The Latest: Real Madrid says Jovic has broken foot
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Virus restrictions reimposed amid patchwork re-openings
As coronavirus-induced economic pain grew around the world, some U.S. states moved forward Friday with plans to reopen their economies, while European...
Judge refuses to dismiss charges against Loughlin, Giannulli
A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss charges against actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and other prominent ...
Crime doesn’t pay but prison does, even during a pandemic
MINNEAPOLIS — As factories and other businesses remain shuttered across America, people in prisons in at least 40 states continue going to work. Somet...
Catholic schools, ex-teachers clash in Supreme Court case
WASHINGTON — First, Kristen Biel learned she had breast cancer. Then, after she told the Catholic school where she taught that she’d need time off for...
Idris Elba lends his voice to a song helping relief efforts
NEW YORK — Idris Elba, who battled the coronavirus this year, has lent his voice to a new song about black men and mental health that will benefit pan...
‘Every parent’s nightmare’: Boy’s death may have virus link
NEW YORK — The death of a 5-year-old New York boy is challenging assumptions that children are less susceptible to COVID-19 complications, Gov. Andrew...
Swiss plan to ask diners for contacts dropped over privacy
GENEVA — The Swiss government on Friday backed down from plans to require restaurants and bars to take the names and phone numbers of their patrons as...
Grit and red wine: Famous war photographer beats virus at 97
NEW YORK — Tony Vaccaro's mother died in childbirth, and at a tender age he also lost his father to tuberculosis. By age 5, he was an orphan in Italy,...
Players Coalition seeks federal probe of Georgia shooting
The Players Coalition and dozens of professional athletes sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray requesting ...
Robert Caro writes, and waits, during the COVID-19 outbreak
NEW YORK — On most days since the coronavirus spread through Manhattan, Robert Caro has held to a familiar routine. He rises early, walks to his offic...
Amid pandemic, Pompeo to visit Israel for annexation talks
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Israel next week for a brief visit amid the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, a trip that’...
Some Spanish soccer teams resume individual training
MADRID — It was a beautiful sight for soccer fans: Lionel Messi juggling a soccer ball again.
Homicide charges against Indian factory after fatal gas leak
HYDERABAD, India — Indian police on Friday filed charges of culpable homicide, including negligence in handling toxic substances, against a South Kore...
Program that collects devices for COVID-19 patients expands
NORTHFIELD, N.H. — It’s one of the many cruelties of the pandemic: Many people hospitalized with COVID-19 are cut off from loved ones who are not allo...
Some blame meatpacking workers, not plants, for virus spread
MINNEAPOLIS — As coronavirus hotspots erupted at major U.S. meatpacking plants, experts criticized extremely tight working conditions that made the fa...
Pimlico to be renovated and keep Preakness after bill passes
BALTIMORE — The Preakness will remain a fixture at timeworn Pimlico Race Course, which will receive a much-needed facelift following the passing of a ...
Masks become part of life in California, but rules vary
LOS ANGELES — For many Californians venturing outside, donning a mask has become as common as putting on a cap or sunglasses but as the state begins e...
German soccer faces uphill battle to convince public, fans
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — The German politicians have been persuaded to allow soccer to resume in the country despite the coronavirus pandemic. The public...
Vatican cardinal in row over claim that virus hurts religion
ROME — A petition signed by some conservative Catholics claiming the coronavirus is an overhyped “pretext" to deprive the faithful of Mass and impose ...
For candidates seeking attention, it’s time to volunteer
CHICAGO — Peter Ellertsen and his wife are used to getting political phone calls, usually with automated voices shilling for a candidate or asking for...
Czech-Russian relations plunge amid differences over history
PRAGUE — It began with the dismantling of a statue of a Russian World War II hero and the renaming of a Prague square. Now three of the Czech capital'...
Walker complains of harassment after breaking lockdown rules
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City defender Kyle Walker complained about being “harassed” and said Friday his family has been “torn apart” after ad...
Troubled Zimbabwe hopes for some relief in tobacco sales
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Adjust Saidi, a foreman at a farm outside Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, paced through rows of tobacco plants. Desperate to complete t...
Volunteers put faces to names of Americans in WWII cemetery
OPIJNEN, Netherlands — Staff Sgt. Maurice Gosney was just a name carved on a white cross until a young Dutch historian went in search of the fallen Am...
Virus tracing app raises privacy concerns in India
NEW DELHI — As India enters an extended coronavirus lockdown, the government is actively pursuing contact tracing to help control infections. At the h...
Brady’s move to Tampa Bay posed late challenges for networks
Tom Brady's move to Tampa Bay didn't just create ripples with fans. It caused networks to drastically rework their last-minute requests with the NFL s...
Cable ready: US javelin standout making most of home setup
The renovated home of three-time Olympic javelin thrower Kara Winger now has all the training amenities she needs, including cable.
UN chief says pandemic is unleashing a ‘tsunami of hate’
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing “a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scap...
Polar vortex could bring rare May snow, low temps to US East
BOSTON — The northeastern U.S. is about to get a cold spring farewell from winter’s bad boy, the polar vortex, which could bring rare May snowfall and...