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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...
15:40 17 May 2020

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...
15:01 17 May 2020

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,...
14:27 17 May 2020

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...
14:08 17 May 2020

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...
13:29 17 May 2020

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...
13:07 17 May 2020

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...
12:58 17 May 2020

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...
11:48 17 May 2020

‘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...
11:21 17 May 2020

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...
9:04 17 May 2020

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...
7:13 17 May 2020

AP PHOTOS: Grand but empty, Italian hotels await tourists

ROME — Like lonely grande dames, Italy's luxury hotels lack company amid the coronavirus pandemic.
6:21 17 May 2020

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...
5:51 17 May 2020

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...
4:06 17 May 2020

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...
3:08 17 May 2020

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 ...
2:58 17 May 2020

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...
2:22 17 May 2020

‘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.
22:27 16 May 2020

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...
21:35 16 May 2020

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...
20:50 16 May 2020

No contest: In corona era, Eurovision seeks to unite Europe

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — This was no contest.
20:32 16 May 2020

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 ...
20:11 16 May 2020

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.
19:52 16 May 2020

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...
19:32 16 May 2020

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.
19:04 16 May 2020

The Latest: Eruzione offers inspiration to graduation class

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
19:02 16 May 2020

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.
18:08 16 May 2020

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...
16:18 16 May 2020

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 ...
16:02 16 May 2020

German soccer falls silent as ‘ghost games’ begin

DORTMUND, Germany — German soccer is normally a riot of color and noise. No longer.
16:02 16 May 2020