Cost of spreading virus weighed on Home Depot in early 2020
ATLANTA — The cost of the spreading coronavirus pandemic dragged on profits early in the year at Home Depot.
An antidote to coronavirus blues? A Picasso on your wall
LE PECQ, France — How’s this as an antidote for coronavirus blues: A genuine painting by Pablo Picasso on your wall.
UK lawmakers say testing lapses increased nursing home toll
LONDON — An influential group of British lawmakers on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government of failing to conduct enough tests for...
Sony to buy full control of financial unit to weather crisis
TOKYO — Sony Corp. plans to make its financial services unit a wholly owned subsidiary to ensure stability as it rides out the hardships brought on by...
Beaches, nightclubs? Europe mulls how to get tourists back
AYIA NAPA, Cyprus — The Mediterranean resort town of Ayia Napa is known for its boisterous parties. Each summer, thousands of young foreign tourists p...
AP PHOTOS: Students help keep Greek COVID hospital on track
ATHENS, Greece — More than a century ago, the Sotiria hospital in Athens was built as a public sanatorium for patients with a feared infectious diseas...
Mnuchin to face grilling about small-business lending effort
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will likely come under tough questioning from senators Tuesday about a small business lending program i...
Carrier sidelined by coronavirus heads back to sea this week
WASHINGTON — The USS Theodore Roosevelt will return to sea later this week, nearly two months after the ship was sidelined in Guam with a rapidly grow...
COVID-19 data sharing with law enforcement sparks concern
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Public health officials in at least two-thirds of U.S. states are sharing the addresses of people who have the coronavirus with fir...
Outbreak on edge of Navajo Nation overwhelms rural hospital
GALLUP, N.M. — On the eve of New Mexico's shutdown of bars and restaurants to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the city of Gallup came alive for on...
Pandemic threatens to deepen crisis in mental health care
NEW YORK — More than three weeks after Brandon Bell stopped showing up at a New York office that serves people with schizophrenia, employees finally l...
The Latest: Probe suggests more virus deaths in Mexico City
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
Trump points to good news as restaurant owners tell of fears
WASHINGTON — Restaurant owners gave President Donald Trump a sobering accounting of the widespread damage the coronavirus pandemic has dealt their ind...
Asian stocks up on hopes for vaccine and economies reopening
TOKYO — Asian shares rose Tuesday on optimism about a potential vaccine for the coronavirus after hopes for a U.S. economic recovery in the second hal...
Rubio steps in to lead Senate Intelligence Committee
WASHINGTON — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will temporarily become chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Republican leaders announced, taking char...
Oregon Supreme Court halts order nixing virus restrictions
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court late Monday halted a rural judge's order earlier in the day that had tossed out statewide coronavirus restricti...
Nicaragua closes Costa Rica border to protest virus testing
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega blamed new coronavirus-related health monitoring measures taken by neighboring Costa Rica for ...
LeBron: “Definitely not giving up on the season”
LeBron James reiterated Monday that he is hopeful the NBA season can resume, with the caveat that the health and well-being of players won’t be jeopar...
Automakers help restart US industry as globe reopens further
WARREN, Mich. — More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the bigge...
Democrats: Fired watchdog was looking into Saudi arms sale
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats say the State Department watchdog fired by President Donald Trump last week was investigating possible impropriet...
Marc Maron mourns partner Lynn Shelton in emotional podcast
LOS ANGELES — Marc Maron’s voice quivered from the first words he uttered. Just days after the sudden death of his partner Lynn Shelton, Maron spoke c...
Column: NASCAR managed small miracle in problem-free return
DARLINGTON, S.C. — The odds were against NASCAR flawlessly executing its reopening plan, which was a potential standard-setting moment for other profe...
Trump says he’s taking malaria drug to protect against virus
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the new coronavirus, despite warnings from his own...
Reports: World economy faces tough journey back from crisis
WASHINGTON — The world economy likely faces a long slog back from the coronavirus crisis.
Group of GOP state AGs calls on judge to dismiss Flynn case
WASHINGTON — A group of 15 Republican state attorneys general filed an amicus brief Monday supporting the Justice Department’s motion to drop its case...
Bull riding may be 1st US professional sport to welcome fans
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — One of the first professional athletic sports to allow spectators to attend as states gradually lift restrictions imposed due to t...
Powell says Fed will name borrowers, will use all its tools
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is pledging to reveal the names and other details of the entities that borrow from the emergency prog...
Trump hears restaurant owners’ worries, sees good days ahead
WASHINGTON — Restaurant owners gave President Donald Trump a sobering accounting Monday of the widespread damage the coronavirus pandemic has dealt th...
Ken Osmond, Eddie Haskell on ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ dies
LOS ANGELES — Ken Osmond, who played the two-faced teenage scoundrel Eddie Haskell on TV's “Leave It to Beaver,” died Monday, his family said.
FBI: Shooter at Pensacola base coordinated with al-Qaida
The gunman who killed three U.S. sailors at a military base in Florida last year repeatedly communicated with al-Qaida operatives about planning in th...