Hawaii embraces aloha print masks while fighting coronavirus
HONOLULU — Face masks made with the same colorful prints used for aloha shirts — known as “Hawaiian shirts” elsewhere in the United States — are the l...
VIRUS DIARY: For the smallest ballplayers, an unsure spring
MONROEVILLE, Pa. — The question comes frequently. Usually in the morning, when the day is still brimming with confidence.
Banks brace for big loan defaults by US, global customers
NEW YORK — The major banks in the U.S. are anticipating a flood of loan defaults as households and business customers take a big financial hit from th...
Post-pandemic PTSD? Lessons from a marathon bombing survivor
BOSTON — Seven years ago Wednesday, the unthinkable happened to Bobby O'Donnell: He was nearing the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, where his...
UnitedHealth won’t seek federal aid because of outbreak
UnitedHealth Group is sticking to its profit outlook for the year and says it won't seek any federal assistance to make it through a coronavirus outbr...
Richest countries agree to freeze poorer nations’ debt
JOHANNESBURG — The world’s richest countries agreed Wednesday to freeze poor nations’ debt obligations, shortly after nearly 20 European and African l...
In COVID-19 world, anti-doping gives in-home testing a try
DENVER — The typical day for Noah Lyles now looks something like this:
US ambassador: China not blocking medical supply exports
BEIJING — The U.S. ambassador to China said Wednesday that he doesn’t believe Beijing is deliberately blocking exports of masks and other medical supp...
World oil demand forecast to suffer biggest drop ever
LONDON — Global demand for oil will fall this year by the most ever due to the economic lockdowns enforced around the world to contain the coronavirus...
Virus choking off supply of what Africa needs most: Food
HARARE, Zimbabwe — In a pre-dawn raid in food-starved Zimbabwe, police enforcing a coronavirus lockdown confiscated and destroyed 3 tons of fresh frui...
Germany arrests 4 IS suspects planning attack on US bases
BERLIN — German authorities say police have arrested four suspected members of the Islamic State group alleged to be planning an attack on American mi...
Coaching carousel slows down amid coronavirus concerns
On March 11, Western Michigan announced it was changing coaches in men’s basketball. The following day, the NCAA Tournament was canceled, and the enor...
30 NFL draft hopefuls showed off skills at a virtual pro day
Hours before New Jersey closed all gyms indefinitely last month because of the COVID-19 global pandemic, 30 NFL draft hopefuls had a chance to showcas...
10 pioneer-era apple types thought extinct found in US West
PORTLAND, Ore. — A team of retirees that scours the remote ravines and windswept plains of the Pacific Northwest for long-forgotten pioneer orchards h...
Would you give up health or location data to return to work?
WASHINGTON — Cameron Karosis usually strives to protect his personal information. But a scary bout of COVID-19 that began last month with headaches an...
US governors grapple with relaxing virus restrictions
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After a month of draconian steps to minimize deaths and prevent hospital overload from the coronavirus pandemic, governors now face a...
China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days
In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the ep...
Lives Lost: Young Brazilian mom loved dance, jokes and work
From the time she was a young teenager, Rafaela de Jesus Silva had numerous jobs: selling fruit and clothes in the streets, pumping gas, working as a ...
Trump ends US aid to WHO, says not enough done to stop virus
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he was cutting off U.S. payments to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing t...
Military sees no quick exit from ‘new world’ of coronavirus
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is bracing for a months-long struggle against the coronavirus, looking for novel ways to maintain a defensive crouch th...
Asian stocks sink after IMF says global economy will shrink
Asian stocks edged lower Wednesday after the International Monetary Fund said the global economy will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression...
States map out reopening of economies, say crisis not over
WASHINGTON — Governors around the U.S. began sketching out plans Tuesday to reopen their economies in a slow and methodical process to prevent the cor...
Guatemala: US deportations driving up COVID-19 cases
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala's health minister said Tuesday that deportees from the United States were driving up the country's COVID-19 caseload, addin...
California governor provides complex outline for reopening
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday outlined a complex set of circumstances for the state to lift coronavirus restrictions an...
Marine barbershops abuzz with demand for high-and-tight cuts
WASHINGTON — Barbershops at some Marine Corps bases are abuzz with demand for high-and-tight haircuts.
Judge OKs PG&E plan to pay $19M in fees from victims fund
BERKELEY Calif. — The Northern California victims of catastrophic wildfires caused by Pacific Gas & Electric's decaying electrical grid will have ...
Trump adviser interview helps ’60 Minutes’ to top of ratings
LOS ANGELES — A contentious interview with White House adviser Peter Navarro over the administration's response to the coronavirus helped “60 Minutes”...
Huge mall now testing site; grocery workers seek protections
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Tuesday related to the gl...
Court throws out Trump rollback of school nutrition rules
NEW YORK — After making a brief comeback on school lunch menus, white bread and other refined grains may be vanishing again when schools reopen after ...
Column: Scheffler a rookie on the rise who’s in no hurry
Scottie Scheffler has never been in such a hurry that he fails to recognize what's right in front of him.