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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.
16:01 23 March 2020

Review: Pearl Jam come roaring back with superb new album

Pearl Jam, “Gigaton” (Monkeywrench/Republic Records)
14:56 23 March 2020

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 29-April 4

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 29-April 4:
14:47 23 March 2020

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...
14:46 23 March 2020

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 ...
13:57 23 March 2020

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.
13:55 23 March 2020

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.
13:25 23 March 2020

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.
13:23 23 March 2020

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...
12:37 23 March 2020

Amid virus, humble toilet paper is suddenly a hot commodity

PORTLAND, Maine — There's no denying Tissue Plus is on a roll.
12:20 23 March 2020

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...
8:11 23 March 2020

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...
5:52 23 March 2020

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...
5:49 23 March 2020

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.
3:54 23 March 2020

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.
3:50 23 March 2020

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...
3:43 23 March 2020

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 ...
2:54 23 March 2020

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...
2:50 23 March 2020

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 —...
1:24 23 March 2020

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...
0:01 23 March 2020

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...
22:41 22 March 2020

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...
22:28 22 March 2020

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...
22:02 22 March 2020

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...
20:32 22 March 2020

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...
19:47 22 March 2020

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 —...
19:41 22 March 2020

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...
19:29 22 March 2020

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...
19:20 22 March 2020

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...
18:59 22 March 2020