Iowa’s Garza, Badgers’ Gard take AP All-Big Ten top honors
Iowa's Luka Garza is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference and Wisconsin's Greg Gard is its coach of the year.
Nashville artists help out on stage and off after tornadoes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Members of the Grammy-winning string band Old Crow Medicine Show put down their fiddles and banjos and picked up chainsaws last wee...
Saudi Arabia increases oil output to record high
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco said Tuesday it would increase its crude oil production to 12.3 million ...
Virus spread puts UK’s stiff upper lip under growing strain
LONDON — Faced with the spread of COVID-19, the U.K. is advising its citizens to keep calm and carry on.
Economic toll of virus goes global and hits close to home
Seven weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the U.S., the spread of the virus that causes the disease has done widespread damage to ...
Census Bureau site goes live as counting begins in earnest
ORLANDO, Fla. — The 2020 census is off and running for much of America now.
No. 1 Kansas, No. 5 Baylor headline Big 12 tournament
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Top-ranked Kansas hasn't lost since Baylor stunned the Jayhawks in Allen Fieldhouse in January, that run of excellence driving coac...
Virus-hit Italy gets more isolated as nations restrict entry
ROME — Italians faced travel restrictions inside and outside the country Tuesday as nations near and far isolated Italy with flight bans and sweeping ...
Ravens’ Marshal Yanda to retire after 13 years, 8 Pro Bowls
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ravens guard Marshal Yanda is retiring after 13 seasons in which he was named to the Pro Bowl eight times and helped Baltimore win...
South Africa’s ‘upside down’ house attracts tourists
HARTEBEESTPOORT, South Africa — With its roof on the ground and its floor in the air, an upside down house is attracting tourists who want to see the ...
Glenn Greenwald writing book on Brazilian politics
NEW YORK — Award-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald is working on a book about his reporting on corruption in Brazilian politics that led to threats o...
March is a great time to prune many shrubs, but not all
Don't prune your forsythia, lilac or mock orange yet. Anything you cut off now will result in that much less of a flower show this spring.
Dutch prosecutors: Russia wants to thwart MH17 investigation
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands — A Dutch prosecutor said Tuesday that there are “strong indications” Russia wants to undermine investigations into the downing ...
Tentacles of Olympic cancellation would reach around globe
TOKYO — The tentacles of canceling the Tokyo Olympics — or postponing or staging it in empty venues — would reach into every corner of the globe, much...
Turkey says EU cannot string it along over migrant deal
ANKARA, Turkey — The European Union should stop “stringing Turkey along” over helping out with the millions of migrants on its territory, the country'...
AP Interview: Billionaire bids anxious farewell to Picasso
MONACO — Billionaire art collector David Nahmad can't fully recall why he bought “Nature Morte,” a charmingly simple oil on canvas that Pablo Picasso ...
US starts troop pullout, seeks end to Afghan leaders’ feud
KABUL, Afghanistan — The United States began withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday, taking a step forward on its peace d...
James surges, Giannis sits and a reminder health is the key
LeBron James was making a statement on the court when the Milwaukee Bucks had to make one of their own.
League tournaments set to impact who gets high NCAA seeds
Conference tournaments are likely to carry significant implications when it comes to seeding for the NCAA Tournament.
Ayayi helps No. 2 Gonzaga outlast San Francisco in WCC semi
LAS VEGAS — Joel Ayayi is always ready whenever his team needs him.
Safety of Fukushima waste water focus of sea release debate
OKUMA, Japan — Inside a giant decontamination facility at the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant, workers in hazmat suits monitor radioactive wat...
Murray scores 21 as Nuggets beat short-handed Bucks 109-95
DENVER — Jamal Murray scored 21 points, Paul Millsap had 20 and Jerami Grant added 19 as the Denver Nuggets sent the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks to t...
North Korea says Kim supervised 2nd artillery drill in week
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised his second live-fire artillery exercise in a week, state media said Tuesday, as the co...
No. 5 UConn beats Cincy 87-53, finishes perfect run in AAC
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Megan Walker scored 26 points and Christyn Williams added 22 to lead No. 5 UConn over Cincinnati 87-53 on Monday night, finishing ...
Melania Trump cancels fundraiser, cites scheduling conflict
WASHINGTON — Melania Trump has canceled a California fundraiser set for later this month.
Edited Biden video portends social media challenges in 2020
CHICAGO — As former Vice President Joe Biden’s drive for the White House gains momentum, the 77-year-old’s political opponents on both the right and l...
Infected cruise ship unloads passengers in California
OAKLAND, Calif. — The cruise ship forced to idle for days off the coast of California because of a cluster of coronavirus cases aboard arrived in port...
Trump wants payroll tax relief to calm virus-spooked markets
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday his administration will ask Congress to pass payroll tax relief and other quick measures as a public h...
Italian premier locks down entire country to stop virus
MILAN — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte put his entire country on lockdown Monday to combat the coronavirus, banning all but the most important travel ...
Another Princess cruise ship kept at sea pending virus tests
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Thousands of passengers on an additional Princess Cruises ship are being kept on board while crew members get tested for COVID...