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Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled moon, dies at 88

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled the moon alone in 1971 while his two crewmates …

Colleges offering dorms as hospital overflow for virus cases

BOSTON — A growing number of U.S. colleges are preparing to turn empty dorms into temporary housing for patients with …

Trump dubs COVID-19 ‘Chinese virus’ despite hate crime risks

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he doesn’t think calling COVID-19 the “Chinese virus” — or the “kung-flu,” …

US nursing homes warn of looming shortage of masks and gowns

WASHINGTON — Many nursing homes risk running out of protective masks and gowns by next week because of the coronavirus, …

Israel parliament speaker shuts Knesset, enraging opposition

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Knesset speaker Wednesday abruptly adjourned all parliamentary meetings until next week, apparently a response to the new …

Earthquake shakes Utah, rattling frayed coronavirus nerves

SALT LAKE CITY — A moderate earthquake Wednesday near Salt Lake City shut down a major air traffic hub, damaged …

Cancer, heart surgeries delayed as coronavirus alters care

Some cancer surgeries are being delayed, many stent procedures for clogged arteries have been pushed back and infertility specialists were …

Greek police use tear gas on migrants at Turkish border

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Police on Greece’s border with Turkey used tear gas and water cannon Wednesday to repel hundreds of …

Africa should ‘prepare for the worst’ with virus, WHO says

JOHANNESBURG — Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization’s director-general …

Iranian president rejects criticism of coronavirus response

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday defended his government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak in the face …

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