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Shanghai COVID outbreak shows signs of waning as cases fall 05/02/2022 07:10am • BEIJING (AP) — The COVID-19 outbreak that has shut down most of Shanghai appears to be waning, with the number of new cases falling below 10,000 a day over the weekend. Authorities have begun a limited easing of a citywide lockdown that has disrupted the lives of millions of residents and dealt at What is coronavirus pneumonia? 05/02/2022 03:00am • Pneumonia is the most notorious complication of the COVID-19 pandemic. It can send patients to the emergency room gasping for air, put them on ventilators and leave them in intensive care longer than previous pneumonia types. Worst of all, of the nearly 990,000 deaths from confirmed or presumed COVI New Zealand welcomes back tourists as pandemic rules eased 05/02/2022 01:09am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand welcomed tourists from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Japan and more than 50 other countries for the first time in more than two years Monday after dropping most of its remaining pandemic border restrictions. The country has long been renowned for its breatht Tourists, rejoice! Italy, Greece relax COVID-19 restrictions 05/01/2022 03:06pm • ROME (AP) — For travelers heading to Europe, summer vacations just got a whole lot easier. Italy and Greece relaxed some COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday before Europe's peak summer tourist season, in a sign that life was increasingly returning to normal. Greece’s civil aviation authority announc Biden roasts Trump, GOP, himself at correspondents' dinner 05/01/2022 12:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House press corps' annual gala returned Saturday night along with the roasting of Washington, the journalists who cover it and the man at the helm: President Joe Biden. The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, sidelined by the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, fe China's 'zero-COVID' restrictions curb May 1 holiday travel 05/01/2022 09:02am • BEIJING (AP) — Only a trickle of visitors strolled the pedestrian-only streets Sunday in central Beijing's historic Qianmen district, which normally would be bustling with tourists on what was a national holiday and a sunny spring day. Many Chinese marked a quiet May Day this year as the governmen En plein air: NYC aims to keep outdoor lifestyle post-virus 05/01/2022 08:27am • NEW YORK (AP) — As COVID-19 ravaged New York City, virus-wary denizens locked out of indoor public places poured into the streets, sidewalks and parks. They dined with friends in outdoor sheds hastily erected by restaurants, and went to health classes, concerts and even therapy sessions on streets Playoffs with full buildings is 'return to normalcy' for NHL 05/01/2022 02:58am • NEW YORK (AP) — Watching games in empty arenas in the quarantined bubbles during the 2020 playoffs, the 2021 season and even in Canada earlier this year gave Gary Bettman even more of an appreciation for what NHL hockey is like in front of a sellout crowd. “Our players get an extraordinary amoun Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76 04/30/2022 09:42pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Naomi Judd, whose family harmonies with daughter Wynonna turned them into the Grammy-winning country stars The Judds, has died. She was 76. Her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley, announced her death on Saturday in a statement provided to The Associated Press. “Today we siste Sen. Rand Paul wants to investigate origins of COVID-19 04/30/2022 08:50pm • SMITHFIELD, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul promised Saturday to wage a vigorous review into the origins of the coronavirus if Republicans retake the Senate and he lands a committee chairmanship. Speaking to supporters at a campaign rally, the libertarian-leaning Kentucky Republican denounced what Beijing shuts dine-in services for holidays to stem outbreak 04/30/2022 10:32am • BEIJING (AP) — Restaurants in Beijing have been ordered to close dine-in services over the May holidays as the Chinese capital grapples with a COVID-19 outbreak. Authorities said at a news conference Saturday that dining in restaurants has become an infection risk, citing virus transmissions betw Soto, Nats end 8-game skid, rout virus-ravaged Giants 14-4 04/30/2022 02:52am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Juan Soto homered and the Washington Nationals pounded out a season-high 22 hits, ending an eight-game losing streak by beating the virus-ravaged San Francisco Giants 14-4 Friday night. Jason Vosler and Joey Bart homered for the Giants, who played without several regulars due Mets get first no-hitter of MLB season with 5-pitcher effort 04/30/2022 02:19am • NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets starter Tylor Megill and four relievers combined on the first no-hitter of the Major League Baseball season, teaming up to throw a whopping 159 pitches and beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 Friday night. Megill was pulled after five innings and 88 pitches. The bullpe Giving students a voice: Music teacher named Montgomery County Teacher of the Year 04/29/2022 11:04pm • Johnathan Dunn has been named Montgomery County's Teacher of the Year. (Courtesy Montgomery County Public Schools) Humbled, elated and surprised. That's how Sherwood High School music teacher and restorative justice coach Johnathan Dunn describes his reaction to learning he's been named Montgome Masks back by popular demand on San Francisco BART trains 04/29/2022 06:54pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A mask mandate for commuter rail passengers is back by popular demand in the San Francisco Bay Area, the region that two years ago imposed the nation’s first coronavirus stay-at-home order and now is bucking the national trend away from required face coverings. The Bay Area