Out of pandemic crisis, what could a new New Deal look like?
WASHINGTON — The New Deal was really a series of new deals, spread out over more than six years during the Great Depression — a menu of nationally sca...
Belarus holds day of civic labor despite rising virus cases
MINSK, Belarus — Hundreds of thousands of state employees in Belarus, including doctors and nurses, took part in a government-decreed national day of ...
Nashville musicians find themselves without jobs or benefits
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Colin Poulton moved to Nashville in 2008 to study commercial guitar. He dropped out of college but stuck with the city and the guit...
Hong Kong bookstore under attack in China reopens in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The part-owner of a Hong Kong bookstore specializing in texts critical of China’s leaders reopened his shop in Taiwan on Saturday aft...
Burkina Faso struggles against COVID-19 and extremist threat
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The last time Amado Compaore saw his wife, she asked him for a phone charger so she could text friends and let them know s...
Polish government gets pushback on postal presidential vote
WARSAW — The Polish government’s determination to move forward with a scheduled presidential election next month by making it an all-postal vote has s...
Russian cargo ship docks with space station
MOSCOW — An unmanned Russian cargo capsule docked with the International Space Station, bringing more than 2 tons of supplies to the three-person crew...
Miami, Nebraska still waiting for 1st player taken in draft
Miami and Nebraska dominated college football from the 1980s through the early 2000s.
Indian Muslims face stigma, blame for surge in infections
NEW DELHI — India's government is blaming an Islamic missionary meeting for a surge in coronavirus cases, triggering a wave of violence, business boyc...
For Peace Corps evacuees, there wasn’t even time for goodbye
DUMFRIES, Va. — After two weeks alone in a hotel room in the Virginia suburbs, 40 minutes outside Washington, Kelsea Mensh was ready to go home.
The Latest: SEC has 40 players selected through 3 rounds
The Latest on the second and third rounds of the NFL draft.
Brazil becoming coronavirus hot spot as testing falters
RIO DE JANEIRO — Cases of the new coronavirus are overwhelming hospitals, morgues and cemeteries across Brazil as Latin America’s largest nation veers...
Asia Today: Sri Lanka reimposes curfew; 12 cases in China
BANGKOK — Sri Lanka has reimposed a countrywide 24-hour curfew after a surge in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, most of them navy sailors w...
Harold Reid, Statler Brothers bass singer, dies at 80
STAUNTON, Va. — Harold Reid, who sang bass for the Grammy-winning country group the Statler Brothers, has died after a long battle with kidney failure...
Eagles pull off a stunner, draft Jalen Hurts in second round
After giving Carson Wentz a playmaker, the Philadelphia Eagles drafted his backup.
Taxpayers to fund restaurants to feed seniors in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Taxpayers will pay restaurants to make meals for millions of California's seniors during the coronavirus pandemic, an initiative ...
Column: Bowling becomes butt of joke as Georgia reopens
CONYERS, Ga. — The sign outside the bowling alley in this bedroom community east of Atlanta contained a brief but compelling message Friday.
‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Doctor Strange,’ ‘Thor’ shift release dates
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood studios are shuffling more release dates as a result of the coronavirus, including sequels to “Doctor Strange," “Spider-Man: F...
Senior official cited by Trump is subject of investigation
WASHINGTON — The senior Department of Homeland Security official who was thrust into the spotlight by President Donald Trump to describe the effects o...
Some businesses defy Texas rules on virus-related closings
DALLAS — A handful of Texas businesses reopened Friday in defiance of state guidance in the fight against the coronavirus, which allows retailers to o...
Gift of the Mask: Cuomo lauds retired farmer’s gesture
ALBANY, N.Y. — Help has poured into New York from many places as the coronavirus has killed thousands, but the most humble of gifts — a single N-95 ma...
Linsanity finally gets another run on MSG Network next week
NEW YORK — Linsanity is finally getting another run on MSG Network.
Wall Street ends manic week with a gain, led by tech stocks
NEW YORK — In a manic week full of previously unthinkable market moves, Wall Street ended Friday with one reminiscent of what things were like before ...
First night of NFL draft draws record 15.6 million viewers
The first night of the NFL draft averaged a record 15.6 million viewers on television, easily shattering the record set six years ago.
Goff creates cap room for Rams to sign Floyd, Robinson
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams announced the signings of linebacker Leonard Floyd and defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson on Friday after quarterbac...
Judge clears Baltimore’s planned aerial surveillance test
A federal judge on Friday cleared a planned pilot program by the Baltimore Police Department to consistently surveil the city for six months using cam...
As hundreds protest Wisconsin restrictions, some in GOP skip
MADISON, Wis. — The latest demonstration by right-wing groups against measures to contain the coronavirus came to Wisconsin on Friday, with hundreds o...