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The Latest: NCAA extends recruiting dead period to May 31

The Latest on the effects of the new coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The recruiting dead period has been ...

The Latest: UN: world economy may shrink by almost 1 percent

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, ...

`A battlefield behind your home': Deaths mount in New York

New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the ...

Editorial Roundup: US

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ March 31 The Japan News on countries working together ...

What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

As hot spots flared around the United States in places like New Orleans, Detroit and Southern California, New York was the ...

Virus spreads and car sales, energy prices, markets tumble

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments ...

Virus data: What's known and not known about China's numbers

Every few days brings another grim milestone in the coronavirus outbreak. First Italy and Spain surpassed China in reported ...

Some employers to laid-off staffers: Let's stay in touch

As millions of job cuts tear through the U.S. economy, a faint glimmer of light has emerged: Some employers are trying to ...

Kids under threat: Virus hitting juvenile detention centers

For the tens of thousands of kids locked up in juvenile detention centers and other correctional facilities across America, ...

Column: Say no to bizarre ideas to get sports going again

The NBA playoffs on cruise ships? Tiger vs. Lefty, The Sequel? Formula One drivers intentionally exposed to the coronavirus? ...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

ARCHERY ISSF International Solidarity Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh from Feb. 22-28 postponed. Pan American ...

Virus forces Wimbledon cancellation for 1st time since WWII

For the first time in its nearly century-and-a-half history, Wimbledon was canceled for a reason other than war, scrapped in ...

Hezbollah shifts attention from Syria fight to battle virus

In the streets of Beirut's southern suburbs, Hezbollah paramedics and volunteers on trucks and on foot sprayed disinfectants ...

UEFA postpones more soccer amid uncertainty over resumption

UEFA postponed more matches and deadlines on Wednesday without giving any firm indication on when European soccer might be ...

UK's Johnson under fire for low number of COVID-19 tests

When Prime Minister Boris Johnson developed a cough and fever, he got a test for the new coronavirus. Most other Britons ...

States largely have authority over when to shut down, reopen

President Donald Trump has the biggest megaphone, but it's governors and local officials who will decide what type of ...

NATO says its role not hit by virus as Russia drills troops

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the organization’s security capabilities have not been diminished ...

A century ago, sports rises from ravages of war and disease

The world in 1919 was hardly a place for fun and games. A war like no other had ravaged Europe, killing untold millions and ...

VIRUS DIARY: An unfamiliar war for those who live with war

I’ve seen the streets of Beirut empty before, during wars when the shells were falling and under curfews after various bouts ...

Virus deaths in NYC top 1,000 as city prepares for worse

Deaths from the coronavirus topped 1,000 in New York City as officials warned that the worst of the virus' toll is yet to ...