Oregon star Sabrina Ionescu is AP women’s player of the year
Sabrina Ionescu capped off a unprecedented college career by entering an exclusive club.
Review: Pearl Jam come roaring back with superb new album
Pearl Jam, “Gigaton” (Monkeywrench/Republic Records)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 29-April 4
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 29-April 4:
Feds: Virus frauds spread, preying on Medicare recipients
WASHINGTON — Scam artists are preying on older people's fears by peddling fake tests for the coronavirus to Medicare recipients, a federal law enforce...
Fitness enthusiasts think outside the gym during coronavirus
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Steve LaTart in Minnesota is thinking of installing a space heater in his basement to recreate the atmosphere of his hot yoga ...
Monday: Big layoffs, bigger hirings, massive markets swings
The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unprecedented shock to the global economy.
David Byrne’s `American Utopia’ to come out in book form
NEW YORK — David Byrne is adapting his stage play “American Utopia" for the printed page.
AP Exclusive: Allen has new publisher, memoir out Monday
NEW YORK — Woody Allen's memoir, dropped by its original publisher after widespread criticism, has found a new home, The Associated Press has learned.
Aftershocks rattle Croatian capital a day after strong quake
ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia has experienced a series of aftershocks a day after a strong earthquake caused widespread damage and injured at least 27 peo...
Amid virus, humble toilet paper is suddenly a hot commodity
PORTLAND, Maine — There's no denying Tissue Plus is on a roll.
India halts its lifeblood train network to try to stop virus
NEW DELHI — As India expanded its virus-containment measures and halted its lifeblood train network, the federal government warned Monday of strict le...
Hunt for medical gear to fight virus becomes all-consuming
PARIS — The hunt for ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe on Monday, as new coronavirus infections soared and political...
Presidents in health crises: Trump more hands-on than many
WASHINGTON — Woodrow Wilson was more focused on the end of World War I than a flu virus that was making its way around the globe, ultimately sickening...
Tokyo Olympics seem sure to happen -- but in 2021, not 2020
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics are going to happen — but almost surely in 2021 rather than in four months as planned.
Troubled cruise ship with 2,000 passengers docks in Honolulu
HONOLULU — A cruise ship that had to cut short its trip because of the coronavirus and mechanical problems docked Sunday in Honolulu's harbor.
Virus pandemic an unprecedented test for a young generation
CHICAGO — For Jalen Grimes, the virus pandemic is stirring up a slew of emotions. “Annoyed" is the first one the 13-year-old Chicagoan mentions. “Scar...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump hype on auto industry and ventilators
DETROIT — President Donald Trump is falsely asserting how quickly automakers including GM, Ford and Tesla can manufacture ventilators to help fill an ...
Asian shares, US futures sink as virus crisis deepens
BANGKOK — U.S. futures dropped more than 4% and Australia's share benchmark initially plunged 8.5% as work on more stimulus for the U.S. economy hit s...
Worldwide athletes group calls for postponement of Olympics
A worldwide group representing Olympic hopefuls is calling on the IOC to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until the coronavirus pandemic is under control —...
US Olympic CEO tells AP why she’s not demanding games’ delay
DENVER — The CEO of the U.S. Olympic team is well aware of the power her country wields in a situation like this, with the coronavirus raging across t...
New York quiets as it becomes next virus hot spot
NEW YORK — An order requiring most New Yorkers to stay home from work and not gather in groups outside their families was set to go into effect Sunday...
Sen. Rand Paul tests positive for virus, forcing quarantines
WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, becoming the first case of COVID-19 in the Senate and raising f...
During virus, priests master livestream at Gothic cathedral
MARSEILLE, France — Recent restrictions on gatherings in France to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus have forced religious communities to adap...
Italy’s restrictions grow more specific in bid to slow virus
SOAVE, Italy — In its most far-reaching measures to stop the spread of coronavirus, Italy is slowing industrial production nationwide, while the harde...
Nations’s capital trying to keep crowds from cherry blossoms
WASHINGTON — As signature cherry blossom trees go through peak bloom in the nation's capital, officials in the District of Columbia are resorting to m...
Belgian with 20% lung capacity starts home mask sewing army
ANTWERP, Belgium — With only 20% of normal lung capacity, Sien Lagae was extremely wary of viruses before anyone in Belgium heard of the coronavirus —...
Civil rights activist and Emmett Till relative dies at 50
CHICAGO — Airickca Gordon-Taylor, a relative of Emmett Till who spent her life educating others about the black teenage lynching victim's legacy throu...
DHS: Pandemic measures cut illegal border crossings by half
WASHINGTON — A Trump administration official said Sunday that illegal border crossings have dropped by half as the strictest U.S.-Mexico border polici...
COVID-19 lung patterns show few clues for treating pneumonia
WASHINGTON — Scans of the lungs of the sickest COVID-19 patients show distinctive patterns of infection, but so far those clues offer little help in p...