Gov’t OKs $50B in small biz loans, banks complain of snags
NEW YORK — The government says it has approved an additional $50 billion in loans to small businesses, although banks are complaining that a bottlenec...
Bolsonaro’s latest crisis threatens Brazil’s virus response
RIO DE JANEIRO — As Brazil careens toward a full-blown public health emergency and economic meltdown, President Jair Bolsonaro has managed to add a th...
Pence comes under fire for going maskless at Mayo Clinic
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Vice President Mike Pence chose not to wear a face mask Tuesday during a tour of the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, an apparent violatio...
Nearly 70 dead in ‘horrific’ outbreak at veterans’ home
Nearly 70 residents sickened with the coronavirus have died at a central Massachusetts home for aging veterans, as state and federal officials try to ...
Hillary Clinton becomes latest Democrat to endorse Biden
Hillary Clinton, the first woman to become a major party's presidential nominee, endorsed Joe Biden's White House bid on Tuesday, continuing Democrats...
New love for pretty, old-fashioned Grandmother’s Gardens
Even before the coronavirus crisis sparked renewed interest in vegetable gardens and victory gardens, there’s been a movement toward more traditional ...
Ryan Murphy’s ‘Hollywood’ miniseries is a woke ’40s fantasy
LOS ANGELES — Ryan Murphy has a clear-eyed fascination with the 20th-century Hollywood dream machine, so adroit at making stars and breaking the heart...
In a new podcast, Bogdanovich tries to make sense of it all
LOS ANGELES — Podcasts make sense to Peter Bogdanovich, even if so much else doesn’t.
Sanders advisers form Super PAC to back Biden, push him left
WASHINGTON — Top advisers to Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign are forming an outside political group to support the candidate who beat him in the...
UK mourns ‘fallen’ front-line workers, expands virus testing
LONDON — The U.K. held a minute's silence Tuesday for all front-line workers who have died from the coronavirus, as the government extended its testin...
Belgians urged to double down on fries, do national duty
BRUSSELS — In a country that claims to be the real birthplace of the finger food that Americans have the temerity to call French fries, rescuing the p...
Blood test helped detect cancer before symptoms, study finds
For the first time, a blood test has been shown to help detect many types of cancer in a study of thousands of people with no history or symptoms of t...
University of Michigan hopes to settle doctor abuse lawsuits
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan hopes to settle lawsuits from hundreds of people who say they were sexually abused by a sports doctor wh...
Broncos, Raiders, Chargers add speed to try to catch Chiefs
With their blazing speed on offense, the Kansas City Chiefs ran away from their AFC West brethren en route to their first Super Bowl title in half a c...
NFL to hold 2021 draft in Cleveland from April 29-May 1
CLEVELAND — After a successful virtual, stay-at-home experience this year, the NFL plans to hold its draft outdoors in downtown Cleveland next year fr...
Virus-ravaged Europe nudges some doors open, not others
PARIS — Europeans are starting to venture outside after weeks of confinement, scarred by a virus that has overwhelmed some of the world's best health ...
Chiefs to release 2-time Pro Bowl P Colquitt after 15 years
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dustin Colquitt walked into the Kansas City Chiefs training facility 15 years ago as a third-round pick out of Tennessee, a punter ...
Pandemic upends lives of Latin America’s domestic servants
MEXICO CITY — The coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives of many of Latin America's household maids, leaving them without work or government assis...
Clashes in impoverished Lebanese city as crisis deepens
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Hundreds of protesters in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli set fire Tuesday to two banks and hurled stones at soldiers, who respo...
Development bank to allocate $15 bln to tackle virus fallout
MOSCOW — The New Development Bank will allocate up to $15 billion for loans to help the so-called BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and Sou...
Pandemic exposes gaps in travel insurance coverage
NORFOLK, Va. — For many people, travel insurance has been little more than a box that pops up on a booking site to offer some cheap peace of mind.
UN chief: Use pandemic to ‘rebuild our world for the better’
BERLIN — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic has exposed how fragile societies are but that if governme...
VIRUS DIARY: Planting an apple seed, dreaming of tomorrow
ALLISON PARK, Pa. — He winds up and throws the apple core, aiming for the woods where he hopes a tree will grow. He overshoots his mark. It bounces ac...
Report: Biden accuser spoke to neighbor of alleged assault
WASHINGTON — An associate of a former Senate aide to Joe Biden says the woman told her about her allegations of sexual assault against Biden — now the...
The Latest: French rugby to support amateur clubs
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Naples’ beloved pizza is back after virus shutdown eases
NAPLES, Italy — Wood is burning again in Naples’ pizza ovens, giving a symbolic and savory boost to Neapolitans after two months of lockdown meant an ...
Hi-tech scans get under skin of ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Researchers using a battery of modern imaging techniques have gotten under the skin of Johannes Vermeer's “Girl with a Pearl ...
As virus cases rise, UAE adjusts to a new normal in pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In a Dubai industrial park, workers weld, drill and build what one entrepreneur sees as key to the near future of this d...
Turkey sends medical equipment to help US fight virus
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has dispatched a planeload of personal protective equipment to support the United States as it grapples with the coronavirus o...
Madagascar’s president touts herbal drink against COVID-19
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — As their high school reopened after being closed for a month due to the coronavirus, students in Madagascar's capital city ...