Joe Biden, nominee-in-waiting, with a long wait
WASHINGTON — In the three weeks since his blowout win in the South Carolina primary, Joe Biden has emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee-in-w...
Mexico’s president in no hurry to confront virus outbreak
MEXICO CITY — Many countries in Latin America have taken aggressive measures to deal with the coronavirus such as closing their borders, dock and airp...
Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games
MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan — The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday from Greece in a scaled-down ceremony at an air base in northern Japan.
RoboPony: Chinese robot maker sees demand surge amid virus
BEIJING — While other industries struggle, Liu Zhiyong says China’s virus outbreak is boosting demand for his knee-high, bright yellow robots to deliv...
California rushes to prevent virus spread among the homeless
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Home to the largest homeless population in the country, California officials are rushing to get tens of thousands of people off t...
USDA now undecided on challenging judge’s food stamps ruling
WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department on Thursday backed off its statement that it would appeal a court decision blocking changes to the food stamp ...
NBA shuttering facilities, as more teams face positive tests
The number of known coronavirus cases within the NBA doubled to 14 on Thursday, when Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics pleaded with people to take so...
McConnell unveils economic rescue plan amid virus shutdown
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled a sweeping economic rescue plan Thursday to pump $1,200 direct checks to taxpayers, $300 ...
Nikki Haley resigns from Boeing board over airlines bailout
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley has resigned from the board of Boeing Co., cutting ties with a company she long supported as South...
Governors raise alarm as coronavirus taxes health systems
BATON ROUGE, La. — U.S. governors told the president Thursday that their states are in dire need of federal help as they expand measures to contain th...
Publishing convention BookExpo postponed to late July
NEW YORK — Publishing's annual national convention, BookExpo, has been pushed back from May to July. Organizers cited concerns about the coronavirus p...
TV med shows donate masks, Cannes delayed amid coronavirus
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...
Tired of ‘Into the Wild’ rescues, locals want bus removed
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — They’re tired of the deaths and multiple rescues near a decrepit old bus whose legendary status continues to lure adventurers to o...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely claims drug approval for virus
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump misstated the facts Thursday when he asserted that the Food and Drug Administration had just approved a decades-ol...
Trump focuses attention on possible coronavirus treatments
President Donald Trump focused attention on possible treatments for the new coronavirus on Thursday, citing potential use of a drug long used to treat...
US-led coalition troops pull out of base in western Iraq
BAGHDAD — Troops from the U.S.-led coalition pulled out from a base in western Iraq on Thursday as part of a planned drawdown, Iraqi and coalition off...
Museum scales back 25th anniversary of Oklahoma City bombing
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum is planning to offer a recorded, one-hour television program in place of a live ceremon...
Africa sees ‘extremely rapid evolution’ of pandemic, UN says
JOHANNESBURG — More African countries closed their borders Thursday as the coronavirus’ local spread threatened to turn the continent of 1.3 billion p...
National parks are free, but some oppose that amid the virus
SALT LAKE CITY — Most national parks are open as a refuge for Americans tired of being stuck at home during a pandemic, but despite now being free to ...
Washington’s lieutenant governor leaving for the priesthood
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib said Thursday that he is not running for re-election and will join the Jesuit order of the Catholic C...
Met Opera cancels season, stops pay of orchestra, chorus
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera is canceling the rest of its season and stopping the pay of the orchestra, chorus and other unionized employees at t...
As virus spreads, VA gets set to back up taxed US hospitals
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is bracing for a potential surge of 1 million veterans infected by coronavirus and at the same time is...
NCAA Tournament: Big shots that define the madness of March
This is the time of year people usually start tweeting at Ali Farokhmanesh.
European experts accuse Russia of spreading fake virus news
BRUSSELS — Russian state media and news outlets supporting President Vladimir Putin are waging a fake news campaign aimed at undermining public confid...
No family, fanfare for NASA astronaut launching next month
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA astronaut who's about to leave the planet for six months will blast off without any family or fanfare because of the cor...
Ionescu headlines AP All-America women’s basketball team
NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu has joined an elite group, becoming a three-time All-American.
Gabbard ends long-shot 2020 bid, throws support to Biden
COLUMBA, S.C. — Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has suspended her presidential campaign, ending a long-shot effort that saw her feuding with Hillar...
US mortgage rates climb this week; 30-year loan at 3.65%
WASHINGTON — U.S. long-term mortgage rates climbed this week in a whip-sawing market amid deepening anxiety over devastation to the economy from the c...
AP Was There: North Carolina beats Michigan for ’93 title
EDITOR'S NOTE — A panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 men's basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournam...