Desperate hunt for food by Peru’s poor amid virus quarantine
LIMA, Peru — Pushing a shopping cart with two children, César Alegre emerges from the large, deteriorated house near Peru's presidential palace that i...
At home with kids, pets and spouses, country stars play on
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music’s biggest stars should have been on the carpet of the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday in Las Vegas, but lik...
Washington state returns ventilators for use in New York
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Sunday that the state will return more than 400 ventilators of the 500 it has received from the feder...
Mexico: More social spending, no business bailout for virus
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday there will be no huge economic stimulus program as the country faces the threa...
Canadian actress and activist Shirley Douglas dies at age 86
TORONTO — Shirley Douglas, the impassioned Canadian activist and veteran actress who was mother to actor Kiefer Sutherland and daughter of Canada medi...
Island mayor battles Georgia governor over virus limitations
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A small coastal city in Georgia that thrives on tourism closed its beach, fearing carefree crowds of teenagers and college students po...
Texas hires Schaefer from Mississippi State
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas moved quickly to hire a new women's basketball coach, luring Vic Schaefer away from powerhouse Mississippi State on Sunday.
Byron wins virtual Bristol; Bubba ‘rage quits’ early in race
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — William Byron led the most laps in NASCAR's first two virtual races and had nothing to show for his gaming skills. The third time ou...
Queen delivers message of hope to UK amid virus outbreak
Britain needed a message of hope Sunday. The queen delivered it.
Esper defends firing of Navy ship captain over virus warning
WASHINGTON — With the military under broad pressure to step up its coronavirus response, Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday defended the firing of...
With 1 goal, first-ever MLS game was filled with promise
Before the first-ever Major League Soccer match, a group of San Jose Clash players went to a local restaurant for some pregame bonding. Four of them t...
Lost Time: How coronavirus spread while supply orders lagged
The government’s stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment is nearly drained just as the numbers of people infected with the coron...
Pro day cancellations forcing changes to NFL draft process
INDIANAPOLIS — Bill Polian simplified the NFL's draft process years ago.
Palm Sunday services held without public; some on rooftops
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis celebrated Palm Sunday Mass in the shelter of St. Peter's Basilica without the public because of the coronavirus pandemic,...
Americans brace for ‘hardest, saddest’ week of their lives
LONDON — Americans braced for what the nation's top doctor warned Sunday would be “the hardest and saddest week” of their lives while Britain assumed ...
Doctors, nurses leave homes to protect families from virus
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Lisa Neuburger was caring for a patient with the coronavirus when the person's ventilator tube became detached. As she worked to hel...
Biden raises idea of Democrats holding an online convention
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden said Sunday that the Democratic National Convention, already delayed until August because of the coronavirus, may need to take ...
Adapting aloha: Virus forces changes to Hawaii customs
WAIANAE, Hawaii — Glen Kila has long greeted people in the traditional Native Hawaiian way.
Jews prep for a pandemic Passover: Smaller but no less vital
Passover and its epic story — how the Jewish people escaped to freedom after plagues struck their oppressors — are uniquely resonant this year, as Jew...
Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday procession scaled back due to virus
JERUSALEM — A small group of Franciscan monks and Roman Catholic faithful took to the streets of Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter in the Old City Sunday ...
Sidewalk notes bring smiles to hospital staff during virus
NEW ORLEANS — The messenger is anonymous — but the messages are heartfelt, and appreciated.
Chaos and scrambling in the US oil patch as prices plummet
NEW YORK — In Montana, a father and son running a small oil business are cutting their salaries in half. In New Mexico, an oil truck driver who suppor...
‘Complete collapse of economies’ ahead as Africa faces virus
KAMPALA, Uganda — Some of Uganda’s poorest people used to work here, on the streets of Kampala, as fruit sellers sitting on the pavement or as peddler...
Imprisoned Chinese rights lawyer released, his wife says
BEIJING — Wang Quanzhang, a well-known Chinese rights lawyer, was released from prison Sunday after being held for more than four years, his wife said...
AP PHOTOS: Bustling London life stilled by COVID-19 lockdown
LONDON — When Associated Press photographer Frank Augstein moved to London in 2015, what struck him most was the crowds.
France turns to speedy trains to catch up in virus response
PARIS — The high-speed train whooshing past historic World War I battle sites and through the chateau-speckled Loire Valley carried a delicate cargo: ...
States lack key data on virus cases among medical workers
SEATTLE — Experts and health officials who are trying to plan a response to the coronavirus outbreak are missing a critical piece of information — the...
The Latest: Nearly 3,000 released from Sri Lanka prisons
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
Mormons unveil new official logo at crowd-less conference
SALT LAKE CITY — Leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sat 6 feet apart inside an empty room as the faith carried out its signa...
New York gets Chinese ventilators; Trump wants more thanks
NEW YORK — The New York governor said Saturday the Chinese government was facilitating a shipment of 1,000 donated ventilators to his state, highlight...