Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73
John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in “Angel from Montgomery,” “Sa...
Science row hits EU at height of coronavirus crisis
BRUSSELS — The European Union has been thrown into a scientific policy dispute at the height of the coronavirus crisis after the head of its top scien...
Brady: It was ‘just time’ to leave Pats for new challenge
TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady says it was “just time” to move on from the New England Patriots and begin another chapter in his career with the Tampa Bay Bu...
John Prine’s wife remembers late singer, praises caregivers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The wife of celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine said she was able to sit with her husband in the last hours of his life. Prine ...
Burton to donate 500,000 respirator masks across Northeast
The Burton snowboard company is donating 500,000 respirator masks to hospitals across the Northeast, harnessing the company's worldwide footprint to h...
F1 puts some staff on furlough, execs take pay cuts
LONDON — With nearly half of the season already altered by the coronavirus pandemic, Formula One said Wednesday it will furlough half of its staff unt...
VIRUS DIARY: Life with an essential worker is a daily dance
ATLANTA — The daily dance begins when he arrives at the door. I meet him, prop the door open and quickly take a few steps backward. I don't want to ge...
Column: Masters in November is better than no Masters at all
C.T. Pan could become a footnote in history at Augusta National. Imagine qualifying for his first Masters and then having to wait 571 days before he c...
Prize-winning reporter writes book on Melania Trump
NEW YORK — A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Washington Post has written an unauthorized biography of first lady Melania Trump. Mary Jordan's ...
Counter-terrorism probe opened in France knife attack
PARIS — French counter-terrorism prosecutors have opened a judicial investigation after a knife attack south of Lyon left two people dead on Saturday.
Masked crowds fill Wuhan’s streets, trains as lockdown ends
WUHAN, China — Amid streets newly bustling with cars and pedestrians, Wang Chun celebrated the lifting of a virus lockdown on her hometown of Wuhan on...
Europe struggles to agree on economic response to virus
BRUSSELS — European governments remained at loggerheads Wednesday over measures to help the economy weather the coronavirus outbreak, breaking off a m...
With Johnson hospitalized, who’s who in Britain’s Cabinet?
LONDON — With British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized in intensive care after contracting the coronavirus, who's left to run the country? A ...
Passover in isolation dampens holiday mood in Israel
JERUSALEM — Each year, Patricia Sheetrit and her family gather with in-laws for the first night of Passover, bringing together some 20 people for the ...
Cuteness alert: Zoo Miami shows off clouded leopard kittens
MIAMI — Providing exactly what's needed in these trying times, Zoo Miami has shared images of two clouded leopard cubs.
Quarantined drag queens land TV show in Israel
JERUSALEM — As Israel imposed a nationwide virus lockdown, shuttering theaters, clubs and bars, the country's drag queens found themselves confined to...
Former MLS player helping Spain in fight against coronavirus
MADRID — Toni Dovale has a different routine than most Spanish soccer players during the coronavirus pandemic.
Tokyo Olympic flame taken off display; next stop unclear
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympic flame has been taken off public display in Japan. And it’s not clear when it will reappear again or where — or under what co...
Head of EU’s top science panel quits over COVID-19 response
BRUSSELS — The head of the European Union’s top science organization has resigned in frustration at the height of the coronavirus crisis.
Italy, Spain ICU pressures decline, but emotional toll rises
ROME — Maddalena Ferrari lets herself cry when she takes off the surgical mask she wears even at home to protect her elderly parents from the coronavi...
Guirantes headed back to Rutgers instead of WNBA draft
NEW YORK — Arella Guirantes is headed back to Rutgers instead of choosing to enter the WNBA draft.
AP Was There: Faldo wins a Masters known for Shark tanking
A panel of 15 golf writers was asked to vote on the best Masters. Stories about those tournaments are being republished this week because the Masters ...
Japan’s state of emergency is no lockdown. What’s in it?
TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other hard-hit Japanese prefectures to fortify the fight against ...
Outbreak poses dilemma for Palestinians working in Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank — At the construction site in Tel Aviv, Jamal Salman and the other Palestinian workers wore gloves and masks, and their employer p...
Census sends paper forms to laggards as Midwest sets pace
ORLANDO, Fla. — If you're a census slacker and haven't yet filled out the form for the 2020 head count, the federal government is trying another way t...
Pandemic deals blow to plastic bag bans, plastic reduction
PORTLAND, Ore. — Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and mandating that shopp...
Court drops rape, other charges against megachurch leader
LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court ordered the dismissal of a criminal case Tuesday against a Mexican megachurch leader on charges of child rape...
Stuck at home, Alesso and Liam Payne still film music video
NEW YORK — The coronavirus has halted many plans in the music industry, from tour cancellations to album pushbacks, but it didn’t stop Grammy-nominate...
DC fights to enforce distancing and braces for looming surge
WASHINGTON — Pick-up basketball games. Crowds gathering at an outdoor fish market. Family hikes along trails in Rock Creek Park. The warmer weather is...