Pandemic job losses hit tourism-dependent states hardest
HONOLULU — The coronavirus pandemic has been particularly brutal to the tourism-dependent economies of Nevada and Hawaii, lifting the unemployment rat...
Jerry Sloan, coaching great of Jazz glory days, dies at 78
Jerry Sloan walked up the steps to the stage at the Basketball Hall of Fame to give his enshrinement speech in 2009, almost as if he were dreading wha...
Group: Texas naval base shooter voiced support for clerics
The suspect killed during what the FBI is calling a “terrorism-related” attack at a Texas naval air base voiced support for hardline clerics, accordin...
Loughlin, Giannulli plead in college scam, but fate is hazy
“Full House” star Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded guilty Friday to paying half a million dollars to get the...
Wall Street ends a choppy day mostly higher; crude oil falls
Wall Street shook off a weak start and ended a wobbly day mostly higher. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Friday, bringing its weekly gain to 3.2%. Crude oil...
Zion Williamson’s lawyers doubt marketing firm’s contract
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Lawyers for New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson want a federal judge in North Carolina to rule that a marketing firm sui...
Tech privacy firm warns contact tracing app violates policy
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A contact tracing app pushed by the governors of North Dakota and South Dakota as a tool to trace exposure to the coronavirus viol...
California’s April jobless rate higher than Great Recession
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's unemployment rate nearly tripled to 15.5% in April as the nation's most populous state lost more jobs in one month f...
Flooding forces evacuations in more Michigan communities
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — More Central Michigan riverside residents evacuated their homes Friday after being overwhelmed by flooding from two failed da...
US regulators approve new type of contraceptive gel
U.S. regulators on Friday approved a birth control gel that works in a new way to prevent pregnancy.
Perry’s studio moves toward reopening while industry waits
LOS ANGELES — Tyler Perry is planning to make his Atlanta-based mega studio one of the first domestic filming grounds to reopen during the coronavirus...
Disinfected dice: Las Vegas casinos getting ready to roll
LAS VEGAS — Free parking, but no valet service. Bartenders, blackjack dealers and waiters wearing masks. Hand sanitizer everywhere.
Flights to Cyprus to resume from select countries next month
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus on Friday outlined plans for the phased resumption next month of commercial flights from a select number of countries with lo...
Pakistan jet with 98 aboard crashes in crowded neighborhood
KARACHI, Pakistan — A jetliner carrying 98 people crashed Friday in a crowded neighborhood near the airport in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi after a...
Chicago Latinos see higher rates of COVID-19 infections
CHICAGO — When Erendira Martinez’s husband started feeling sick at the beginning of April, he brushed off his cough and told her it was nothing.
NASA’s newest test pilots are veteran astronauts, friends
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The two astronauts who will test drive SpaceX’s brand new rocketship are classmates and friends, veteran spacefliers married to...
UK to start huge vaccine test; China reports promising hints
LONDON — British researchers testing an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus are moving into advanced studies and aim to immunize more tha...
In prison, producer finds new voice for inmates, and himself
NEW YORK — David Jassy was a successful music producer who had worked with Britney Spears and others when he was sent to prison for killing a man duri...
Friday prayers resume in Gaza despite new virus fears
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza’s Hamas rulers allowed mosques to reopen for Friday prayers for the first time since March, despite a recent spike in new...
The flipside of ‘Hoosiers’ - No ‘miracle’ for Muncie Central
INDIANAPOLIS — The 1954 Indiana high school basketball tournament remains so vivid in Leon Agullana's memory it's as if he never left Muncie Central.
Big art, small package: Tiny plays offered to stage at home
NEW YORK — The task facing playwright Tito Livas was intense: Write a new play in a few days that could be read alone or aloud with friends. Don't wor...
Georgia prosecutor pledges to find justice in Arbery slaying
DECATUR, Ga. — The Atlanta-area prosecutor now handling the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery spoke for the first time about the case on Friday, pledgin...
Pompeo: China measure a ‘death knell’ for Hong Kong autonomy
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday condemned China's effort to take over national security legislation in Hong Kong, calling it “a ...
VIRUS DIARY: Facing the coronavirus, still haunted by Ebola
DAKAR, Senegal — “Are you going to die?” my 8-year-old daughter asked me the other day. “They said on the radio that adults are getting sick and dying...
IMF to give Ukraine $5 billion to cope with virus fallout
KYIV, Ukraine — The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it has reached an agreement with authorities in Ukraine to allocate $5 billion to help t...
Recording Academy records John Prine song for charity
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Recording Academy has released a new recording of John Prine's “Angel From Montgomery" with proceeds going to support the MusiC...
China boosts spending for virus-hit economy, takes up HK law
BEIJING — China’s No. 2 leader on Friday promised higher spending to revive its pandemic-stricken economy and curb surging job losses but avoided laun...
India struggles with twin challenges of cyclone and pandemic
NEW DELHI — In the middle of a pandemic, if a cyclone comes hurtling toward you, what should you do?
Muti to conduct classical music’s return to Italian stage
SOAVE, Italy — Riccardo Muti will conduct a youth orchestra in an open-air concert launching the annual Ravenna Festival next month in what organizers...
AP Interview: Liverpool chair Werner on virus delaying title
The Premier League trophy should have been in Tom Werner’s hands by now. This week should have featured a victory parade through the streets of Liverp...