Nations’s capital trying to keep crowds from cherry blossoms
WASHINGTON — As signature cherry blossom trees go through peak bloom in the nation's capital, officials in the District of Columbia are resorting to m...
Belgian with 20% lung capacity starts home mask sewing army
ANTWERP, Belgium — With only 20% of normal lung capacity, Sien Lagae was extremely wary of viruses before anyone in Belgium heard of the coronavirus —...
DHS: Pandemic measures cut illegal border crossings by half
WASHINGTON — A Trump administration official said Sunday that illegal border crossings have dropped by half as the strictest U.S.-Mexico border polici...
COVID-19 lung patterns show few clues for treating pneumonia
WASHINGTON — Scans of the lungs of the sickest COVID-19 patients show distinctive patterns of infection, but so far those clues offer little help in p...
Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests positive for virus
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after being informed that a doctor who administered a vaccine to her has tested posi...
Plácido Domingo has coronavirus amid Spain outbreak
MADRID — Plácido Domingo announced Sunday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Final Four stardom not always followed by long NBA career
Jeff Sheppard works as a financial planner now, more than two decades removed from the time he helped Kentucky win the NCAA Tournament.
AP Was There: Duke hangs on for ’10 championship over Butler
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. The AP game...
Whiplash: All at once, a steady US economy screeches to halt
WASHINGTON — Three weeks ago, EmpireCLS was heading toward a second straight year of record business. A car service company in New Jersey, Empire coul...
Asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico rarely find lawyers
SAN DIEGO — One by one, asylum-seekers from El Salvador and Honduras who are waiting in Mexico for court hearings in the United States appeared before...
Self-isolated NFL players engage in group chats, workouts
Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Dennis Kelly has been hunkered down with his family in the Indianapolis area since the birth of his third daughter a...
Virus mutes happy hours in senior haven, but golf goes on
THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Up until a few days ago, residents of The Villages retirement community went about their busy lives filled with spirited happy ho...
Coronavirus rekindles oil spill memories along Gulf Coast
The spring of the coronavirus feels a lot like the summer of oil to residents along the Gulf Coast.
Pandemic bonds prove good for investors, less so for nations
LONDON — To offset the crushing costs of trying to stem a global epidemic, the World Bank and partners announced the creation of “pandemic bonds” seve...
Georgia’s breakaway republic of Abkhazia votes for president
MOSCOW — The breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia is holding a presidential election Sunday to replace the leader who stepped down in January under...
Indian migrant workers crowd trains, defying virus curfew
NEW DELHI — Indian migrant workers attempting to reach their home villages crowded a railway station in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday,...
The Latest: Japan urges against nonessential travel to US
TOKYO — The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 307,200 people and killed more than 13,000. The COVID-19 illness causes m...
NY airports, hospitals feel pressure as virus alarms grow
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state is scouring the globe for medical supplies and scouting temporary hospital locations as the coron...
Wells Bayou wins eerie Louisiana Derby at empty track
NEW ORLEANS — Wells Bayou took an early lead and held off NY Traffic to win the $1 million Louisiana Derby by a head Saturday in one of the few U.S. s...
Duke sophomore point guard Tre Jones declares for NBA draft
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke sophomore Tre Jones says he will enter the NBA draft.
Olympic pushback: US track joins swimming, urges Tokyo delay
DENVER — U.S. Olympic leaders are facing a growing rebellion inside their ranks about holding the Tokyo Games.
Jordan goes on virus lockdown as Iran’s death toll mounts
AMMAN, Jordan — Air raid sirens echoed across Jordan's capital Saturday to mark the start of a three-day curfew, the latest mass lockdown in the Middl...
Henley, Tucker, Cyrus and others mourn the death of Rogers
Some reactions from the world of music and beyond to the passing of Kenny Rogers, who died Friday night at age 81.
Africa lockdowns begin as coronavirus cases above 1,000
ABUJA, Nigeria — Lockdowns have begun in Africa as coronavirus cases rise above 1,000, while Nigeria on Saturday announced it is closing airports to a...
At sea during pandemic, fishermen return to stormy times
The coronavirus literally traveled over them from Asia to California while they were on the high seas catching tuna.
Men’s world hockey championships in Switzerland canceled
Health concerns and travel bans closing international borders stemming from the new coronavirus pandemic left the International Ice Hockey Federation ...
Pop superstar Rihanna donates $5 million to relief efforts
From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here’s a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reac...
NBA’s Adam Silver seeking answers, which are in short supply
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver finds himself almost constantly looking at financial numbers and projections. And like the rest of a world that is dealin...
Biggest tourney upsets? NC State’s ’83 title run hard to top
There are still moments, even after nearly four decades, when Ernie Myers has trouble believing it all really happened for his North Carolina State te...
AP Was There: Thompson, Wolfpack end UCLA’s long run in ’74
EDITOR'S NOTE — 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 Tournam...