Future of stadiums, arenas promises high tech, low capacity
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The smell of barbecue wafts through the parking lots hours before kickoff at Arrowhead Stadium, and when the first salvo of firewor...
Long-haul carrier Emirates says it fires staff amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai's long-haul carrier Emirates said Sunday it fired an undisclosed number of employees as the coronavirus pandemic h...
NHL plans to test players for COVID-19 daily if games resume
Nick Foligno watches Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s coronavirus briefings and appreciates the value of the information.
Parents hoping to get back to work face a child care crisis
NEW YORK — A single father in New Jersey is taking unpaid leave from his job as a baker because he has no one to look after his son. A university empl...
Parents balance risks, needs as child care centers reopen
SEATTLE — It’s the day care dilemma central to rebooting American life amid the coronavirus pandemic.
French Quarter sans tourists: ‘An old neighborhood again’
NEW ORLEANS — For Jack Greenwood, New Orleans' COVID-19 lockdowns brought sadness, but also a revelation: He was making more acquaintances with fellow...
While asking for more, states are slow to spend virus aid
Many states have yet to spend the federal funding they received more than a month ago to help with soaring costs related to the coronavirus crisis, co...
Many states scrambling to update hurricane plans for virus
Officials across the U.S. South are still scrambling to adjust their hurricane plans to the coronavirus. The big unknown: Where will people fleeing st...
Protesters in some cities target Confederate monuments
RICHMOND, Va. — Protesters demonstrating against the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer press...
Pope: Pull together, avoid pessimism in this coronavirus era
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is cautioning against pessimism as many people emerge from coronavirus lockdowns to lament that nothing will ever be the s...
Mosques reopen in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem amid virus woes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tens of thousands of mosques across Saudi Arabia reopened Sunday for the first time in more than two months, with worshi...
Liberal Warsaw mayor injects suspense into presidential vote
WARSAW, Poland — Childhood actor. Pro-democracy activist. Avid supporter of the European Union and LGBT rights.
Asia Today: India reports 8,000 new cases; South Korea 27
NEW DELHI — India reported more than 8,000 new cases of the coronavirus in a single day, another record high that topped the deadliest week in the cou...
With masks and gloves, Ukraine’s priests return to duties
IVANO-FRANKIVSK, Ukraine — Wearing a white biohazard suit, a face shield and a blue mask over his mouth and nose, the Rev. Yaroslav Rokhman is hard to...
Police cars burn, windows shatter as protests roil New York
NEW YORK — Street protests spiraled into New York City’s worst day of unrest in decades Saturday, as fires burned, windows got smashed and dangerous c...
Locals take back tourist-free Waikiki during pandemic
HONOLULU — Growing up in Hawaii, Amber Lethem's family avoided Waikiki, the world-famous tourist mecca.
Goodell: ‘Tragic events’ call for ‘urgent need for action’
NEW YORK — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says “there remains an urgent need for action” following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the pr...
Officials blame differing groups of ‘outsiders’ for violence
WASHINGTON — As protests over the death of George Floyd grow in cities across the U.S., government officials have been warning of the “outsiders” -- g...
Protesters converge on White House for second straight day
WASHINGTON — Shouting “Black Lives Matter” and “I can't breathe,” several hundred people converged on the White House for a second straight day Saturd...
Launch gives spectators pride, reprieve from troubled times
TITUSVILLE, Fla. — For many spectators who filled parks, beaches and roads along Florida's Space Coast, the launch of two astronauts into orbit Saturd...
US Open plan in works, including group flights, COVID tests
Charter flights to ferry U.S. Open tennis players and limited entourages from Europe, South America and the Middle East to New York. Negative COVID-19...
For father battling cancer, a graduation to victory lane
INDIANAPOLIS — Jacob Foxworthy and his parents waited patiently as their car crawled through pit road at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on this most unus...
Premier League cleared by government to pursue June restart
MANCHESTER, England — The Premier League was given government approval on Saturday to press ahead with its June 17 restart although players will have ...
As Minneapolis burns, mayor takes heat for the response
MINNEAPOLIS — First-term Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey appeared to be doing everything right.
Atlanta mayor Bottoms praised for response to unrest in city
ATLANTA — When the United States erupted in unrest following Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968, his hometown of Atlanta was one of the fe...
Bayern beats Fortuna 5-0 to take 10-point Bundesliga lead
MUNICH — Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich took a confident step closer to an eighth straight German title with a 5-0 demolition of For...
Retreat or deploy? Police try to balance protest response
LOS ANGELES — On two straight nights of unruly protests against police brutality, officers retreated from their posts in some American cities, while i...
The Latest: No positive results in EPL latest testing round
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Infected workers, parts shortages slow auto factory restarts
DETROIT — The U.S. auto industry’s coronavirus comeback plan was pretty simple: restart factories gradually and push out trucks and other vehicles for...
Pop-up bar scene, tanning salon test shutdown rules in NYC
NEW YORK — What passes for a pandemic-era speakeasy these days in New York City isn’t secret at all.