Asia Today: India extends lockdown for 2 more weeks
NEW DELHI — India on Sunday extended its nearly 2-month-old lockdown by two weeks after reporting nearly 5,000 new coronavirus cases, but said restric...
Israel finally swears in government after 3 elections
JERUSALEM — After three deadlocked and divisive elections, a year and a half of political paralysis and another three-day delay because of political i...
Law enforcement ties, long delay complicate Arbery case
ATLANTA — There was an abundance of evidence when officers arrived at the scene on a February afternoon in coastal Georgia: A man, apparently unarmed,...
Fiat Chrysler makes $6.8 billion Italy-backed loan request
SOAVE, Italy — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has confirmed a request for an Italian state-backed loan to help the automotive sector relaunch from the coro...
Virus heads upriver in Brazil Amazon, sickens native people
MANAUS, Brazil — In the remote Amazon community of Betania, Tikuna tribe members suspect the coronavirus arrived this month after some returned from a...
Fear of the future: Class of 2020 enters a world in crisis
Tyler Lyson watched his parents’ financial collapse in the Great Recession, a decade ago. He vowed he’d find the security they never had: He would get...
Oil, tourism, seafood -- all hit in Louisiana virus fight
NEW ORLEANS — Every Labor Day weekend, St. Mary Parish celebrates two industries at a tourist event with a seemingly improbable title: the Louisiana S...
Biden’s VP search puts spotlight on how long he’ll serve
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden has longed to win the White House for more than three decades. If he finally makes it there after November's election, he's alr...
‘COVID toes,’ other rashes latest possible rare virus signs
Skin doctors suddenly are looking at a lot of toes — whether by emailed picture or video visit — as concern grows that for some people, a sign of COVI...
As mosques reopen in West Africa, COVID-19 fears grow
DAKAR, Senegal — It’s been a Ramadan unlike any other for Abdourahmane Sall, far from the mosque during the Muslim holy month as coronavirus cases mou...
Relief and worry as Bavarian brewery reopens to guests
ALTOETTING, Germany — The Graminger Weissbraeu brewery, which has been in the same family for a century, is preparing to welcome guests back to its re...
AP PHOTOS: Grand but empty, Italian hotels await tourists
ROME — Like lonely grande dames, Italy's luxury hotels lack company amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Tibetans demand China disclose fate of boy taken away in ’95
BEIJING — Tibet’s self-declared government-in-exile marked the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of a boy named as Tibetan Buddhism’s second highe...
Inside the rush to secure Rio de Janeiro’s few COVID-19 beds
DUQUE DE CAXIAS, Brazil — Specialists stood over intubated patients in the intensive care unit, reviewing charts and jotting down notes. They converse...
AP PHOTOS: Shrine in Japan offers solace to those at home
TOKYO — Shinto shrines, a go-to place for many Japanese to pray for good health and safety, have largely shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic. Bu...
Hundreds demand justice for Arbery at Georgia rally
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Justice for Ahmaud Arbery, a black man killed during a pursuit by a white man and his son in Georgia, isn't just prison time for his ...
Chinese survey team plans to summit deserted Everest
BEIJING — A Chinese government-backed team plans to summit Mount Everest this week at a time when the world's tallest peak has been closed to commerci...
‘Little Fires Everywhere’ director Lynn Shelton dies at 54
LOS ANGELES — Lynn Shelton, an independent filmmaker who directed “Humpday” and “Little Fires Everywhere,” has died. She was 54.
Fred Willard, the comedic improv-style actor, has died at 86
LOS ANGELES — Fred Willard, the comedic actor whose improv style kept him relevant for more than 50 years in films like “This Is Spinal Tap,” “Best In...
Nevada Rep. Horsford acknowledges he had extramarital affair
LAS VEGAS — Democratic Congressman Steven Horsford of Nevada on Saturday acknowledged he had an extramarital affair with a woman who said the on-and-o...
No contest: In corona era, Eurovision seeks to unite Europe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — This was no contest.
Democrats investigating Trump firing of State Dept. watchdog
WASHINGTON — Democrats demanded on Saturday that the White House hand over all records related to President Donald Trump's latest firing of a federal ...
Stefanidi overcomes heat to win pole vault Garden Clash
The strategy of reigning Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi throughout a fast-paced, race-against-the-clock pole vault competition: keep cool.
Michigan Rep. Amash ends his Libertarian bid for White House
WASHINGTON — Michigan Rep. Justin Amash, a high-profile critic of President Donald Trump who quit the GOP and became an independent, announced Saturda...
Soccer reboot in Germany: No fans, lonely goal celebrations
BERLIN — Erling Haaland scored the Bundesliga’s first goal in more than two months and then celebrated.
The Latest: Eruzione offers inspiration to graduation class
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
NASCAR picks up at tricky Darlington after 10-week hiatus
DARLINGTON, S.C. — NASCAR will not be as you remember it when racing returns at old egg-shaped Darlington Raceway.
Return to play or not? A thorny question for youth sports
Konrad Ott and some of the parents with his Northern California girls volleyball club skipped a popular Florida tournament that is now postponed. They...
Asia Today: India cases pass China; Nepal reports 1st death
BANGKOK — India’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed China’s, with the Health Ministry on Saturday reporting a spike to 85,940 infections and ...
German soccer falls silent as ‘ghost games’ begin
DORTMUND, Germany — German soccer is normally a riot of color and noise. No longer.