Whales filmed having whale of a time during lockdown
LE PECQ, France (AP) — With humans away, the whales will play. In another sign that wild animals are roaming more freely while locked-down people...
Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events in Iran may stop over virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader suggested Thursday that mass gatherings may be barred through the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan...
Italy, Spain ICU pressures decline, but emotional toll rises
ROME (AP) — Maddalena Ferrari lets herself cry when she takes off the surgical mask she wears even at home to protect her elderly parents...
US-Russian crew blasts off for International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian space crew blasted off Thursday to the International Space Station following a tight quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic. NASA astronaut...
Nicaragua inaction on virus raises fears of regional spread
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — International health officials are warning that the Nicaraguan government’s perplexing weekslong refusal to take measures to control the spread of the...
Dubai allows alcohol home delivery as virus shuts down bars
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Champagne corks no longer pop at Dubai’s infamous alcohol-soaked brunches. The blaring flat-screen televisions stand silent in the...
Taiwan protests WHO leader's accusations of racist campaign
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s foreign ministry on Thursday strongly protested accusations from the head of the World Health Organization that the self-governing island was...
103-year-old Italian says 'courage, faith' helped beat virus
ROME (AP) — To recover from the coronavirus, as she did, Ada Zanusso recommends courage and faith, the same qualities that have served her well...
The Latest: Group says virus could push 500M into poverty
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with...
Lockdowns mean millions of women can't reach birth control
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The callers were in tears. One by one, women in homes across rural Zimbabwe had a pleading question: When would family planning...
Warnings multiply against Easter holiday travel, gatherings
BERLIN (AP) — As the Easter holiday approaches, world leaders and health officials are fervently warning that the hard-won gains in the fight against the...
Despite virus threat, Georgia Republican meetings to proceed
ATLANTA (AP) — Even after some states have postponed their presidential primaries because of the threat of coronavirus, at least a few Georgia Republicans will...
Trump administration replaces counterterrorism chief
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday that it was replacing the acting chief of the National Counterterrorism Center, part of an ongoing leadership...
Cuomo emerges as Democratic counter to Trump virus response
NEW YORK (AP) — Before President Donald Trump stepped into the White House briefing room to provide an update on the coronavirus, an opening act...
Trump urges states to do more as hospitals sound alarms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Insisting the federal government is not a “shipping clerk,” President Donald Trump on Thursday called on states to do more to secure...
US, Mexico discuss halting much of cross-border travel
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The United States and Mexico are working on plans to halt much of cross-border travel without disrupting trade during the coronavirus...
Senators sold stock before steep market losses from virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., sold as much as $1.7 million in stocks just before the market dropped in February...
Joe Biden, nominee-in-waiting, with a long wait
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the three weeks since his blowout win in the South Carolina primary, Joe Biden has emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting....
2020 campaigns go digital amid fears of coronavirus spread
WASHINGTON (AP) — No more rallies. No more door-knocking. And no more in-person fundraisers, raking in dollars from dozens of millionaires at once. The coronavirus...
Trump's team, senators to negotiate $1T economic rescue deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of President Donald Trump’s economic team convene Friday on Capitol Hill to launch negotiations with Senate Republicans and Democrats racing to...
Coronavirus task force offers an even keel to a zigzag Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — They meet in the windowless Situation Room, every day but Sunday, drawing an overflow crowd. Fueled by coffee, donuts and data, members...
UN: Last year was second-warmest and decade was hottest ever
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Last year was the second warmest on record, the past decade was the hottest in human history and January was the...
Mexico: Monarch butterflies drop 53% in wintering area
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds decreased about 53% this year, Mexican officials said...
Will heat stop the spread of new virus? No one really knows
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — As outbreaks of the new coronavirus that first emerged in China continue to spread in more than 100 countries — particularly...
Widow of Yuri Gagarin, first human in space, dies at 84
MOSCOW (AP) — The widow of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly to space, died Tuesday. She was 84. Russia’s space agency Roscosmos announced...
It's cloudy with a chance of iron rain at hot, faraway world
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — At one hot, faraway world, it’s always cloudy with a chance of iron rain. That’s the otherworldly forecast from Swiss...
