Experts worry politics will guide voters’ virus precautions
WASHINGTON — Laura Herd says she sleeps better because her state's governor, Michigan Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, imposed one of the nation's strictest...
Judge: Tennessee can’t prevent abortions during coronavirus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge Friday night ruled that Tennessee has to continue allowing abortions amid a temporary ban on nonessential medical p...
Ionescu goes No. 1 in WNBA draft to New York Liberty
NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu was the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft Friday night, going to the New York Liberty in an Oregon sweep of the top two picks.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump twists US-China coronavirus deaths
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is asserting that deaths from COVID-19 are much higher in China than in the U.S., when the opposite is true.
Detained migrant with COVID-19 forced to call in to court
HOUSTON — A detained immigrant who said he tested positive for COVID-19 was required to call in for a court hearing even after a guard said he was too...
Analysis: With new virus plan, Trump passes buck to states
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's guidelines for states to reopen their economies had the hallmarks of a permission structure. But what he really cr...
Hope takes the reins on Wall Street, stocks rally worldwide
NEW YORK — In Wall Street’s tug of war between hope and pessimism about the coronavirus pandemic, hope is pulling back. U.S. stocks joined a worldwide...
Cuomo: Feds must help with testing. Trump: Stop complaining
NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and President Donald Trump tussled over wide-scale coronavirus testing Friday, with the governor arguing the federal gove...
IMF, World Bank pledge help amid calls for more debt relief
WASHINGTON — The 189-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending agency, the World Bank, on Friday pledged to step up their efforts to c...
Draft’s biggest losers: prospects without NFL medical exams
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida receiver Josh Hammond was “a little shocked” he didn’t get an invite to the NFL combine.
Bob Hermann, soccer boss who helped found NASL, dies at 97
LADUE, Mo. — Bob Hermann, the soccer executive who launched the Hermann Trophy given annually to the top college soccer players in the United States, ...
NASA, SpaceX pick May 27 to resume astronaut launches in US
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA and SpaceX have picked May 27 for resuming astronaut launches from the U.S. after nine years of complete Russian dependenc...
Senators urge anti-bias police training over mask fears
NEW YORK — Democratic lawmakers want police departments to be vigilant about any racially biased policing during the coronavirus pandemic, as people i...
No plan in sight: Test troubles cloud Trump recovery effort
WASHINGTON — The United States is struggling to test enough people to track and control the spread of the novel coronavirus, a crucial first step to r...
Top US and Russian diplomats discuss arms control
MOSCOW — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed arms control and other issues Friday as Moscow has s...
Comic-Con canceled over coronavirus, plans 2021 return
LOS ANGELES — This year’s San Diego Comic-Con has been canceled due to coronavirus-related restrictions around large gatherings. Organizers say they a...
FDA approves pill for aggressive breast cancer that’s spread
U.S. regulators on Friday approved a new drug for an aggressive type of breast cancer that’s spread in the body — including into the brain, where it’s...
To air or not air Trump briefings? Pressure on at networks
NEW YORK — After CNN's John King described a video played at President Donald Trump’s coronavirus briefing this week as propaganda, the response was p...
Venezuela’s go-to test for fighting virus raising questions
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan officials have taken to state TV in recent weeks to crow that the socialist government is conducting more coronavirus ...
Jane Hull, first woman elected Arizona governor, dies at 84
PHOENIX — Jane Hull, Arizona's first woman elected governor and part of the “Fab Five” celebrated as the nation's first all-female elected state execu...
Taylor Swift has canceled all shows, appearances for 2020
NEW YORK — Taylor Swift is canceling all of her performances and appearances for the rest of the year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Virus-fueled conspiracy theories take aim at hospitals
The video lasts just 13 seconds and shows nothing more than the view from a car quietly driving past a hospital entrance. But the person who posted it...
Tribes sue over distribution of coronavirus relief funding
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Several Native American tribes sued the federal government Friday, seeking to keep any of the $8 billion in federal coronavirus rel...
25 years ago, a prayer service gave hope to a shaken America
OKLAHOMA CITY — Search-and-rescue workers came straight from the blast site, hard hats atop their heads and mud and grime on their boots.
Look left, turn right.. jump! Islands offer remote tourism
LONDON — Wish you could travel to a faraway island during the lockdown? The Faroe Islands are offering remote tourism, where web users can control a r...
Why we watch: Sports movies’ emotional connections resonate
For now and the foreseeable future, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, there are no live sports to watch -- in person, on television, online.
Jets, Dustin Byfuglien agree to terminate his contract
The Winnipeg Jets and Dustin Byfuglien on Friday agreed to mutually terminate the veteran defenseman's contract after a lengthy dispute.
Company: 4 Georgia poultry workers dead from coronavirus
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Four employees of a major poultry producer's operations in rural southwest Georgia have died after becoming infected with the coronavi...
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to serve out prison sentence at home
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and longtime fixer Michael Cohen will be released from federal prison to serve the remainder of hi...