‘Never Rarely’ captures the obstacles of abortion
NEW YORK — Even progressively minded movies about abortion have usually focused on the morality of the decision. Eliza Hittman wanted to make a film w...
Gun background checks smash records amid coronavirus fears
Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers in the past month, fueled by a run on guns from Americans panicked about thei...
Georgia Sen. Loeffler gets renewed scrutiny over stock moves
WASHINGTON — The husband of Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler recently acquired as much as $415,000 in stock in DuPont de Nemours, a chemical company that m...
Democrats proposing commission to study US pandemic response
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are drafting legislation that would create a bipartisan commission to study the U.S. government’s response to the coronav...
Apply here: How to spend $2.2 Trillion _ and rescue economy
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump aims to shovel $2.2 trillion into the U.S. economy over the next few weeks to try to cushion its free fall. But th...
Khabib says he won’t break quarantine, UFC 249 fight is off
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says he won't leave quarantine in Russia to fight, dealing another blow to UFC President Dana White's det...
In another century, another pandemic ended Stanley Cup final
SEATTLE — The Seattle Metropolitans were 20 minutes from a second Stanley Cup title in the spring of 1919, 20 minutes from adding their names to the t...
Nearly 3,000 sailors to leave carrier amid virus outbreak
WASHINGTON — Nearly 3,000 sailors aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier where the coronavirus has spread will be taken off the ship by Friday, Navy officials...
Bucks try to make sure they’re ready whenever season resumes
MILWAUKEE — The NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks remain confident the coronavirus pandemic won’t put a permanent halt to the season and that they’ll get to...
Call for virus volunteers yields army of health care workers
NEW YORK — The work is exhausting and dangerous, the situation bleak. But an army of health care workers heeded New York’s call for help reinforcing h...
New York state’s virus deaths jump to more than 1,900
NEW YORK — The number of coronavirus deaths in New York state more than doubled in 72 hours to 1,941, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that projecti...
QB quest new for Patriots, but familiar for AFC East foes
NEW YORK — Welcome to the club, Patriots.
Correction: Brazilian churches bristle at virus quarantines
RIO DE JANEIRO — In a story March 31 about Brazilian churches criticizing quarantine measures, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Presbyte...
Iowa governor got 2nd chance; she thinks felons should, too
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa's Republican governor, Kim Reynolds, will never forget the summer night 20 years ago when a state trooper stopped her minivan ...
NASA call for astronauts draws 12,000 spaceflight hopefuls
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Who wants to be an astronaut? More than 12,000 people do, resulting in NASA's second-largest group of astronaut hopefuls.
Review: James Elkington’s melancholy the stuff for shut-ins
James Elkington, "Ever-Roving Eye" (Paradise of Bachelors)
Virus outbreak creates new challenges for addiction recovery
SEATTLE — Charlie Campbell, nearly 13 years sober, is feeling tested today more than ever to stay that way.
Simone Biles on 2021 Olympics: ‘Nothing is set in stone’
There's a large whiteboard calendar on a wall inside the massive gym owned by Simone Biles' family that outlines every major gymnastics event of the y...
Taliban ready to begin cease-fires in virus-hit Afghan areas
ISLAMABAD — The Taliban said Wednesday the group was ready to declare a cease-fire in areas of Afghanistan under its control if they are hit by a coro...
Dua Lipa’s ‘Future Nostalgia’ is a party with a purpose
NEW YORK — Put on Dua Lipa’s sophomore album and you’ll experience of party — a collection of upbeat, dance-flavored, power-pop gems that could bright...
Reporting for duty: Airline crew sign up to help hospitals
STOCKHOLM — Filip Palmgren had wanted to work on planes since he was a child. Now, after just two years as a flight attendant, the 21-year old has los...
Not so funny: Edinburgh festivals canceled for first time
LONDON — Every August, the Scottish capital of Edinburgh plays host to some of the funniest and most talented — not to forget strangest — performers f...
Iran general visits Baghdad, tries to forge political unity
BAGHDAD — A top Iranian general arrived in Baghdad this week to try and unify Iraq's fractured political leaders, Iraqi officials said Wednesday, as s...
Hezbollah shifts attention from Syria fight to battle virus
BEIRUT — In the streets of Beirut's southern suburbs, Hezbollah paramedics and volunteers on trucks and on foot sprayed disinfectants on shops and bui...
Brandy Clark’s breakup record allows creative freedom
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When singer-songwriter Brandy Clark went into the studio to record her next album, many of her songs reflected on the breakup of a ...
VIRUS DIARY: An unfamiliar war for those who live with war
BEIRUT — I’ve seen the streets of Beirut empty before, during wars when the shells were falling and under curfews after various bouts of fighting. But...
Captain to chief negotiator: Chiellini works out salary cuts
ROME — Best known for his aggressive defending on the soccer field, Giorgio Chiellini is proving to be an effective negotiator in the board room, too.
Coast Guard: Cruise ships must stay at sea with sick onboard
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard has directed all cruise ships to remain at sea where they may be sequestered “indefinitely" during the co...
Exposed to betting, lowly Swedish team gets death threats
An amateur soccer team in Sweden was subjected to vicious online abuse, including death threats, after one of its practice games received unusually la...