Ryan Murphy’s ‘Hollywood’ miniseries is a woke ’40s fantasy
LOS ANGELES — Ryan Murphy has a clear-eyed fascination with the 20th-century Hollywood dream machine, so adroit at making stars and breaking the heart...
In a new podcast, Bogdanovich tries to make sense of it all
LOS ANGELES — Podcasts make sense to Peter Bogdanovich, even if so much else doesn’t.
Sanders advisers form Super PAC to back Biden, push him left
WASHINGTON — Top advisers to Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign are forming an outside political group to support the candidate who beat him in the...
UK mourns ‘fallen’ front-line workers, expands virus testing
LONDON — The U.K. held a minute's silence Tuesday for all front-line workers who have died from the coronavirus, as the government extended its testin...
Belgians urged to double down on fries, do national duty
BRUSSELS — In a country that claims to be the real birthplace of the finger food that Americans have the temerity to call French fries, rescuing the p...
Blood test helped detect cancer before symptoms, study finds
For the first time, a blood test has been shown to help detect many types of cancer in a study of thousands of people with no history or symptoms of t...
University of Michigan hopes to settle doctor abuse lawsuits
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan hopes to settle lawsuits from hundreds of people who say they were sexually abused by a sports doctor wh...
Broncos, Raiders, Chargers add speed to try to catch Chiefs
With their blazing speed on offense, the Kansas City Chiefs ran away from their AFC West brethren en route to their first Super Bowl title in half a c...
NFL to hold 2021 draft in Cleveland from April 29-May 1
CLEVELAND — After a successful virtual, stay-at-home experience this year, the NFL plans to hold its draft outdoors in downtown Cleveland next year fr...
Virus-ravaged Europe nudges some doors open, not others
PARIS — Europeans are starting to venture outside after weeks of confinement, scarred by a virus that has overwhelmed some of the world's best health ...
Chiefs to release 2-time Pro Bowl P Colquitt after 15 years
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dustin Colquitt walked into the Kansas City Chiefs training facility 15 years ago as a third-round pick out of Tennessee, a punter ...
Pandemic upends lives of Latin America’s domestic servants
MEXICO CITY — The coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives of many of Latin America's household maids, leaving them without work or government assis...
Clashes in impoverished Lebanese city as crisis deepens
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Hundreds of protesters in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli set fire Tuesday to two banks and hurled stones at soldiers, who respo...
Pandemic exposes gaps in travel insurance coverage
NORFOLK, Va. — For many people, travel insurance has been little more than a box that pops up on a booking site to offer some cheap peace of mind.
UN chief: Use pandemic to ‘rebuild our world for the better’
BERLIN — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic has exposed how fragile societies are but that if governme...
VIRUS DIARY: Planting an apple seed, dreaming of tomorrow
ALLISON PARK, Pa. — He winds up and throws the apple core, aiming for the woods where he hopes a tree will grow. He overshoots his mark. It bounces ac...
The Latest: French rugby to support amateur clubs
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Naples’ beloved pizza is back after virus shutdown eases
NAPLES, Italy — Wood is burning again in Naples’ pizza ovens, giving a symbolic and savory boost to Neapolitans after two months of lockdown meant an ...
Hi-tech scans get under skin of ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Researchers using a battery of modern imaging techniques have gotten under the skin of Johannes Vermeer's “Girl with a Pearl ...
As virus cases rise, UAE adjusts to a new normal in pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In a Dubai industrial park, workers weld, drill and build what one entrepreneur sees as key to the near future of this d...
Turkey sends medical equipment to help US fight virus
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has dispatched a planeload of personal protective equipment to support the United States as it grapples with the coronavirus o...
Madagascar’s president touts herbal drink against COVID-19
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — As their high school reopened after being closed for a month due to the coronavirus, students in Madagascar's capital city ...
New chance for House Democrats to force McGahn’s testimony
WASHINGTON — The federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., is giving the House another shot at forcing former White House counsel Don McGahn to appea...
Japan Medical Assn: Tokyo Olympics difficult without vaccine
TOKYO — The medical community in Japan is moving toward a consensus that holding next year's Tokyo Olympics may hinge on finding a coronavirus vaccine...
Germany hopes for rain to avoid 3rd straight summer drought
BERLIN — Germany’s farmers, foresters, and firefighters are eagerly awaiting widespread rain forecast for later this week, as a warm, dry spring has r...
AP PHOTOS: Surfers catch waves again in New Zealand, Bondi
At Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach, hundreds of swimmers and surfers braved cool autumn weather to return to the water.
UN: $90 billion could protect 700 million poor in pandemic
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief said Monday that $90 billion could provide income support, food and a health response to the coronavirus ...
Brazil edges toward being next big coronavirus hot spot
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil is emerging as potentially the next big hot spot for the coronavirus amid President Jair Bolsonaro’s insistence that it is jus...
Prince Harry records message for Thomas the Tank Engine
LONDON — Prince Harry has recorded a special message to celebrate the 75th anniversary of children’s favorite Thomas the Tank Engine.
Congress set to reopen, but new virus aid faces divisions
WASHINGTON — Congress is plunging ahead on a new coronavirus relief package, but deepening partisan divide and uncertainty in the schedule could stall...