Fed takes extra steps to sooth virus-rattled bond market
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank have taken large steps this week to try to calm financial markets and restore some degr...
The road to the Masters leads nowhere as golf shuts down
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — For the last 75 years, the golf landscape never changed. March brought anticipation of azaleas and Amen Corner, of the drive...
Bettman: NHL players in isolation while season is on hold
The NHL is telling its players and staff to stay away from the rink and self-isolate while hockey is on a hiatus of unknown length during the coronavi...
UK departs from Europe in virus response, draws criticism
LONDON — The United Kingdom stood increasingly apart Friday as countries across Europe and around the world shut schools and universities, scrapped sp...
The Latest: Fed speeds Treasury buys
The Federal Reserve is accelerating its purchases of Treasury securities to address ongoing disruptions in the Treasury bond market, the largest and o...
Spotty sick leave policies limit options for avoiding virus
LONDON — A barber in Beijing is supporting his wife and child by charging food and other expenses to a credit card while he waits for his employer's s...
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro tests negative for coronavirus
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has tested negative for the new coronavirus, according to a post Friday on his official Facebook pr...
Some casinos drop buffets, live shows as virus spreads in US
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A Pennsylvania casino shut down temporarily, some Las Vegas casinos closed their buffets and the Hard Rock chain canceled live e...
US general: US strikes destroy weapons depots, more remain
WASHINGTON — The U.S. retaliatory airstrikes against militants in Iraq destroyed five weapons depots, but the top U.S commander for the Middle East ac...
Late-night comics adjust to shows without an audience
NEW YORK — Due to the new coronavirus, late-night comedians — Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Pete Buttigieg — are taking to the stage without the affi...
Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 amid virus concerns
BOSTON — Organizers of the Boston Marathon, the planet's most celebrated footrace, are postponing the event until Sept. 14 because of concerns over th...
Dream denied: Virus dashes Dayton’s magical hoops season
CINCINNATI — The coronavirus outbreak has abruptly roused the University of Dayton from its dream of a basketball season.
Iraq army says US strikes kill 5 security forces, 1 civilian
BAGHDAD — Iraq's military said five security force members and a civilian were killed early Friday in a barrage of U.S. airstrikes launched hours afte...
US general: ‘fairly certain’ North Korea has COVID-19 cases
WASHINGTON — The top American general in South Korea said Friday he is quite sure North Korea has not been spared by the COVID-19 outbreak that began ...
Chairwoman of Congressional Black Caucus endorses Joe Biden
The chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus has endorsed Joe Biden for president, an influential nod of support that could bolster his 2020 Democ...
Religious services curbed across Mideast over virus fears
JERUSALEM — Religious authorities moved to cancel or limit weekly prayer gatherings across the Middle East on Friday to help prevent the spread of the...
St. Paul teachers, school district reach deal ending strike
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The St. Paul teachers union and Minnesota's second-largest school district reached a tentative contract agreement early Friday, endi...
Stock markets recover after turbulent trading
BANGKOK — European stocks rose Friday and Wall Street was set to gain on the open after turbulent trading in Asia and a day after the market's worst s...
Ethiopia won’t be forced by US on dam, foreign minister says
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia refuses to be pressured by the United States into signing a deal with Egypt and Sudan over its controversial dam on t...
Italy’s coronavirus ground zero sets virtuous example
CODOGNO, Italy — For three weeks, children’s play has not echoed in the main piazza of the town of Codogno, overlooked by a statue of the town’s patro...
Accused of abusing 349 children, French surgeon faces trial
SAINTES, France — A retired surgeon accused of sexually abusing as many as 349 young children over decades – primarily his patients, in their hospital...
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson taking diagnoses ‘one day at a time’
CANBERRA, Australia — Tom Hanks said he and wife Rita Wilson were taking their new coronavirus infection “one day at a time" while Australian televisi...
Virus darkens stages, silences orchestras across the US
NEW YORK — The stage at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle is quiet. There is no music coming from the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the members of Pea...
Utah passes new abortion rules as Legislature wraps up
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers passed new regulations on abortion this year, including a measure approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature Th...
Where next for F1? Australia race canceled, Bahrain in doubt
MELBOURNE, Australia — The curtain-raiser has been canceled. The second and third events are in doubt and the fourth has already been postponed.
Some US colleges cancel, postpone graduation over virus
BOSTON — Colleges across the U.S. have begun canceling and curtailing graduation amid fears that the coronavirus pandemic will stretch into spring. So...
Florida could be knockout punch for Sanders’ 2020 campaign
MIAMI — Florida has never been known as a place of stability, especially in its politics.
Canada: Trudeau’s wife tests positive for new coronavirus
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office announced Thursday night.
Asian shares plunge after Wall Street’s worst day since ’87
NEW YORK — Shares have plunged in Asia, with Japan’s benchmark sinking 10% after Wall Street suffered its biggest drop since the Black Monday crash of...
NFL teams curtail or stop scouting; main owners meeting off
NFL teams are curtailing or completely stopping scouting operations as a safeguard against the spread of the new coronavirus.