Olympic torch relay: No torch, no torchbearers, no public
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will start Thursday as planned in northeastern Fukushima prefecture — but with no torch, no torchbearers, no pub...
De Grasse still hoping to be part of Olympic sprint show
Andre De Grasse intends on being a major part of the sprint show at the Tokyo Games.
From top to bottom line: Everest closing means financial hit
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Apa Sherpa knows firsthand all the risks of climbing Mount Everest. He's been to the summit 21 times.
Excerpts from Woody Allen memoir ‘Apropos of Nothing’
NEW YORK — Excerpts from Woody Allen's new memoir, “Apropos of Nothing,” which was released Monday after a delay because the original publisher backed...
Coronavirus suddenly upends campaign themes for both parties
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus pandemic and the nation's crashing economy are scrambling the themes both political parties thought would carry them to v...
Asian stocks gain after U.S. Fed promises economic support
BEIJING — Asian stock markets gained Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve promised support to the struggling economy as Congress delayed action on a...
House considers voting options as members fall ill
WASHINGTON — With at least two members of the House testing positive for coronavirus, Democrats are recommending that they pass a nearly $2 trillion e...
Arizona deaths prompt warning against self-medication
PHOENIX — A Phoenix-area man has died and his wife was in critical condition after the couple took chloroquine phosphate, an additive used to clean fi...
Mexico’s busy streetscape slows, but doesn’t stop for virus
MEXICO CITY — Increasingly empty beaches and quieter streets in Mexico contrast with a still-crowded subway system and active street vendors, as shut-...
US slashes aid to Afghanistan after Pompeo visit to Kabul
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is slashing $1 billion in assistance to Afghanistan and threatening further reductions in all forms of cooperati...
Rosie O’Donnell’s streaming Broadway show raises $600K
From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here’s a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reac...
Governors urge feds for more funding, testing, equipment
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The nation's governors kept pressing the federal government for supplies and economic aid to battle the new coronavirus in a conferen...
In global fight vs. virus, over 1.5 billion told: Stay home
NEW YORK — With masks, ventilators and political goodwill in desperately short supply, more than one-fifth of the world’s population was ordered or ur...
Malaria drugs’ promise for coronavirus spurs hope, shortages
Excitement about treating the new coronavirus with malaria drugs is raising hopes, including with President Donald Trump. But the evidence that they m...
Cruise ship passengers bused to flights out of Honolulu
HONOLULU — Passengers from a cruise ship that was turned away by other ports began disembarking at a Honolulu harbor Monday to catch chartered flights...
Virus spurs unexpected test for US schools: Online learning
NEW YORK — The coronavirus shutdowns have launched an unplanned, unprecedented experiment with online education at schools across the U.S., and the na...
All signs point to Tokyo Olympics being postponed
IOC members, national Olympic committees and athletes were all racing toward the same conclusion Monday: The Tokyo Olympics are not going to take plac...
Europe eyes smartphone location data to stem virus spread
Britain, Germany and Italy are evaluating powerful and invasive tools for what epidemiologists call contact-tracing, the mapping of personal interacti...
IN THE PITS: Virtual race a real success for bored NASCAR
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Seated inside a simulator in his living room, Denny Hamlin grew thirsty as he virtually raced some of his top rivals. He asked his o...
Texas moves to ban most abortions due to virus outbreak
AUSTIN, Texas — The governor and attorney general of Texas are moving to ban most abortions in the state during the coronavirus outbreak, declaring th...
Virus fuels calls for sanctions relief on Iran, Venezuela
MIAMI — From Caracas to Tehran, officials are calling on the Trump administration to ease crippling economic sanctions they contend are contributing t...
Ontario and Quebec to close all non-essential businesses
TORONTO — Canada's most populous province said Monday that non-essential businesses must close for at least 14 days starting at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday in ...
Will Wilson, Andrew Luck’s uncle, becomes CEO of US Soccer
CHICAGO — Will Wilson, co-head of the NFL division of a sports marketing agency and the uncle of former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, wa...
Mormons chided for airport welcoming of missionaries
SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney and Utah state leaders on Monday criticized as irresponsible a weekend gathering of hundreds of people at a Sal...
Sen. Rand Paul kept working for six days after virus test
WASHINGTON — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was tested a week ago for the novel coronavirus, but continued working at the Capitol because he “felt that it wa...
Fed makes strongest bid yet to protect firms and governments
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is unleashing its boldest effort yet to protect the U.S. economy from the coronavirus by helping companies and govern...
Vital meals help Holocaust survivors amid coronavirus crisis
NEW YORK — Brooklyn caterer Israel Frischman is continuing to prepare dozens of meals for elderly Holocaust survivors even though the Jewish community...
PG&E to plead guilty to lethal crimes in 2018 wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric will plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for a swath of death and destruction left behind...
Ex-Scottish leader acquitted on all sex crimes charges
LONDON — Former Scottish leader Alex Salmond was acquitted Monday of a series of sexual offenses, including one of attempted rape.
South Carolina’s Dawn Staley is AP women’s coach of the year
Dawn Staley helped guide South Carolina to No. 1 and has now earned coach of the year honors from The Associated Press for the first time.