Coronavirus cuts ‘deep scars’ through meatpacking cities
IOWA CITY, Iowa — As the coronavirus spread from the nation’s meatpacking plants to the broader communities where they are located, it burned through ...
The Latest: White House restricts virus task force testimony
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
Man accused in fire at party that killed 36 freed over virus
DUBLIN, Calif. — A man facing a second trial after a fire killed 36 partygoers at a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse he's accused of illegally convert...
US women’s team players have options after setback in court
Players for the U.S. women’s national team may have been dealt a blow by a judge’s ruling in their gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Socc...
In fight over Brazil leader’s virus test, crisis looms
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he twice tested negative for the coronavirus but many, including a federal judge, are demandi...
Kingfish Ingram wins 5 Blues Music Awards in online show
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram took home five Blues Music Awards in an online ceremony that featured appearances by Bonnie Rai...
Background checks for firearms remain high amid pandemic
The number of April background checks to purchase a firearm showed Americans flocking to gun stores in high numbers for the second month in a row amid...
Intel buys Moovit app for $900M to boost bet on robotic cars
BERKELEY, Calif. — Intel is buying transportation-planning service Moovit for $900 million as the world's largest computer chip maker moves further do...
Shula remembered by peers for “playing within the rules”
MIAMI — Don Shula often said he wanted to be remembered for playing within the rules, and that's what happened Monday.
3 charged in killing of store security guard over virus mask
DETROIT — A woman, her adult son and husband have been charged in the fatal shooting of a security guard who refused to let her daughter enter a Famil...
Nicolas Cage to star as Joe Exotic in limited TV series
LOS ANGELES — The Joe Exotic phenomenon keeps growing, with Nicolas Cage to star in a TV miniseries about the colorful wild animal owner made famous b...
Italy eases virus lockdown, and gets first reckoning of toll
ROME — Italians strolled in the park, grabbed take-out cappuccinos and paid their respects to the astonishing number of dead Monday as the European ep...
Malls, movies and more: A look at reopenings by state in US
The reopening of the economy and loosening of coronavirus-prompted restrictions remain uneven and varied throughout the U.S. as governors watch case n...
Column: A long month of May without racing at Indianapolis
It is finally May and time to declare this a crummy year to have purchased Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
NCAA accuses Louisville basketball of recruiting violations
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA that accuses the men’s basketball program of committing a Level I viol...
New this week: A Bieber reality show, comics and their moms
Bored with your surroundings? Justin and Hailey Bieber are showing off their lives in their Toronto home in a new series, while Hulu this week is prem...
Illinois man who put crosses at sites of mass shootings dies
AURORA, Ill. — An Illinois man man who spent years making crosses and bringing them to the sites of mass shootings and other disasters around the Unit...
Zoos turn to social media to delight, raise money amid virus
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Zoo, struggling like others worldwide during coronavirus closures, has found an unlikely savior in a sloth.
Taika Waititi to direct new ‘Star Wars’ film
NEW YORK — Taika Waititi, the New Zealand filmmaker of “Jojo Rabbit” and “Thor: Ragnarok," will direct a new “Star Wars” film.
New book aims to portray ‘real’ Prince Harry and Meghan
LONDON — Freed from the constraints of life as full-time royals — and enmeshed in a feud with Britain’s tabloid press — Prince Harry and his wife Megh...
Secluded Chesapeake Bay island keeps eye on virus from afar
NORFOLK, Va. — Inez Pruitt has watched the coronavirus spread throughout the world from the relative safety of Tangier Island, a small fishing communi...
Brussels going greener amid coronavirus crisis
BRUSSELS — As European cities gradually relax lockdown measures, Brussels authorities intend to take advantage of the coronavirus health crisis to tur...
Scientists fault UK’s pandemic strategy as deaths rise
LONDON — As the coronavirus continues to infect people across Britain in what will likely turn out to be Europe’s worst outbreak, the government has c...
VIRUS DIARY: For her, virus-era New York is a story in sound
NEW YORK — Sirens. Birds. The ice cream truck. Sirens. Sirens. Sirens. The stall of a delivery vehicle. The downstairs neighbor telling her dog to do ...
Virus fear turns deportees into pariahs at home in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY — Migrants returning from the United States were once considered heroes in Guatemala, where the money they send back to their hometowns...
40 songs about the coronavirus pandemic. Listen here.
NEW YORK — Musicians can’t perform on the road but they’re still able to create music during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s a list of songs released...
La Liga aims to restart in June; will begin testing players
MADRID — The Spanish league said Monday it is confident it can restart in June and finish its season by the end of the European summer, with players b...
10 positive COVID-19 cases among Germany’s top soccer clubs
BERLIN — The German soccer league reported 10 positive tests for the new coronavirus among 36 clubs in the Bundesliga and second division on Monday.
Reflecting the times, acts pen songs about quarantine life
NEW YORK — With masks over their mouths and gloves on their hands, country superstar Luke Combs and his band went to a music studio — in separate room...
Review: Michelle Obama, unplugged (kinda) in ‘Becoming’ doc
In the lovely new Netflix documentary “Becoming,” set around Michelle Obama’s book tour for her memoir, the former first lady makes a comment about th...