The story of the NFL draft, from extravaganza to unadorned
An NFL draft handled remotely because the coronavirus pandemic is the latest twist to an event that has become as popular as any pro football happenin...
Restaurants, trying to stay afloat, revamp menus, operations
CINCINNATI — In the battle to keep their New York City restaurant going despite sharp restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak, the owners of Il P...
EU tempers fray as virus hits lives, livelihoods, economies
As the coronavirus claims lives, ruins livelihoods and wreaks economic havoc, tensions are rising between European Union countries over how best to re...
Lack of social distancing leads to closure of parks, trails
OAK PARK, Ill. — It was a sunny day, the first in about a week when temperatures had climbed past the 50-degree mark, and people in Chicago did what t...
Kristen Bell hosts Nick pandemic special for kids, families
LOS ANGELES — Kristen Bell is hosting a Nickelodeon special with a “kid’s-eye view” of the coronavirus pandemic to address youngsters' concerns and he...
Europol: Criminals exploit virus crisis as fresh opportunity
PARIS — Criminals are preying on a fearful public and disrupting the provision of medical care during the coronavirus pandemic by selling counterfeit ...
Venezuela’s only telecoms satellite is lost in space
BOGOTA, Colombia — Venezuela’s only telecommunications satellite has veered off its orbit and stopped working, creating a logistical headache for the ...
Tokyo closes cherry blossom parks to slow spread of virus
TOKYO — Japan's cherry blossoms are in full bloom, but flower viewing has come to an abrupt halt in Tokyo because of the coronavirus.
A few miles away yet worlds apart, 2 families wait out virus
SAN FRANCISCO — One week in isolation. Two families. Only a few miles away, yet a world apart.
British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for virus
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he has tested positive for the new coronavirus, but remains in charge of the U.K.'s response...
Curfews extended as USAID declares aid suspension in Yemen
BEIRUT — As countries across the Middle East tighten restrictions on movement to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a spokesman for the U.S. Agency f...
Italy hopes virus is easing but fears new onslaught in south
ROME — Doctors and nurses in Italy's overwhelmed northern hospitals have welcomed a slight stabilizing in the number of coronavirus infections but fea...
Federal prisons struggle to combat growing COVID-19 fears
WASHINGTON — When a federal correction officer geared up for duty recently at a Florida prison complex, he added an N95 mask amid coronavirus fears. H...
‘Go home!’ South Africa has 1st deaths as lockdown begins
JOHANNESBURG — A shaken South Africa on Friday announced its first two deaths from the coronavirus as the country's cases rose above 1,000 and a three...
Q&A: Tokyo Olympics move to 2021; countless questions remain
TOKYO — Things began to unravel this week when the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until next year — a decision announced by Japanese Prime Minister Shi...
In Iran, false belief a poison fights virus kills hundreds
TEHRAN, Iran — Standing over the still body of an intubated 5-year-old boy wearing nothing but a plastic diaper, an Iranian health care worker in a ha...
Not all or nothing: Anti-virus lockdowns could lift slowly
WASHINGTON — For the millions of Americans living under some form of lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, not knowing when the restrictions...
Coronavirus cases hit 2 largest US cities differently
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles recorded its first case of coronavirus five weeks before New York City, yet it's New York that is now the U.S. epicenter of ...
Coaches find ways to support young athletes feeling adrift
SAN FRANCISCO — Morgan Coppoc finds herself in a situation similar to so many other college athletes across the country, hundreds of miles away from c...
Are gun shops ‘essential’ businesses during a pandemic?
In some parts of the U.S., authorities say gun shops aren't essential businesses and should close during stay-at-home orders meant to slow the coronav...
Coronavirus deals one-two financial punch to state budgets
The coronavirus is pounding state governments with a financial one-two punch, costing them many millions to try to contain the disease just as busines...
Congress locks Trump oversight into $2.2 trillion package
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared that "I'll be the oversight" as lawmakers were in the final days of drafting what became a $2.2 trillion ...
A defiant Maduro threatens ‘cowboy’ Trump after drug charge
MIAMI — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stood defiant in the face of a $15 million bounty by the U.S. to face drug trafficking charges, calling Do...
Staying afloat: $2.2 trillion bill offers economic lifeline
WASHINGTON — In the coronavirus crisis, even doctors can face a cash crunch.
Asian shares advance after stimulus surge on Wall Street
BANGKOK — Shares advanced on Friday in Asia after Wall Street logged a third straight day of gains with the approaching congressional approval of a ma...
The Latest: Singapore penalizing social distancing violators
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults an...
Citing virus, EPA has stopped enforcing environmental laws
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday abruptly waived enforcement on a range of legally mandated public health and environmenta...
Canada urges US not to put troops at border during pandemic
TORONTO — Canada has told the Trump administration that a proposal to put troops at the U.S.-Canada border amid the pandemic is entirely unnecessary a...