No rodeo festival dashes Wyoming city’s hopes amid COVID-19
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Just Dandy women's clothing store in downtown Cheyenne has endured fire, flooding, recessions and so far the coronavirus pandemic...
AP sources: No consensus yet on NBA return-to-play plan
The NBA Board of Governors met again without a consensus opinion emerging on how many teams should be back on the floor for the planned late-July resu...
Turkey reopens some mosques, prayers held in ex-cathedral
ANKARA, Turkey — Worshipers in Turkey have held their first communal Friday prayers in 74 days after the government reopened some mosques under an eas...
After criticism, Russia expands stats on virus-linked deaths
MOSCOW — The Russian government on Friday presented more detailed mortality figures for last month that include more deaths linked with the coronaviru...
Ricky Martin makes “Pausa” to channel newly found anxiety
NEW YORK — The world paused and for the first time in his life Ricky Martin felt anxiety.
US: Russian jets in Libya present broader worries for region
WASHINGTON — U.S. Africa Command flatly rejected Russian claims that Moscow did not deploy fighter jets to Libya, saying Friday that the 14 aircraft f...
Power Five leagues ask Congress for athlete compensation law
The Power Five conference commissioners are asking Congress to move forward with federal legislation regarding compensation for college athletes.
Crowd protests white mayor’s words about black man’s death
PETAL, Miss. — Several dozen people protested Friday outside a Mississippi City Hall, calling for the resignation of a white mayor who sparked outrage...
Trump’s tweet about rioters echoes 1960s Miami police chief
CHICAGO — President Donald Trump's tweeted warning Friday amid unrest in Minneapolis that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” echoes the la...
Communion unchanged in Greek Orthodox Church despite virus
ATHENS, Greece — One by one, the children and adults line up for the centuries-old ritual of Holy Communion, trying to keep a proper social distance. ...
As Trump deadline approaches, N.C. wants more on convention
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina's top health official asked Friday for more details on how GOP leaders will protect attendees of a Republican National ...
Review: Pop star Gaga is back, but where’s the art or spark?
Lady Gaga, “Chromatica” (Interscope)
Review: The Archives pay inspired tribute to Gil Scott-Heron
The Archives, “Carry Me Home. A Reggae Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson” (Montserrat House)
FDA finds contamination in several brands of diabetes drug
WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators are telling five drugmakers to recall their versions of a widely used diabetes medication after laboratory tests f...
Take 2 for SpaceX’s 1st astronaut launch with more storms
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX pressed ahead with its second attempt to launch astronauts for NASA — a historic first for a private company — but more ...
Questions on reopening New York’s economy baffle businesses
ALBANY, N.Y. — Some upstate New York business owners who made plans to reopen Friday as the state gradually loosens restrictions put in place during t...
‘Never Have I Ever’ brings rare voice, and a newcomer, to TV
LOS ANGELES — When Mindy Kaling was growing up in the Boston area, few classmates looked like her, and her television choices ranged from angsty white...
Virus could lead more states to OK sports, online betting
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The coronavirus pandemic could lead to a quicker expansion of sports betting and internet gambling in the U.S. as states deal wi...
AP Interview: French minister confident in virus tracing app
PARIS — As France is easing most virus-related restrictions next week, the French government is confident its contact-tracing app will be effective in...
Disease that began among rich shifts to Latin America’s poor
BOGOTA, Colombia — The passenger from Spain that Sonia Sanchez picked up at the airport in Colombia's capital in March did not seem well.
Virus protection adds new wrinkle to Southwest heat relief
PHOENIX — Trying to stay safe during a global pandemic is hard enough, but people in Southwest desert cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas where temperat...
Mother of Louisville police shooting victim calls for peace
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Looking to defuse tensions in Louisville over the fatal shooting of a black woman by police who broke down her door, the victim's mo...
Europe prepares post-corona, socially-distanced culture-fest
LE PECQ, France — You may need a face mask to see the Mona Lisa. You will have your temperature taken at the Colosseum in Rome. And to see views of Pa...
Nations ease more restrictions, air travel opening up more
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Friday related to the nat...
Alec Baldwin on pandemic life and why he worries for kids
NEW YORK — Whether he’s playing President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” or hosting a new season of “Match Game,” Alec Baldwin prefers working ...
For abortion foes, Trump’s allyship blunts ‘Roe’ revelation
NEW YORK — Norma McCorvey’s admission that her conversion from the face of abortion rights -- as the “Jane Roe” of the historic 1973 Supreme Court cas...
Hong Kong on borrowed time as China pushes for more control
BANGKOK — Hong Kong has been living on borrowed time ever since the British made it a colony nearly 180 years ago, and all the more so after Beijing t...
US consumer spending sinks by record 13.6% in face of virus
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer spending plunged by a record-shattering 13.6% in April as the viral pandemic shuttered businesses, forced millions of layof...
VIRUS DIARY: For boy with Down syndrome, new path of therapy
PHOENIX — The speech therapist held up a book of animals. Our 4-year-old looked curiously at her across the Zoom call screen.