origins of the FBI's Russia investigation to lea...
Sweeping federal lawsuit seeks election changes in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Advocates for people with disabilities and minority voters in Wisconsin filed a sweeping federal lawsuit Monday asking a judge to orde...
New this week: Gaga, 1975 music, a last ‘Trip,’ ‘Stargirl’
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this w...
Lives Lost: An unassuming maestro of Sunday soundtracks
At funerals, he made the organ moan, and at weddings, it thundered in joy. On Christmas, bells twinkled; on Easter, trumpets blasted. He delivered vic...
New protest in Albania over National Theater demolition
TIRANA, Albania — Albanian artists and opposition party supporters gathered for a second day Monday to protest the demolition of the crumbling Nationa...
European airlines hope to resume flights but outlook is dim
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — European airlines are planning for a return to the skies this summer after being grounded almost completely for weeks over the c...
VIRUS DIARY: Starting a life, as life withdraws around her
ATLANTA — In December, I sat in a Manhattan building booming with shouts of praise and listened intently as a speaker from my church spoke about the e...
`This Is Us’ stars Moore, Hartley co-host Red Nose special
LOS ANGELES — “This Is Us” stars Mandy Moore and Justin Hartley will co-host NBC's Red Nose Day special to raise money and awareness for children in n...
‘Matewan Massacre’ a century ago embodied miners’ struggles
MATEWAN, W.Va. — The bullet holes in the brick wall of a former post office serve as a reminder of how Appalachian coal miners fought to improve the l...
French actor Michel Piccoli, arthouse star, is dead at 94
PARIS — French actor Michel Piccoli, a prolific screen star who appeared in landmark films by directors such as Luis Bunuel and Jean-Luc Godard, has d...
70 cases of COVID-19 at French schools days after re-opening
PARIS — Just one week after a third of French schoolchildren went back to school in an easing ofthe coronavirus lockdown, there's been a worrying flar...
2020 Watch: Battleground map taking shape for Biden, Trump
ATLANTA — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: