Restrictions eased while virus deaths decline in New York
NEW YORK — New Yorkers experiencing cabin fever after two months of coronavirus quarantine received an unexpected reprieve when Gov. Andrew Cuomo eased the state’s ban on gatherings in time…
This Is What It’s Like Acting From Home In Isolation
“I couldn’t listen to the news because it made my heart freeze and my fingers hurt,” says David Bradley’s character in a new digital play about the coronavirus, released on…
Nevada Rep. Horsford acknowledges he had extramarital affair
Democratic Congressman Steven Horsford of Nevada has acknowledged he had an extramarital affair with a woman who said the on-and-off relationship began in 2009 before ending last September May 16,…
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, which offers the occasional…
Surfer killed in shark attack was passionate about the sport
A surfer killed in a shark attack off a Northern California beach was identified as a 26-year-old man who customized surfboards for a living May 10, 2020, 10:37 PM 2…
France’s Macron makes mask-wearing an act of national pride
President Emmanuel Macron has shown the famously fashionable French people that civic responsibility and style are not mutually exclusive By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press May 5, 2020, 7:03 PM 3…
Consider human costs in economic reopenings, Cuomo urges
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo argued that officials who are reopening economies need to be upfront about the human costs. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio…
AP Courtside: Supreme Court finishes Day 2 of phone argument
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is hearing a second day of arguments by telephone with the audio available live to audiences around the world. You can listen live here starting…
N Korea’s Kim Jong Un appears in public amid health rumors
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang, state…
‘A stroke of luck’ to be on global cruise during pandemic
BARCELONA, Spain — For Spanish traveler Carlos Payá, being on an around-the-globe luxury cruise while the rest of world scurried into their homes for fear of the COVID-19 pandemic was…