AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely blames governors for virus test
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is wrongly casting blame on governors and the Obama administration for shortages in coronavirus testing and declar...
From Hopkinton to Boston, marathon absence is seen and felt
HOPKINTON, Mass. — “It All Starts Here.”
Erdogan, Trump agree on ‘close cooperation’ in virus crisis
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump have spoken on the phone, discussing the coronavirus pandemic, bilat...
Judge doubts Kansas COVID-19 rule, blocks it for 2 churches
TOPEKA, Kan. — A federal judge signaled that he believes there's a good chance that Kansas is violating religious freedom and free speech rights with ...
‘A stroke of luck’ to be on global cruise during pandemic
BARCELONA, Spain — For Spanish traveler Carlos Payá, being on an around-the-globe luxury cruise while the rest of world scurried into their homes for ...
Chief: Man ambushed 3 Texas officers in his home, killing 1
SAN MARCOS, Texas — A man who killed one Texas police officer and wounded two others before killing himself was wearing body armor and waiting to ambu...
Deserted icons: Frontier Days important bonanza for Cheyenne
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Country singer Blake Shelton still remains scheduled to appear on center stage. Same with the biggest names in the rodeo game.
Coronavirus accelerates decline of slumping coal industry
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Travis Deti has been working the phones to try to get government support for the U.S. coal industry during the coronavirus pandemic. ...
While other colleges struggle, for-profits hope for revival
Some of the nation’s largest for-profit colleges are ramping up advertising, hiring recruiters and offering discounts for online classes as they predi...
Ventilator from old car parts? Afghan girls pursue prototype
KABUL, Afghanistan — On most mornings, Somaya Farooqi and four other teen-age girls pile into her dad’s car and head to a mechanic’s workshop. They us...
Asia Today: S. Korea sees smallest rise in cases in 2 months
BANGKOK — South Korea reported just eight more cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, the first time a daily increase has dropped to single digits in abo...
Virus outbreak threatens Germany’s tradition-laden breweries
WERNECK, Germany — The Werneck Brewery has survived a lot: world wars, economic crises and decades of declining beer consumption. But after 400 years ...
Eastern Christians mark Easter in shuttered Jerusalem church
JERUSALEM — A handful of Eastern Orthodox priests held mass for the Christian holiday of Easter on Sunday in an empty Church of the Holy Sepulcher in ...
AP PHOTOS: The workers who keep Spain going under lockdown
PAMPLONA, Spain — As Spain hunkers down after five weeks of confinement, the brave few keep the country going during a coronavirus outbreak that has k...
US, UK condemn Hong Kong arrests of democracy advocates
HONG KONG — The United States condemned the arrests of at least 14 veteran pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong on charges of joining massive anti-gov...
Beyoncé, Gaga offer hope at all-star event fighting COVID-19
NEW YORK — Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Lizzo, Shawn Mendes and others sang classic songs brimmed with messages of hope and change during a TV special ai...
The Latest: Pistons rookie Doumbouya back home in France
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Pagenaud beats Penske teammates to win another virtual race
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A second straight victory in virtual racing for Simon Pagenaud and Team Penske, and tempers were hot at the end of this one.
Walk, run or surf - but don’t sunbathe on Florida beaches
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Kevin Sweeny took his 2-year-old daughter on St. Augustine Beach on Saturday for the first time in weeks.
Former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill dies at age 84
Paul O’Neill, a former Treasury secretary who broke with George W. Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of the administration, died ...
Pandemic costing youth sports millions, creating uncertainty
DALLAS — Less than a month ago, AAU President Roger Goudy watched membership in the long-running youth sports organization drop from 20,000 ahead of l...
More than Swag: Nichols leaves indelible mark on gymnastics
The end was supposed to include one last run at perfection. One final salute to the judges. One lingering wave to a packed arena followed by a group h...
How ‘The Last Dance’ started with a simple idea in 1997
The year was 1997. Andy Thompson had an idea. Adam Silver liked his plan.
Foreign ski workers stranded by virus get helping hand
MARSHFIELD, Vt. — They were far away from home -- young adults from Latin America, working seasonally at U.S. ski resorts. Then the coronavirus arrive...
Spain set to finish soccer season without fans in stadiums
MADRID — Soccer matches and other sports events in Spain will take place in empty venues at least until the end of the summer, the mayor of Madrid sai...
US animator, filmmaker Gene Deitch dies in Prague at 95
PRAGUE — Gene Deitch, an American Oscar-winning illustrator, animator, film director and producer has died. He was 95.
Asia Today: Singapore sees huge surge in new virus cases
BANGKOK — Singapore reported 942 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, a single-day high for the tiny city-state that pushed its total number of infectio...
NWSL had momentum heading into now suspended season
PORTLAND, Ore. — Morgan Weaver laughed it off when her agent told her she was going to be the second pick in the National Women's Soccer League draft....
ESPN, NFL Network ready to tackle challenges of remote draft
The NFL draft is annually one of the most ambitious productions that ESPN does. Next week's coverage might go down as THE most ambitious in the networ...
Russia tries again to win UN approval for virus resolution
UNITED NATIONS — Russia is trying again to win U.N. General Assembly approval for a resolution on the coronavirus pandemic, dropping a call to end uni...