Russia’s Putin orders non-working month to curb coronavirus
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered most Russians to stay off work until the end of the month as part of a partial economic shutdown...
To share or not to share, that is the question for Sam Hunt
NEW YORK — Sam Hunt’s sophomore album opens and closes with two of the most personal songs he’s ever written, as he draws from his own life to paint c...
Son: Jazz great Ellis Marsalis Jr. dead, 85; COVID involved
NEW ORLEANS — Ellis Marsalis Jr., the jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan, died late Wednesday from pneumonia brought on...
‘Lost Children’ author: Writers must ‘document’ pandemic
NEW YORK — Cooped up at her Bronx home with her daughter and a niece because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli says she has...
James Patterson sets up fund to help indie booksellers
NEW YORK — James Patterson has a history of helping independent bookstores.
Virus spreads through South Dakota family’s close ties
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — After South Dakota lawmaker Bob Glanzer became one of the first people in the state to be sickened by the coronavirus from an unkn...
Outbreak: bankruptcies, layoffs and quiet skies
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Thursday related to th...
Extremists see global chaos from virus as an opportunity
JOHANNESBURG — Both the Islamic State group and al-Qaida see the coronavirus as a threat, but some of their fighters also see the upheaval from the pa...
Review: Reissue of 1982 Nina Simone disc a work of contrasts
Nina Simone, “Fodder On My Wings” (Verve/UMe)
Q&A: How to get aid for a small business hit by virus crisis
NEW YORK — Millions of small business owners will be turning to the government, seeking help for an individual and nationwide cataclysm, the economic ...
Israel’s health minister has virus, top officials to isolate
JERUSALEM — The new coronavirus is forcing more top Israeli officials into isolation after the country's health minister, who has had frequent contact...
Chinese smartphone health code rules post-virus life
WUHAN, China — Since the coronavirus outbreak, life in China is ruled by a green symbol on a smartphone screen.
Residents snitch on businesses, neighbors amid shutdowns
OAK PARK, Illinois — One Tulsa bar owner said more than a dozen motorcyclists showed up unannounced, but he served them a round of shots anyway to cel...
Can you fix ventilators? A fuel cell engineer figures it out
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It was late when engineer Joe Tavi’s boss called with an odd question: Could their company, which makes fuel cells, learn how to ...
Nursing home infections, deaths surge amid lockdown measures
Nursing homes across the country have been in lockdown for weeks under federal orders to protect their frail, elderly residents from coronavirus, but ...
Law firm criticized by USSF asks to withdraw from lawsuit
LOS ANGELES — Seyfarth Shaw, the law firm whose arguments critical of American women's players led to the resignation of U.S. Soccer Federation presid...
Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne dies from coronavirus
Emmy and Grammy-winning musician and songwriter Adam Schlesinger, known for his work with his band Fountains of Wayne and on the TV show “Crazy Ex-Gir...
Los Angeles mayor urges everyone to wear masks
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has recommended that the city’s 4 million people wear masks when going outside amid the spreading corona...
Trump considers limits on domestic travel to virus hot spots
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is weighing grounding domestic flights between coronavirus hot spots as he ramps up efforts...
Trump warns Iran against attacking US troops in Iraq
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Tehran should expect a bold U.S. response if Iran or Iranian-backed groups attack American for...
Puerto Rico acknowledges missteps as coronavirus peak looms
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico's newest health secretary on Wednesday acknowledged a series of mistakes the government has committed as the U.S. ...
‘Never Rarely’ captures the obstacles of abortion
NEW YORK — Even progressively minded movies about abortion have usually focused on the morality of the decision. Eliza Hittman wanted to make a film w...
Gun background checks smash records amid coronavirus fears
Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers in the past month, fueled by a run on guns from Americans panicked about thei...
More evidence indicates healthy people can spread virus
NEW YORK — Scientists offered more evidence Wednesday that the coronavirus is spread by seemingly healthy people who show no clear symptoms, and the f...
Georgia Sen. Loeffler gets renewed scrutiny over stock moves
WASHINGTON — The husband of Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler recently acquired as much as $415,000 in stock in DuPont de Nemours, a chemical company that m...
Democrats proposing commission to study US pandemic response
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are drafting legislation that would create a bipartisan commission to study the U.S. government’s response to the coronav...
Apply here: How to spend $2.2 Trillion _ and rescue economy
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump aims to shovel $2.2 trillion into the U.S. economy over the next few weeks to try to cushion its free fall. But th...
Khabib says he won’t break quarantine, UFC 249 fight is off
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says he won't leave quarantine in Russia to fight, dealing another blow to UFC President Dana White's det...
In another century, another pandemic ended Stanley Cup final
SEATTLE — The Seattle Metropolitans were 20 minutes from a second Stanley Cup title in the spring of 1919, 20 minutes from adding their names to the t...
Nearly 3,000 sailors to leave carrier amid virus outbreak
WASHINGTON — Nearly 3,000 sailors aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier where the coronavirus has spread will be taken off the ship by Friday, Navy officials...