Program that collects devices for COVID-19 patients expands
NORTHFIELD, N.H. — It’s one of the many cruelties of the pandemic: Many people hospitalized with COVID-19 are cut off from loved ones who are not allo...
Some blame meatpacking workers, not plants, for virus spread
MINNEAPOLIS — As coronavirus hotspots erupted at major U.S. meatpacking plants, experts criticized extremely tight working conditions that made the fa...
Pimlico to be renovated and keep Preakness after bill passes
BALTIMORE — The Preakness will remain a fixture at timeworn Pimlico Race Course, which will receive a much-needed facelift following the passing of a ...
Masks become part of life in California, but rules vary
LOS ANGELES — For many Californians venturing outside, donning a mask has become as common as putting on a cap or sunglasses but as the state begins e...
Firefighters continue battling fires in Florida Panhandle
MILTON, Fla. — Florida firefighters were working to hold containment lines around a 2,000-acre (809-hectare) fire in the state's Panhandle, where wind...
German soccer faces uphill battle to convince public, fans
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — The German politicians have been persuaded to allow soccer to resume in the country despite the coronavirus pandemic. The public...
Vatican cardinal in row over claim that virus hurts religion
ROME — A petition signed by some conservative Catholics claiming the coronavirus is an overhyped “pretext" to deprive the faithful of Mass and impose ...
Space agency: Human urine could help make concrete on Moon
BERLIN — The European Space Agency said Friday that human urine could one day become a useful ingredient in making concrete to build on the Moon.
For candidates seeking attention, it’s time to volunteer
CHICAGO — Peter Ellertsen and his wife are used to getting political phone calls, usually with automated voices shilling for a candidate or asking for...
Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression
WASHINGTON — The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst mo...
Czech-Russian relations plunge amid differences over history
PRAGUE — It began with the dismantling of a statue of a Russian World War II hero and the renaming of a Prague square. Now three of the Czech capital'...
Walker complains of harassment after breaking lockdown rules
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City defender Kyle Walker complained about being “harassed” and said Friday his family has been “torn apart” after ad...
Troubled Zimbabwe hopes for some relief in tobacco sales
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Adjust Saidi, a foreman at a farm outside Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, paced through rows of tobacco plants. Desperate to complete t...
Volunteers put faces to names of Americans in WWII cemetery
OPIJNEN, Netherlands — Staff Sgt. Maurice Gosney was just a name carved on a white cross until a young Dutch historian went in search of the fallen Am...
Virus tracing app raises privacy concerns in India
NEW DELHI — As India enters an extended coronavirus lockdown, the government is actively pursuing contact tracing to help control infections. At the h...
Brady’s move to Tampa Bay posed late challenges for networks
Tom Brady's move to Tampa Bay didn't just create ripples with fans. It caused networks to drastically rework their last-minute requests with the NFL s...
Cable ready: US javelin standout making most of home setup
The renovated home of three-time Olympic javelin thrower Kara Winger now has all the training amenities she needs, including cable.
UN chief says pandemic is unleashing a ‘tsunami of hate’
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing “a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scap...
Dems eye money for smaller cities, towns in next virus bill
WASHINGTON — Eyeing a major expansion of federal assistance, top Democrats are promising that small- to medium-sized cities and counties and small tow...
Polar vortex could bring rare May snow, low temps to US East
BOSTON — The northeastern U.S. is about to get a cold spring farewell from winter’s bad boy, the polar vortex, which could bring rare May snowfall and...
NYPD distancing arrests: Many non-whites, at times violently
NEW YORK — One newly surfaced video of social distancing enforcement gone wrong in New York City shows a police officer running at a black man and thr...
The Latest: China’s football association to cut pay
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Carved stone turtle unearthed from Angkor reservoir site
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian archaeologists have unearthed a large centuries-old statue of a turtle at the Angkor temple complex.
Ex-Green Beret behind Venezuela raid suspected of plagiarism
MIAMI — The former Green Beret behind a failed military incursion in Venezuela can add another infraction to his growing list of potential screw ups —...
Former Fox, NBC star Kelly interviews Biden accuser
NEW YORK — The former aide who has accused Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden of sexual assault has been interviewed by Megyn Kelly, the one-...
Blood, sweat and swabs: UFC seeks safe shows in pandemic
Even before they check in to the hotel, every fighter, coach, cameraman, journalist and UFC employee arriving in Jacksonville, Florida, is immediately...
New Mexico extends lockdown for town that’s a US hot spot
GALLUP, N.M. — Traffic was almost nonexistent in this small New Mexico city, and just a handful of people waited their turn to get into grocery stores...
Official: Strict US border policy may remain as virus eases
WASHINGTON — The U.S, policy of quickly expelling migrants apprehended along the Mexican border may have to stay in place even after coronavirus quara...
Smoky Mountains National Park to reopen over weekend
WASHINGTON — When the Great Smoky Mountains National Park becomes one of the country's first national parks to reopen Saturday, some of its most popul...
Music Review: Jason Isbell firms up his place among the best
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, “Reunions” (Southeastern/Thirty Tigers)