Trump casts doubt on mail voting. His campaign promotes it.
While President Donald Trump claims mail-in voting is ripe for fraud and “cheaters,” his reelection campaign and state allies are scrambling to launch...
Bulging deficits may threaten prized Pentagon arms projects
WASHINGTON — The government's $3 trillion effort to rescue the economy from the coronavirus crisis is stirring worry at the Pentagon. Bulging federal ...
Telethon raises $115M for New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19
NEW YORK — Tina Fey shed tears after announcing that more than $115 million was raised toward supporting New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19 during a vir...
Longtime pass-rushing tutor Teerlinck dies at age 69
INDIANAPOLIS — John Teerlinck loved teaching the art of pass rushing. His top students considered him the best instructor in league history.
Democrats set to take next steps toward virtual convention
Democrats are making new moves toward a virtual presidential nominating convention this August, with party officials preparing to grant convention org...
UN says 7 or 8 `top’ candidates for a COVID-19 vaccine exist
UNITED NATIONS — The World Health Organization chief said Monday there are around seven or eight “top” candidates for a vaccine to combat the novel co...
Atlanta-area DA, 3rd outside prosecutor, to take Arbery case
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Georgia's attorney general appointed a black district attorney from the Atlanta area Monday to take over the case of a white father an...
Column: NASCAR set for ‘huge microscope’ as racing returns
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR's season started with the Secret Service doing a security check on the firesuit-clad pole-sitter for the Daytona 500 and thou...
The Latest: Drone league to stage series to raise PPE money
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Agent seeks Zion Williamson’s answers on improper benefits
The marketing agent who has sued NBA rookie Zion Williamson wants the former Duke star to answer questions about whether he received improper benefits...
Tech stocks keep rallying, help keep Wall Street steady
Wall Street was split on Monday, as continued gains for technology and health care stocks helped cover up for more prevalent losses elsewhere.
Supreme Court appears divided in Catholic schools case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday seemed divided over how broadly religious institutions including schools, hospitals and social service center...
US plans reimagine fighting wildfires amid crews’ virus risk
BOISE, Idaho — In new plans that offer a national reimagining of how to fight wildfires amid the risk of the coronavirus spreading through crews, it's...
Trump tells Iraq’s new PM: US willing to give economic help
BAGHDAD — President Donald Trump said in a phone call to Iraq's new prime minister that the U.S. was willing to provide Iraq with economic assistance,...
Group says Iraqi women fighting to return home face hurdles
BAGHDAD — Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi women who fled war and conflict are facing systemic inequalities in their fight to return to their homes, a r...
Funeral delayed: tiaras, white outfits, turquoise face masks
WASHINGTON — When the time finally came, they laid Joanne Paylor to rest the finest way they could during a pandemic. A church service was out. The vi...
Twitter to label disputed COVID-19 tweets
Chicago — Twitter announced Monday it will warn users when a tweet contains disputed or misleading information about the coronavirus.
EPL mulls early end even as gov’t clears path to resuming
MANCHESTER, England — Potentially ending the English Premier League was discussed by clubs on Monday even as the government cleared a path to resuming...
Haunting drama ‘A Confession’ puts police in ethical turmoil
NEW YORK — Most actresses like to meet the real person who inspired the role they're about to tackle. Not Imelda Staunton. Not for her latest job.
Retirees, isolated by virus, become DJs for new radio hour
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tucked away inside his room at a senior care facility, Bob Coleman knew he couldn't go out into the world with the coronavirus ragi...
Review: Netflix’s ‘Have a Good Trip’ is only a mild high
We can't take trips these days for obvious reasons. But Netflix is offering a trip into the mind with a gentle new documentary about the world of hall...
Veterans groups, govt brace for surge in mental health needs
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — When Kristofer Goldsmith was discharged from the Army in 2007 he was in crisis.
Pandemic upends life on isolated, idyllic Galapagos Islands
SAN CRISTOBAL, Ecuador — Before the coronavirus, sudden life-threatening ailments among tourists, fishermen and others on the Galapagos Islands were c...
Cape Town and its province are South Africa’s virus hotspot
JOHANNESBURG — Cape Town and the surrounding Western Cape province have become South Africa's coronavirus hotspot, accounting for more than half of th...
Cyprus extends commercial flight ban, hopes to spur tourism
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus on Monday extended a ban on commercial flights into and out of the country until May 28 as the government considers ways to r...
‘Masked Singer,’ Kim Cattrall soap on Fox’s fall schedule
LOS ANGELES — “The Masked Singer,” an artificial-intelligence thriller and a prime-time soap opera starring Kim Cattrall will be part of Fox's fall li...
‘Coronavirus hairstyle’ spikes in popularity in East Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya — The coronavirus has revived a hairstyle in East Africa, one with braided spikes that echo the virus' distinctive shape.
Lebanon faces grave threat to stability as poverty mounts
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Living in a slum built precariously on the banks of a sewage-tainted river in Lebanon, Faiqqa Homsi feels her family being pushed c...
African nations seek their own solutions in virus crisis
DAKAR, Senegal — A loud hiss and grunt come from a green bag pressing air through a tube, as Senegalese researchers work to develop a prototype ventil...