School shutdowns raise stakes of digital divide for students
WINNSBORO, S.C. — Students struggling to get online in a rural South Carolina county received a boost last week with the arrival of six buses equipped...
Prisoners riot in Iran; Netanyahu goes into self-quarantine
TEHRAN, Iran — Prisoners in southern Iran broke cameras and caused other damage during a riot, state media reported Monday, the latest in a series of ...
North Korea says US clearly doesn’t want nuclear talks
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Monday that “reckless remarks” by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made it clear that Washington has no inten...
Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year's games.
Sports make political point for Belarus amid virus outbreak
MINSK, Belarus — With most sports around the world shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic, longtime Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko ...
Mercedes F1 team helps to develop breathing aid in pandemic
LONDON — Formula One team Mercedes has helped to develop a breathing aid that could keep coronavirus patients out of intensive care and ease some pres...
Bangladesh garment makers say $3B in orders lost to virus
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh garment manufacturers says fashion retailers have cancelled or put on hold more than $3 billion in orders due to the co...
Fearing Gaza virus spread, Hamas preps for mass quarantines
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — When Nima Amraa returned to the Gaza Strip from neighboring Egypt earlier this month, she was surprised to learn she was being...
Bellator cools rage in the cage in wake of coronavirus
Bellator President Scott Coker spent time during the coronavirus pandemic like so many others, binging on Netflix and catching up on "Tiger King."
Popular Japanese comedian dies from the coronavirus
TOKYO — Popular Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who drew inspiration from the American comedic icon Jerry Lewis, has died from the coronavirus, becomin...
Coronavirus response highlights deepening partisan divide
NEW YORK — In Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti has instituted a shutdown on a city of nearly 4 million people and threatened uncooperative business ow...
Eilish, Carey, more sing from home to raise funds for virus
NEW YORK — Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and Dave Grohl opened their doors — literally — as the musicians performed from their homes for an...
Wall Street executive dies from coronavirus complications
NEW YORK — The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments this weekend r...
Fit, healthy 33-year-old recounts falling ill to coronavirus
ROME — Andrea Napoli didn’t fit the usual profile of a coronavirus patient.
Storms, tornadoes damage homes, businesses in Midwest, South
Strong storms that brought tornadoes, high winds, hail and rain to parts of the Midwest and South caused extensive damage in some areas but no deaths,...
Brooks, Trisha Yearwood to perform requests on live special
LOS ANGELES — Garth Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood will be taking viewer requests during a live prime-time show this week filmed at their home.
Largest US dam removal stirs debate over coveted West water
KLAMATH, Calif. — The second-largest river in California has sustained Native American tribes with plentiful salmon for millennia, provided upstream f...
Legislatures meet remotely, limit public as virus spreads
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Members of the Arkansas House met in a college basketball arena, spaced out among 5,600 seats, as they voted on ways to cover a ...
States scramble to arrange child care for essential workers
ALBANY, N.Y. — A nurse and a single mother, Becca Rosselli had a choice to make when her daughter's school and care programs closed for the coronaviru...
The Latest: Spanish league raises $740,000 for virus relief
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Uganda’s Bobi Wine sings against virus, criticizes leaders
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan pop star and opposition leader Bobi Wine, who released a song urging Africa's people to wash their hands to stop the spread ...
US-led forces pull out of 3rd Iraqi base this month
BAGHDAD — The U.S.-led coalition withdrew on Sunday from a military base in northern Iraq that nearly launched Washington into an open war with neighb...
Counties without coronavirus are mostly rural, poor
SANTA FE, N.M. — As the coronavirus rages across the United States, mainly in large urban areas, more than a third of U.S. counties have yet to report...
The Latest: Michigan executive order restores water service
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
IndyCar goes iRacing as latest series to offer fans content
The walk to the starting grid for Tony Kanaan began in his Indianapolis kitchen, through the foyer, past the trophy case, up the stairs, down the hall...
Coronavirus roils every segment of US child welfare system
NEW YORK — Child welfare agencies across the U.S., often beleaguered in the best of times, are scrambling to confront new challenges that the coronavi...
AP Interview: Roger Penske talks postponing Indianapolis 500
Roger Penske, at 83 and considered high risk for the coronavirus as a 2017 kidney transplant recipient, still makes the daily three-minute commute to ...
Rosneft hands Venezuelan oil business to Russian state firm
MOSCOW — Russia’s Rosneft oil company said Saturday that it's halting operations in Venezuela and selling its assets there to a company fully owned by...
NCAA’s greatest hits: Austin Carr’s record 61 points in 1970
Austin Carr played for Notre Dame in an era when prolific scorers dominated college basketball.
AP Was There: Villanova shoots lights out to upend Hoyas
A panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 men's basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. They are be...