Europe, Russia postpone joint rover mission to Mars
BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency and Russia’s Roscosmos said Thursday they are postponing a planned joint mission to Mars until 2022, in part...
Scientist links 2 state outbreaks with genetic fingerprints
SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. scientist is helping public health authorities understand and track the coronavirus, turning up clues about how it arrived and spread...
Stuck home? Planets, moon providing predawn entertainment
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stuck at home this week? The planets and our moon are providing some early morning entertainment. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and...
Giant Hawaii telescope cost estimate increases to $2.4B
HONOLULU (AP) — The cost to build a giant telescope that’s unpopular among many Native Hawaiians is now estimated to have ballooned by a billion...
As virus shuts down cities in Europe, pollution drops
BERLIN (AP) — The European Union’s space agency’s earth-observation satellites have detected a significant reduction in the pollutant nitrogen dioxide, a byproduct of the use...
Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled moon, dies at 88
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates test-drove the first lunar...
SpaceX puts 60 satellites into orbit despite engine failure
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched 60 more of its internet satellites into orbit Wednesday despite an engine failure shortly after liftoff on a...
'Wonderchicken' fossil reveals ancestor of today's birds
New York (AP) — A tiny fossil skull nicknamed “Wonderchicken” is giving scientists a rare glimpse at early ancestors of today’s birds. It may be...
Monsignor in landmark church abuse case goes back on trial
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nearly two decades after the Roman Catholic priest-abuse scandal exploded in the U.S. in 2002, only one church official has ever gone...
Medical marijuana bills challenge Bible Belt politics
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Facing a potentially historic vote on whether to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky, Republican lawmaker John Schickel is conflicted. A retired...
Tenn. brothers donate sanitizer products bought for resale
Thousands of bottles of hand sanitizer and packs of antibacterial wipes and medical masks have been donated after a failed attempt by two Tennessee brothers...
US moves nearer to shutdown amid coronavirus fears
CHICAGO (AP) — Officials across the country curtailed many elements of American life to fight the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, with health officials recommending that...
Cheap fares luring travelers to fly despite pandemic
With the coronavirus pandemic escalating in the U.S. and overseas, Dylcia McBlackwell couldn’t justify taking a single spring vacation. Air fares were so cheap, she...
How it spreads, infects: Coronavirus impact comes into focus
The medical impact of the new coronavirus is coming into sharper focus as it continues its spread in what is now officially recognized as a...
Happy 200th birthday to Maine, but virus zaps the party
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Mainers have a special bond with Massachusetts that’s friendly for the most part. What Mainer doesn’t love the Boston Red Sox,...
New York City schools to close Monday to fight coronavirus
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will close the nation’s largest public school system Monday, sending over 1.1 million children home in hopes of...
Hospitals fear any surge of virus cases, supply shortages
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Government and hospital leaders are increasingly sounding the alarm about the health care system in the U.S. and its readiness to...
The Latest: Hungary closes its borders to foreigners
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 169,000 people and killed more than 6,500. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate...
States turn to cash reserves as coronavirus strains budgets
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (AP) — States across the U.S. are allocating hundreds of millions of dollars to respond to the coronavirus, even as the U.S....
Authorities seize alligator from Ohio basement
GROVEPORT, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio have seized an alligator that was being kept in the basement of a home. According to a Facebook...
Beehive, 8-feet long, discovered in apartment ceiling
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An animal control company in Virginia said it’s removed an 8-foot-long beehive from someone’s apartment. Virginia Wildlife Management and Control said...
Confused fans rip Garth Brooks for wearing 'Sanders' jersey
DETROIT (AP) — Leave it to the internet to interpret Garth Brooks wearing a Barry Sanders jersey during a concert in Detroit as a political...
Accent mark in official Santa Fe seal in wrong spot
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An accent mark on the official seal of the capital city of the nation’s most Hispanic state is in the...
After 2 weeks of pounding, Leaning Tower of Dallas is down
DALLAS (AP) — The Leaning Tower of Dallas, the nearly iconic remnant of a high-rise building implosion gone awry, finally collapsed in a cloud of...