‘Mrs. America’ ERA miniseries gives women of color their due
LOS ANGELES — “Mrs. America,” which dramatizes the Equal Rights Amendment fight that pitted a surprising and determined opponent against a deep bench ...
ACLU: Feds ‘slow walking’ inmate release at stricken prison
WASHINGTON — Prisoner rights advocates accused the federal Bureau of Prisons of “slow walking" the release of inmates at a Louisiana lockup where the ...
Quibi stars have no quibble with new phone-only filmmaking
NEW YORK — They were skeptical. The name was weird. The concept was a little crazy — but it was intriguing.
Abortion clinics: Pandemic boosts demand, heightens stress
NEW YORK — The coronavirus outbreak has fueled attempts to ban abortions in some states, but providers where the procedure remains available report in...
NASCAR’s Larson suspended for racial slur in virtual race
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR star Kyle Larson was suspended without pay by Chip Ganassi Racing on Monday for using a racial slur on a live stream during a...
Dying alone: Coronavirus keeps family from loved ones at end
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Don Pijanowski was not surrounded by loved ones when he died.
Aquarium seals must be wondering: Who’s that masked trainer?
BOSTON — Humans can't always recognize each other in face masks, so imagine the confusion that wild animals in captivity must feel.
Schooner is school for Dutch teens sailing home due to virus
AMSTERDAM — The Caribbean sailing trip 25 Dutch high school students was supposed to end in Cuba, where they would trade a tall ship for a comfortable...
Athletes completing bans get unexpected chance at Olympics
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Athletes completing doping bans over the next year will be eligible to compete in the postponed Tokyo Olympics, an unintended effe...
Trump’s fundraising slows amid outbreak, still sets records
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's record-setting fundraising pace slowed slightly amid the coronavirus outbreak but remained strong as he maintain...
2020 Watch: How and when will Trump reopen the economy?
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
Delay costs IOC ‘several hundred million’; Japan pays rest
TOKYO — The International Olympic Committee will face “several hundred million dollars” of added costs because of the postponement of the Tokyo Games,...
Coronavirus upends Putin’s political agenda in Russia
MOSCOW — Spring is not turning out the way Russian President Vladimir Putin might have planned it.
Child sex abuse in Pakistan’s religious schools is endemic
PAKPATTAN, Pakistan — Muhimman proudly writes his name slowly, carefully, one letter at a time, grinning broadly as he finishes. He’s just 11 years ol...
The Latest: South Korea vice health minister urges alertness
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
Backup coronavirus hospital in Memphis worries residents
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Faced with the threat of overburdened hospitals, states across the country are converting convention centers, sports facilities and p...
Analysis: Will voters want a president who feels their pain?
WASHINGTON — In 1992, Americans ousted an incumbent president in the middle of an economic downturn because his challenger, Bill Clinton, seemed to be...
Volunteers feed hungry animals at Nepal’s revered shrine
KATHMANDU, Nepal — When COVID-19 came to Nepal, attention turned to an unlikely group of victims: hundreds of monkeys, cows and pigeons.
Nursing home deaths soar past 3,600 in alarming surge
NEW YORK — More than 3,600 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, an alarming ris...
Former Senate staffer accuses Joe Biden of sexual assault
WASHINGTON — A former aide to Joe Biden is accusing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee of sexually assaulting her during the early 1990s ...
Judge: Alabama can’t prohibit abortion during pandemic
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge on Sunday ruled that Alabama cannot ban abortions as part of the state’s response to coronavirus.
OPEC, oil nations agree to nearly 10M barrel cut amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing nations on Sunday finalized an unprecedented production cut of nearly 10 million ba...
Turkish minister offers resignation over weekend lockdowns
ISTANBUL — Turkey introduced a new coronavirus lockdown over the weekend that took many by surprise and led to Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu offeri...
With a bike and loudspeakers, London vicar spreads the word
LONDON — Pat Allerton, the vicar of an Anglican church in London's fashionable Nothing Hill district, isn't one to let a nationwide lockdown get in be...
Amid pandemic, Christians celebrate an Easter like no other
NEW YORK — Christians around the world celebrated Easter Sunday isolated in their homes by the coronavirus while pastors preached the faith’s joyous n...
In divergent Easter celebrations, prayers for virus victims
Christians around the world celebrated an Easter Sunday upended by the coronavirus without the usual crowded church Masses and large family gatherings...
Smithfield closes South Dakota pork plant due to coronavirus
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Virginia-based Smithfield Foods announced Sunday that it is closing its pork processing plant in Sioux Falls until further notice ...
UK virus deaths top 10,000 as leader Johnson leaves hospital
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his gratitude to the staff of the National Health Service for saving his life when his treatme...
The buck stops: Cowboys hanging on until rodeos start again
On the back of a bucking bronco, bareback rider Jamie Howlett tries his best to hang on for eight fierce seconds.