Brazil Congress clears way for emergency pandemic aid
RIO DE JANEIRO — A measure to renew billions of dollars in emergency aid for millions of Brazilians struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic passed...
EU regulator meets to evaluate J&J’s one-shot COVID-19 shot
<p>AMSTERDAM — The European Medicines Agency was meeting Thursday to discuss whether Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine should be authorized, a move that...
Alaska Senate takes action against member over virus rules
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Senate voted Wednesday to allow leadership to restrict access to the Capitol by Republican Sen. Lora Reinbold, who fellow...
AP PHOTOS: The images of a sports year like none other
The games have changed.
The rules are largely the same. Everything...
For Trevor Noah, Grammy Awards a return to in-person hosting
<p>LOS ANGELES — Trevor Noah took a careful approach hosting “The Daily Show” from his New York apartment during the pandemic, but he said...
One Good Thing: In Kosovo, virus lets humanity shine through
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Helping her elderly father beat back his coronavirus infection on her own taught Arta Jashari how the power of one can...
An ‘optimistic’ Verona Arena announces summer opera lineup
MILAN — Riccardo Muti and Plácido Domingo will headline the 2021 Verona Arena Opera Festival, essentially last year's canceled season revived as a sign...
California Gov. Newsom lays ground for fight against recall
<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Standing alone in center field of an empty Dodger Stadium, California Gov. Gavin Newsom cast himself as a bold if imperfect...
Sao Paulo state stops professional sports as COVID-19 rages
<p>SAO PAULO — Professional sports in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo will stop from Monday until Match 30 because of a rise in...
AP-NORC poll: 1 in 5 in US lost someone close in pandemic
WASHINGTON — About 1 in 5 Americans say they lost a relative or close friend to the coronavirus, highlighting the division between heartache and...