Saudi Arabia triples taxes, cuts $26B in costs amid pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia announced Monday it was tripling taxes on basic goods, raising them to 15%, and cutting spending on major p...
Ukraine’s hospitals under strain, even with few virus cases
CHERNIVTSI, Ukraine — Medical workers in homemade protective masks and suits, with plastic bags over their shoes. A hospital intended for 150 coronavi...
New Zealand ‘Stuff’ future unclear after dueling statements
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The future of one of New Zealand's largest media organizations remained unclear Monday following a series of dueling stock m...
A breakfast in ’95 played a role in Jordan’s return to Bulls
B.J. Armstrong might have played a role in the Chicago Bulls getting their 1996, 1997 and 1998 titles — even though he wasn't on those teams.
Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher on recovery hopes
BEIJING — Asian stock markets rose Monday after Wall Street advanced as investors looked past dismal U.S. jobs and other data toward hopes for a globa...
Long wait for Tokyo 2020 Olympic souvenir market to pick up
TOKYO — These are lonely times for thousands of souvenirs in dozens of Tokyo 2020 Olympic stores, which are drawing few customers with the postponed g...
Shanghai Disneyland reopens with anti-virus controls
SHANGHAI — Visitors wearing face masks streamed into Shanghai Disneyland as China’s most prominent theme park reopened Monday in a new step toward rol...
Chiefs among centerpieces of NFL slate as they chase repeat
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the makeshift interview room just outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, defensive tackle Chris Jones yelled across to Chiefs teamm...
Georgia officials examine threats to Arbery case protesters
ATLANTA — Officials in Georgia say they are investigating an online threat against people protesting the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who aut...
Shutdown of tribal casinos deals blow to Indian Country
SPOKANE, Wash. — When the Kalispel Tribe of Indians closed its casino as the coronavirus took hold in Washington state, it essentially shut down its e...
US census stirs uncertainty for those displaced by virus
ORLANDO, Fla. — It's not meant to be a trick question, but many filling out their 2020 U.S. census form struggle to answer: How many people were stayi...
Spanish league keeps plan to resume despite 5 positive tests
MADRID — The Spanish league is not changing its plan to resume competing after five players from clubs in the first and second divisions tested positi...
Italian woman returns home after 18-month African kidnapping
ROME — Wearing a surgical mask, disposable gloves and booties to guard against COVID-19, a young Italian woman returned to her homeland Sunday after 1...
Trump asking justices to bar demands for taxes, bank records
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is hoping to persuade a Supreme Court with two of his appointees to keep his tax and other financial records from ...
A big-city orchestra salvages a student’s canceled recital
Devastated after her graduate recital was canceled due to coronavirus concerns, Brooke Mead nearly gave up. Faced with recording the concert alone, at...
New Iraq PM releases protesters, promotes respected general
BAGHDAD — Iraq's judiciary ordered courts on Sunday to release anti-government protesters, carrying out one of the first decisions of the recently ina...
Profits up for Emirates Air, but revenue down amid pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Middle East's biggest carrier, Emirates, announced on Sunday profits of $288 million over the past year even as reve...
Virus delay, early ice melt challenge Arctic science mission
BERLIN — They prepared for icy cold and trained to be on the watch for polar bears, but a pandemic just wasn't part of the program.
Taliban say they don’t have missing US contractor
ISLAMABAD — Taliban leaders searched their ranks, including the much-feared Haqqani network, and on Sunday told The Associated Press they are not hold...
Virus prevents diaspora Venezuelans from sending money home
CARACAS, Venezuela — After fleeing Venezuela along with millions of others amid the country's grueling humanitarian crisis, Misael Cocho made his way ...
Visitors flock to Smoky Mountains park on reopening day
GATLINBURG, Tenn. — The reopening of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was a little too tempting of a draw Saturday as scores of nature lovers f...
Jagger, Dylan, Quincy Jones react to death of Little Richard
Reaction to the death of rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Little Richard, who died Saturday at 87.
Hamlin closes NASCAR’s iRacing Series with another victory
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Denny Hamlin closed NASCAR's iRacing Series with a victory at a simulation of throwback North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Musk threatens to exit California over virus restrictions
Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatened Saturday to pull the company’s factory and headquarters out of California in an escalating spat with local officials wh...
The Latest: Dynamo Dresden return on hold after positives
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Crash Course: Steelers rookies adapting to “virtual” path
PITTSBURGH — This isn't quite the way Anthony McFarland expected his NFL career to begin. Then again, the rookie running back knows he's not the only ...
Harlem figure skating gala pivots from ice to internet
Unable to stage its big fundraiser because of the pandemic, Figure Skating in Harlem is going from the ice to the internet.
NY’s Cuomo criticized over highest nursing home death toll
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has won bipartisan praise for rallying supplies for his ravaged hospitals and helping slow the coronavirus,...
Andre Harrell, music exec who discovered Diddy, dies at 59
NEW YORK — Andre Harrell, the Uptown Records founder who shaped the sound of hip-hop and R&B in the late ’80s and ’90s with acts such as Mary J. B...
Hamilton gets empty feeling thinking about F1 without fans
PARIS — Driving around Formula One tracks without fans cheering at Silverstone and Monza would literally feel “very empty” for world champion Lewis Ha...