Mermaids returning to Montana tiki bar as it reopens
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — For patrons at a Montana tiki bar whose back wall is a window into a motel swimming pool, it's typical to see mermaids in the wat...
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Chatty Thomas breaks with precedent
WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court justice gets it in his mind to ask a question, and pretty soon, he's got questions for everyone. And so the next question...
New campus sexual assault rules bolster rights of accused
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday issued a new policy that will reshape the way schools and universities respond to complaints of sexual mi...
Polish ruling coalition postpones Sunday presidential vote
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's ruling party leader and a partner in the governing coalition announced an agreement late Wednesday to postpone Sunday's pres...
Georgia family demands arrests 2 months after son shot dead
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The parents of a black man slain in a pursuit by two white men armed with guns called for immediate arrests Wednesday as they faced th...
Uber lays off 3,700 as virus upends sharing economy
NEW YORK — In a world where the coronavirus pandemic has turned social distancing into a new way of life, companies whose business models bank on peop...
Bundesliga’s clearance to restart offers hope across Europe
Germany's decision that soccer can return this month provided encouragement for players and teams across Europe on Wednesday that the shutdown caused ...
By video and social distance, Atlanta’s archbishop installed
ATLANTA — Atlanta’s new archbishop was installed Wednesday in a Mass that tweaked Catholic traditions with social distancing among priests and video m...
Emerging virus aid bill aims to help cities, Postal Service
WASHINGTON — Although timing for the House's return isn't set, the outlines are emerging for a Democratic-driven bill to aid states and local governme...
Judicial nominee pledges open mind on health law he blasted
WASHINGTON — A federal judge nominated to the nation’s second-most powerful court said Wednesday that he was writing as an academic and commentator wh...
Alice Wu finds her voice again with ‘The Half of It’
LOS ANGELES — “The Half of It” director Alice Wu is not like other filmmakers. It’s not because she happens to be Asian American, female and gay, alth...
Tribeca programs drive-in series for films, sports and music
LOS ANGELES — Tribeca is taking audiences back to the drive-in this summer.
No spike, but no certainty on fallout of Wisconsin election
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s presidential primary election held last month in the face of the coronavirus pandemic drew concern from doctors, voters, p...
Patchwork decisions throw wrinkle in college football plans
There are 130 major college football teams, spread across 41 states and competing in 10 conferences, save for a handful of independents.
German soccer’s Bundesliga given OK to resume in May
BERLIN — The Bundesliga can resume playing this month, ending a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Houston confronts one-two punch of COVID-19 and oil bust
HOUSTON — When you’re known as the energy capital of the world, oil busts are nothing new. But Houston now finds itself in uncharted territory — grapp...
CBS renews 23 shows, ‘Young Sheldon,’ ‘All Rise’ among them
LOS ANGELES — TV viewers craving familiarity will find it on CBS, which is renewing nearly two-dozen series including newcomers “The Unicorn" and “All...
Dreadlocks-wearing inmate who sued is released from solitary
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania inmate whose dreadlocks violated a jail's haircut policy has been released from solitary confinement after more than ...
Copeland leads dancers in virtual ballet for charity
NEW YORK — A ballerina in Australia floats across the dining room floor in a hijab. Another leaps in the air on a rooftop in the Philippines, while st...
Thai elephants, out of work due to coronavirus, trudge home
BANGKOK — The millions of unemployed in Thailand due to the coronavirus include elephants which depend on the tourist industry to feed their voracious...
The ‘sweet science’ of boxing looking into spit science
The “sweet science” may adopt a bit of spit science under a plan to protect itself from the coronavirus when boxing resumes in Britain, possibly in Ju...
Italy nursing home ravaged by virus discloses 300 dead
ROME — Italy’s biggest nursing home defended the measures it took to protect residents and staff from the coronavirus Wednesday amid a criminal invest...
Spanish soccer players return to training camps, get tested
MADRID — Soccer players in Spain returned to their team’s training camps Wednesday for the first time since the country entered a lockdown nearly two ...
Astronomers find closest black hole to Earth, hints of more
Meet your new but shy galactic neighbor: A black hole left over from the death of a fleeting young star.
Dallas salon owner jailed for defying virus shutdown order
DALLAS — A hair salon owner in Texas was ordered to spend a week in jail after she continued to operate her business despite restrictions put in place...
Lives Lost: Generous Egyptian grandma was family ‘jewel’
BAHTIM, Egypt — Gold and silver streamers fluttered in the breeze, hung from house to house down the alley, a festive sign of the holy month of Ramada...
Philippine TV network’s shutdown amid pandemic sparks uproar
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine church and business leaders expressed alarm Wednesday over a government agency’s shutdown of the country’s largest TV...
Trump’s top spy pick vows he won’t politicize intelligence
WASHINGTON — Rep. John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump's pick to be the nation's top intelligence official, was nothing if not consistent as he told...
Asia Today: India’s cases spike with Chennai market cluster
NEW DELHI — Health officials are rushing to contain the spread of the coronavirus in India's southern city of Chennai, where a large cluster has been ...