US retail sales plunged a record 16% in April as virus hit
BALTIMORE — U.S. retail sales tumbled by a record 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threat...
Tensions rise as Texas governor readies to lift more rules
AUSTIN, Texas — Two weeks into the reopening of Texas, coronavirus cases are climbing. New outbreaks still crop up. And at Guero's Taco Bar in Austin,...
System off Florida could become season’s first named storm
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A trough of low pressure moving through the Florida Straits could organize over the northwestern Bahamas later Friday or Satur...
Masks, tests, empty stadiums: Bundesliga resumes amid virus
BERLIN — No fans, no hugging, no spitting.
China uses trade as weapon to silence virus criticism
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Trying to silence criticism over the coronavirus pandemic, China is deploying a well-used weapon — trade sanctions.
AP Interview: Harrington torn over ‘diminished’ Ryder Cup
Padraig Harrington was planning to bring a 150-strong traveling party with him to the Ryder Cup, giving the people closest to the European captain som...
Online graduations still bring stars to the virtual lectern
This year's college graduates won’t get to take their triumphant walk across the stage. They won’t get to toss their caps amid a sea of classmates. In...
EU weighs stance amid concern over Israeli annexation plans
BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers will weigh later Friday what action the bloc could take should Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu p...
Typhoon leaves 1 dead, extensive damage in Philippine towns
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Vongfong’s ferocious wind and rain left at least one dead and damaged hundreds of coronavirus isolation facilities and h...
US pilot jailed in Singapore for breaking quarantine order
SINGAPORE — An American cargo pilot who admitted to “poor judgment” in breaking a quarantine order to buy medical supplies became the first foreigner ...
Years of conflict leave Somalia ill-equipped to fight virus
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Years of conflict, instability and poverty have left Somalia ill-equipped to handle a health crisis like the coronavirus pandemic...
The Latest: Slovenia proclaims end to virus epidemic at home
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and pe...
`Eurovision that never was’ has fans pining for golden times
BRUSSELS — Over its many years, the Eurovision Song Contest has come to be a sign of the times. So it is perhaps fitting that, in coronavirus times, n...
Beach volleyball star Walsh Jennings offers virtual training
A longtime evangelist for outdoor and active lifestyles, beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh Jennings knew the national stay-at-home orders would be esp...
Outside US, top scientists steer debate away from politics
ATHENS, Greece — President Donald Trump is never far from a public spat with his government’s top expert on the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the most ...
China economy better but vital consumer demand still feeble
BEIJING — Factory output rose in April as China’s virus-battered economy reopened but job losses depressed consumer spending, a key driver of growth, ...
Iraqi doctor’s fight with virus lays bare a battered system
BAGHDAD — Dr. Marwa al-Khafaji’s homecoming after 20 days in a hospital isolation ward was met by spite. Someone had barricaded her family home’s gate...
Surf’s up and so are new beach rules to prevent virus spread
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — They arrived at the beach by car, skateboard and on bare feet. They carried Frisbees, cameras and surfboards. They wore running...
Auto workers’ tenuous return a ray of hope in jobs crisis
DETROIT — Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the U.S. job market into its worst catastrophe on record, at least one major industry is making a co...
Asian shares mixed as stocks meander on pandemic worries
TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed Friday as markets meandered on news about economies reopening, mixed with worries about the prolonged health risks fro...
Asia Today: China marks month without any confirmed deaths
BEIJING — China has gone a month without announcing any new deaths from the coronavirus and has fewer than 100 patients in treatment for COVID-19.
Keselowski draws pole for NASCAR’s return to Darlington
Brad Keselowski celebrated his first pole win of the season — and perhaps the most memorable of his career — from afar.
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club to partially reopen this weekend
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club will partially reopen to members this weekend as South Florida slowly reopens from th...
Graham to probe Russia investigation; won’t call Obama
WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said Thursday his committee is opening a wide-ranging inquiry into the Russia investig...
Pelosi, GOP exchange barbs over new economic relief package
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lashed out Thursday at Trump administration officials and congressional Republicans seeking to slow work on a ...
Senate votes to renew federal surveillance powers
WASHINGTON — The Senate has passed legislation that would extend a series of expired federal surveillance tools designed to help law enforcement offic...
Trump administration ease rules limiting truck driver hours
The Trump administration eased rules Thursday that limit working hours for truck drivers, and the changes brought immediate protests from labor and sa...
Trump says he’ll replenish stockpile for future pandemics
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he intends to prepare for future pandemics by replenishing the national stockpile and bring...
Newman eager to race again after violent Daytona accident
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ryan Newman says he has no memories of his harrowing accident on the final lap of the Daytona 500. He doesn't remember being in the ...
Whistleblower: US still lacks virus plan; Americans at risk
WASHINGTON — Despite White House claims, the U.S. still lacks a comprehensive battle plan against the coronavirus in critical areas including masks, t...