VIRUS DIARY: Isolation and patience on a quiet Gaza farm
BEIT LAHIYEH, Gaza Strip — I haven't spent more than a single night at my family's farm on the northern edge of Gaza since an Israeli airstrike killed...
Poland marks 10 years since president killed in plane crash
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's government on Friday marked the 10th anniversary of the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others by de...
29 years on death row, Pakistan woman suffers mental illness
ISLAMABAD — Kanizan Bibi was 16 when she was charged with murdering her employer’s wife and five children. The police said she was having an affair wi...
Inmates rampage through offices, set fires at Kansas prison
LANSING, Kan. — Dozens of inmates at the Lansing Correctional Facility in Kansas rampaged through offices, breaking windows and setting small fires fo...
Markets stable amid holidays, oil down on OPEC uncertainty
BANGKOK — Asian shares were steady in quiet Good Friday trading after Wall Street closed out its best week in 45 years thanks to the Federal Reserve's...
Tokyo Olympic CEO hints games could be in doubt even in 2021
TOKYO — As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can’t guarantee the postponed Olympics will be stag...
Belarusian club puts mannequins in stands as fans stay away
MINSK, Belarus — They don't chant, they don't move, and they mostly wear the wrong colors.
New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda — Weeks before the coronavirus spread through much of the world, parts of Africa were already threatened by another kind of plague, th...
Singapore stops Zoom for online education as hackers strike
SINGAPORE — Singapore has suspended the use of Zoom for online education after hackers hijacked a lesson and showed obscene images to students.
Review: In ‘Tigertail,’ an intergenerational immigrant tale
Oh, to be the other “Tiger” on Netflix.
Devils defenseman P.K. Subban is host of new NHL trivia show
Tired of sitting around the house and watching reruns on television every day?
Japan auto industry vows to protect jobs amid virus crisis
TOKYO — Toyota Chief Executive Akio Toyoda promised Friday that the Japanese auto industry would seek to protect jobs worldwide as it endures the coro...
Israelis looking out for overworked healthcare professionals
RAANANA, Israel — While hunkering down at home and keeping three young children entertained in coronavirus isolation, Adi Karmon Scope had a thought: ...
AP Was There: Tiger wins Masters to cap remarkable comeback
A panel of 15 golf writers were asked to vote on the top five Masters in history. They are being republished this week because the Masters has been po...
Column: No good walks spoiled as golf courses shuttered
It was probably just coincidence that Nevada’s governor issued an order closing golf courses just a few hours after a newspaper photographer tweeted a...
The howling: Americans let it out from depths of pandemic
DENVER — It starts with a few people letting loose with some tentative yelps. Then neighbors emerge from their homes and join, forming a roiling choru...
Lives Lost: At 97, World War II vet takes a final road
SEATTLE — In his final months, Bill Chambers couldn't walk, but he found peace in motion.
For McConnell, virus carries echo of his boyhood polio
WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell’s earliest childhood memory is the day he left the polio treatment center at Warm Springs, Ga., for the last time.
UN urges governments to tackle recession, scrap debt payment
UNITED NATIONS — More than 60 U.N. agencies and international organizations urged governments on Thursday to take immediate steps to address the unfol...
Asian shares steady after Wall St caps best week since 1974
BANGKOK — Asian shares are steady in quiet Good Friday trading after Wall Street closed out its best week in 45 years thanks to the Federal Reserve's ...
Barr says Russia probe was started ‘without basis’
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr believes the Russia investigation that shadowed President Donald Trump for the first two years of his admin...
US job losses surge as world leaders urge Easter distancing
NEW YORK — A staggering 16.8 million Americans lost their jobs in just three weeks, a measure of how fast the coronavirus has brought world economies ...
Tagovailoa’s agent says he’s healthy, will be ready for camp
Tua Tagovailoa’s agent says the quarterback is healthy and will be ready for training camp.
NBA says players will receive full checks on April 15
NBA players will receive their full checks when the next payday for most of them arrives on April 15 despite no games having been played for more than...
Mad magazine illustrator Mort Drucker dies at 91
NEW YORK — Mort Drucker, the Mad Magazine cartoonist who for decades lovingly spoofed politicians, celebrities and popular culture, died Thursday at 9...
Biden aims to connect with voters one Zoom call at a time
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden is America's newest podcast host, recently interviewing Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Obama administration's point per...
Storms packing high winds cause damage in Indiana, Arkansas
MOORESVILLE, Ind. — Severe storms with high winds, hail and possible tornadoes swept across the Midwest and caused damage to dozens of homes and busin...
Biden joins growing call for release of racial data on virus
DETROIT — Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is joining a growing call for the release of comprehensive racial data on the coronavirus pandemic,...
Biden woos skeptical Sanders backers on health, college debt
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled plans to expand eligibility for Medicare and forgive college debt for millions of Americans, as the presum...
Defining moments that make the Masters unlike other majors
Gene Sarazen hit the shot that put the Masters on the map.