House strikes deal to extend surveillance powers
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers prepared to extend surveillance authorities that expire this month, releasing legislation that could represent a rare bip...
Coachella festival postponed as concerts grapple with virus
The uber-popular Coachella music festival has been postponed from its usual two-weekend-run in April to October due to concerns about the growing coro...
Ivy League cancels tournaments; 2 other conferences bar fans
The Ivy League on Tuesday canceled its men's and women's basketball tournaments and two other Division I conferences announced they will restrict fan ...
UCF AD Danny White signs 5-year deal that tops $1M annually
ORLANDO, Fla. — UCF athletic director Danny White has signed a five-year contract that will pay him more than $1 million annually.
Coronavirus compels telecommuting, travel limits for media
NEW YORK — The Washington Post is encouraging its staff to work at home and the Los Angeles Times is restricting air travel, two illustrations of how ...
Coronavirus clusters swell on both sides of the US
Alarming clusters of the coronavirus swelled on both coasts of the U.S. on Tuesday, with 70 cases now tied to a biotech conference in Boston and infec...
On virus response, Trump pitches tax relief to wary Congress
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's proposed payroll tax break met with bipartisan resistance Tuesday on Capitol Hill as pressure mounts on the admi...
Hillary Clinton: Any Afghan peace talks must include women
UNITED NATIONS — Hillary Clinton urged Afghanistan's supporters on Tuesday to ensure that women are included in negotiations to end the country's long...
Judge OKs $34M sex abuse settlement with New Ulm Diocese
NEW ULM, Minn. — A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved a $34 million settlement between the Diocese of New Ulm in Minnesota and nearly 100 people who...
Senate energy bill falls apart amid dispute over coolants
WASHINGTON — It was supposed to be a bipartisan moment for the Senate.
What’s Happening: Italians awake to new reality, skies empty
Italians awoke to the new reality of a national lockdown on Tuesday and Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first trip to the city where the global ...
White House confirms Trump not going to Moscow for V-Day
MOSCOW — U.S. President Donald Trump will not be going to Moscow for Victory Day celebrations on May 9, the White House announced Tuesday in a disappo...
EU vows united response as virus hits its political heart
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders vowed Tuesday to stand united in combating the spread of the coronavirus ravaging member country Italy, and agreed t...
The Latest: Beaten-down airlines, cruise stocks boost market
NEW YORK — The Latest on the financial markets (all times local):
Flu and coronavirus: Similar symptoms, different fears
Is it the flu, a cold or the new coronavirus? Patients and doctors alike are parsing signs of illness to figure out who needs what tests or care and h...
Lawyer says Durst found body of slain friend, will testify
LOS ANGELES — Robert Durst's defense lawyer said Tuesday that the multimillionaire real estate heir found the body of the friend he is charged with ki...
Former Sparks GM Penny Toler files suit against WNBA team
Former Los Angeles Sparks general manager Penny Toler is suing the WNBA team saying she was fired for raising complaints about inappropriate sexual re...
USSF says hostile crowds give men different jobs than women
NEW YORK — The U.S. Soccer Federation says facing hostile crowds in Mexico and Central America and makes playing for the U.S. men's national team a di...
First lady urges PTA to teach positive behavior to children
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Melania Trump urged parents and teachers Tuesday to teach children how to interact in positive ways and also to prepare them for the...
US commander paints grim picture of US-Taliban peace accord
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander for the Middle East painted a grim picture Tuesday of the peace process with the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying th...
Sharks, NHL determining plans for home games after crowd ban
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Sharks and the NHL were still determining how to proceed Tuesday with three scheduled games in San Jose this month following a ...
Putin backs term limit freeze allowing him to stay in office
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed his tightly guarded political plans Tuesday and supported a proposed constitutional amendment that ...
Marilyn, soup cans, wigs feature in Tate’s Andy Warhol show
LONDON — Images of soup cans and Marilyn Monroe’s lips are on display in a new Andy Warhol show at London’s Tate Modern — alongside several of the art...
Kansas measure would allow college athletes to cash in
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas legislators are taking steps to allow college athletes to hire agents and sign endorsement deals because they fear that if they ...
Music Review: Niall Horan endures a stormy 2nd solo album
Niall Horan, “Heartbreak Weather” (Capitol Records)
Brady uncertainty overshadows other free agency options
It probably makes sense when a six-time Super Bowl champion, and a quarterback to boot, enters free agency that his every move overshadows the rest of...
Panda and poke: Restaurant trademarks can stir legal fights
GILBERT, Ariz. — When picking a name for their Asian-Mexican fusion restaurant in suburban Phoenix, Paul and Nicole Fan settled on “Panda Libre,” hopi...
Somber events mark first anniversary of Ethiopian crash
TULUFERA, Ethiopia — Grim-faced, visibly grief-stricken, some crying, hundreds of family members gathered Tuesday for a memorial service at the site w...
Court: House entitled to Mueller probe grand jury testimony
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department must give Congress secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, a feder...
Review: Unease of girlhood shines through in ‘Never Rarely’
The teenage girls at the center of “ Never Rarely Sometimes Always ” don’t have the luxury of being carefree. Granted, things are a little complicated...