AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s misguided boast on virus poll ratings
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is making a misleading boast about his job performance on the coronavirus, claiming that recent polls point to hig...
The Latest: Sanders assessing big events in wake of outbreak
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
Before Italy’s virus lockdown, a dash to the last train out
I was out to dinner in the medieval city of Padua when the text messages and phone calls started pouring in: The last train out leaves at 11:31 p.m. G...
Biden in Mississippi, Sanders in Michigan before primaries
JACKSON, Miss. — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden worshiped at a predominantly African American church Sunday in Mississippi, two days befo...
South Dakota tribe set to vote on legalizing marijuana
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe will vote this week on legalizing medical and recreational marijuana on South Dakota's Pine Ridg...
Bahrain Grand Prix, world soccer among events hit by virus
SAKHIR, Bahrain — Formula One's Bahrain Grand Prix has been closed to spectators due to the global virus outbreak, but won't be postponed like the Chi...
Business as usual at North American box office amid virus
Los Angeles — North American audiences are not staying away from theaters amid virus concerns according to the weekend’s box office numbers. Disney an...
60 years later, ‘An Appeal for Human Rights’ still resonates
ATLANTA — Sixty years have passed since Roslyn Pope came home from Europe to a segregated South and channeled her frustrations into writing “An Appeal...
Nursing homes face unique challenge with coronavirus
MIAMI — From Miami to Seattle, nursing homes and other facilities for the elderly are stockpiling masks and thermometers, preparing for staff shortage...
Report from Ethiopia expected this week in Boeing Max crash
When air safety investigators release an interim report on the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max sometime before Tuesday, they are likely ...
6 killed in Alpine avalanches in Austria
BERLIN — Six people were killed in two separate avalanches in the Austrian Alps on Sunday, Austrian authorities said.
Behind the scenes, scientists prep for COVID-19 vaccine test
WASHINGTON — A team of scientists jostled for a view of the lab dish, staring impatiently for the first clue that an experimental vaccine against the ...
`We can do it,′ say young believers fueling Sanders campaign
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — They've watched their parents and friends struggle to pay medical bills. They've spent time in Spain, Australia and other countries...
Scores detained at women’s rally in Kyrgyzstan
MOSCOW — Police in the capital of Kyrgyzstan have detained about 60 people after an unauthorized rally to mark International Women's Day was broken up...
Royal farewell: Harry, Meghan on final duty before new life
LONDON — It’s definitely a farewell. But will it be fond?
Bahrain F1 to run without fans due to virus as markets fall
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain's Formula One race this month will be run without spectators over fears about the new coronavirus, the island ki...
Amid tensions, fire damages Greek island refugee center
ATHENS — A fire broke out at a refugee center on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece's firefighting service said Sunday, causing considerable damage to...
The Latest: Virus-stricken U.S. cruise ship heading for port
ROME — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak(all times local):
Cruise ship hit by virus to dock in Oakland, California
SAN FRANCISCO — A cruise ship that was hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California, the captain told passengers Saturday n...
Smaller crowd for Seattle’s 1st major event since outbreak
SEATTLE — Four months ago, Occidental Park, a couple of blocks north of CenturyLink Field, was crammed with thousands of Seattle Sounders fans clad in...
Carey, Robinson help No. 12 Duke beat rival UNC 89-76
DURHAM, N.C. — Vernon Carey Jr., Tre Jones and No. 12 Duke didn't need any wild escape to beat rival North Carolina this time.
Officials confirm first coronavirus case in nation’s capital
WASHINGTON — A man in his 50s tested positive Saturday for coronavirus — the first presumptively confirmed case in the nation’s capital — and another ...
No. 3 Dayton buries GW in season finale, looks to postseason
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Obi Toppin had 27 points, and No. 3 Dayton rolled George Washington 76-51 on Saturday to finish the regular season with its school-re...
Hurd, Mikulak win all-around championships at American Cup
MILWAUKEE — Morgan Hurd is turning the page from a frustrating 2019 season and going for her first Olympic berth.
Warriors’ Stephen Curry sits out against 76ers with flu
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry’s return to the Golden State Warriors has been put on hold after the two-time MVP was declared out Saturday night gainst...
No. 7 Florida State tops Boston College to clinch ACC title
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Balsa Koprivica scored 15 points, and No. 7 Florida State won its first Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title in school h...
Hatton has 2-shot lead on hardest day at Bay Hill since ’83
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tyrrell Hatton made a 30-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 1-over 73 to end the most brutal day at Bay Hill in 37 years and bui...
No. 24 Badgers clinch share of Big 10 title, beat Indiana
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Brad Davison and a bunch of Wisconsin players jumped around as the buzzer sounded Saturday, celebrating the end of a five-year Big...
No. 6 Kentucky rallies from 18 down, stuns Florida 71-70
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Kentucky coach John Calipari went around the locker room at halftime and picked on just about everyone. His harshest criticism was...
McCoy Tyner, iconic and influential jazz pianist, dies
NEW YORK — McCoy Tyner, the groundbreaking and influential jazz pianist and the last surviving member of the John Coltrane Quartet, has died. He was 8...