Nervous consumers around world pull back amid viral outbreak
WASHINGTON — Buffeted by fears of the fast-spreading coronavirus, consumers in the United States and overseas are showing increasing signs of cutting ...
Review: New ‘Trolls’ soundtrack no little thing. It’s huge.
Justin Timberlake and various artists, “Trolls: World Tour (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (RCA Records)
New virus slow to spread in Africa, but cases creep up
JOHANNESBURG — The new coronavirus has been slow to spread in Africa but cases are increasing on the continent, with South Africa reporting 17 confirm...
Pray and wash: Religion joins with science amid virus crisis
NEW YORK — The coronavirus pandemic has prompted multiple religious faiths to change or cancel services as houses of worship try to help contain the d...
Heartbreak hotel: No Elvis or Route 66 for barred Europeans
PARIS — A Las Vegas wedding with an Elvis impersonator: Canceled. A 3,500-kilometer (2,200-mile) trans-America road trip, a voyage of a lifetime that ...
Trump clamps limits on travel from Europe to US for 30 days
WASHINGTON — Taking dramatic action, President Donald Trump announced he is sharply restricting passenger travel from 26 European nations to the U.S. ...
US wholesale prices fall 0.6%, biggest decline in 5 years
WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.6% in February, the biggest decline in five years, led by a sharp drop in energy costs.
US ban on European visitors escalates travel industry pain
President Donald Trump's 30-day ban on most Europeans entering the United States is the latest calamity for a global travel industry already reeling f...
China auto sales plunge in February amid virus shutdown
BEIJING — China’s auto sales plunged 81.7% in February from a year ago after much of the economy was shut down to fight a virus outbreak, an industry ...
Australian highest court to rule on Cardinal’s appeal later
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's highest court on Thursday said it will deliver a verdict at a later date on whether to overturn the convictions of t...
Season-ending ski races canceled, Kilde wins World Cup title
LONDON — The season-ending men’s World Cup ski races were canceled Thursday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, giving Norwegian skier Aleksande...
Iraq will investigate attack on base that killed US troops
BAGHDAD — Iraq's military Thursday said it opened an investigation into a rocket attack hours earlier that killed three servicemen, including two Amer...
Nasty Paris mayoral race digs at capital’s dirty underbelly
PARIS — The battle to win the hearts of Parisians and preside over France's capital from the opulent city hall, has been nasty, and unpredictable.
Australia unveils $11.4 billion in virus outbreak stimulus
PERTH, Australia — Australia on Thursday put forward a $17.6 billion (US $11.4 billion) stimulus package meant to stave off a recession due to the imp...
The new mask: Wave of global revolt replaced by virus fear
BEIRUT — As 2019 gave way to 2020 in a cloud of tear gas, and in some cases a hail of bullets, from Hong Kong to Baghdad, from Beirut to Barcelona and...
Asian shares sink after Dow hits bear level on pandemic news
TOKYO — Asian shares plunged Thursday after the World Health Organization declared a coronavirus pandemic and indexes sank on Wall Street.
Trump ban on travel from Europe escalates pain for airlines
President Donald Trump's decision Wednesday to impose a 30-day ban on most Europeans entering the United States is the latest stunning setback for an ...
The Latest: US advises Americans to reconsider travel abroad
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic:
Trump officials emphasize that coronavirus ‘Made in China’
WASHINGTON — There's one thing the Trump administration wants Americans to remember about the coronavirus pandemic: It carries the "Made in China” lab...
Randle scores 33, Knicks outlast Hawks 136-131 in overtime
ATLANTA — Vince Carter knew the end was coming.
American women hide US Soccer logo during anthem in protest
FRISCO, Texas — The increasingly bitter dispute between American women's national soccer team and the U.S. Soccer Federation spilled onto the field We...
Fuel, flour, diapers: Cubans turn to social media for basics
HAVANA — “Where to find it?” and “Whatever you want” and “What do you need?”
Opposition’s street protests losing appeal in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela — When a re-energized opposition leader Juan Guaidó returned to Venezuela from a world tour that saw him meet President Donald Trum...
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus
NEW YORK — Tom Hanks and his actress-singer wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus, the actor said in a statement Wednesday.
NCAA tournaments are on _ for now _ but mostly without fans
The NCAA basketball tournaments are on — for now — though the buzzer-beaters, upsets and all the other shining moments will take place in mostly empty...
St. Patrick’s Day parades nixed, from New York to Dublin
NEW YORK — The New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been postponed for the first time in its 258-year history because of coronavirus concerns, G...
WHO declares coronavirus a pandemic, urges aggressive action
GENEVA — The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic and urged aggressive action from all countries to fight it, as U.S. stocks ...
Trump announces delay of tax deadline for virus victims
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night that he will instruct the Treasury Department to allow individuals and businesses negati...
Hornets top Heat 109-98, as NBA shutdown looms
MIAMI — Charlotte coach James Borrego thought it would be a rallying cry of sorts for the Hornets to not let the Miami Heat clinch a playoff spot on t...
Americans snap to attention on virus as big events canceled
A basketball tournament, with no fans. A St. Patrick’s Day, with no parades. College campuses, with no students. Corporate headquarters with barren cu...