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Out of public view for almost three weeks, Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has appeared in a video call with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.
The IOC and the Chinese …
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By STEPHEN WADE
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11/22/21
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Stocks were mixed in Asia on Monday after ending the week mostly lower on Wall Street, despite the Nasdaq's first close above 16,000.
A resurgence of coronavirus outbreaks in the U.S., Europe and …
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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11/21/21
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The eight stadiums — all within a 30-mile radius of Doha — are now largely complete. The 2022 World Cup has been preserved after fending off hostility from neighbors, corruption investigations …
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By ROB HARRIS
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11/20/21
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Soon after a Wisconsin jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of all charges against him, defense attorney Mark Richards took a swipe at his predecessors, telling reporters that their tactics — leaning …
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By AMY FORLITI
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11/20/21
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Nov. 13-19, 2021
From the colorful, dazzling artwork, “The Infinity Room,” by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, as part of a retrospective exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, in Israel, to …
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11/20/21
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Pregnant women with COVID-19 face increased chances for stillbirths compared with uninfected women, and that risk spiked to four times higher after the delta variant emerged, new government data …
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By LINDSEY TANNER
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11/19/21
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President Joe Biden announced plans Friday to nominate two new members to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, a potential first step in removing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
A Trump …
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By JOSH BOAK
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11/19/21
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Struggling to stay upright as suffocating heat and humidity drained her energy in the U.S. Open semifinals, Peng Shuai refused to give up.
She paused between points to clutch at her left thigh …
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By ANDREW DAMPF
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11/19/21
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Why can't some COVID-19 vaccinated people travel to the U.S.?
Because they might not be vaccinated with shots recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or the World Health …
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By VICTORIA MILKO
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11/18/21
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Contrary to popular belief, there has been no great migration in the U.S. during the pandemic.
New figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau show that the proportion of people who …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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11/17/21
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Scientists have been able to get a rare glimpse into a crucial, early stage of human development by analyzing an embryo in its third week after fertilization — a moment in time that has been …
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By LAURA UNGAR
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11/17/21
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — More than 1,000 manatees have died in Florida so far this year, eclipsing a previous annual record as the threatened marine mammals struggle with starvation due to …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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11/17/21
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Fears of infection. Loneliness. Worries about physical health.
As the coronavirus spread across borders early in the pandemic, calls to global helplines showed a striking similarity in the toll …
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By LINDSEY TANNER
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11/17/21
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Will Smith wouldn’t seem an obvious candidate for a midlife crisis. Hugely successful, immensely popular, indefatigably sunny.
But Smith, who stars in the upcoming drama “King Richard,” as …
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By JAKE COYLE
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11/16/21
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Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday, with the specter of inflation weighing on sentiment.
Shares rose in Tokyo, Sydney and Seoul but fell in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Japan reported that its …
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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11/15/21
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The military takeover in Myanmar has set its economy back years, if not decades, as political unrest and violence disrupt banking, trade and livelihoods and millions slide deeper into poverty.
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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11/13/21
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Nov. 6-12, 2021
From Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, glamorous arrival at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum for the Salute to Freedom Gala in New York, to World …
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11/13/21
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For the first time since the NHL began sending players to the Olympics in 1998, there is concern the host country might not be able to score, much less win a game, at the world's biggest sporting …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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11/12/21
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Leading sponsors of the Beijing Winter Olympics should explain why they remain largely silent about alleged human rights abuses in China with the Games opening there in just under three months, Human …
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By STEPHEN WADE
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11/12/21
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Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday after Wall Street benchmarks managed to close mostly higher.
Stocks advanced in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney in early trading. Shanghai was …
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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11/11/21
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