NHL awards regular-season trophies for season cut short
Since the NHL is planning to go straight to the playoffs, it's handing out a handful of trophies for the regular season cut short by the coronavirus p...
In lockdown easing, UK’s Johnson says groups of 6 can meet
LONDON — Outdoor gatherings of six people from different households will be allowed from next week as part of another easing of the coronavirus lockdo...
US: Transgender sports inclusion violates others’ rights
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut policy that allows transgender athletes to compete as girls in high school sports violates the civil rights of athlete...
Airlines increase job cuts as pandemic crushes air travel
Major airlines on both sides of the Atlantic are cutting even more jobs as they struggle to cope with a plunge in air travel that will leave the airli...
Buzz kill: Pot shops reopen, but some fear another shutdown
BOSTON — Marijuana shops in many states have enjoyed brisk business during the coronavirus pandemic. In New England? Not so much.
Man charged in Mennonite woman’s death grew up in the faith
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — In a forest clearing outside Flagstaff, Arizona, Sasha Krause was found cold and stiff, with a bullet wound to the back of her head...
41 million jobs lost; homebound gear up to get out, way out
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Thursday related to the n...
In a NY state of mind, Guetta readies virus relief concert
NEW YORK — When hundreds of artists started singing from their living rooms when the coronavirus pandemic hit, Grammy-winning DJ-producer David Guetta...
Moscow updates coronavirus statistics to show more deaths
MOSCOW — Health officials in Moscow updated their figures on coronavirus deaths Thursday, seeking to dispel doubts about Russia's comparatively low CO...
Trump’s fossil fuel agenda gets pushback from federal judges
BILLINGS, Mont. — Federal courts have delivered a string of rebukes to the Trump administration over what they found were failures to protect the envi...
Court orders defiant Michigan barber to close his shop
DETROIT — A Michigan court on Thursday ordered a barber to close his shop and stop defying the state's coronavirus restrictions, though he vowed to ke...
ASCAP to honor songwriters, publishers with virtual awards
NEW YORK — The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is going virtual with its annual awards shows this summer because of the coronavi...
China moves to quell Hong Kong protests with security law
HONG KONG — China officially ratified a plan Thursday to write a national security law for Hong Kong that exerts Beijing's broader, new control over t...
Europe hopes to resume golf by funding 5 new events in UK
The European Tour plans to resume its season the last full weekend in July with six tournaments in England and Wales that will include COVID-19 testin...
EasyJet, American Airlines to slash workforce amid pandemic
LONDON — European budget carrier easyJet and American Airlines both plan to cut large parts of their workforces as the global aviation industry strugg...
Germany confronts Russian ambassador over cyberattack
BERLIN — Germany said Thursday it is seeking EU sanctions against a Russian man over his alleged role in the hacking of the German parliament at a tim...
Hungary to commemorate victims of Danube boat catastrophe
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Commemorations will be held Friday on the anniversary of the Danube River tragedy in which a sightseeing boat carrying mostly tour...
AP PHOTOS: Romanian port city marks Easter late due to virus
CONSTANTA, Romania — Stretching the church calendar, Orthodox Easter arrived over a month late in a Romanian city on the shores of the Black Sea.
Patrons under plastic: Restaurants get creative in virus era
PARIS — Dining at a table where each person is enclosed by a clear plastic shield might look and sound futuristic, but it could be one way for some re...
Asia Today: Virus cases jump again in South Korea, India
BANGKOK — South Korea on Thursday reported its biggest jump in coronavirus cases in more than 50 days, a setback that could erase some of its hard-won...
Postponed French Open topics: Rafa’s 20th? Serena’s 24th?
If the French Open were being held as scheduled right now -- instead of postponed to September because of the coronavirus pandemic -- Rafael Nadal wou...
Lives Lost: Veteran guarded Nazis during war crimes trial
Emilio DiPalma was, as he liked to say, just a kid from western Massachusetts when he found himself in a front-row seat to history as a courtroom guar...
Mail-in voting could turn Election Day into Election Week
A shift to mail voting is increasing the chances that Americans will not know the winner of November’s presidential race on election night, a scenario...
Asian shares mixed after Wall Street rally; Hong Kong lower
BANGKOK — Asian stocks were mixed after an upbeat open on Thursday, as investors pinned their hopes on an economic rebound from the coronavirus crisis...
Failed Maduro coup leader flew on pro-govt magnate’s plane
MIAMI — It was mid-January and Jordan Goudreau was itching to get going on a secret plan to raid Venezuela and arrest President Nicolás Maduro when th...
UN: Virus could push 14 million into hunger in Latin America
BOGOTA, Colombia — The U.N. World Food Program is warning that upward of at least 14 million people could go hungry in Latin America as the coronaviru...
Stranded Colombians plead for COVID-19 airlift out of Brazil
SAO PAULO — Surrounded by boxes, a pile of rice packages and mattresses, José Ávila Saavedra sat on the floor with a thousand-yard stare Wednesday. Fo...
LA allows shopping, worship sooner than expected in pandemic
LOS ANGELES — Retail shops and offices were allowed to open Wednesday and the largest Roman Catholic archdiocese in the U.S. announced a plan to resum...
Nation’s capital set to begin a gradual reopening on Friday
WASHINGTON — The nation's capital will begin a gradual reopening Friday, even as Mayor Muriel Bowser warns that it probably will result in more corona...
Military virus aid could look different if 2nd wave hits
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that as the U.S. military prepares for another potential wave of the coronavirus, it may do things a bi...