The well-traveled Sungjae Im learning to stay in one place
Sungjae Im has played in nine countries and 19 U.S. states since his rookie season on the PGA Tour, moving from hotel to hotel during the most prolifi...
VIRUS DIARY: The kids, at a distance, caring for `Madad’
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — We call them “Madad,” my siblings and I: So inseparable, not to say indistinct, have my parents become during 66 years of marriage...
A dark, twisted, heartfelt family pic in ‘The Willoughbys’
LOS ANGELES — Maya Rudolph loves stories about unconventional families. It’s why her daughter brought Lois Lowry’s “The Willoughbys” to her attention ...
Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate report released Tuesday confirms the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusions that Russia interfered in the 2016 pre...
More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study
A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veter...
Soap star Benard says quarantine hard on his mental health
NEW YORK — Longtime “General Hospital” star Maurice Benard says sheltering in place can take its toll on your mental health. The actor is open about s...
Chiefs, Mahomes eye record-setting deal following NFL draft
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Leigh Steinberg’s focus this week is rightfully on the three-day NFL draft, where new clients such as Alabama quarterback Tua Tagov...
Are you eating, teaching? Poll hopes to measure virus impact
ORLANDO, Fla. — Just how badly has the new coronavirus impacted life in the U.S.?
A century later, victory gardens connect Americans again
During World War I, posters proclaiming “Food will win the war” encouraged Americans to grow victory gardens. A century later, home gardeners are retu...
Mike Curtis, fierce linebacker for Colts, dies at 77
BALTIMORE — Mike Curtis, a hard-hitting, no-nonsense linebacker who helped the Colts win a Super Bowl during a 14-year NFL career spent predominantly ...
Surge in UK benefits applications reinforces jobless fears
LONDON — The number of people seeking benefits in the U.K. is rising at the fastest pace on record and reinforcing fears that the country could see a ...
“I just can’t do this.” Harried parents forgo home school
Frustration is mounting as more families across the U.S. enter their second or even third week of distance learning — and some overwhelmed parents say...
Lives Lost: Boss, bottle washer and heartbeat of French bar
PARIS — When she wasn’t running her own restaurant, she was eating out. And when she wasn’t giggling, she was sending everyone around her into gales o...
Lebanese protests, politics resume with a new, virus twist
BEIRUT — Lebanese lawmakers convened Tuesday inside a cavernous Beirut theater so that parliament members could observe social distancing measures imp...
Barcelona sells Camp Nou title to raise money to fight virus
BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona will sell the title rights to its storied stadium for one year in an effort to raise money for the fight against the coro...
Pandemic is dealing European tourism ‘staggering’ blow
HALLE, Belgium — The European Union says its vaunted tourist industry is facing “staggering” figures of decline because of the coronavirus crisis and ...
Djokovic says he may reconsider his anti-vaccination stand
BELGRADE, Serbia — Novak Djokovic has reiterated he is against taking an anti-coronavirus vaccination if it becomes mandatory to travel once the pande...
Americans playing overseas fear economic fallout from virus
Even before the coronavirus outbreak, Devin Sweetney knew nothing was guaranteed when it came to getting paid for playing overseas.
Tokyo Olympics, IOC conflict over who pays for postponement
TOKYO — An open conflict broke out Tuesday between Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC over who will pay for the unprecedented year-long postponement...
Working remotely, Russian-style: Ballet practice at home
MOSCOW — Russians from many walks of life, including Bolshoi Ballet dancers, musicians and a mixed martial arts trainer, are struggling to adapt to se...
UK Parliament to hold virtual debates amid virus lockdown
LONDON — Britain’s Parliament is going back to work, and the political authorities have a message for lawmakers: Stay away.
Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to virus
LONDON — The CCTV footage from a Dutch business park shows a man in a black cap pouring the contents of a white container at the base of a cellular ra...
Virgin Australia airline seeks bankruptcy protection
CANBERRA, Australia — Virgin Australia, the nation’s second-largest airline, announced Tuesday it had entered voluntary administration, seeking bankru...
Cemetery races to keep up as New York virus deaths mount
NEW YORK — The streets are eerily quiet. Barely a soul walks by. But when Rabbi Shmuel Plafker arrives at the cemetery, it’s buzzing: Vans pulling in ...
Syria refugees to face their torturers in German court
BERLIN — Six years ago Wassim Mukdad fled Syria, demoralized and fearing for his life as the country spiraled ever deeper into all-out war.
NFL prospect only played in two high school games
BOULDER, Colorado — Like any high school football star, Davion Taylor proudly wore his jersey to class on Friday, sauntered into the pep assembly and ...
Southeast Asian nations struggling against coronavirus
Few Southeast Asian nations enacted serious measures to contain the coronavirus until their own number of cases starting climbing sharply. Indonesia, ...
After denial, Indonesia sees mounting coronavirus deaths
JAKARTA, Indonesia — While Indonesia’s neighbors scrambled early this year to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the government of the worl...
US pork farmers panic as virus ruins hopes for great year
DES MOINES, Iowa — After enduring extended trade disputes and worker shortages, U.S. hog farmers were poised to finally hit it big this year with expe...
UN in Libya warns of possible war crimes as fighting rages
CAIRO — The United Nations on Monday warned of rapidly escalating violence and a worsening humanitarian crisis in Libya, which it said could amount to...