Deserted icons: Oklahoma City loses NCAA softball WCWS
OKLAHOMA CITY — Last spring, Brandon Baker seized a rare chance to break out his rain playlist in front of nearly 10,000 people.
Wineries offer virtual tastings amid coronavirus shutdown
SONOMA, Calif. — In stark contrast to the normal hustle and bustle of tourists and enophiles, the grounds sit empty at California’s oldest commercial ...
Tiger’s last Masters as much about family as a green jacket
Tiger Woods walked off the 18th green as a Masters champion for the fifth time, a major champion for the 15th time, and the sensation was unlike anyth...
As the going gets tough, America returns to experts for help
An invisible enemy is killing thousands and forcing people worldwide to cower behind closed doors. Unfounded conspiracy theories and miracle “cures” a...
Assange’s partner reveals they had 2 children and urges bail
LONDON — Julian Assange's partner revealed Sunday that she had two children with him while he lived inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and she is...
Netanyahu gains strength as coalition deadline nears
JERUSALEM — Israel’s president on Sunday rejected a request to extend coalition talks between the country’s two most powerful political parties — appe...
Motor racing great Stirling Moss dies aged 90
LONDON — Stirling Moss, a daring, speed-loving Englishman regarded as the greatest Formula One driver never to win the world championship, has died. H...
World’s militaries face a new enemy in virus outbreak
TEL AVIV, Israel — The coronavirus pandemic has forced militaries and militias to adapt to an invisible enemy, even as traditional conflicts grind on....
AP PHOTOS: Down syndrome synchro team aims for Paralympics
ROME — Under a bright Roman sun, Arianna Sacripante holds her arms out wide, tilts her head back and points her eyes toward the clear blue sky.
Israel tightens quarantine in Jerusalem to halt virus spread
JERUSALEM — The Israeli government approved a tight quarantine of several areas of Jerusalem on Sunday, including the historic Old City, in a bid to s...
‘SNL’ returns for work-at-home version with host Tom Hanks
NEW YORK — “Saturday Night Live” tried its first “quarantine version" of the comedy show, with coronavirus pioneer Tom Hanks, Coldplay singer Chris Ma...
Lives Lost: Milwaukee police leader ensured racial equality
MADISON, Wis. — Lenard “Lenny” Wells didn’t just put on a badge and grind through his police work. He mentored generations of officers and community a...
AP Was There: Jack Nicklaus charges to 6th green jacket
Jack Nicklaus was down, playing poorly, and his pride was hurt.
Church displaced by virus moves Easter service to beat storm
CLOVER, S.C. — When Pastor Matt McGarity looked out at his Clover, South Carolina, congregation, he saw a view unlike anything he’d seen before. The f...
Infected Antarctic cruise passengers return to Australia
SYDNEY — More than 100 Australian and New Zealand passengers of the Antarctic cruise ship the Greg Mortimer, most of whom infected by the coronavirus,...
Disney World furloughing 43,000 more workers due to virus
ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney World plans to stop paying wages to 43,000 workers in about a week while allowing them to keep their benefits for up to a ...
Simon Pagenaud wins IndyCar’s 1st virtual race on an oval
IndyCar's virtual return to Michigan International Speedway mimicked the U.S. 500 at the start, when the current open-wheel racing stars mismanaged th...
Mississippi State hires Nikki McCray-Penson as women’s coach
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State hired former Old Dominion women’s basketball coach Nikki McCray-Penson to replace Vic Schaefer as the Bulldogs’ ...
Are schools open? Governor, NYC mayor give different answers
NEW YORK — Governor and mayor locked horns again Saturday, this time over whether school buildings in the nation's largest district would close for th...
Melania Trump is having a moment during coronavirus pandemic
WASHINGTON — Melania Trump is having a moment in the midst of a pandemic.
The Latest: Rogers Cup women’s tennis tournament canceled
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
40 years later, vote to skip Moscow Games still ‘horrible’
DENVER — By the time the news filtered to him, Edwin Moses had already left a promising engineering job to focus on a full-time career on the track.
Chicago mayor takes hard line fighting coronavirus outbreak
CHICAGO — As large American cities try various strategies to keep people home to limit the coronavirus's spread, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has bala...
GOP leaders hit brakes on virus aid as governors seek help
WASHINGTON — As governors plead for aid, Republican leaders in Congress said Saturday they prefer replenishing a $350 billion small business program r...
‘Undrafted but undaunted’: Oilers’ Colby Cave dies at 25
TORONTO — Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave died Saturday after a brain bleed this week. He was 25.
75th anniversary of Buchenwald liberation affected by virus
WEIMAR, Germany — The 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis’ Buchenwald concentration camp passed more quietly than originally planned on Sa...
Deserted icons: No College World Series hits Omaha hard
OMAHA, Neb. — Rich Tokheim's sports apparel shop is right across the street from TD Ameritrade Park. More than half his annual revenue comes in the 11...
Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and wife to get divorced
ST. LOUIS — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and his wife, Sheena Greitens, are divorcing, the couple announced on social media Saturday, nearly two...
Memorable shots in the Masters from every club in the bag
Every hole has a tale about the Masters. The playlist of shots is longer than any of the other majors because everyone knows Augusta National so well,...
Virus sends Holocaust survivors behind doors, back in time
OAK PARK, Ill. — For Olga Weiss, the order to stay at home is about much more than simply locking her door to the coronavirus. It has awakened fears f...